Lawrence University Archives

Scope and Contents This collection consists of oversized photographs of Lawrence buildings, athletics, people, and group photographs of the student body, faculty, and administration, dating from 1854 to the present.

Scope and Contents The collection contains materials documenting the search for a president from 1969 to 2004, during which time Presidents Thomas Smith, Richard Warch, and Jill Beck were appointed. Materials include correspondence between the search committee and nominated candidates for the position, as well as letters from colleges across the country providing suggestions for the new president. Interview schedules and resumes of candidates are also included.

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.

Scope and Contents This collection is composed of materials documenting Lawrence University and Milwaukee-Downer College class reunions, primarily developed by the Office of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (formerly the Office of Alumni Relations). It includes programs, correspondence, and photographs from reunions dating from 1876 to the present.

Scope and Contents This collection documents the tenure of Richard Harrison as Dean of the Faculty and Professor of History at Lawrence from 1992 until his death in 1997. Materials primarily include documentation of his appointment, memorial service, and the research fund and symposium established in his honor. A Lunch at Lawrence address written by Harrison and photographs are also included.

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 records documenting the planning, construction, and dedication of Science Hall (renamed the Thomas A. Steitz Hall of Science in 2010), dating from 1998 to 2002. Records include articles, architectural renderings, and photographs.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials documenting the planning and construction of Shattuck Hall of Music, as well as the coincident renovation of the Memorial Chapel. Correspondence, meeting minutes, building specifications and plans, operational manuals, architectural renderings, photographs, and dedication materials are included. Materials date from 1989 to 1994.

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 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.