Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)
Organization
Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:
Alpha Delta Phi Wesleyan Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: 2016-ADP
Abstract
The Alpha Delta Phi Records consist of materials related to the Middletown Chapter at Wesleyan University including its alumni groups, the Adelphic Educational Fund (AEF) and the Alumni Literary Society (ALS).
Dates:
1832-2017
Found in:
University Archives
April 29th Coalition records
Collection
Identifier: 1000-151
Abstract
In January 1982, Wesleyan University eliminated their aid-blind admissions policy. In response, students from a group called the April 29th Coalition protested the University's decision. The organization collected 1,284 signatures of students demanding Wesleyan return to an aid-blind system. They also demanded several changes to the financial aid and admissions system. Later in the semester, students held a 150 hour sit-in on the second floor of North College, one hour for each year that the...
Dates:
1982
Found in:
University Archives
Arnold, Herbert (session 1), June 8, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In his two interviews, Herbert Arnold discusses topics including: his childhood in Bavaria (now Czech Republic); deporation during WWII; attending Germantown High School in Philadelphia through an American Field Service scholarship; attending university in Germany in Freiburg and Wurzburg; studying under Gerd Tellenbach; teaching intensive German Language at Wesleyan (1962); joining the Wesleyan faculty (1963); the Wesleyan College Plan; tenures of University presidents including Vic...
Dates:
June 8, 2015
Arnold, Herbert (session 2), June 12, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In his two interviews, Herbert Arnold discusses topics including: his childhood in Bavaria (now Czech Republic); deporation during WWII; attending Germantown High School in Philadelphia through an American Field Service scholarship; attending university in Germany in Freiburg and Wurzburg; studying under Gerd Tellenbach; teaching intensive German Language at Wesleyan (1962); joining the Wesleyan faculty (1963); the Wesleyan College Plan; tenures of University presidents including Vic...
Dates:
June 12, 2015
Wilbur Olin Atwater papers
Collection
Identifier: 1000-219
Abstract
The Wilbur Olin Atwater papers highlight the scientific research and works of Wesleyan University's chemistry professor, who also established the first agricultural experiment station in the country, served as director of the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station and director of the Office of Experiment Stations for the United States Department of Agriculture. Atwater's research and work focuses on the chemical compositions of soils and fertilizers, the nutritive values of foods and the...
Dates:
1869-1915
Found in:
University Archives
William Rhodes Bagnall tutorial record book
Collection
Identifier: 1000-031
Abstract
The William Rhodes Bagnall tutorial record book contains names and dates relating to his tutoring during the 1844-1845 and 1845-1846 school years at Wesleyan University.
Dates:
1844-1846
Found in:
University Archives
Barber, William (session 1), December 13, 2013
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this first interview of three, William Barber discusses topics including: childhood in Depression-era Kansas; attending Harvard on scholarship; time as a soldier in WWII; attending Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; work as Assistant Professor at Kansas State; work in Washington D.C. as an economic analyst; futher studies at Oxford (PhD); marriage to wife Sheila; working in the Economics Department at Wesleyan; work as Chairman of College of Social Studies; specialization in the History of...
Dates:
December 13, 2013
Barber, William (session 2), January 15, 2014
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this second interview of three, William Barber discusses topics including: working with Vic Butterfield; launch of the College Plan (1959); launch of Center for Advanced Studies by Sigmund Neurmann; ethnomusicology at Wesleyan; eclectic faculty at Wesleyan including Nobby Brown, Carl Schorske, and Juan Ruora Parella; push for coeducation and diversification; reduction of Wesleyan's wealthy by Etherington; Etherington's departure and Senate attempt; Etherington Scholarships; Colin...
Dates:
January 15, 2014
Barber, William (session 3), February 4, 2014
File — Box 1
Content Description
From the Collection:
This collection consists of oral history interviews with members of the Wesleyan University community, including faculty emeriti, administration officials, and others. They are sponsored by the Wesleyan University Wasch Center for Retired Faculty and are added to on an ongoing basis.
Dates:
February 4, 2014
Basinger, Jeanine, April 29, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this interview with Willie Zabar and Melanie Berman, Jeanine Basinger describes how the Wesleyan campus has changed over her long employment of fifty-five years and tenure as a film professor, starting in 1969 at the invitation of John Frazer, during which she worked to help establish new archives and resources for the film department. She recalls the impact construction and expansion has had on university life, as well as the establishment of a theater with her name. She also mentions...
Dates:
April 29, 2015
Additional filters:
- Type
- Collection 153
- Archival Object 22
- Subject
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Students 72
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Alumni and alumnae 23
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Faculty 23
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- History 22
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Administration 17
- College publications 14
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- History -- 20th century 14
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Buildings 13
- Photographs 10
- Scrapbooks 8
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Curricula 8
- Programs 7
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Social life and customs 5
- World War, 1939-1945 5
- Coeducation 4
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Finance 4
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Admissions 4
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Songs and music 4
- African American college students 3
- College buildings 3
- DVDs 3
- Posters 3
- Science -- Study and teaching 3
- Student publications 3
- Video tapes 3
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- History -- 19th century 3
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Sports 3
- Architectural drawing 2
- Architecture 2
- Asian American students 2
- Asian students 2
- Choral music 2
- Class reunions 2
- College student newspapers and periodicals 2
- College students -- Religious life 2
- Diaries 2
- English -- Study and teaching 2
- Gay culture 2
- Gay rights 2
- Gay students 2
- German language 2
- International relations 2
- Legal documents 2
- Lesbian culture 2
- Lesbian students 2
- Music 2
- Natural history museums 2
- Natural history museums -- History 2
- Poetry 2
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 2
- Student movements 2
- Student protesters 2
- Universities and colleges -- Admission 2
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Presidents 2
- Women college students 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- African American student movements -- Connecticut 1
- Agricultural chemistry 1
- Ambrotype 1
- American literature 1
- Anthropological museums and collections -- History 1
- Antinuclear movement 1
- Antinuclear movement -- United States 1
- Art 1
- Art -- Exhibitions 1
- Art museums 1
- Asian American college students 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Audiotapes 1
- Buffalo (N.Y.) 1
- Choral singing 1
- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) 1
- Choruses, Secular (Men's voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied 1
- Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) 1
- Collectibles 1
- College buildings -- United States -- Design and construction 1
- College student government 1
- College students, Black -- Civil rights 1
- College teachers -- Tenure -- United States 1
- College theater 1
- Commonplace books 1
- Compact discs 1
- Crime -- United States 1
- Daguerreotype 1
- Economics 1
- Examinations -- History 1
- Feminism 1
- Football 1
- Fraternity songs 1
- Gay Pride Day 1
- Gay and lesbian studies 1
- Gay pride celebrations 1
- Gender identity 1
- Gender nonconformity 1
- Greek letter societies 1
- Hispanic American college students -- Political activity 1
- Indian college students 1
- International relations -- Congresses 1
- Intersex people -- Identity 1
- Labor -- United States 1 + ∧ less
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