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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Administration

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Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Franklin Holgate (1859-1945) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/12
Abstract The Thomas Franklin Holgate Papers offer a brief glimpse of the work of a competent university administrator during the first two decades of the Twentieth Century; a view of an effective and practical promoter of higher education for blacks; a productive and stimulating teacher and writer in mathematics; and an administrator (especially in financial matters) sought-after by many educational and religious organizations. The papers are arranged in five main categories: biographical...
Dates: 1892-1973

Lynn Harold Hough (1877-1971) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/14
Abstract The Hough Papers reflect the brief tenure (July 1, 1919, to October 1, 1920) of an individual who had had no previous pertinent experience for the position of a university president, who apparently had been elected out of desperation as a compromise candidate, and who was absent from his office during most of his presidency because of preaching activities, travel, and illness. Hough was evidently an excellent preacher of sermons (in the U.S. and abroad), a competent writer of essays and...
Dates: 1919-1955

Records of The Interpretation Department

 Collection
Identifier: 20/40
Abstract

The series is arranged in eight subseries: Correspondence, General files, Doctoral Honors Seminar files, Fine and Performing Arts Sub-Committee files, Theatre and Interpretation Building files, Summer Symposia files, Graduate Recitals files, and Departmental Presentations files.

Dates: 1947-1979

Edmund Janes James Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/11
Abstract

The papers of Edmund Janes James, filling one box, deal almost exclusively with James' term as Northwestern University's thirteenth president (1902-1904).

Dates: 1881 - 1965; Other: Majority of material found within 1902 - 1904

Kellogg Graduate School of Management Personnel Records

 Collection
Identifier: 12/3/9
Abstract

Personnel records for the Kellogg Graduate School of Management include official forms and documents relating to employees between the years 1940-1974. Permission of the Archivist is required to access these records.

Dates: 1940-1974

Oliver Marcy (1820-1899) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/7
Abstract The Oliver Marcy Papers comprise biographical materials; correspondence; copies of articles and addresses by Marcy; and materials relating to the Northwestern University Museum of Natural History. Marcy's correspondence concerns a variety of subjects, including his early career as a science teacher at Wilbraham Academy and at Amenia Seminary; his career as a faculty member and his two separate terms as Acting President of Northwestern; Northwestern's faculty and administration, campus life,...
Dates: 1794-1969

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

Joseph W. Miller (1906-1979) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 52/3
Abstract

The Joe Miller Papers are contained in five boxes and span the years 1924-1979. The collection contains biographical information, materials relating to his early life in Ottumwa, Iowa, and two important events in his Northwestern career: the 25th Waa-Mu show in 1956, and Miller's retirement in 1975. Two scrapbooks complete the collection.

Dates: 1924-1979

Northwestern University Payroll Records

 Collection
Identifier: 7/2/2
Abstract This series contains payroll record cards for Northwestern University faculty, staff and administrators from the period 1904-1930. The card format is 3 x 5" pre-printed stock with spaces for individual's name, address, department, appropriations, number of payments as well as additional remarks. Each card notes a University employee's name and title, if any, and the department or building in which he or she was employed. Each employee's pay delivery address is given as well. The address may...
Dates: 1904-1930

Henry Sanborn Noyes (1822-1872) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/2
Abstract

A member of Northwestern University's original faculty, Henry Sanborn Noyes was the first professor of mathematics, with responsibilities later for astronomy as well as for Greek language and literature. This is an artificial collection which combines publications by and about Noyes with some of his surviving correspondence and general biographical materials.

Dates: 1842 - 1982

Records of President Arnold R. Weber

 Collection
Identifier: 3/19/1
Abstract Arnold R. Weber had a long history in academia prior to his election at Northwestern. His teaching career began at M.I.T., where he was an Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations from 1957-58. He went on to hold positions at University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Colorado. In 1984 he accepted the presidency at Northwestern University. He was known for role in addressing budget issues and his forceful leadership style. These papers cover a wide range of...
Dates: 1985-1994

Program in Hospital Administration, General Administrative Files

 Collection
Identifier: 12/2/1
Abstract This series consists of records pertaining to general administrative matters of Northwestern University's Program in Hospital Administration. The records span the years 1945 and 1948 to 1962. Included in the records are four files relating to employment possibilities for Program graduates, one pertaining to hospital accounting, one containing case studies in hospital administration, one including lists of Program applicants and admission inquiries, and one including fund-raising literature...
Dates: 1945, 1948-1962

Psychology Department Administrative Files

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/23/3
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports on various matters concerning the internal functioning of Northwestern University's Department of Psychology, and its relationships with the University and the College of Arts and Sciences. The records span the period 1947 through 1982, with the great bulk dating between 1967 and 1975.

Dates: 1947-1982

Records of the Vice President and Controller, Arthur T. Schmehling

 Collection
Identifier: 7/1/16
Abstract Arthur T. Schmehling (1914- ) was associated with Northwestern University for forty-one years, beginning with his employment in the budget department in 1936. During the years that followed, he assumed broader responsibilities, serving progressively as Director of Student Finance, Manager of Accounting Records, Assistant Business Manager, Controller (1963-1969), and, from 1969 until his retirement in 1977, as Vice-president and Controller. Schmehling also served as a director of the...
Dates: 1922-1963

Henry Wade Rogers (1853-1926) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3/9/1
Abstract Henry Wade Rogers was born October 10, 1853 in the small town of Holland Patent, New York. After serving as a law professor for 2 years and Dean of the Law School at the University of Michigan for 5 years, Rogers became President of Northwestern University in 1891. As President, Rogers instituted many changes that shaped the future of the University, including uniting all professional schools under the power of the Board of Trustees, pushing for co-education, and insisting on supporting...
Dates: 1890-1971

School of Business Program in Hospital Administration Course outlines and Syllabi

 Collection
Identifier: 12/2/3
Abstract

This collection of course outlines and syllabi from Northwestern University's School of Business Program in Hospital Administration covers the years from 1943 to 1960.

Dates: 1943-1960

Records of The School of Education and Social Policy Center for The Teaching Professions

 Collection
Identifier: 14/19
Abstract The Center for the Teaching Professions was established on September 1, 1969 under the administrative direction of Northwestern University's School of Education. The Center's purpose was to focus “its resources and energies on the problem of teaching within Northwestern University and in other educational contexts to provide both pre-service and in-service support for the development of more effective strategies for creative teaching and curriculum reform in all professions. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1969-1986

School of Education Records of The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Robert L. Church

 Collection
Identifier: 14/17
Abstract The series, arranged in twenty six boxes, is comprised of the administrative records of Robert L. Church, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Education, 1974-1979. The bulk of the records document Church's deanship at the School of Education. A small amount of materials relate to Church's position as faculty member of the School of Education (1970-1974) prior to becoming the associate dean. The activities of the associate dean are documented in five subseries of records: general...
Dates: 1965 - 1986; Other: Majority of material found within 1974 - 1979

School of Speech General Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: 20/5
Abstract

The records of the School of Speech include administrative files on programs, committees, organizations and other School functions.

Dates: 1969 - 2000

School of Speech Theatre Department Department Files

 Collection
Identifier: 20/21
Abstract

This series is comprised of the administrative records of the Theatre Department of Northwestern University's School of Speech. The series, mainly comprised of departmental correspondence and a few subject files, spans the years from 1950 through 1977.

Dates: 1950-1977

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