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LU-MS. Manuscripts

 Record Group
Identifier: LU-MS
Materials classified as Manuscripts consist of donations from faculty and alumni.

Found in 209 Collections and/or Records:

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.

Mojmir Povolny Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-174
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials documenting the tenure of Mojmir Povolny as professor of government at Lawrence University, 1957 to 1987. Speeches, correspondence, articles, Eastern European models of Europe, and a typescript of his dissertation are included. Notes and information on classes Povolny taught, such as Freshman Studies, are also contained in the collection. Materials regarding Povolny’s appointment to Lawrence and notes from faculty meetings are also included. Materials from...

Nancy Kaminski Lyons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-115
Scope and Contents This collection contains the letters of Nancy Kaminski Lyons. They were sent to her Mother and Father in Berwyn,Illinois during her time at Lawrence University, written from July 1957 to May 1961. The collection also contains photos Nancy had of some of the people and places mentioned, and a context document. The most common topics within the letters are; Greek Life, schoolwork and classes, dances and holidays, relationships, friends, food, performances, clothes and fashion, sports, and...

Nellie Elizabeth Ford Cooke Scrapbook

 Collection — Shared Box 4
Identifier: LU-MS-067
Scope and Contents Nellie Elizabeth Ford Cooke's Scrapbook contains correspondence, ephemera such as napkins and ribbons, invitations to various campus events as a student and as an alumna, newspaper clippings, and programs for events at Lawrence University. Nellie Elizabeth Ford Cooke graduated from Lawrence University in 1892.

"No Stone Unturned" Podcast Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-208
Scope and Contents This collection includes recordings of the podcast "No Stone Unturned," created by Jon Hanrahan and Sarah Axtell in 2015-2016. The podcast investigates what happened to the Rock, a large granite boulder and a symbol in Lawrence University student life since 1895, missing from campus since 1998. Materials include all four episodes and the trailer for the podcast, as well as web captures of the "No Stone Unturned" tumblr page.

Noel G. Monroe Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: LU-MS-051
Scope and Contents Noel G. Monroe's Scrapbook contains correspondence, invitations to events at Lawrence College, name cards, photographs, and programs from events at Lawrence College. Monroe graduated from Lawrence College in 1911. While at Lawrence College he joined the Delta Iota fraternity and participated in the Glee Club. He married fellow 1911 Lawrence College graduate Olga Grane. Throughout the scrapbook Noel G. Monroe refers to himself as "NGM" and Olga Grane as "OGM." Her scrapbook also resides in the...

Norma Yahr Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: LU-MS-046
Scope and Contents Norma Yahr's Scrapbook contains personal correspondence, invitations to events at Lawrence College, name cards, photographs, programs from events at the Conservatory of Music, ticket stubs, and personal essays written in the seventh and eighth grade. Norma attended Lawrence in 1914-1915.

Olga Grane Monroe Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: LU-MS-064
Scope and Contents Olga Grane Monroe's scrpabook contains memoranda from her high school years, as well as dance cards, name cards, newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs, and programs from her time at Lawrence College. Olga Grane Monroe graduated from Lawrence College in 1911. She married fellow classmate, Noel G. Monroe. Throughout the scrapbook she refers to herself as "OGM" and Noel G. Monroe as "NGM."

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.

Ottilia Buerger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-021
Scope and Contents This collection is composed primarily of papers written by Otillia Buerger while she was a student at Lawrence College, 1934 to 1938. It also includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials related the Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins at the Wriston Art Center.