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Archival Collections - U.S. Civil War Era

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Identifier: MS62 MS86
Abstract

The McCormick Library has several collections that contain correspondence, diaries, and other materials related to the Civil War era. Some materials describe the experiences of soldiers during the war, or who served in the territories; others document the “home front” trials and anxieties, and some provide reflections or analysis after the war.

Dates: 1837-1907

Armory Show, 1912-1915

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Identifier: MS95
Abstract

The Association of American Painters and Sculptors held their First International Exhibition at the 69th Infantry N.G.N.Y. Armory from February 15 - March 15, 1913. It was the largest exhibition of international modern art ever held, showing more than 1200 pieces.

Dates: 1912-1915

Records of the Art History Department

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Identifier: 11/3/4/1
Abstract The Department of Art History records chiefly contain letters, inter-office memos, vitae and bibliographic material relating to faculty, a few students, and visiting artists and lecturers. There is considerable biographical material on several specialists in African art, Rene Bravmann, Zdenka Volavka and Phillip Dark, as well as files concerned with art of the American Indian, Joel Bernstein's lecture in 1972 (Box 1 Folder 4) and records on an Indian Art Exhibition in 1974 (the T.W. Van...
Dates: c. 1920s-2000

Records of the Arts Alliance

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Identifier: 31/6/25
Abstract

The Arts Alliance is Northwestern University's student organization for the performing arts. The records of the Arts Alliance fill two boxes and include materials documenting five of its component organizations: Garden Party Productions, Orgy of the Arts, the Dolphin Show, the Gilbert and Sullivan Guild, and the Northwestern Dance Company. The records span the years from 1967 to 1983, with the bulk clustered between 1976 and 1979.

Dates: 1950-2002

Records of the Asian American Studies Program, Northwestern University

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Identifier: 11/3/30/1
Abstract

The records of the Asian American Studies Program at Northwestern University, for the years 1993-2012.

Dates: 1993-2012; Other: Date acquired: 09/08/2013

Records of The Associate Dean of The School of Business, Ira D. Anderson

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Identifier: 12/1/11
Abstract

Correspondence, notes and records related to departments of Northwestern University's School of Business during the tenure of Ira D. Anderson; University program and curriculum restructuring; and a grant proposal to the Ford Foundation. The materials cover the years 1852 to 1963

Dates: 1953-1963

Records of the Associate General Counsel, Martha P. Mandel

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Identifier: 53/9
Abstract The Records of the Associate General Counsel consists of fifty-five boxes relating to Martha P. Mandel's time at Northwestern University--first as Assistant General Counsel, and then as Associate General Counsel. The first twenty-four boxes are correspondence files, contianing Mandel's communications with faculty, law firms, and other universities concerning her work. The rest of the collection consists of subject files. Examples of folder topics are: Civil Rights, Patents, and Real...
Dates: 1969-1993; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2009

Records of the Associated Student Government

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Identifier: 31/5/1
Abstract

The Records of Northwestern University's Associated Student Government are contained in 31 boxes. The original collection spans the years 1969 to 1998; several additions extend the coverage to 2007. The bulk of the records consist of Senate legislation and minutes, as well as the work of smaller committees. The records are divided into several subseries: Organic Documents, Legislation, Minutes and Agendas, Membership Records, Committees.

Dates: 1960-2008

Morton M. Astrahan (1924-1988) Papers

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Identifier: 55/35
Abstract

The papers of Morton M. Astrahan (1924-1988) two boxes and span the period 1945-1988. These papers principally document his involvement with the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, and his work with the IBM corporation. The materials are organized into five major categories: biographical materials, personal correspondence, work-related materials, research files, papers and reports, and published articles.

Dates: 1945-1988

Astronomy Department Project And Grant Proposal Files

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Identifier: 11/3/5/3
Abstract

These records of the Astronomy Department consist of miscellaneous departmental project files and materials relating to research grant proposals submitted to various sponsoring agencies. The records span the dates 1949-1971, with the bulk from 1963-1969, the height of the United States Space Program.

Dates: 1949 - 1971; Other: Majority of material found within 1963 - 1969

Astronomy Department Student Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/5/4
Abstract

This series includes student papers from undergraduate and graduate Astronomy courses offered over scattered years between 1962 and 1977. The courses included are A20 Highlights of Astronomy, C10 Advanced General Astronomy, C50 History of Astronomy, D16 Interstellar Medium, Galactic Structure and Galaxies, and D20 Seminar: Topics in Astrophysics. The papers are mainly from Professor J. Allen Hynek's C50 History of Astronomy course and bulk during the period from 1973 through 1976.

Dates: 1962-1977

Athletic Department Football Films

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Identifier: 25/1
Abstract This collection of Northwestern University football films dates between 1929 and 1984 with a gap for the period 1932–1934. The films record actual intercollegiate games although for many seasons not all contests are represented. The films are most complete for football seasons from the 1950s through the 1980s; beginning in the late 1950s, practice, junior varsity, and freshman team game films often are included. Northwestern team and Big Ten Conference football highlight films are scattered...
Dates: 1929-1984

Athletic Department Football Scrapbook

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Identifier: 25/3
Abstract

This series consists of a scrapbook chronicling the intercollegiate games played by the 1948 Northwestern University football team, which went on to play in and win the 1949 Rose Bowl.

Dates: 1948-1949

Athletic Department Sports Scrapbooks

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Identifier: 25/2
Abstract

Included in this series are six scrapbooks of clippings documenting Northwestern University athletics for the years 1926-1927, 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1930-1931, and 1932-1933. The clippings mainly relate to University achievements in major intercollegiate sports including football, basketball, swimming, track, and baseball. Other sports are reflected as well but with less frequency and detail.

Dates: 1926-1933

Records of The Athletic Department Track Team

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Identifier: 25/4
Abstract

The records of the Northwestern University track team consists of three major subseries: cross country, indoor, and outdoor seasons. The records include meet schedules and brochures, team rosters, practice times, qualifying times during meets, notices of awards, clippings, and track records in metric equivalents.

Dates: 1969-1983

Records of the Athletic Media Services

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Identifier: 25/6
Abstract The Athletic Media Services office, part of Northwestern University's Athletics and Recreation Department, is responsible for preparing publicity and informational materials about Northwestern University's inter-collegiate sports teams. The Records of the Department of Athletic Media Services span the years 1871 to 2002, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1950s through the 1990s. Each sport's season will have folders containing programs, statistics, and press releases, as well as...
Dates: 1871-2002

Northwestern University Audio Cassette Collection

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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

Friedrich Ernst Auhagen Collection

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Identifier: MS110
Abstract In September 1940, Dr. Friedrich Ernst Auhagen was arrested and called to testify before the Dies Commission in October regarding possible subversive Nazi activities. He was released, but kept under Justice Department surveillance until March 1941 when a federal grand jury issued an indictment against him for failing to register as a German agent. The articles, newspaper clippings and correspondence in the Friedrich Ernst Auhagen Collection were collected between 1939 and 1952 by Henry Pope,...
Dates: 1939-1952

Austin Scholarship Program Records

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Identifier: 12/3/4
Abstract

F.C. Austin Scholars are selected from students at Northwestern Unviersity's Kellogg School of Management (including its earlier incarnations) "because they have demonstrated exceptional leadership in academic and professional endeavors, and show promise of future leadership". The Records of the Austin Scholarship Program (for years from 1929 into the 1990s) consist of historical/biographical materials, administrative files, and student-related files.

Dates: 1928-1994

Robert Dean Avery Transportation Collection (1905-2018)

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Identifier: TL028
Abstract The Robert Dean Avery Transportation Collection includes transportation related items from Avery including 464 postcards and materials from his time as a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver. The postcards, dating from 1905 to 2003, depict various modes of transportation, the Panama Canal, and Lake Shore Drive. Avery’s CTA related materials date from 1965 to 1967 and include a four-page recollection of his time as a bus driver, uniform pieces, and related equipment. This collection...
Dates: 1905-2018

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