Lawrence University Archives

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two volumes of assorted original correspondence and legal documents pertaining to the founding and early years of Lawrence University. Materials date from 1845 to 1934. The date that the volumes were assembled is unknown.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of papers belonging and pertaining to Reeder Smith, an agent employed by Amos A. Lawrence in the founding of Lawrence University, and his wife, Eliza Kimball Smith. Papers date primarily from 1846 to 1895 and include correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, and records of donations to Lawrence University. Subjects documented include lawsuits related to land owned by Smith in Appleton and Smith's efforts to raise funds for a new preparatory/female...

Scope and Contents This collection contains records documenting the business operations and finances of Lawrence University, 1846 to the present. This includes records of fiscal agents, the Treasurer, Business Manager, Comptroller, Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs, and the Office of Financial Services. Materials include general office records, correspondence, and subject files; annual financial reports and audited statements; records documenting Lawrence's endowment, properties, and real estate;...