Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- History -- 20th century

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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).

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...

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The collection includes statements from the Committee on Environmental Awareness, Connecticut Citizens Conference, Nuclear Resistance Group and Students Opposed to Nuclear Arms Race. Materials include meeting minutes, flyers, notes and Wesleyan and Connecticut press on their activism and other notes and news from the groups. Campus news articles and memos provide accounts of participation in national protests and correspondence with students who were arrested for various protests.

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The Center for the Arts (CFA) / Zilkha Gallery event posters houses the posters, flyers and mailings for events held at the gallery between 1973 and 1987.

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The Wesleyan University College of Quantitative Studies records include administrative files for the college, student examinations and evaluations, and files for local projects students conducted during its time of existence fom 1960-1967.

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This volume contains memorabilia on the opening of the Edith Jefferson Andrus Davenport Campus Center in 1984.

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Scrapbook recording the fundraising campaign for buildings on campus.

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The Glee Club records contains materials related to Wesleyan University's Glee Club, with a large empahsis on the annual candlelight concerts.

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The Hewlett Fellows were students at Wesleyan University who investigated and documented the history of racial diversity on campus.

The Hewlett Diversity Archive contains documents, photographs, textiles, audio recordings, and transcriptions related to the history of diversity and students of color at Wesleyan University.

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Wesleyan University hosted both V-5 and V-12 Naval Training Units on its campus during World War II. The Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection features information about both naval training units, including information about their curricula, as well as publications used in the courses.