Scope and Content
Over the years, the Library has undertaken numerous efforts to digitize research information, for the purpose of preservation and to enhance access. This web site chronicles these projects and provides a way to search the Library's Digital Collections. The scope of what you can search within these collections will expand over time.
Recent Projects
Japanese and Chinese prints and drawings
A collection of Japanese and Chinese prints and drawings donated by Gillett G. Griffin, curator emeritus of graphic arts,
in honor of Dale Roylance.
Vasi Collection
Panoramic view of Rome by Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). The map lists 390 monuments and sites organized as 8 daily itineraries
to correspond with a guidebook by Vasi.
Historical Postcard Collection
The Historical Postcard Collection documents Princeton's campus and environs through postcards.
Project Matterhorn
Project Matterhorn
Project Matterhorn was the code name for the controlled thermonuclear research effort started by Princeton University in 1951 under the leadership of Lyman Spitzer. In 1951, Spitzer outlined the basic concept for creating the stellarator, a device for confining and heating ionized hydrogen gas to release fusion energy for the production of power.