Principia Archives

The Archives Department maintains the institutional archives for The Principia, a private educational institution serving preschool through college students, located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Elsah, Illinois. In addition to the institutional records, there are a few special collections.

Collections
Read about just some of our many collections.
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Materials
A list of materials that Principia would like to have in its collection.
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Request Form
Request form for use of archives for research.
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Contact Information
Kris Impastato
Archivist
Principia College
1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, Illinois 62028
(618) 374-5238

“Instead of regarding education as a process of accumulating important facts, we recognize that true education is training in the ability to think and to think through from the basis of unchanging Principle.”

Education at The Principia
by Mary Kimball Morgan