Museum Details


Name:Princeton University Library
Street Address:1 Washington Rd
City:Princeton
State:New Jersey
Country:United States
Zipcode:8544
Telephone:609-258-1470
Fax:609-258-0441
Email:libweb@princeton.edu
Website:http://libweb.princeton.edu/
Staff Contacts:Libr: Karin Trainer 609-258-3170 ktrainer@princeton.edu; Dept of Rare Books and Special Collections: 609-258-3184 fax 609-258-2324 rbsc@princeton.edu; Asst U.L. (Rare Books & Spec Coll) & Cur (Rare Books): Stephen Ferguson 609-258-3165 ferguson@princeton.edu; Cur (Manuscripts): Don C. Skemer 609-258-3184 dcskemer@princeton.edu
Quality of Online Info:Excellent: Detailed staff directory, Comprehensive overview of departments, divisions, and collections
Size:large
Focus:DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: MANUSCRIPT DIVISION: Pre-Columbian Stamp Seals and Roller Seals Collection: includes 147 pre-Columbian clay stamp seals, roller seals, and flat seals with handles; Non-Western Manuscripts Collection: includes 3 collections of Manuscripts: the Robert Garrett Collection, made up of the Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscript Collection and the Garrett Collection of Mesoamerican Manuscripts, and thirdly, the Princeton Collection of Mesoamerican Manuscripts.
Source:Grube, Nikolai, ed. Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest. Cologne: Konemann, 2000. 455. http://libweb.princeton.edu/