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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)

 Organization

Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:

American Association of University Professors, Administrative Files of the Northwestern University Chapter

 Collection
Identifier: 4/6/1
Abstract

The files of the Northwestern chapter consist of eight boxes of material which span approximately forty years, beginning in 1916 and ending in 1960. These materials reflect the problems, questions and activities of the NU chapter; they outline the organization, operation and management of one segment of the AAUP in its attempt to address the problems of the educational profession at the chapter, regional and national levels.

Dates: 1916-1960

Northwestern University Audio Cassette Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 76/2
Abstract

The Northwestern University Audio Cassette Collection consists of 53 boxes of audio recordings dating from 1914-2008, by various creators and relating to various aspects of Northwestern University life and faculty and alumni careers.

Dates: 1914-2008

Herbert Y. Bell (1882-1965) Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/23
Abstract The series consists of eleven four-by-five inch glass plate negatives accompanied by corresponding contact prints. The negatives date from the period 1906-1911[?] and feature views of the Northwestern University campus and of University events (including a May, 1908, interscholastic track meet and commencement, ca. 1911). One additional contact print depicting Evanston's Grosse Point Lighthouse is unaccompanied by a negative. Negative emulsions are in fair to poor condition with considerable...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1906-1911

James L. Bixby Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 75/7
Abstract James L. Bixby was a member of Northwestern's class of 1943, though he did not complete the requirements for a degree. He was a photographer for the Purple Parrot, a highly regarded campus humor and feature magazine, as well as the Daily Northwestern and the Syllabus. The Bixby collection consists of approximately 1,000 items, including interfiled prints and negatives. The photographs document life at Northwestern during the period ca. 1939-1942. Prominent among them are images of courtship,...
Dates: 1939-1942

Elisabeth Blossom Boyd Diary

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/47
Abstract

Elisabeth and her sister, Litta (Zolitta), of Green Bay, Wisconsin, attended Northwestern University for one year. The diary is a 7-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ notebook containing one hundred lined pages. The diary starts with Elisabeth and Litta's departure for Chicago on September 17, 1903 and ends on April 26, 1904; the last entry is followed by the notation “Continued in Volume II.”

Dates: 1903-1904

Sara Frances Bragdon (1886-1957) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/22
Abstract Sara Frances Bragdon graduated from Northwestern University, Phi Beta Kappa, with a bachelor of arts degree in 1908. Bragdon's chief academic interests centered on classical, French, and English Literature. Her papers are contained in one half-size box and date between 1898 and 1964. Included are biographical materials relating largely to Bragdon's study at Northwestern University and an elocution journal, 1898-1912, consisting of both handwritten and typescript copies of poetry and prose...
Dates: 1898-1964

James D. Breckenridge (1926-1982) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/4/3
Abstract

The James Breckenridge Papers, spanning the period 1924-1983, contain: biographical materials, education files, correspondence, teaching files, research and consulting files, professional organizations files, speeches and papers, and publications.

Dates: 1924-1983

Virginia Buettner (1917-2004) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/185
Abstract

The collection consists materials reflecting Virginia Buettner’s social activities while a student at Northwestern University (1937-1942): pages from a scrapbook, and loose artifacts.

Dates: 1935 - 1939

Records of the Campus Commission

 Collection
Identifier: 0/2/1
Abstract

In the first decade of the twentieth century, Northwestern University became concerned with developing a coherent architectural and landscape plan for its Evanston campus. This series documents the efforts of the Campus Commission to solicit and select a comprehensive design. While most of the records date from the period 1909-1910, the series also includes two 1905 letters from Daniel Burnham and George Maher's 1907 study.

Dates: 1905-1910

Records of the Centennial Conference on the Arts

 Collection
Identifier: 0/12/2
Abstract

The series, spanning the years 1950 to 1951, fills one half-size box and includes records of Northwestern University's Committee for the Centennial Conference on the Arts.

Dates: 1950-1951

Records of the Center for Health Services and Policy Research

 Collection
Identifier: 8/2/4/1
Abstract The Center for Health Services and Policy Research was established jointly by the Hospital Research and Educational Trust and Northwestern University in 1967. The Center was established to examine technological, scientific, social, political, and economic trends and relate them to the provision of health services. The Center has conducted and stimulated research on such problems as staffing, financing, planning, organization, administration and evaluation of health services. The Center's...
Dates: 1973-1979

Records of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)

 Collection
Identifier: 0/15/1
Abstract

This series consists of two boxes of records pertaining to the activities and functions of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) from January 18, 1958 to May 3, 1973. It includes agendas and minutes of CIC meetings, annual reports, correspondence, and reports issued by the Committee.

Dates: 1958-1985

Stanton R. Cook (1925-2015) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/176
Abstract

Stanton Rufus Cook was publisher, chairman, president, and chief officer of the Chicago Tribune and director, president, chairman and chief executive officer of the Tribune Company in Chicago. This collection consists of papers, photographs, audio, video, and artifactual materials documenting his professional and personal life.

Dates: 1861 - 2018

Owen L. Coon (1894-1948) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/74
Abstract

The Owen L. Coon Scrapbook began as a record of Coon's years at Northwestern University. Nearly half of the scrapbook does document Coon's college life between 1912 and 1919. However, the balance of the scrapbook is filled with clippings, photographs, and ephemera that precede and postdate Coon's Northwestern years—including items from Coon's youth in Rantoul and from his travels in Europe, as well as general Coon family photographs and memorabilia.

Dates: 1907-1962

Course and Teacher Evaluations (CTEC)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 30/00/02
Abstract The Course and Teacher Evaluation Council, an administrative unit under the Office of the Provost, has compiled and published Course Descriptions and Course Evaluations of classes at Northwestern University since academic year 1971/72. The purpose of both the course descriptions and the evaluations is to provide students with details about classes and teachers at Northwestern beyond the information contained in the Course Bulletin. Course evaluations consist of two parts: the tabulated...
Dates: 1998-2000

Marjorie May Cowan (1911-2012) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/20
Abstract

Marjorie May Cowan obtained a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts from Northwestern University in 1933. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she was active in campus activities and social affairs. Her papers are contained in one half-size box and date from 1929-1934, 1949, and 1984. The bulk of the papers consists of Cowan's diaries. During the years 1932 through 1934 she kept detailed accounts of her social and academic activities and interests.

Dates: 1929-1933

Blanche Grigson Croxton (1883-1969) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/39
Abstract

Schoolteacher Blanche Grigson Croxton attended Northwestern University from 1902 through 1906. The Blanche Grigson Croxton Papers comprise one half-size box containing one scrapbook. The scrapbook consists of thirty - six “boards,” mounted on both sides of which is Mrs. Croxton's history of her class, the class of 1906.

Dates: 1902-1906

Daily Northwestern Photographic Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/18
Abstract

This series consists of negatives taken by photographers for the Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University's student newspaper. Mostly in 35mm black and white format, they date to the period 1985-1991. Many of the negative sleeves feature a brief description of the subject or action depicted in the negatives and sometimes note the name of the Daily Northwestern photographer.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1985 - 1991; 1985-1991, and undated

Daily Northwestern Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/26
Abstract This collection of photographs received from The Daily Northwestern spans the years 1975 to 1996, with the bulk of the photographs falling between the late 1980s and 1994. The photographs reflect a wide range of subjects and styles, and were taken for many different purposes. The collection provides a broad overview of life at Northwestern University, under the broad categories of events, people, athletics, and general materials. The collection includes many...
Dates: 1975-1996