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Roberto Brenes Mesen (1874-1947) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/12/5
Abstract
Roberto Brenes Mesen, educator, political critic, poet, and philologist, taught in Northwestern University's Department of Romance Languages from 1926-1939. His Papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, teaching materials, research materials, publications, and critical studies. The majority of the matieral is in Spanish.
Dates:
1893-1971
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Dorothy Brett Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS27
Overview
Artist Dorothy Brett, a member of the Bloomsbury group, was a friend of Katherine Mansfield, John Middleton Murry, and Frieda and D.H. Lawrence. This collection includes typescripts for her autobiography, a continuation of her memoirs on D.H. Lawrence, and some of her correspondence to John Middleton Murry about the Lawrences. Brett's diaries recounting her visits to Taos, New Mexico (1924), and Capri (1926); a copy of her manuscript on her friendship with Katherine Mansfield; and an interview...
Dates:
1922-1969; Majority of material found in 1965-1969
Philip Brickman (1943-1982) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/23/6
Abstract
The Philip Brickman Papers consist of research papers, essays, stories, and other work produced during elementary and high school, 1949-1960; undergraduate materials, 1960-1964; graduate school materials 1965-1968; and a small amount of correspondence and publications from his tenure as an instructor and assistant professor in the psychology department at Northwestern University, 1970-1978.
Dates:
1949-1987
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Steuart Henderson Britt (1907-1979) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 12/1/6
Abstract
Steuart Henderson Britt was born in Fulton, Missouri, on June 16, 1907. In 1957 Britt received a dual appointment at Northwestern University as Professor of Marketing in the School of Commerce and Professor of Advertising in the Medill School of Journalism. In 1971 Britt and one of his former students founded the Britt and Frerichs marketing research firm in Chicago. Throughout his career Britt was a prolific author and editor. The Steuart Henderson Britt Papers comprise ten boxes and...
Dates:
1927-1980
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Brodfuehrer Family Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/105
Abstract
The scrapbook, compiled by NU alumnus Oscar Brodfuehrer (1912) vividly documents student life at Northwestern University, circa 1912-17, and also includes family and travel photographs.
Dates:
1912-1917; Other: Date acquired: 11/05/2012
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Baker Brownell (1887-1965) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 12/1/3
Abstract
Baker Brownell enjoyed a rich and varied career as a soldier, newspaper man, popular teacher and lecturer, prolific writer and minor power, and scholar concerned with the dynamics of both the "small community" and the larger "human community" of which it formed an important component. During his lifetime, much of which was spent as a member of the faculty at Northwestern, Brownell achieved a national reputation based upon both his recognized abilities as a lecturer and teacher and his...
Dates:
1904-1965
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Willson P. Brumback (1896-1981) Football Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/73
Abstract
Willson Brumback's Scrapbook documents Northwestern's triumphal 1916 football season in seventeen pages of newspaper clippings. Seven pages of clippings are devoted to the October 21, 1916, game at Stagg Field, when the Northwestern Purple beat the Chicago Maroons 10-0, NU's first win over Chicago since 1901. The majority of the clippings date between October and November 1916, and include those from the Daily Northwestern, local Chicago newspapers, and the papers local to the away games. Two...
Dates:
1916, n.d.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 35/17
Abstract
Dennis Brutus, poet and South African expatriate, was an activist, working for an end to racial segregation in sport. He joined Northwestern University's faculty in 1971, and left to joint the faculty of the University of Pittsburg in 1986. The Dennis Brutus Papers comprise correspondence, papers associated with specific organizations and events, and numerous drafts of poems, both handwritten and typed.
Dates:
1960-1984
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Dennis Brutus Defense Committee, Records of the
Collection
Identifier: 026
Abstract
Dennis Brutus was a South African anti-apartheid activist, poet, and educator. The Dennis Brutus Defense Committee was formed in response to efforts by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to deport him following the invalidation of his Rhodesian passport. When British Rhodesia became independent Zimbabwe, Brutus' passport was revoked. As a result, Brutus was technically rendered an illegal alien. The United States government began deportation proceedings against Brutus in...
Dates:
1963-1983; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1983
Buddha Statues
Collection
Identifier: AS13
Overview
This collection of wooden statues, found in the McCormick Library of Special Collections, consists of eight figures of the Buddha in various poses.
Dates:
n.d.
Budget and Resources Advisory Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: 4/5/5
Abstract
The BRAC records document the budget making process, especially during the years 1978/79 through 1980/81. Records include correspondence, reports, supporting documentation and general materials.
Dates:
1970-1984
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Virginia Buettner (1917-2004) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/185
Overview
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
C. M. Clay Buntain (1876-1927) Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/71
Abstract
The C. M. Clay Buntain Scrapbook documents Buntain's activities at Northwestern between 1894 and 1902. It includes newspaper clippings (from Chicago newspapers such as the Tribune and Herald as well as from student publications), programs, and announcements, arranged in rough chronological order. A few items from the 1890s were added at the end of the scrapbook.
Dates:
1894-1902
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Russell D. Burge (1892-1980) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 55/11
Abstract
The papers of Russell D. Burge (a member of Northwestern University's accounting department, and an writer of fiction) consist mainly of drafts of Burge's five novels and thirty-three short stories, plus biographical material and correspondence.
Dates:
1918-1982
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Records of the "Bursar's Office Takeover", May 1968
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/155
Abstract
On May 3, 1968 more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students occupied the Bursar's Office, in the first major sit-in experienced at Northwestern University. After the students' April 22nd list of demands were not met, they declared their intention to keep the office occupied until these demands were met. This peaceful 38-hour occupation ended with University leaders negotiating with students, and committing to enhance services and support for Black students related to admissions,...
Dates:
1968-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1968
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Robert L. Burwell, Jr. (1912-2003) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/8/3
Abstract
The papers of Robert L. Burwell, Jr. (instructor in chemistry) fill twenty-nine boxes and are arranged into: biographical materials (general materials, education, administrative duties), correspondence, teaching, research and consulting, professional organizations, speeches, and publications.
Dates:
1931-1986
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
John Cage correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Cage Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The Cage Correspondence collection is comprised of correspondence and ephemera including letters, cards, clippings, catalogs, photographs, negatives, cassette tapes, music scores, and art. Early materials focus on family correspondence and newspaper clippings and are interspersed with Cage's own notes and manuscripts. Later correspondence is enhanced through Cage's use of "Note-o-Grams" which provides carbon copies of his sent messages.
Dates:
1901-1993; Majority of material found in 1960-1990
Found in:
Music Library
John Cage correspondence addenda
Collection
Identifier: Cage Addenda
Abstract
This is correspondence that is related to John Cage but was not given to Northwestern by the composer. Letters are between Cage and the person in the folder's title unless otherwise indicated in the container list. Of particular interest are letters from John and Xenia Cage to friends in California that relate their experiences while living in Chicago in the early 1940s.
Dates:
1941-1992
Found in:
Music Library
John Cage Notations Project collection
Collection
Identifier: Cage Notations
Abstract
John Cage was already established as an influential American composer and important leader of post-World War II avant-garde music when he began his Notations project in the mid-1960s. In 1965 the Notations project was born. Cage sent letters to hundreds of composers, visual artists, and writers soliciting manuscripts for possible inclusion in a book to benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts. Some sent Cage recent creations while others contributed older works. Cage published...
Dates:
1884-1978; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1969
Found in:
Music Library
John Cage scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Cage scrapbooks
Overview
The John Cage Scrapbooks are comprised of 9 scrapbooks constructed by John Cage's mother, Lucretia Cage, spanning the years 1916-1954. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, programs, ticket stubs, correspondence, and a few photographs. They document Cage's early life, mostly in photographs, and his early to mid career.
Dates:
1916 - 1954
Found in:
Music Library
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