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Lawrence University

 Organization

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sophomore Divisional Studies Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG04-012
Scope and Contents This collection consists of curriculum records for the Sophomore Divisional Studies program at Lawrence dating from 1956-1961.  Records include reports, surveys, financial documents, photographs, and correspondence.

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.