Lawrence University Archives
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:
May Day Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG00-007
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of records documenting the celebration of May Day, a spring tradition at Lawrence from 1906 to 1966 and revived for one year in 2007. May Day celebrations typically involved the crowning of one of the senior women as May Queen and dancing around a May Pole. Parades, folk dancing, and other events were also incorporated in some years. Photographs, programs, and articles make up the bulk of the collection.
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May Day Collection
Memorial Chapel Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-005
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of materials documenting the history of the Memorial Chapel, the main auditorium and concert hall for Lawrence University, built in 1918. The collection includes correspondence, building plans, articles about the chapel, and photographs. Materials on the organs are also included.
Merton M. Sealts, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-173
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials documenting the tenure of Merton M. Sealts as an English professor at Lawrence University, 1948 to 1965. Contents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, faculty meeting minutes, photographs, as well as articles written by Sealts.
Milwaukee-Downer College People Files
Collection
Identifier: MDC-RG-001
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...
Milwaukee-Downer College Records
Collection
Identifier: MDC-RG-003
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...
Milwaukee-Downer College Subject Files
Collection
Identifier: MDC-RG-002
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.
Music-Drama Center Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG08-006
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of the Music-Drama Center, the home of the Conservatory of Music and Theatre department that was built in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, building plans, articles about the building, and photographs. Materials on Harper Hall, Cloak and Stansbury Theatres, and Waterman Library are also included.
Nancy Kaminski Lyons Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-115
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the letters of Nancy Kaminski Lyons. They were sent to her Mother and Father in Berwyn,Illinois during her time at Lawrence University, written from July 1957 to May 1961. The collection also contains photos Nancy had of some of the people and places mentioned, and a context document. The most common topics within the letters are; Greek Life, schoolwork and classes, dances and holidays, relationships, friends, food, performances, clothes and fashion, sports, and...
Nancy Perkins Lindsey Papers
Collection
Identifier: MDC-MS-053
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials created and collected by Nancy Perkins Lindsey, Milwaukee-Downer College class of 1954. It includes a scrapbook with photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia documenting her years at Milwaukee-Downer, as well as class newsletters and photographs of Reunion events from 1979 to 2004.
Nathan Pusey Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG03-007
Abstract
This collection is composed of the papers that document the presidency of Nathan Pusey, president of Lawrence University from 1944-1953. Materials include both incoming and outgoing correspondence of Pusey, speeches he gave while at Lawrence University, and photographs of Pusey while he was at Lawrence and when he visited Lawrence after leaving as president. The inauguration of Pusey is documented through programs, photographs, and correspondence. Articles, correspondence, and photographs of...