Lawrence University Archives
Lawrence University
Organization
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
May Day Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG00-007
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of records documenting the celebration of May Day, a spring tradition at Lawrence from 1906 to 1966 and revived for one year in 2007. May Day celebrations typically involved the crowning of one of the senior women as May Queen and dancing around a May Pole. Parades, folk dancing, and other events were also incorporated in some years. Photographs, programs, and articles make up the bulk of the collection.
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May Day Collection
Memorial Chapel Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-005
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of materials documenting the history of the Memorial Chapel, the main auditorium and concert hall for Lawrence University, built in 1918. The collection includes correspondence, building plans, articles about the chapel, and photographs. Materials on the organs are also included.
Merton M. Sealts, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-173
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials documenting the tenure of Merton M. Sealts as an English professor at Lawrence University, 1948 to 1965. Contents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, faculty meeting minutes, photographs, as well as articles written by Sealts.
Milwaukee-Downer College People Files
Collection
Identifier: MDC-RG-001
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of files that document people associated with Milwaukee-Downer College or either of its predecessors, Milwaukee Female College and Downer College (Wisconsin Female College). Files include information on administration, faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the college. Materials in the collection include primarily biographical information, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and photographs, dating from roughly 1850 to the consolidation of the college...
Milwaukee-Downer College Records
Collection
Identifier: MDC-RG-003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the administrative, financial, and historical records of Milwaukee-Downer College, primarily dating from 1895 to 1964. Records of its predecessor institutions, Downer College and Milwaukee College, dating back to 1848 are also included, as well as records documenting the activities of Milwaukee-Downer alumnae since the consolidation with Lawrence College in 1964. Materials include correspondence, financial records, and subject files of the Board of Trustees, Office of...
Music-Drama Center Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-006
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of the Music-Drama Center, the home of the Conservatory of Music and Theatre department that was built in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, building plans, articles about the building, and photographs. Materials on Harper Hall, Cloak and Stansbury Theatres, and Waterman Library are also included.
"Music from Lawrence" Tape Series Recordings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG13-007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains reel-to-reel tape recordings of the "Music from Lawrence" tape series, broadcast over a network of radio stations locally, regionally, and nationally between 1958 and 1967. Recordings feature ensemble concerts and individual student and faculty performances from the Conservatory of Music along with scripted information about Lawrence.
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.
Office of Communications Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG07-004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records of the Office of Communications, previously known as the Office of Publicity, the Office of Public Relations, and the Office of Public Affairs, dating from 1925 to the present. Records include correspondence and reports, documentation of special events, news media guides, samples of publications produced for other offices and departments, and press releases.