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Lawrence University

 Organization

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Faculty Subcommittee on Administration Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG01-042
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration dating from 1922 to the present. Records include meeting minutes and correspondence.

Lawrence College and Milwaukee-Downer College Consolidation Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG01-015
Scope and Contents The collection contains records documenting the 1964 consolidation of Milwaukee-Downer College with Lawrence College to form Lawrence University. Official and legal documents, correspondence between the two institutions regarding the logistics of transferring people and materials, financial records, and publications describing the consolidation, including newspaper articles, are included. The bulk of the records date from 1963 to 1965, but materials discussing the future of Milwaukee-Downer...

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 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...

Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG04-047
Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, and functionally related records pre-dating the creation of this office, from 1891 to the present. Previous titles of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty include the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Academic Dean. Records include files of the dean, annual reports submitted by faculty, records of grants made to faculty, and files documenting other subjects related to faculty and the academic program...

Presidential Search Committee Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG02-004
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials documenting the search for a president from 1969 to 2004, during which time Presidents Thomas Smith, Richard Warch, and Jill Beck were appointed. Materials include correspondence between the search committee and nominated candidates for the position, as well as letters from colleges across the country providing suggestions for the new president. Interview schedules and resumes of candidates are also included.

Presidents' Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG03-012
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of presidents of Lawrence University with various constituencies, 1923 to 2008. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence with alumni, Greek organizations on campus, the Institute of Paper Chemistry, and trustees.