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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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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 works...
Dates:
1898-1964
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Genieve L. Doering (1904-1979) Student Handbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/101
Abstract
The Genieve L. Doering Student Handbook provides a unique and very personal view of student life at Northwestern in the early 20th century. Each year, Northwestern University students received a Student Handbook—a small (3 x 5) cloth-bound book, published by the campus University Christian Associations. The Handbooks comprised an introductory message from President Walter Dill Scott, information regarding Northwestern's campus, history, and organizations, as well as a substantial quantity of...
Dates:
1925-1926
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Edith Capper Eustice (1877-1953) Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/204
Abstract
Edith Capper Eustice (1877-1953) was a member of the Northwestern class of 1903, attending under the name Edith Capper. The collection consists of a facsimile copy of Eustice’s scrapbook, dating from the period circa 1903-1910.
Dates:
circa 1903-1910
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
George A. Foster (1859-1922) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/205
Abstract
George Alfred Foster (1859-1922) attended Northwestern University Academy and graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1881. His papers consist of photographs, a reunion program, and an autograph book which includes signatures of Northwestern University Academy classmates and associates.
Dates:
1877 - 1906
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Leila M. Foster (1929-) Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/82
Abstract
The scrapbooks of Leila Foster (Bachelor of Business, 1950; J.D., 1953; Master of Divinity, 1964; Ph.D., 1966; all from Northwestern University) illuminate the life of an undergraduate university student in the years following World War II. Ephemera and form letters are interspersed with personal correspondence and other personal documents.The series consists of three scrapbooks, from Foster's first three academic years at Northwestern: 1946/1947, 1947/1948 and 1948/1949.
Dates:
1946-1949
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Daisy M. Girton (1880-1963) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/17
Abstract
The Daisy M. Girton Papers include one folder of biographical materials and Girton's diaries for the years 1901 through 1905. The diaries, constituting the bulk of the series, were written for the most part during Daisy's tenure at Northwestern.
Dates:
1901-1963
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Florence Emerson Herbert Heffley Scrapbook
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 31/6/195
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook of Florence Emerson Herbert Heffley affords a colorful view of student life, particularly the social and cultural activities of a very engaged student at Northwestern University during the period 1909-1911. Two additional pieces of correspondence found within the scrapbook date from 1924 and 1949. Included in the scrapbook are an array of sorority rush memorabilia; dance cards; banquet menus; ephemera; photographs; newspaper clippings and other records pertaining to...
Dates:
1909-1911, 1924, 1949
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Elizabeth Hobart (1891-1980) Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 31/6/50
Abstract
The Elizabeth Hobart scrapbook dates from the period 1909-1916 and features a variety of materials relating principally to Hobart's social life and academic studies while a student at Northwestern.
Dates:
1909-1916
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
W. B. Nickerson Photo Company
Collection
Identifier: 75/55/3
Abstract
Photographs of Northwestern University related events and individuals made by Evanston's W. B. Nickerson Photo Company are arranged in five boxes. The photographs consist largely of black and white negatives along with a small number of color slides. The dates of these materials range from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Dates:
1940-1979
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/17/202
Abstract
Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ), a graduate of Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Science class of 1971, is a civil rights attorney. Her collection spans the years 1970-2013 and contains biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, publications, and awards.
Dates:
1970 - 2017
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Lawrence Pressman (1939-) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/189
Abstract
The Lawrence Pressman Papers contain 26 boxes encompassing biographic information from Pressman’s schooling at Northwestern University, scripts and related materials collected from his production binders (television, theatre, and film), reviews and publicity, and a selection of artifacts, including awards and a scrapbook of his college years.
Dates:
1936 - 2017
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Nancy E. Rennick Price Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/38
Abstract
Nancy Ellen (Rennick) Price was a member of the class of 1954 of Northwestern University's College of Liberal Arts. Her papers are contained in one archival box and span the years 1951 to 1954. There are nine folders containing schedules and class notes (scant) from some of Price's courses, including three courses in biology, and one folder each from courses in anthropology, American history, English, experimental psychology, genetics, and philosophy.
Dates:
1951-1954
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Eva Reynolds (1885-1933) Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/76
Abstract
Eva Reynolds' scrapbook is creatively crafted. Rather than filling the blank pages of a commercially produced scrapbook, she used a book of printed photographs entitled An Art Souvenir: Northwestern University (published by A. L. Swift & Co., Chicago, 1897) as the base for her scrapbook. Photographs and other items representing her experiences and activities at Northwestern are pasted on to pictures printed in the book. Many pages and photographs are titled...
Dates:
1905-1908
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Ethel Robinson (1890?-1975?) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/49
Abstract
The series includes a scrapbook and a daily calendar. The scrapbook dates from the period 1909-1914 and features a variety of materials pertaining mainly to Robinson's social life and academic studies while a student at Northwestern. The daily calendar dates from 1910 and includes, for the most part, abbreviated accounts of Robinson's social engagements.
Dates:
1909-1914
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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