Abstract A graduate of Northwestern University, Katharine Alvord returned to Northwestern as a drama teacher in 1894. The Katharine Alvord Papers, comprising one half-size box, span the years from 1880 through 1969 ; most materials date from the period 1880-1881. Included are biographical materials pertaining to Alvord and her close friend, Frederick W. Randolph; correspondence between the two in both holographic form and typescript copies; clippings of reviews and notices of performances relating to...