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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 When British Rhodesia became independent Zimbabwe, Brutus' passport was revoked.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...
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.
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.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Virginia Buettner (1917-2004) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/185
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a few loose pages of a scrapbook reflecting Buettner’s social activities while a Northwestern student. Items found affixed to the scrapbook pages relate to sorority rushing, attendance at the 1939 Interfraternity Ball, attendance at the 1936 Waa-Mu Show, participation in Women’s Athletic Association activities, and the 1939 Northwestern commencement ceremony.Loose items are foldered separately and include a Delta Gamma sorority group photograph, 1937;...
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.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Russell D. Burge (1892-1980) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 55/11
Abstract
The Russell D. Burge Papers, including one folder of biographical material and one folder of correspondence, consist in their bulk of drafts of Burge's novels and short stories. The biographical material includes a genealogical sheet, information compiled for Burge's retirement dinner, and the 1982 “Burge Christmas Greeting”. The correspondence consists of letters to and from a correspondence course teacher and several literary agents. The drafts of five novels and thirty three short stories...
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Records of the "Bursar's Office Takeover", May 1968
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/155
Abstract
This compilation of clippings, reports, correspondence, and other documents relating to the May, 1968, Black Student Sit-in at Northwestern University provides an overview of the issues, events, and results of the strike.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Robert L. Burwell, Jr. (1912-2003), Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/8/3
Abstract
Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 6, 1912. He earned his B.S. at St. John's College in 1932 and his Ph.D. in chemistry at Princeton in 1936. Burwell was an instructor in chemistry at Trinity College (now Duke University) from 1936 to the spring of 1939 before joining the faculty at Northwestern University in the fall of 1939 as an instructor in chemistry. Burwell became internationally known for his pioneering work in heterogeneous catalysis. The Robert L....
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.
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.
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...
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.
Found in:
Music Library
Ali Bulent Cambel (1923- ), Papers
Collection
Identifier: 22/4/13
Abstract
Cambel joined the Northwestern University faculty as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1953. His research involved mechanical engineering, gas dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and propulsion systems. He holds the patent on flame stabilization in jet engines. The Ali Bulent Cambel Papers fill two and one half archival boxes and include biographical materials, publication drafts and correspondence, and a teaching file.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Records of the Campus Commission
Collection
Identifier: 0/2/1
Abstract
In the first decade of the twentieth century Northwestern University became concerned with developing a coherent architectural and landscape plan for its Evanston campus. This series documents the efforts of the Campus Commission to solicit and select a comprehensive design. While most of the records date from the period 1909-1910, the series also includes two 1905 letters from Daniel Burnham and George Maher's 1907 study.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Canadian Studies Program, Records of the
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/22/11
Abstract
The records of the Canadian Studies Program were separated from the R. Barry Farrell Papers (Series 11/3/22/10) which should also include material relating to the Program. The records, which span the period 1973-1991, occupy six boxes and are arranged in five main categories: basic documents, correspondence, financial records, fund raising, and Quebec fellowships. Small amounts of material on research and trips are also included.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Russell N. Cansler (1909-1995) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 12/1/12
Abstract
In 1945 Russell Cansler joined the faculty of the Northwestern University School of Commerce Secretarial Sciences Department. He served from 1945 to 1951 as Assistant Professor, and from 1951 to 1953 as Associate Professor. In 1961 he organized the School of Business Office of Placement and was the Director of that office until he retired.The Russell N. Cansler Papers, filling two boxes, are arranged into five groups: biographical material; general correspondence; speeches, speech materials and...
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Raymond Carhart (1912-1975) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 20/13
Abstract
Raymond Thomas Carhart was a professor of Audiology and Otolaryngology at Northwestern University. He holds a distinguished position as the founder and chief pioneer in the field of audiology, establishing the first academic program in audiology in the United States. He developed and refined speech audiometry and used it effectively in evaluating the efficiency of hearing aids. The Raymond Carhart Papers are arranged in five main categories: Biographical Material; Correspondence, Committee and...
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Leland H. Carlson (1908-1995) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/16/16
Abstract
The Leland H. Carlson Papers fill two boxes and are arranged in five subseries: Correspondence; Education Files; Publications; Notes, Lectures and Syllabi; and Student Papers. The correspondence includes letters of recommendation and responses concerning a graduate assistant, John Wilkes, correspondence and papers from an English history conference held at the Newberry Library that was chaired by Carlson in 1953, and correspondence from Gary C. Boyce, Chair of the History Department of...
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Walter Carringer (1924-2006) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 19/3/8
Abstract
The Walter Carringer Papers document Carringer's busy and successful singing career, and consist for the most part of newspaper clippings, publicity and repertoire information, though biographical information and correspondence are also included.
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Gwendolen M. Carter, (1906-1990) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 35/10
Abstract
The Gwendolen M. Carter Papers chronicle Carter's career as a political scientist and Africanist from the 1930's through the 1970's (a small amount of earlier material is also included.) The bulk of the collection dates from approximately 1960 through approximately 1975. Carter's South African research interests and her activities as director of Northwestern University's Program of African Studies are especially well documented. The collection is divided into eight sections: Personal Papers;...
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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