The Nassau Herald (1864-present) is the annually published yearbook of the senior class of Princeton University. The earliest Nassau Heralds take on a form similar to that of a magazine, and contain orations composed by members of the class (often humorous) which trace that class’s four years at Princeton. Also included in these early Heralds are lists of prizewinners. By 1890 the Herald has been expanded to include a statistical survey of the class covering such topics as place of origin, political party, and nickname. By 1915 the Nassau Herald has taken on the more modern style of a separate entry for each member of the class, accompanied by a portrait and a brief summary of that student's activities and accomplishments at Princeton. As graduating classes increase in size, the length of the entries diminishes and in the latter portion of the 20th century they alternate between simply a name and a photograph; and a name, photograph, and short list of activities with a quote or message provided by the graduate.

The Nassau Herald was not published for the following years: 1945, 1948, due to wartime.

We have digitized a Reunion Book from the Class of 1945, Forty-Five: A Memorial and a Chronicle of the Class of 1945 that includes photos and biographies.

Search Tips: If you are looking for an alumnus photo, they are listed alphabetically. You can download individual pages in high resolution JPG, TIFF or PDF. This will download the entire page from the book which you can edit on your own. Instructions for more searching and downloading are found here.