Milwaukee-Downer College Records, 1840-1964

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Series: Series 10. History Files, 1840-1964
Scope and Content Note: The series contains the "historical" records of Milwaukee-Downer College, such as bulletins and catalogs, newspaper clippings, printed histories, programs from clubs, dramatic productions, and exhibits. The series also contains the files, which are mostly financial records, of Downer College and Milwaukee College; and Catharine Beecher's correspondence (1855-1864) with Increase Lapham.
Box   2
Academic Courses Bulletin, 1927
Box   5
Alumnae Presentations, 1928-1939
Box   2
Alumnae Registers, 1926, 1931, 1937, 1948, 1954, 1962
Box   13
Anniversary, 1926
Box   5
Art Exhibits, 1930-1936
Articles of Incorporation
Box   13
1900, 1907, 1917, 1926, 1934
Box   4
1926, 1934, 1936
Box   13
Biographical Materials, undated
Box   1
Bulletins, 1923-1928, 1930-1934, 1936-1938
Box   3
Bulletins, 1938-1953
Box   4
Bulletins, 1943, 1953, 1955, 1958-1963
Box   1
Bulletins and Catalogs, 1924-1938
Box   3
Bulletins and Catalogs, 1938-1953
Box   4
Bulletins and Catalogs, 1953-1964
Box   1
Bulletins, History Files, 1895-1923
Box   13
Calendars, 1901-1950
Centennial
Box   5
1951
Box   13
Committee Minutes, 1951
Box   13
Formal Greetings from Colleges and Universities, 1951
Box   13
Pageant Script, 1951
Box   14
Recordings of Programs, 1951
Box   5
Cercle Francais, 1890-1946
Box   5
Christmas Revels, 1911-1940
Box   14
Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Founder's Day, Speakers and Speeches, 1915-1964
Box   5
Commencement Programs, 1886-1964
Box   5
Dedications, 1899-1939
Box   2
Department of Art, Bulletin, 1929, 1932, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1958
Box   4
Department of Classics Bulletin, 1935
Box   2
Department of Music Bulletin, 1929, 1944
Box   2
Department of Speech Bulletin, 1934
Box   14
Domestic Science Fund, 1901-1904
Downer College
Box   12
Adams, Nettie, 1871
Box   17
Volume   11
Alumnae Association, Minutes, 1878-1896
Box   17
Volume   12
Alumnae Association, Treasurer's Record, 1881-1897
Box   17
Volume   13
Cash Book, 1886-1889
Box   12
Catalog, 1858-1878, 1880-1896
Box   12
Columbia History of Downer College, by Imogene S. Webster, 1893?
Box   12
Executor of Downer Estate, 1884-1888
Box   12
Finance Committee, Reports, 1890, 1892, 1893
Box   12
Haire, J. P., vs. Wisconsin Female College, 1874
Box   12
History of Downer College, by H. A. Miner, 1926
Box   12
Horne, Sarah, 1890
Box   12
Kodak, 1891-1895
Box   12
Library Acquisitions, undated
Note: Currently in Miscellaneous folder.
Box   12
Miscellaneous, 1855-1870
Box   12
President's Report, 1892
Box   17
Volume   8-9
Scholarship Certificates, 1858-1876
Box   12
Sewell, A. B., 1890
Box   17
Volume   10
Transcripts, 1871-1895
Note: Restricted
Box   12
Treasurer, Annual Reports, 1892-1895
Box   12
Trustees, 1864-1890
Box   17
Volume   14
YWCA of Downer College, Minutes, 1889-1901
Box   2
Dramatic Art Bulletin, 1928
Box   6
Dramatic Programs, 1901-1962
Box   4
Education Bulletin, 1956, 1960
Box   6
Elizabethan Revels Script, 1926-1927
Box   13
Endowment Association Incorporation and Program, undated
Box   15
Ephemera: Academic Gowns of Ellen Sabin and Lucia Briggs, Diplomas, Pins, and School Pennants
Faculty
Box   4
List, 1933-1934
Box   6
Plays, 1921-1958
Box   6
Skit (Script), 1952
Box   6
Fezziwig Swarry, 1912-1957
Box   6
Founder's Day, 1915-1964
Box   6
German Club, 1929-1962
Box   14
Graduating Essays, 1898-1899
Box   2
Greene Collection of Minerals and Fossils Bulletin, 1924, 1928, 1946
Box   6
Gym Exhibits, 1913-1934
Box   6a
Historical Marker Dedication, 1965
Box   6a
Home Economics, 1905-1948
Box   2
Home Economics Bulletin, 1925-1952, 1959, 1963
Box   6a
Hymnal, 1921
Box   4
Language and Literature Bulletin, 1954, 1960
Library
Box   18
Blueprints, 1936-1937 (missing as of 2006)
Box   4
Handbooks, 1956
Box   9
Mary Mortimer Memorial Library, 1878-1918
Box   6a
May Day, 1921-1945
Box   8
Miller, Alice, Memoriam, 1916
Milwaukee College
Box   10
Alethean Society, 1886-1890
Box   16
Volume   6
Alumnae Association, Secretary's List of Alumnae, 1894
Box   8
Annals of Milwaukee College, 1891
Box   9
Articles of Incorporation and Amendments, 1851
Box   11
Beacon, 1893-1894
Box   10
Beecher, Catharine, Correspondence with Increase Lapham, 1855-1864
Box   1
Catalog, 1896-1897
Box   11
Catalogs, 1852-1859, 1870-1871, 1875-1876, 1890, 1892
Box   10
Class of 1871
Box   9
Committee Reports and Resolutions of Trustees, 1851-1895
Box   16
Volume   2
Curious Society, 1855-1869
Box   17
Volume   7
Endowment Association, Programs, 1893-1900
English Literature Lectures
Box   9
Course I, 1882-1883
Box   9
Course II, 1883-1884
Box   9
Financial Statements and Inventories, 1853-1889
Box   10
Kingsley, Florence M., 1889-1893
Box   16
Volume   2
Ladies Educational Society, Minutes, 1852
Box   11
Lapham Essay, 1858
Box   16
Volume   3
Milwaukee Alumnae Society, Minutes and Reports, 1855-1869
Box   9
Milwaukee College vs. Holton, et al., 1891-1893
Box   11
Milwaukee Literary School, 1886
Box   11
Miscellaneous, undated
Box   11
Monthly Magazine, Volume 2: 1-3, 1894
Box   9
Mortgages, Indentures, Contracts, and Tax Deeds, 1852-1889
Box   8
Mortimer, Mary, Biography by Minerva B. Norton, 1894
Box   11
Newspaper clippings, 1858-1859
Box   11
Ogden Essays, 1853-1855
Box   9
President's Reports to the Trustees, 1861-1890
Box   11
Printed Histories, undated
Box   9
Sherman, S. S., Appointment, 1863
Box   11
Sigourney, Lydia Huntley, 1840, 1856
Box   4
Social Sciences Bulletin, 1956, 1960
Box   16
Volume   1
Stock Certificates, 1855-1877
Box   9
Stockholder's List, 1850s-1900
Transcripts
Box   16
Volume   4
1874-1886
Note: Restricted
Volume   5
1889-1895
Note: Restricted
Treasurer
Box   10
Bills, 1852-1856, 1858-1861, 1863-1868, 1876, 1880-1898, undated
Box   10
Reports, 1856-1895
Trustees
Box   9
Executive Committee, Reports, 1864, 1877-1893
Box   9
Reports, 1856, 1859
Box   11
Upham, Mrs. H. A. J., History and Essay, undated
White, E. E.
Box   11
Correspondence, 1887-1892
Box   11
Library Acquisitions, 1887-1893
Box   2
Milwaukee-Downer College History by Kieckhefer, 1951
Note: Softcover
Box   8
Milwaukee-Downer College History by Kieckhefer, 1951
Note: Hardcover
Box   8
Milwaukee-Downer College to Miss Ellen Sabin, 1921
Milwaukee-Downer Seminary, Student Grade Records
Box   15
1895-1900
Note: Restricted
Box   16
1898-1908
Note: Restricted
Oversize Folder   1
Milwaukee Female College, Diploma, 1855
Miscellaneous
Box   7
1915-1952
Box   14
undated
Box   7
Montebanks, 1923-1960
Newspaper clippings
Milwaukee Micro 78/Micro 2095
Reel   1
, 1893-1912 (formerly Volume 17)
Reel   2
, 1912-1925 (formerly Volume 18)
Reel   2
, 1926-1932 (formerly Volume 19)
Milwaukee Mss L
Volume   20
1932-1937
Access Restrictions: Original volume restricted; use microfilm copy.
Milwaukee Micro 78/Micro 2095
Reel   2
Microfilm copy
Milwaukee Mss L
Volume   21
1937-1964
Access Restrictions: Original volume restricted; use microfilm copy.
Milwaukee Micro 78/Micro 2095
Reel   3
Microfilm copy
Milwaukee Mss L
Box   2
Occupational Therapy Bulletin, 1923, 1927, 1931, 1935-1936, 1939-1952
Box   7
Riding Meets, 1930-1941
Box   7
Rowing Regatta Programs, 1913-1959
Box   2
Science Bulletin, 1929, 1955, 1959
Seminary
Box   7
Programs, 1909-1929
Volume   15-16
Transcripts, 1895-1908
Note: Restricted
Box   7
Senior Class Day, 1912-1929
Box   8
Song Sheets, 1903-1912
Box   7
Swimming Exhibits, 1929-1940, 1957-1959
Box   8
Upham, Horace A. J., Biography, 1922
Box   8
Upham, Mary Green, Memoriam, 1935
White, Edwin E.
Box   8
Board Resolution, 1928
Box   8
Memoriam, 1929
Box   13
White, Mary R., Bequest, circa 1946