Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

{{Short description|Archive at Princeton}}

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| country = United States

| type = Archive & special collections

| scope = Princeton University history
Public policy

| established = 1976

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| location = Princeton, New Jersey

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| collection_size = 45,000 linear feet

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The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is the institutional archives of Princeton University and is part of the Princeton University Library's department of [https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/ special collections]. The Mudd Library houses two major collection areas: the history of Princeton and the history of twentieth century public policy.

The Mudd Library was designed by Hugh Stubbins and cost $2.5 million at the time of its construction. It was the first building to be designed under the University's energy conservation program and was dedicated on October 16, 1976.{{cite journal|last=Bernstein|first=Fred|title=Princeton architecture: Less is more, but enough is enough|journal=Daily Princetonian|date=28 April 1977|volume=101|issue=61}}{{cite journal|title=Princeton Notebook|journal=Princeton Alumni Weekly|date=27 September 1976|volume=77|issue=1|pages=6}} Its creation was supported by the Seeley G. Mudd Foundation. The Library currently holds 42,000 linear feet of archived material.{{cite web|url=https://www.princeton.edu/~mudd/about.html|title=Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library: About Us|publisher=Princeton University Library|accessdate=18 February 2012}} The building underwent [https://library.princeton.edu/news/general/2021-08-31/mudd-manuscript-library-reopened-august-30 a significant infrastructure renovation] in 2020-21, in which the original HVAC, fire suppression, electrical, security, and plumbing systems were modernized, and a number of alterations to the first floor plan led to the creation of an additional seminar room.