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Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)

 Organization

Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:

Elphick, Richard, June 8, 2016

 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: June 8, 2016

Firshein, William (session 1), April 10, 2012

 File — Box 1
Scope and Contents In this first interview of two, William Firshein discusses topics including: his childhood during and in post-Depression era Brooklyn; growing up in the tight-knit Jewish community in Brooklyn; the effects of WWII on his life and upbringing; studying at Brooklyn College as an undergraduate (1950s); studying at Rutger's university as a graudate (1953); being drafted as a military policeman during the Korean War; subsequently working at a laboratory during the Korean War; influence of...
Dates: April 10, 2012

Firshein, William (session 2), April 12, 2012

 File — Box 1
Scope and Contents In this second interview of two, William Firshein discusses topics including: working at Weseleyan as Daniel Ayres Professor of Biology Emeritus; grants from National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health; sabbaticals at the Department of Microbiology at Hebrew University (1961-1962), University of California La Jolla, Copenhagen Institute of Biology (1968-1969), and Institute Pasteur of Paris (1974-1975); work with American Society of Microbiology; construction of the...
Dates: April 12, 2012

Henry "Hank" Anderson (class of 1940) materials related to Mystical Seven, 1966-1995

 Collection — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Papers related to the building of the Mystical Seven and correspondence between alumni and Wesleyan administration.

Dates: 1966-1995

Paul Horgan collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-262
Abstract

The collection includes records amassed and created by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Paul Horgan, spanning between the years of 1956 and 1995.

Dates: 1956-1995

Iahu

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-459
Abstract

Student created publication from 1981-1998 where all women can publish their work.

Dates: 1981-1998

Institute for the Future records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1000-267
Abstract

The Institute for the Future records contain founding documents, publications, and proposals produced by or for the Institute for the Future (IFF), a collaborative effort between the Connecticut Research Commission, the Educational Policy Research Center of the Syracuse University Research Commission, and Wesleyan University to engage in long-term predictions about the impact of future technological and societal developments, with an emphasis on urban planning and policy.

Dates: 1964-1970

Long Lane School photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-077
Abstract

The Long Lane photographs includes copies of historical photographs (the originals are held in the Connecticut State Library), photographs of Long Lane buildings, and digital photographs of the interiors of buildings prior to demolition.

Dates: circa 1999-2005

Materials against Wesleyan's slogan "Wesleyan: the Independent Ivy", 1998

 Collection — Box 4, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Letter to Board of Trustees, newspaper article copies, and sticker related to the alumni going against Wesleyan's slogan of "Wesleyan: The Independent Ivy."

Dates: 1998

Lynn Smith Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-004
Abstract

The collection consists of a scrapbook kept by Miller that covers the years 1910-1914, two diaries, anniversary medals, and a supplemental binder put together by Miller's son, John W. Miller, Class of 1953.

Dates: 1910-1931

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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
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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
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