Lawrence University Archives

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records created by the Sabin Alliance, an association of Lawrence faculty and staff for supporting women and women's issues, dating from 1985-1993. Records include membership lists, brochures, committee information, reports, newsletters, memoranda, and other correspondence.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of memoranda and emails distributed to the staff from 1945 to the present. Records are incomplete.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of artifacts and memorabilia associated with Lawrence University, dating from 1815 to 2017. Objects include clothing, jewelry, furnishings, banners, plates, plaques, trophies, and other assorted items.

Scope and Contents This collection contains audio recordings in analog, magnetic, and digital formats documenting the Lawrence University campus and community. The recordings date from 1947 to 2014. Events documented include Commencement ceremonies, lecture series (including Freshman Studies lectures), reunions and other alumni gatherings, news broadcasts, Conservatory programs, and more. Large portions of this collection were digitized in 2022. Researchers are encouraged to verify with staff the format of...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 240 glass slides depicting primarily Lawrence University buildings, grounds, students and faculty from 1898 to about 1930. The bulk of the items are lantern slides which were used for promotional presentations about Lawrence around the Midwest in the 1920s and 1930s. A second series consists of 8 by 10 inch slides; the provenance of these is unknown.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photographs used for Lawrence University publicity and publications dating from about 1935 to 2013. Photographs were taken by staff in the Office of Communications (formerly the Office of Public Affairs or the Office of Publicity and Publications) or contract photographers. Materials in this collection include cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, and polyester film negatives; contact prints; photographic prints; transparencies; 35mm slides; and born-digital...

Overview This collection contains materials related to Warren Beck, English Professor at Lawrence University from 1926-1968. The materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, published works, and photographs, dating from 1928-2000.