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College students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Class of 1981 Individual Senior Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/3
Abstract

This series consists of individual photographs of senior members of the class of 1981. The photographs appeared in the 1981 edition of the Northwestern Syllabus (Volume 97). The photographs are wallet-size, black and white portraits. They are mounted in composite fashion on several oversized cardboard layout sheets. Each layout sheet is identified with a number corresponding to a page number (224-285) of the Syllabus

Dates: 1981-1981

James E. "Jimmy" Johnson (1879-1942) Scrapbooks and Miscellanea

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/134
Abstract

Two scrapbooks and additional clippings/biographical information document James E. "Jimmy" Johnson's education at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and at Northwestern University, as well as his football career at both schools.

Dates: 1890-1911, 1942-2012

Luke A. Johnsos (1905-1984) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/143
Abstract While a student at Northwestern University (beginning in 1924), Luke A. Johnsons earned a total of seven letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He played football for the Chicago Bears, becoming player-coach, and serving as co-head coadh during World War II. He remained with the Bears until 1968. He pioneered a new way of coaching from the press box, becoming known as the "Press Box Quarterback." Johnsos also served as President of the Johnsos-Coppock printing company. This...
Dates: 1926 - 2011

Henry Howard Kafer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/166
Abstract

The Henry Howard Kafer collection is comprised of one photograph, depicting the Northwestern University football team of 1904, garments and other textiles.

Dates: ca. 1902-1904

Susan Korman Kahan (1946- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/198
Abstract

The Susan Korman Kahan (1946- ) Papers span the years 1963-1970. The collection contains scrapbooks, correspondence, and memorabilia from her college years.

Dates: 1963 - 1970

Livonia Ruth Kay (1867-1949) Class Album

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/25
Abstract Before printed yearbooks with photographs of students became widespread, college students exchanged individual photographs taken at local photography studios and reproduced in quantity. The photographs—usually the 4-1/2″ × 6-1/4″ size called cabinet photographs—were mounted on card stock printed with the photographer's name and address. Students filled albums (with spaces designed to fit the standard cabinet size photos) with card photographs of their friends, including photos of faculty and...
Dates: 1891

Alfred Richard ("Al") Kuhn (1934-2017) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/131
Abstract

The papers of tennis star Alfred R. ("Al") Kuhn, Jr. (NU 1956), document the world of competitive tennis, played at a high level, during the 1940s-50s. Papers include biographical material, clippings, programs, and photographs.

Dates: 1946 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1956; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/2015

Tom Myers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/115
Abstract

Northwestern football star Thomas Welborn Myers was the starting quarterback for the Wildcats in the 1962 season under coach Ara Parseghian. He was named All-American and All-Time All American, and went on to play for the Detroit Lions. His papers include clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials documentiing Myers' football career.

Dates: 1943 - 2013; Other: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2012

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/5/1
Abstract The series is comprised of photographic prints and negatives relating to the activities, officers, staff, and command of Northwestern University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Most of the photographs are snapshots of award and commissioning ceremonies, inspections, and training exercises although individual and group portraits of NROTC midshipmen are included as well. The bulk of the photographs are black and white. Prints are arranged in folders according to topical headings and...
Dates: 1985-1988

Edward L. Nemeth Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 31/6/152
Abstract

This scrapbook, containing mainly news clippings and photographs, was compiled by Nancy Ann Meyers Nemeth, wife of Edward Nemeth (left guard on Northwestern's football team), and documents Northwestern's winning participation in the 1949 Rose Bowl football game.

Dates: 1949; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/2016

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

Records of Northwestern University Black Alumni Association (NUBAA)

 Collection
Identifier: 32/5
Abstract

Collection consists of records of the Northwestern University Black Alumni Association (NUBAA), dating from circa 1968 to 2018, including approximately 1.6 linear feet (4 boxes) and 36.3 gigabytes of born-digital files of organization records, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and artifacts.

Dates: circa 1968-2018

Northwestern University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 25/12
Abstract

The Northwestern Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Collection includes plaques, All-American certificates, programs, academic certificates, correspondence, photographs, record logs, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1911-2008

Office of The Registrar Student Transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: 26/2
Abstract

The Office of the Registrar student transcript records are contained in one archival box and one microfiche file case. They are composed of microfiche copies of transcripts of Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students whose last active enrollment in the University occured between 1972 and 1986.

Dates: 1972-1986

Helen A. Paddock (1892-1965) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/64
Abstract

The materials in the Helen Paddock scrapbook date between 1910 and 1915 and document her social, academic, and family life at Northwestern University. Included are photographs, newspaper clippings, dance cards, and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1910-1915; Agreement Received: 2000-07-25

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

Gaspar F. Perricone (1928-2020) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/116
Abstract

Gaspar Perricone played a key role on Northwestern’s winning 1949 Rose Bowl-winning team. The Papers document his football career at Northwestern, with an emphasis on the 1949 Rose Bowl.

Dates: 1947 - 2006; Other: Majority of material found in 1949 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2012

James P. Pitts (1944- ) Papers, (1961-2013)

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/196
Abstract

Sociologist, educator, and university dean and vice president, James P. Pitts (1944- ) received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A., and Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. His papers fill 7 boxes, and span the years 1961 to 2013. Composed of newspaper clippings, press releases, curricula vitae, correspondences, and published work, the papers contain Pitts' writings, awards, and a scrapbook and jersey from his time at Northwestern.

Dates: 1961-2013

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

Karl F. Putnam (1879-1960) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/62
Abstract The Karl F. Putnam scrapbook contains newspaper clippings dating between 1899 and 1903, documenting social, academic, and family events, as well as news and information about Northwestern University. Clippings come from many papers, including the Evanston Index, The Inter Ocean, The American, Mt. Carmel Register, Evening Post, Chicago American, Evanston Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Examiner, and the ...
Dates: 1899-1903