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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Students

 Organization

Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:

Class of 1979 Individual Senior Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/5
Abstract This series comprises six and one-half boxes of photographs of individual senior and graduating members of the class of 1979. The photographs are mainly three and one-half inch-by-five inch color portraits. Photographs of each member of the class, often including multiple copies of portraits as well as negatives, are contained within envelopes identified by students' names. The envelopes are arranged within boxes alphabetically by surname. Portraits from this series appeared in the...
Dates: 1979

Class of 1981 Individual Senior Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/3
Abstract

This series consists of individual photographs of senior members of the class of 1981. The photographs appeared in the 1981 edition of the Northwestern Syllabus (Volume 97). The photographs are wallet-size, black and white portraits. They are mounted in composite fashion on several oversized cardboard layout sheets. Each layout sheet is identified with a number corresponding to a page number (224-285) of the Syllabus

Dates: 1981-1981

Luke A. Johnsos (1905-1984) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/143
Abstract While a student at Northwestern University (beginning in 1924), Luke A. Johnsons earned a total of seven letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He played football for the Chicago Bears, becoming player-coach, and serving as co-head coadh during World War II. He remained with the Bears until 1968. He pioneered a new way of coaching from the press box, becoming known as the "Press Box Quarterback." Johnsos also served as President of the Johnsos-Coppock printing company. This...
Dates: 1926 - 2011

Mayde Joss (1900-1987) Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/174
Abstract

Mayde Joss served as housemother for Northwestern's chapter of Phi Delta Theta, a fraternity located the campus of Northwestern University, from 1947 to 1973. The Mayde Joss collection consists of 33 small format black-and-white photographic prints and 13 35mm color slides. The photographs appear to date from the late 1940s or early 1950s, Joss’s early years as housemother for Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Dates: circa late 1940s-early 1950s

Henry Howard Kafer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/166
Abstract

The Henry Howard Kafer collection is comprised of one photograph, depicting the Northwestern University football team of 1904, garments and other textiles.

Dates: ca. 1902-1904

Susan Korman Kahan (1946- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/198
Abstract

The Susan Korman Kahan (1946- ) Papers span the years 1963-1970. The collection contains scrapbooks, correspondence, and memorabilia from her college years.

Dates: 1963 - 1970

Livonia Ruth Kay (1867-1949) Class Album

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/25
Abstract Before printed yearbooks with photographs of students became widespread, college students exchanged individual photographs taken at local photography studios and reproduced in quantity. The photographs—usually the 4-1/2″ × 6-1/4″ size called cabinet photographs—were mounted on card stock printed with the photographer's name and address. Students filled albums (with spaces designed to fit the standard cabinet size photos) with card photographs of their friends, including photos of faculty and...
Dates: 1891

Edith M. Kenyon Papers, 1908-1911

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/231
Abstract

Edith Sarah Moody Kenyon was a student at Northwestern University in the early 20th Century. She graduated in 1911 with a Bachelor of Arts. While a student at Northwestern, Kenyon was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. The Edith M. Kenyon Papers contain photos and memorabilia from her life, including her time at Northwestern. This collection is one box of materials that span from 1908 to 1911.

Dates: 1908 - 1911

Alfred Richard ("Al") Kuhn (1934-2017) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/131
Abstract

The papers of tennis star Alfred R. ("Al") Kuhn, Jr. (NU 1956), document the world of competitive tennis, played at a high level, during the 1940s-50s. Papers include biographical material, clippings, programs, and photographs.

Dates: 1946 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1956; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/2015

Martha Lavey (1957-2017) Papers, 1988-2017

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/238
Abstract The Martha Lavey Papers fills five boxes and spans the years 1988-2017. Materials held in standard-sized boxes are arranged in alphabetical order, with materials of the same topic grouped together chronologically. For example, correspondence, photographs, and items related to Lavey’s studies at Northwestern University are listed together and in chronological order. Oversized photographs and artifacts are held in two oversized boxes and contain photographs from Steppenwolf Theatre Company...
Dates: 1988-2017

Paul Jacob Luker (1889-1970) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/58
Abstract

The materials in the Paul Jacob Luker scrapbook date between 1909 and 1916 and document his social and academic life at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. Included are many newspaper clippings, photographs, dance cards, printed materials, and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1909-1916

Claudine V. Mason (1899-1993) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 30/10
Abstract The papers of Claudine Mason (Dean of Women at Northwestern University) are housed in one full-size box and one half-size box, and include biographical materials, files relating to Mason's formal education, and correspondence. The biographical materials include a few biographical sketches, clippings about Mason's speaking engagements and her appointment to and retirement from Northwestern University, and desk calendars recording her family, social, and organizational activities in Evanston...
Dates: 1917-1986

Medical School Center For Nursing General Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: 18/2/17
Abstract

The Center for Nursing general administrative records fill eight and one-half bones and span the years 1975-1988. The series is divided into four categories; committee files; budget records; general files: and student files.These records document the everyday administration and workings of The Center for Nursing between 1975-1988.

Dates: 1975-1988

L. David Minsk (1924-2017) Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/20
Abstract

This collection consists of black and white photographic negatives taken by Evanston native and Northwestern University alumnus L. David Minsk, approximately from 1939 to 1942. The photographs include images of University Theatre and Children's Theatre productions, ancillary shots such as a Children's theatre audience, an acting class performance, a studio make-up room, and protraits made of several Northwestern students.

Dates: approximately 1939-1942

Patricia Murphey (1921-2011) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/72
Abstract

The Patricia Murphey Scrapbook provides a vivid snapshot of student life during WWII. The scrapbook, documenting Murphey's busy years at Northwestern, holds newspaper clippings, programs and announcements, and photographs.

Dates: 1940-1942

Tom Myers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/115
Abstract

Northwestern football star Thomas Welborn Myers was the starting quarterback for the Wildcats in the 1962 season under coach Ara Parseghian. He was named All-American and All-Time All American, and went on to play for the Detroit Lions. His papers include clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials documentiing Myers' football career.

Dates: 1943 - 2013; Other: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2012

Josie B. Crandon Nash Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/147
Abstract

The Josie B. Crandon Nash Papers consist of correspondence received by Nash (Northwestern University College of Liberal Arts, 1887), between 1888 and 1901, and illuminate the social life of a young college-educated, married woman at the turn of the century.

Dates: 1888 - 1901; Other: Majority of material found within 1891

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/5/1
Abstract The series is comprised of photographic prints and negatives relating to the activities, officers, staff, and command of Northwestern University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Most of the photographs are snapshots of award and commissioning ceremonies, inspections, and training exercises although individual and group portraits of NROTC midshipmen are included as well. The bulk of the photographs are black and white. Prints are arranged in folders according to topical headings and...
Dates: 1985-1988

Edward L. Nemeth Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 31/6/152
Abstract

This scrapbook, containing mainly news clippings and photographs, was compiled by Nancy Ann Meyers Nemeth, wife of Edward Nemeth (left guard on Northwestern's football team), and documents Northwestern's winning participation in the 1949 Rose Bowl football game.

Dates: 1949; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/2016

Records of Northwestern University Black Alumni Association (NUBAA)

 Collection
Identifier: 32/5
Abstract

Collection consists of records of the Northwestern University Black Alumni Association (NUBAA), dating from circa 1968 to 2018, including approximately 1.6 linear feet (4 boxes) and 36.3 gigabytes of born-digital files of organization records, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and artifacts.

Dates: circa 1968-2018

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Subject
College students 64
Photographs 38
Football players 12
Women college students 12
Football 11
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African American college students 7
College students--Social life and customs 7
Women college students--Social life and customs 5
African American student movements 4
College students--Societies and clubs 4
College students--Housing 3
Dental students 3
Greek letter societies 3
Student activities--Illinois--Evanston 3
Student movements 3
African American college students--Societies and clubs 2
Baseball 2
Baseball players 2
Basketball 2
Basketball players 2
Civil rights demonstrations--Illinois--Evanston 2
College students--Political activity 2
Deans (Education) 2
Dormitories--Administration 2
Protest movements 2
Swimmers 2
Swimming 2
Acting--Study and teaching 1
Actors 1
African American choirs 1
African American civil rights workers 1
African American college athletes 1
African American college teachers 1
African American lawyers 1
African American photographers 1
Asexual people 1
Bisexual college students 1
Civil rights workers 1
College athletes 1
College chaplains 1
College students -- Recruiting 1
College students--Attitudes 1
College students--Conduct of life 1
College students--Rating of 1
College students--Religious life 1
College students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc. 1
College students--Social conditions 1
Dance cards 1
Dance marathons--Illinois--Evanston 1
Divers 1
Diving 1
Educational evaluation--Illinois--Evanston 1
Evanston (Ill.) 1
Evanston (Ill.)--Race relations 1
Evanston (Ill.)--Social life and customs 1
Food trucks--Illinois--Evanston 1
Football coaches 1
Football uniforms 1
Gay college students 1
Gospel groups 1
Graduate students 1
Greek letter societies--Finance 1
Hispanic American college students 1
History--Study and teaching 1
Intelligence officers 1
Intelligence officers--Recruiting 1
Intersex people 1
Lawyers 1
Lesbian college students 1
Nursing students 1
Oral interpretation--Study and teaching 1
Photography--Negatives 1
Race relations 1
Sociology--Study and teaching 1
Student aid--Illinois--Evanston 1
Student strikes 1
Students -- Civil rights 1
Tennis 1
Tennis players 1
Theater--Study and teaching 1
Theatrical producers and directors 1
Transgender college students 1
United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
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