#proctor hall

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Above: Willet Studios, Seven Liberal Arts, initial design, rejected by architect, 1912, Proctor Hall, Graduate College, Princeton University. Photo: courtesy of Helene Weiss of Willet Studios

Below: Willet Studios, Seven Liberal Arts, 1912, Proctor Hall, Graduate College, Princeton University. Photo: Michel M. Raguin

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Menu Monday: We chose this 1959 Alumni Council of Princeton University dinner menu in part because of the asterisk about substituting trout for the lamb chops. At a time when most Catholics still abstained from meat on Fridays and their influence at Princeton was more significant than in the past, this represents something of a new development in dining on campus.

Historical Subject Files (AC109), Box 392, Folder 2

The entire Menu Monday series

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In some on-line research using the Daily Princetonian Searchable Archives, I've discovered that Marcel Dupre, the famous French organist, performed in Proctor Hall several times in the 1920's. The performances I've found took place in February of 1923, 1924 (postponed until March because of the death of Woodrow Wilson) and 1925. Do you have any information about what pieces he performed on those programs? Thank you.

Thanks for reaching out to us. The archives of Daily Princetonian are a great start, but you’re right, they sometimes leave out information you might want.

There are several places to look for information about musical performances at Princeton University, but the programs for the Marcel Dupre organ concerts are found in the Historical Subject Files Collection (AC109), Box 277, Folder 5.

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