Lawrence University Archives
Box 2
Container
Contains 40 Collections and/or Records:
741 West Front Street, correspondence, 1964-1973
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Kenneth Dickinson when Lawrence purchased the house in 1964 and the house was sold by Lawrence in 1973 following Dickinson's death. The address is not listed in the 2009 Appleton City Directory.
117 North Lawe Street, residential data cards, 1950
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Ellen O'Connor when Lawrence purchased the house in 1950. The address is not listed in the 2009 Appleton City Directory.
129 North Lawe Street, correspondence and residential data card, circa 1970-1988
File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17
Scope and Contents
It is unclear who the original owner of the house was and when it was sold to Lawrence. As of 1988 Lawrence was renting the house out and then used it for student housing. There is no listing of the address in the 2009 Appleton City Directory.
108 South Lawe Street, article, 1940
File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18
Scope and Contents
The house was located directly across the street from the Lawrence Mudd Library and was demolished in 1976.
307 East Lawrence Street, South House, articles and photographs, 1935-1956
File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Identifier: Folder 21
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Thomas W. Orbison when Lawrence rented the house to use it as a dorm in 1935. Lawrence later purchased the house, continued to use it as a dorm, and it was demolished in February 1955 to make room for Colman Hall.
308 East Lawrence Street, correspondence, 1938-1949
File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Identifier: Folder 22
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Mrs. Meeker when Lawrence purchased the house in 1940. The date the house was demolished is unknown.
316 East Lawrence Street, Brokaw Cottage, residential data card, circa 1960
File — Box: 2, Folder: 23
Identifier: Folder 23
Scope and Contents
The house was used as a women's dorm in the early 1960s, and located where Landis Peabody currently is. The house was demolished around 1965 to make room for Landis Peabody.
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.
609 North Meade Street, correspondence, 1930-1932
File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Identifier: Folder 25
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Lillian Smith when Lawrence purchased it around 1931. The house is not owned by Lawrence according to the 2009 Appleton City Directory.
207 South Meade Street, Diversity Center, correspondence and residential data card, 1959-2013
File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Identifier: Folder 26
Scope and Contents
The owner of the house was Elmer Dunn when Lawrence purchased the house in 1959. It served as the home for the Diversity Center from 1997 until the Center moved to Memorial Hall in 2013. The house was razed after the move.