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Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:

Louise W. Knight papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-214
Abstract

The Louise Wilby Knight papers consist of questionnaires completed by female members of classes during Wesleyan's first period of coeducation (1872-1913) and research notes used to write her senior thesis in 1972.

Dates: 1971-1972

Howard Fifield Legg letters

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-173
Abstract

The Howard Legg letters are about life on the Wesleyan University campus while Legg was a student between 1900 and 1904. Topics include sports, especially track and football; his membership in Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE); and his many classes and activities.

Dates: 1900-1904

James Oliver Longstreet diary

 Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: 1000-025
Abstract

James Oliver Longstreet's personal diary from the year 1856 covers the second semester of his junior year at Wesleyan, as well as the first semester of his senior year. Many events are recorded in the diary, including the 1856 presidential election and the founding of the Middletown chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Longstreet also discusses his work as a teacher in North Guilford, Connecticut and North Branford, Connecticut.

Dates: 1856

William P. Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-152
Abstract

The William P. Lyon papers consists of a photocopied journal, a partial transcript of the journal, two letters, and some biographical information. The manuscript diary is titled "Journal of a Trip to Middletown, Conn., Summer 1841," kept by William P. Lyon, as he surveyed the examinations at Wesleyan University. The diary is 47 pages in length, with a total of 5 entries ranging from June 29, 1841 to July 3, 1841.

Dates: 1840-1841

Masters, Bruce, May 12, 2022

 File
Scope and Contents In this interview, Bruce Master’s discusses his experience as a researcher in the Middle East and explains the intricacies of studying the Arabic language as he has found throughout his scholarship and travels. He mentions frustrations that he felt upon arriving at Wesleyan because of the lack of non-Western histories that were taught here. Following that, he provides his own analysis of how the Wesleyan student body has changed; including the impact of the 2008 recession, the growth of the...
Dates: May 12, 2022

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

Fred B. Millett World War II letters from students

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-130
Abstract

The Fred Millet World War II letters from students were sent from both Wesleyan and non-Wesleyan students involved in the war effort.

Dates: 1913-1948

Miscellaneous 19th century Wesleyan faculty and student photographs, 1892-1893

 Collection — Box 7, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Images of Wesleyan faculty and students from the 1892-1893 school year. Images are all from Hardy photography studio, Boston and are on cardboard. Images include Van Vleck, Conn, Winchester, Singer, Lake, Blakeslee, Cutts, Talmadge, Harris, Danes, Hibbard, Armstrong, Raymond, Merrill, Prentice, Atwater, Hubbard, Morse, and McKee.

Dates: 1892-1893

William B. B. Moody papers on the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-330
Abstract

The William B. B. Moody papers on the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta comprises of Moody’s notes, research and final book discussing the history of the Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta.

Dates: 1839-2007

Archie Emerson Palmer Latin notebook

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1000-224
Abstract

The Archie Emerson Palmer Latin notebook represents coursework at Wesleyan in the 1870s.

Dates: 1872