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Lawrence University

 Organization

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Navy V-12 Program Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG04-038
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records pertaining to the Navy V-12 training unit established at Lawrence during World War II. Records include reports, articles, photographs, a directory, commencement materials, staff information, and correspondence. Administrative planning records related to the war effort pre-dating the establishment of the Navy V-12 unit at Lawrence, including applications to other federal programs, are also included.

Off-Campus Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG04-040
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting programs for off-campus study at Lawrence, 1963 to the present. Records document the planning and preliminary investigations for off-campus study programs in the mid to late 1960s, as well as the operations of programs at specific off-campus study locations including the London Centre. Materials include primarily articles, administrative documents, brochures, and photographs.

Residence Halls Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-009
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of Lawrence University's residence halls. Ormsby Hall was the first dorm built at Lawrence in 1889, and Hiett Hall is the most current dorm and was built in 2003. Materials in the collection include articles, building plans, correspondence, photographs, and information regarding construction and renovations.

Science Hall Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG08-023
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting the planning, construction, and dedication of Science Hall (renamed the Thomas A. Steitz Hall of Science in 2010), dating from 1998 to 2002. Records include articles, architectural renderings, and photographs.

Stephenson Hall of Science Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-007
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of Stephenson Hall of Science, the home of the Lawrence science department from when it was built in 1898 until it was razed in 1998. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, contracts, and photographs are included in the collection. Materials on the 1948 renovation of the building are also included.

Student Awards and Scholarships Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG00-015
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting awards and scholarships for students at Lawrence, dating from 1876 to the present. Records primarily include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Summer Sessions and Workshops Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG04-037
Scope and Contents This collections consists of records pertaining to summer sessions and workshops offered at Lawrence dating from 1942-2004. Records include bulletins, articles, evaluations, camp and conference information, and correspondence.

Symposia, Conferences, and Institutes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG00-013
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials documenting symposia, conferences, and institutes sponsored by and/or held at Lawrence, dating from 1908 to the present. Materials include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Warch Campus Center Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-011
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials documenting the planning and building of the Warch Campus Center, which opened in the fall of 2009. Subject files concerning various aspects of the project, including publicity, communications with the neighborhood, the building of the land bridge and river walk, accompanying Sage Hall renovations, and the LEED certification process, make up the bulk of the collection. Architectural project manuals, month end construction reports, and planning committee...

Warren Beck Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-187
Overview This collection contains materials related to Warren Beck, English Professor at Lawrence University from 1926-1968. The materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, published works, and photographs, dating from 1928-2000.