Box 5

Scope and Contents Student papers written as part of course work for various English classes in response to an exhibit created by Special Collections & Archives on pedagogy. Titles of the student papers include the following: "Form Embodies Content," "Concrete Poetry: An Artistic Universal Language," "Song," "Mary Somerville and William Whewell: embodying dichotomies in nineteenth century scientific literature," "Illustrating Life, Life Illustrated: Popular phrenology and the naturalization of structural...

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Correspondence between Nancy Hewitt and the Center for Humanities setting up the spring 1987 lecture along with a full transcript of the lecture with Hewitt's notes.

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Planning files, invitations, ephemera, and news coverage of the twentieth anniversary celebration of the second round of coeducation in October 1990. Campus committee members included Jean Shaw, Carol Lynch, Ann-Louise Shapiro, Mary Ann Clawson, Kirsten Delegard, Ellen D'Oench, Nancy Smith, Richard Vann, Linda Secord, and Linda Wong.

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

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Long-range research plan proposing the study of some geologic problems of central Connecticut.

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Three sheets of notations related to the Howland family and three sheets of Army Civil War service records for Albert Frank (Franklyn) Howland.

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Photographs from various Wesleyan spring Poetry Festivals. Includes images of the audiences, receptions, and speakers. Photographs include images of Robert Frost, Paul Horgan, Gertrude Hughes, Colleen McElroy, Harvey Shapiro, Brendan Galvin, Annie Dillard, Norman Shapiro, David Ignatow, and Garrett Hong go. Most photographs taken by Brooks Kraft.

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Copy of Wesleyan's petition of incorporation to the state of Connecticut. Original can be found at the Connecticut State Library.

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Notes and research detailing research done by a Special Collections & Archives staff member to find out Wesleyan's connection to Institute of the Black World.

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A collection of pencil and ink sketches done in the early 1940s of Wesleyan's campus. The seven sketches includes Olin Memorial Library, Fayerweather Gym, Van Vleck Observatory, Memorial Chapel detail, ollege Row, Fayerweather Gym facade, and Memorial Chapel.