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Lawrence University

 Organization

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Original Letters and Miscellany of Lawrence College Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-008
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two volumes of assorted original correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the founding and early years of Lawrence University. Materials date from 1845 to 1934. The date that the volumes were assembled is unknown.

Oversized Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-005
Scope and Contents This collection consists of oversized photographs of Lawrence buildings, athletics, people, and group photographs of the student body, faculty, and administration, dating from 1854 to the present.

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.

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.

Reunion Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-001
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of materials documenting Lawrence University and Milwaukee-Downer College class reunions, primarily developed by the Office of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (formerly the Office of Alumni Relations). It includes programs, correspondence, and photographs from reunions dating from 1876 to the present.

Richard Harrison Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-MS-176
Scope and Contents This collection documents the tenure of Richard Harrison as Dean of the Faculty and Professor of History at Lawrence from 1992 until his death in 1997. Materials primarily include documentation of his appointment, memorial service, and the research fund and symposium established in his honor. A Lunch at Lawrence address written by Harrison and photographs are also included.

Sabin Alliance Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG01-014
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records created by the Sabin Alliance, an association of Lawrence faculty and staff for supporting women and women's issues, dating from 1985-1993. Records include membership lists, brochures, committee information, reports, newsletters, memoranda, and other correspondence.

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.

Shattuck Hall of Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-020
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials documenting the planning and construction of Shattuck Hall of Music, as well as the coincident renovation of the Memorial Chapel. Correspondence, meeting minutes, building specifications and plans, operational manuals, architectural renderings, photographs, and dedication materials are included. Materials date from 1989 to 1994.

Staff Memoranda

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG05-003
Scope and Contents This collection consists of memoranda and emails distributed to the staff from 1945 to the present. Records are incomplete.