Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)
Organization
Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:
Douglas J. Bennet papers
Collection
Identifier: 2009-032
Abstract
These professional papers contain materials from his undergraduate studies, including materials from Bennet's position as co-president of fraternity Alpha Chi Rho. There are also materials from his graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Harvard University. The bulk of the materials cover his professional career, beginning as administrative assistant to Ambassador Chester Bowles in India in the mid 1960s, and continuting through his many years in Washington D.C. He...
Dates:
1940-2004
Found in:
University Archives
Berlind, Allan, November 12, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Allan Berlind discusses topics including: studying zoology at Swarthmore (B.A.), studying zoology and neuro-physiology at Harvard (M.A., PhD), post-doc work at Berkeley (1969-1971), work on the faculty at Wesleyan, planning of a Neuroscience and Behavior major at Wesleyan alongside Dave Adams, David Bodznick, Harry Sinnamon, and Carol Lynch (1992), work as chair of Faculty Committee on Rights and Responsibilities, work on other faculty committees, frustrations with...
Dates:
November 12, 2015
Biddiscombe, John, December 22, 2017
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:
December 22, 2017
Eldon Benjamin Birdsey notebook
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: 1000-217
Abstract
This collection consists of a notebook created by Eldon Benjamin Birdsey. The notebook was made for J.W. Hewitt, a classics professor at Wesleyan and friend of Birdsey. The notebook includes various entries dealing with Birdsey's philosophy on life, observances of nature, his own poetry, quoted poetry, and Middletown. The notebook also includes transcribed correspondence from Birdsey to friends of Birdsey. The correspondence ranges in date from 1898 to 1913. The document also includes...
Dates:
1917
Found in:
University Archives
Buel, Richard, December 9, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Richard (Dick) Buel discusses topics including: studying history at Amherst (B.A.) and Harvard (M.A. and PhD); work as faculty of the history department at Wesleyan (1962-2002); his late wife Joy Day's contributions to one of his first published manuscripts Democracy in the American Revolution (1968); institutional upheaval at Wesleyan in the 1960s; Wesleyan's commitment to minority enrollment and the resulting racial tensions; Vietnam War demonstrations at Wesleyan and...
Dates:
December 9, 2015
Sidera Chase papers
Collection
Identifier: 2008-028
Abstract
The Sidera Chase papers consist of three journals ranging in date from 1841 to 1849 and one C.W.L.F. Morrow & Co. Pattern Book (1857-1886).
Dates:
1841-1886
Found in:
University Archives
Laban Clark papers
Collection
Identifier: 1000-087
Abstract
The Laban Clark papers contain correspondence, sermons, lectures, and journals by Laban Clark, as well as papers about his life's history, the founding of Wesleyan University, and his finances.
Dates:
1794-1935
Found in:
University Archives
Connor, John Anthony "Tony", April 17, 2015
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
In this interview, John Anthony "Tony" discusses topics including: his childhood in England during WWII; service in the Army; work as a textile designer; teaching at an art school; teaching Liberal Studies; attending Manchester University (M.A.); completing a Writers Residency at Amherst College; teaching a class of George Creeger's at Wesleyan; subsequently accepting a year-long teaching position at Wesleyan; receiving tenure at Wesleyan; time as Chairman of the English Department; 15-year...
Dates:
April 17, 2015
Copy of Wesleyan's petition for incorporation, 1831
Collection — Box 5, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Copy of Wesleyan's petition of incorporation to the state of Connecticut. Original can be found at the Connecticut State Library.
Dates:
1831
Raymond Dodge papers
Collection
Identifier: 1000-321
Abstract
The Raymond Dodge papers include correspondence, ephemera, and typescripts providing insight into Raymond Dodge's life and work as an American psychologist and professor.
Dates:
1894-1948
Found in:
University Archives
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- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- History -- 20th century 14
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- World War, 1939-1945 5
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- African American college students 3
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- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) 1
- Choruses, Secular (Men's voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied 1
- Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) 1
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- College students, Black -- Civil rights 1
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