Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Buildings

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).

This collection contains records from the Phi Rho literary society, also known as the Delta Tau Delta fraternity from 1903 to 1954. The collection includes minutes from annual meetings, budget and financial reports, newsletters, and architectural plans from the first half of the 20th century.

Photographs of campus taken by Frank McConkey while here as a student at at reunions. Includes images of campus buildings, the 1936 hurricane damage, Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and commencement in 1937. Also slides of campus buildings from reunions in 1962 and 1977. Additionally a full, intact booklet of centennial postcards given out as part of the centennial celebrations in 1931 and just after.

The William John James trustee and financial records concern financial matters brought before the Board of Trustees. Notable subject groupings for these dates include Buildings and Grounds and the Carnegie Foundation accreditations. These records are not a complete collection of Trustee business, but complement other Trustees' holdings in the Wesleyan University Archives.

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.

Warren Platner's materials for the addition to Fayerweather Gym in the 1970s.

This collection contains anecdotes written by Wesleyan alumni from the classes of 1859 to 1936. Major topics include their experiences with former Wesleyan professors, pranks performed with their classmates, the burning of North College in 1906, and the arrival of women on campus in 1872.

Collection is in two parts. Earlier records span 1907-1953 and cover multiple Wesleyan buildings and campus infrastructure. Later records span 1969-1984 and consist of Facilities Committee meeting minutes and supporting material.

Approximately 1000 glass plate negatives of Wesleyan University buildings and campus events. They are thought to have been found in the attic of Winchester House and were transferred to the archives in July 1990. The itemized list of slides in the series is a partial listing, intended to represent the bulk of what is in each box.