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Lawrence University

 Organization

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Fraternities and Sororities Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG06-010
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting social fraternities and sororities at Lawrence, dating from 1903 to the present. General files, records from the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils, and records documenting individual chapters of fraternities and sororities are included. Materials include minutes, administrative documents, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and correspondence from presidents of the college pertaining to fraternities and sororities.

Honor Societies Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG06-011
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials documenting honor societies at Lawrence, dating from 1912 to 2009. Files document local societies, such as Mace, as well as chapters of national honor societies, including Mortar Board, Lambda Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa. Materials include articles, minutes, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Institute of Paper Chemistry Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG10-001
Scope and Contents This collection contains records pertaining to the administration and operations of the Institute of Paper Chemistry, a graduate school affiliated with Lawrence University from 1929 to 1989. Records date from 1929 to 2003. Records include Board of Trustees meeting minutes and supplemental materials as well as subject files on various aspects of the Institute's campus, curriculum, alumni, students, faculty, and administration.

Library Committee of the Faculty Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG01-043
Scope and Contents This collection consists of written proceedings of the Library Committee of the Faculty, dating from 1859 to 1925.

Lifeline Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG06-015
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting the Lifeline Project at Lawrence University, a comprehensive suicide prevention project funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009-2013. It includes meeting minutes, grant reports, and other administrative records from the core project team, as well as publications produced for the project. A video recording of "Show Your Face: A Masque" is...

Literary Societies Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG06-017
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of literary societies at Lawrence University, including the Amphictyon, Athena, Lawrean,  Philalathean, Philal-Athena, and Phoenix societies. Records date from 1851 to 1925 and include meeting minutes, correspondence, programs, photographs, scrapbooks, and song books.

Long-Range Planning Task Force Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG01-018
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Long-Range Planning Task Force established by President Thomas Smith in 1976. Records include correspondence, minutes, and reports of the overall task force as well as sub-task forces on size constraints, finance, curriculum alternatives, extra-curricular structures, and inter-institutional relations.

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 Development Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-005
Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Office of Development, and fund-raising records pre-dating the creation of this office, from 1847 to the present. Records include administrative and subject files, publications, event invitations, and campaign materials. Records documenting gifts to Lawrence, including early subscription books, gifts from corporations and individuals, endowed chairs and professorships, and grants, are also included.

Select Committee on Planning Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG01-017
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Select Committee on Planning dating from 1968 to 1970. President Curtis Tarr appointed the committee in 1968 and charged it with investigating the whole structure of the university and making recommendations for change to the faculty. It was chaired by Professor of Government Mojmir Povolny. Records include correspondence and memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, and records of all sub-committees. The final report, "Liberal Education at Lawrence," is...