Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Lawrence College and Milwaukee-Downer College Consolidation Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG01-015
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records documenting the 1964 consolidation of Milwaukee-Downer College with Lawrence College to form Lawrence University. Official and legal documents, correspondence between the two institutions regarding the logistics of transferring people and materials, financial records, and publications describing the consolidation, including newspaper articles, are included. The bulk of the records date from 1963 to 1965, but materials discussing the future of Milwaukee-Downer...