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Norman Wait Harris Lecture Series

 Collection
Identifier: 0/11/11

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This series contains the administrative records of the lecture series (announcements, financial records, and general correspondence), as well as files relating to individual lecturers, and span the years 1906 to 2007.

Correspondence files include recommendations for speakers from members of the faculty, and letters to and from potential speakers. The files ford individual lectures typically contain correspondence with the lecturer, the announcement of the lecture, a program containing a biographical sketch of the lecturer and a brief description of the projected content of the program, or of each lecture if a series. More recent lectures are documented only by announcements.

Dates

  • 1906-2007

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

5.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Norman Wait Harris (1846-1916) was Northwestern University Trustee from 1890 to his death in 1916. He endowed the Norman Wait Harris Lecture Series in 1907. This series contains the administrative records of the lecture series (announcements, financial records, and general correspondence), as well as files relating to individual lecturers, and span the years 1906 to 2007.

Arrangement

The records of the Norman Wait Harris lecture series are organized into: announcements; general correspondence; lectures other than Harris; financial records; individual records. Each category is arranged by date.

Method of Acquisition

Unknown.

Processing Information

Unknown.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Norman Wait Harris Lecture Series
Author
Unknown
Date
01/03/2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
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Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
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