Princeton receives record $300 million donation in rare books - Feb. 17, 2015

Princeton University just received the largest gift in its 269-year history: $300 million worth of rare books and manuscripts, including the first printed editions of the Bible and the Declaration of Independence.



William H. Scheide, an alumnus from the class of 1936 who died last year at the age of 100, left about 2,500 books and manuscripts to his alma mater, the university announced Tuesday.



Princeton receives record $300 million donation in rare books - Feb. 17, 2015