Lawrence University Archives
Wriston, Henry M. (Henry Merritt)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1889-1978
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alice Nash White and Kirby B. White Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-119
Scope and Contents
This collection includes personal papers of Alice Nash White, Lawrence University class of 1901, and her husband Kirby B. White, ex-class of 1897 and trustee from 1927 until his death in 1933. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Henry Wriston and Mr. White dating from his years on the Board, with particular emphasis on the college's response to financial difficulties during the Great Depression. Also included is a photocopy of Mr. White's diary dating from 1917 to 1932.
Curriculum Committee Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: LU-RG01-010
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from the Curriculum Committee under the direction of President Henry Merritt Wriston from 1926 to 1933. Records include minutes, correspondence, and reports.
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.
Henry Merritt Wriston Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG03-005
Abstract
This collection is composed of the papers that document the presidency of Henry Merritt Wriston, president of Lawrence University from 1925 to 1937. Materials include both incoming and outgoing correspondence, speeches and statements Wriston gave while at Lawrence University, and publications he wrote during his presidency. Correspondence between Wriston and Lawrence after his presidency is also included. The inauguration of Wriston is documented through programs and correspondence from other...
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.
Theodore Crane Collection on Henry Merritt Wriston
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-MS-184
Scope and Contents
This collection contains reproductions of materials collected by Theodore R. Crane while researching the life and work of Henry Merritt Wriston in the 1960s. The bulk of the materials are copies of speeches and publications by Wriston dating from his years as president of Lawrence College, 1925 to 1937. Also included are correspondence and summaries of interviews with Lawrence staff and faculty conducted by Crane from 1963 to 1966.