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Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Administration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:

William D. "Bro" Adams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1000-110
Abstract

William D. "Bro" Adams was executive assistant to the President from 1988-1993, and Vice President and Secretary of the University from 1993-1995. Topics of note include files on the institution's interests in South Africa, University councils and committees and the 1992 reaccreditation.

Dates: 1988-1995
Found in: University Archives

Adelstein, Richard, January 11, 2021

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Abstract In this interview Richard Adelstein reflects on his scholarly journey to Wesleyan; he describes struggles through MIT and his involvement with the newly formed Upward Bound science and math program. He worked as a teacher in prisons, earned his PhD in Economics and Law from Penn, and then applied to an associate professor position in the Wesleyan Economics Department, and has also engaged in volunteer legal work as a commitment lawyer. Adelstein discusses his appreciation for Wesleyan’s...
Dates: January 11, 2021
Found in: University Archives / Wesleyan University emeritus faculty oral histories

American Association of University Professors Wesleyan University Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-005
Abstract Wesleyan University restarted its dormant chapter in the American Association of University Professors with a new constitution on October 9, 1974. Over the following two decades, the chapter took part in negotiations with the administration, including University President Colin Campbell. Beginning in 1977, Nathanael Greene, Vice President for Academic Affairs, would serve as Campbell’s liaison to the AAUP. The activities of the group appear to have dropped off around 1990.This...
Dates: 1973-1987
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

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

Allan Berlind papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-038
Abstract

The Allan Berlind papers consist of materials created and collected by Berlind while he was a faculty member at Wesleyan University.

Dates: 1973-2006
Found in: University Archives

Boyd, Richard W., March 23, 2023

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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: March 23, 2023
Found in: University Archives / Wesleyan University emeritus faculty oral histories

Joseph Cummings papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-089
Abstract

The collection is comprised of Wesleyan University annual reports and Joseph Cummings' correspondence.

Dates: 1851-1899
Found in: University Archives

Burton C. Hallowell papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-384
Abstract Burton C. Hallowell received his undergraduate and masters degrees from Wesleyan, ('36 and '38). He served in the Army during WWII where he rose to the rank of Captain. After the war he was hired as full professor in the Economics department at Wesleyan beginning in 1946. He received his PhD in Economics from Princeton in 1949. Hallowell eventually became head of the Economics department at Wesleyan, then Vice-president of the University in 1961 and Executive VP a few years later. He left...
Dates: 1961-1967
Found in: University Archives

Karl Pomeroy Harrington papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-117
Abstract

The Karl Pomeroy Harrington papers include correspondence, writings, studies in Latin, diaries, scrapbooks, and music programs. Topics in the correspondence include faculty and administrative issues at Wesleyan, Harrington's publications, and his family. Other topics include Harrington's interests in Latin poetry, Wesleyan history, Middletown history, railroads, and the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Dates: 1856-1981
Found in: University Archives

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