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Oh, my goodness. Of course it did. ticking bell tolling tonight, a History Lesson turneddetective story about what may be the first blockbuster news story ever published. Solving the mystery of the stolen Christopher Columbus letters, written more than 500 years ago by the explorer himself, announcing his discovery of the new world. He actually made the globe a globe. And thats pretty much the most consequential news ever published, isnt it . ticking its not easy to get to. But for centuries, pilgrims have made their way to a place where faith, mystery and miracles coexist. The story of these ...

The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental Congress heard Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read his resolution beginning: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be,The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental Congress heard Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read his resolution begi...

Join the Student Friends of the Princeton University Library for a showcase of highlights from the Scheide Library led by Eric White, Scheide Librarian & Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts. The Scheide Library is one of the foremost collections of rare books in the entire world. Housed in Firestone Library on C Floor, this one-of-a-kind library belonged to William H. Scheide, a 1936 Princeton alumnus who left an extraordinary collection of more than 2,500 rare printed books and manuscripts (valued at more than $300 million) to Princeton, th...

Join the Student Friends of the Princeton University Library for its first event of the 2022-2023 school year, a showcase of highlights from the Scheide Library led by Eric White, Scheide Librarian & Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts. The Scheide Library is one of the foremost collections of rare books in the entire world. Housed in Firestone Library on C Floor, this one-of-a-kind library belonged to William H. Scheide, a 1936 Princeton alumnus who left an extraordinary collection of more than 2,500 rare printed books and manuscripts (valu...

Please join the Student Friends of the PUL for its second event of the semester, a showcase of medieval manuscripts in PUL Special Collections with Will Noel, Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. This event will feature holdings in the Manuscripts Division, which contains over 14,000 linear square feet of materials. There are over 100 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the Scheide Library and hundreds more in other collections. Fifteen (15) spots are available for this event to members of the Student Friends only; a waitlist will be enabled. The showcase...