HSP presents a historical panel exhibition each fall in the Princeton Room at the Princeton Public Library.
Past Exhibitions:
“A Prologue to the Chapters that Follow:” Princeton and Paul Robeson
Spring 2023
In this exhibition, developed in partnership with the Historical Society of Princeton, the Princeton Public Library, the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical & Cultural Society, and the Paul Robeson House of Princeton, Robeson’s own words are used to examine both sides of the Robeson-Princeton relationship and its evolution throughout his life.
World War II on the Princeton Home Front
Fall 2019
Although the main action took place across oceans, World War II also permeated civilian life at home. Princeton residents engaged in civilian defense, rationed their purchases, and contributed to foreign relief efforts. This exhibition explores how World War II affected Princeton and its neighbors on a local level through historic documents and objects.
The Princeton Plan: 70 Years of School Integration
Fall 2018
2018 marked 70 years since Princeton integrated its schools using what has become known as “the Princeton Plan for School Reorganization” in 1948. Under the Princeton Plan’s the all-white Nassau Street School became the Borough’s sole integrated elementary school, while the African-American Witherspoon School for Colored Children was converted into an integrated middle school.
This exhibition, presented in partnership with the Historical Society of Princeton, the Princeton Public Library, and the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society, explored the local impact and national reverberations of the Princeton Plan.
Princeton and Slavery
Fall 2017
In conjunction with the culmination of the Princeton & Slavery Project, this exhibition drew on historical documents from the Princeton University Archives and the Historical Society of Princeton to illuminate how deeply ingrained the practice of slavery was throughout the community well into the 19th century.
