Lawrence University Archives
Lawrence University -- Faculty and staff
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 258 Collections and/or Records:
Underwood Observatory interior and telescope
Digital Record
Identifier: ARC2009-081
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Lawrence University Archives
University Archives Oral Histories
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG13-002
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of oral history interviews conducted or collected by the Lawrence University Archives from 2006 to the present. Narrators are primarily retired faculty and staff and alumni of Lawrence or Milwaukee-Downer College. Audio recordings and transcripts of interviews are included.
University Artifact Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-010
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.
University Audio Recordings
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-001
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...
University Glass Slides Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-003
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.
University Photographs
Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-009
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...
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University Photographs
Walter F. Peterson Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: LU-MS-186
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.
Warren Beck Collection
Collection
Identifier: LU-MS-187
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.
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Warren Beck Collection
Warren Beck later portrait
Digital Record
Identifier: ARC2021-125
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Lawrence University Archives
Warren Beck photograph for the New York Times
Digital Record
Identifier: ARC2021-121
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Lawrence University Archives