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Category: Seasonal

This is an image of a wild turkey walking on the ground. As depicted, it has multi-colored plumage in hues of copper, green, red, white, and brown, among other shades.

Audubon at Scale: Inside the Double-Elephant Folio of Birds of America

Posted by: Ashley Rose Young

During the pandemic, I dabbled in birding, and ever since, I’ve noticed more and more references to birds across cultural media—from literature to music. With the holiday season fully in swing, I’ve heard “The Twelve Days of Christmas” echoing through stores bedecked with evergreen garlands and festooned with sparkling ornaments. Until this year, though, I …

Posted in: 19th Century, American History, History of Science, Seasonal, Zoology

Print shows a late 19th century college football game between Yale University and Princeton University; it has more the appearance of a brawl than an organized sporting event. Spectators line the side of the field in the background and the trees are glowing with autumn color

Thanksgiving, Football, and the Emergence of an American Game

Posted by: Patrick Hastings

On Thanksgiving Day in 1876, Princeton met Yale in Hoboken, NJ for the first football game played under the new rules agreed by the Intercollegiate Football Association. As innovations in the rules gradually shaped a distinctly American game, the tradition of playing and watching football on Thanksgiving spread across the United States.

Posted in: 19th Century, American History, Seasonal, Sports and Games

Detail of a copperplate engraving of a scribe, who is seated at a lectern with his quill pen poised over a manuscript in the act of writing.

A Year in Review, 2024

Posted by: Stephanie Stillo

2024 was another busy year for the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. As a way of reflecting on this past year and looking forward to the next, we are here sharing some new resources as well as past memories. Happy 2025!

Posted in: News and Events, Seasonal