Publications
"Photography and the Princeton Collections of Western Americana," Princeton University Library Chronicle Vol. 75, no. 2 (Winter 2014): 225-247. Available Online.
Presentations
"Reading an Unreadable Sermon: AI Text Recognition in the Early Colonial Period." Machine Learning and the Future of Philology Symposium. Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) / Manuscript, Rare Book & Archival Studies (MARBAS), Princeton University, December 9, 2022.
"Princeton Collections of Mormon American: A Guide to Holdings and Resources." Restoration Studies Panel: Major Collections in the US Documenting the History and Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Associated Movements. A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference, March 16 & 18, 2021.
"John Eliot's Indian Bible: Three Centuries of Cultural Reception." Space, Time, and Religion in Early America: A Conference at Princeton University, February 6-8, 2020.
"The Eliot Indian Bible and Early Colonial Language Encounters." Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication, Princeton University, October 14, 2019.
"How the West Was Spun: Philip Ashton Rollins and the Princeton Collections of Western Americana." Curatorial Talks, Friends of the Princeton University Library, May 8, 2014.
"Images of Native Americans." Special Collections at the Princeton University Library: Five Centuries of Recorded History from around the World, Princeton Adult School, October 10, 1012.
Digital Initiatives
Princeton Collections of Western Americana: A Digital Portal
Print Culture in Indigenous North America
Grants
2020 Rapid Response David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Mini-Grant for Innovation: The Public Transcriptions Project,
Martha Sandweiss (History) and Gabriel Swift (Librarian for Academic Programs, Special Collections), Princeton University Humanities Council.
Exhibitions
Forthcoming: "Princeton's American Revolution." Milberg Gallery, Harvey S. Firestone Library, 2026.
“In the Company of Good Books: From Shakespeare to Morrison.” Milberg Gallery, Harvey S. Firestone Library, 2023.
“A Fine Addition: New & Notable Acquisitions in Princeton’s Special Collections.” Harvey S. Firestone Library, February – August, 2012.
“Literary Sketches: Authors as Artists.” Curated by Gabriel Swift. The Lilly Library, May – August, 2011.
“Of Cabbages and Kings: Unexpected Treasures of the Lilly Library.” Curated by Rebecca Cape, Erika Dowell, and Gabriel Swift. The Lilly Library, May – August, 2010.
“The Remarkable Characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.” Curated by Rebecca Cape, Gabriel Swift, and Maddie Thompson. The Lilly Library, August – December, 2009.
“Remembering Ian Fleming: An Exhibition in Honor of the 100th Birthday of Ian Fleming.” Curated by Gabriel Swift. The Lilly Library, May – October, 2008.