Lawrence University Archives

Scope and Contents This collection includes the correspondence of Lucia R. Briggs, the second President of Milwaukee-Downer College, along with articles written about and by her. It also contains photographs documenting Briggs’s 30 year tenure at Milwaukee-Downer College.

Scope and Contents The collection is composed of files that document people associated with Milwaukee-Downer College or either of its predecessors, Milwaukee Female College and Downer College (Wisconsin Female College). Files include information on administration, faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the college. Materials in the collection include primarily biographical information, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and photographs, dating from roughly 1850 to the consolidation of the college...

Scope and Contents This collection contains the administrative, financial, and historical records of Milwaukee-Downer College, primarily dating from 1895 to 1964. Records of its predecessor institutions, Downer College and Milwaukee College, dating back to 1848 are also included, as well as records documenting the activities of Milwaukee-Downer alumnae since the consolidation with Lawrence College in 1964. Materials include correspondence, financial records, and subject files of the Board of Trustees, Office of...

Scope and Contents The collection is composed of subject files on Milwaukee-Downer College, including athletics, academic departments, campus buildings, student organizations and events, and other activities of the college. Materials in the collection include correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, reports, and photographs, dating from 1886 to 1964.

Scope and Contents The Walter F. Peterson Collection contains publications written by Dr. Peterson, personal correspondence, materials that pertain to Milwaukee-Downer College history, newspaper articles, and photographs. Dr. Peterson taught history and worked as a librarian at Milwaukee-Downer College and Lawrence University. He died in 2007.