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Shared Box 25

 Container

Contains 9 Collections and/or Records:

Floor plans and schematics, 2002

 File — Container: Shared Box 25
Identifier: Folder Oversized
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.

Architectural sketches and floor plans, 1936

 File — Container: Shared Box 25
Identifier: Folder Oversized
Scope and Contents Stored with oversized materials.

669 Lawrence Street (pre-1925), Ormsby Annex and infirmary, articles and photographs, 1926-1966

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Folder 24
Scope and Contents The house was built by William Johnson (1811-1894) and purchased by Lawrence in 1902 as an addition to Ormsby Hall, referred to as Ormsby Annex. In 1926 it was reconditioned for use as an infirmary. The housed was razed in 1966.

Floor plans, circa 1948

 File — Container: Shared Box 25
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.

Stansbury Theatre sketch, circa 1959

 File — Container: Shared Box 25
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of the Music-Drama Center, the home of the Conservatory of Music and Theatre department that was built in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, building plans, articles about the building, and photographs. Materials on Harper Hall, Cloak and Stansbury Theatres, and Waterman Library are also included.

Architect's sketch, 1966

 Item — Container: Shared Box 25
Identifier: 6
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.

Architect's sketch, 1966

 Item — Container: Shared Box 25
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of Alice G. Chapman Hall, originally Jason Downer Commons, the location of food services for Lawrence University built in 1968. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, contracts, and photographs are included in the collection. Materials on the Alice G. Chapman Teakwood Room are also included, as well as records documenting the 2011-2013 renovations to the building.

Floor plans, undated

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Folder 8
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting the planning, construction, dedication, and renovation of Youngchild Hall, dating from 1962 to 2001. Records include articles, contracts, correspondence, and photographs.