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Fred B. Millett World War II Letters from Students, 1913, 1939 - 1948

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Fred B. Millett (1890-1976) was a professor of English and director of the Honors College at Wesleyan University.
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Student Papers About Middletown Collection, 1976 - [ongoing]

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Since 1976, student papers written on historical Middletown-area topics have been donated to Special Collections & Archives.

Military on Campus Collection, 1968 - 1975

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During the Vietnam War, especially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, some Wesleyan University students and faculty protested military recruiters visiting the school. In response to the controversy, Wesleyan developed a policy about military recruitment. This issue subsided with the end of the Vietnam War and the draft.

Middletown Manuscripts Collection, 1668 - 1937

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The Middletown Manuscripts Collection is an intentionally created collection of disparate manuscripts related to the history of Middletown, Connecticut.

Missionary Lyceum Records, 1834 - 1871

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The Missionary Lyceum at Wesleyan University existed from 1834 until approximately 1878. The purpose of the Lyceum was to promote a missionary zeal among its members by way of debates, addresses, collection of artifacts and literature from foreign missions, and the exchange of correspondence with various missionaries around the world
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Middlesex County Archaeological Digs and Course Records, 1976 - 1983

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In the spring of 1974, Professor Stephen Dyson of the Wesleyan University Classics Department took his Introduction to Archaeology Class on a preliminary excavation in Middlefield, Connecticut. This was a test to see if there was potential for an archaeology class based on fieldwork. Since the success at the first excavation, Wesleyan has continued to take its students on excavations within Middlesex County, Connecticut.
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Monday Club Records, 1892 - 1995

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The Monday Club was founded in 1892 as a social and intellectual group for women in the Wesleyan University community. Members continued to meet for presentations and performances until the mid-1990s.
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1892-1910 Box 1, Folder 1

Gorham Munson Papers on the American Social Credit Movement and New Democracy, 1899 - 1969, bulk 1932 - 1945

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Social Credit has been an economic theory, a social philosophy, an ideology, and a political party in England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States since it was first advanced in 1920 by Major C. H. Douglas. He believed finance capitalism deprived individuals of sufficient purchasing power to buy otherwise available products. To overcome this Douglas proposed offering to every citizen dividend payments based on the community's real wealth. As monetary reform and as social theory Social Credit attracted intellectual support in England and the United States especially during the 1930s. Gorham Munson (Wesleyan class of 1917) was the most eloquent and durable Social Credit leader in the United States. In 1932, he became American correspondent for The New English Weekly, defended Social Credit in The Nation and helped form a key Social Credit organization, the New Economics Group of New York. In 1933 he initiated a vital Social Credit journal of the arts and public affairs, New Democracy, and was its chief editor during its three-year life.
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Music Department Records, 1878-[ongoing]

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The music program at Wesleyan University dates back to the early days of the institution, when informal singing groups performed for special occasions. As the program expanded and became more formalized, courses were offered, and in 1929 the Music Department was established. Performance groups came to include the Glee Club, the Chapel Choir, the Choral Society, the Jibers, the Cardinals, the Wesleyan Band, and a number of instrumental ensembles. During the 1950s, associate professor David McAllester introduced world music courses into the curriculum, and in 1966 the department established a doctoral program in ethnomusicology. Visiting artists from various regions around the world, including Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea, have performed at the university.

Wesleyan Museum Records, 1836 - 1985

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The Wesleyan Museum was created in 1871 to supplement the science curriculum at Wesleyan University. Its collections of natural history materials as well as enthnographic artifacts made it popular with students and faculty in the late 19th century. It became less important to the university as new methods of studying supplanted the museum, and it was closed in 1957.

Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units Collection, 1941 - 1944

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Wesleyan University hosted both V-5 and V-12 Naval Training Units on its campus during World War II.

Nineteenth Century Administrative Records, 1830 - 1929

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Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 in Middletown, Conn.
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An Act to incorporate the Wesleyan University, 1831 Box 1

Stephen Henry Olin Regimental Scrapbook 1860

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Stephen Henry Olin, Wesleyan class of 1866, was a lawyer and longtime trustee of Wesleyan University.
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Parents' Information Collection, 1972 - 2008

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The Parents' Information Collections includes handbooks and other information sent to parents of incoming and transfer students at Wesleyan University.
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Wesleyan Parleys Collection, 1924 - 1966

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Wesleyan held an annual conference featuring scholars from around the country discussing some of the day's most controversial and important topics, including labor, crime, race, marriage, and foreign policy. The tradition of Wesleyan Parleys began in 1924 and lasted until about the early 1960s.

Phi Beta Kappa Records, 1845 - 1974

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On February 24, 1845 a vote was passed by the Connecticut Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, establishing its ninth chapter at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
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Physiological Society Records, 1839 - 1844

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The Physiological Society of Wesleyan University was established in 1839. It was based on the teachings of Sylvester Graham, who advocated a vegetarian diet and temperate lifestyle. The Society appears to have disbanded in April 1844.
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Dana Plante (Class of 1959) Collection, 1954 - 1960

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Dana Plante (1937-1960) graduated in 1959 from Wesleyan University.
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Poetry at the Honors College and Connecticut Poetry Circuit Records, 1966 - 1990

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The Honors College, housed in Russell House, was a program for distinguished students in the Wesleyan community. In addition to informal lectures by young men and women, the Honors College hosted a series of music concerts and poetry readings by distinguished, young American poets. The poetry series at the Honors College also came to include an opportunity for Wesleyan students to share their own work for an audience. The Connecticut Poetry Circuit is a non-profit organization that provides three poetry reading programs for colleges and some preparatory schools. The intention of the circuit was to bring established yet unpublished poets to colleges and universities, as well as a competition among students throughout Connecticut to travel the circuit as student poets. The winners of the competition are chosen by a selection committee to tour the state reading their poetry. The connection between the Connecticut Poetry Circuit and Wesleyan University is that Jean Maynard, the assistant director of the Honors College, was the director of the Connecticut Poetry Circuit.
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Press Archives Records, 1957 - 1975

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The Press Archives began at Wesleyan University in 1952, but after three years the project lapsed. It was re-started around 1958 by professor Sigmund Neumann. He intended the Press Archives to be a resource for students and faculty in the then-new Public Affairs Center.

Wesleyan Programs Collection, 1833 - 1976

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Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 in Middletown, Connecticut.
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Public Information Office Press Releases, 1961 - 1978

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The Public Relations Office, which was later called Office of Public Information and Publications, was responsible for communicating news and achievements at Wesleyan University to the local, state, and national media. This office was later folded into the University Relations department.
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Daniel C. Rand Journal, 1839-1845

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Daniel Curtis Rand, a Charleston, New Hampshire native, attended Wesleyan University from 1839 to 1843, when he graduated. He later ran powder mills in Connecticut and New York.
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William North Rice Papers, 1861 - 1955 (bulk 1861 - 1928)

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William North Rice (1845-1928) was a graduate and long-time faculty member and administrator at Wesleyan University. As a student, he was a member of Phi Nu Theta. He was known as a scientist, minister, and educational expert.

Rosa Club Records, 1923 - 1952

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The Rosa Physics Club was named for an Wesleyan alumnus, Edward B. Rosa, class of 1886. The purpose of the Rosa Club was "to promote an interest in physics and its applications," and included student and faculty members.
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Alfred S. Roe Civil War Papers, 1862 - 1865, 1891-1892

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Alfred S. Roe served with Company A, Ninth New York Heavy Artillery, from January 1864 to June 1865. Roe was captured in the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland, July 9, 1864, and was imprisoned at Danville, Virginia, for nearly eight months. He then attended Wesleyan University, from which he graduated 1870.

Phyllis Rose Collection, 1977 - 1984

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Phyllis Rose (born 1942) was a professor of English at Wesleyan University from 1969 until her retirement in 2005.
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Science Center Planning Files, 1962 - 1971

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This collection concerns the planning and construction of Phase II of the Science Center, completed in 1970. The building is now known as the Exley Science Center.
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Elmer Eric "E. E." Schattschneider Papers, 1901 - 1971 (bulk 1955-1971)

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Schattschneider was the author of numerous books and articles about American government and American political parties. Schattschneider was president of the American Political Science Association (1956-57), and spent the majority of his career (1930-71) teaching at Wesleyan University.

Second Stage Theater Records, 1973 - [ongoing]

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Second Stage is an organization of students at Wesleyan University dedicated to producing theater and other performances. Founded in 1973, the mostly volunteer student group manages the administration, staging, finances, and selection of approximately thirty-five shows each academic year, usually staged in the '92 Patricelli Theater. Second Stage provides an opportunity for aspiring playwrights, directors, actors, and technicians to stage their very own productions. The Theater Department and Second Stage work closely together, sharing facilities and equipment.
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H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript, 2009

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Dr. H. Kenneth Shook was a 1954 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Wesleyan University.
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Shanklin Laboratory Renovation Records 1967 - 1978

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Shanklin Laboratory at Wesleyan University was completed in 1928 and underwent major renovation from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s.
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Stetson and Minor Family Photographs Collection, 1862 - 1948

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Willis Kimball Stetson, son of Daniel Kimball Stetson and Mary Weeks Sanborn Stetson, born 1858 and died 1942. After graduating from Wesleyan University, Class of 1881, he taught public school in Ansonia, CT then became the Assistant Librarian and Librarian at Wesleyan University from 1882 to 1887. Willis Kimball Stetson married Lillian Minor and had three children: John Minor Stetson (born 1887), George Albert Stetson (born 1889) and Mary Mead Stetson (born 1891). Margaret Buell Allen is the daughter of Frederick G. and Mary Mead Stetson Allen. There is no accompanying biographical information regarding the Minor family photographs or other Stetson family member photographs.
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Jean Stafford Collection, 1964 - 1966

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Jean Stafford (1915-1979) was a Pulitzer Prize winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction, and children's literature. She spent the 1964-1965 academic year as a resident fellow in the Center for Advanced Studies at Wesleyan University.

Nathan Comfort Starr Arthuriana Ephemera Collection, 1915-1979

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Nathan Comfort Starr (1896-1981) was a graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities. He taught and wrote extensively about the Arthurian legend and Arthurian literature.
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Textile Collection, 1885 - [ongoing]

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The textile collection contains shirts, hats, commencement robes, sweaters, uniforms, and other apparel related to Wesleyan University.

Samuel M. Tuthill Papers, 1935 - 1941

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Samuel Miller Tuthill (January 7, 1919-December 6, 2005) was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University.
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Photograph album, Snapshots, circa 1936-1939 Box 1

Viewbooks Collection, 1875 - [ongoing]

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Wesleyan University viewbooks are brochures or booklets featuring photographs and information about the university. They are most often intended for prospective students, but may also be designed to attract donors.
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Wesleyan University, circa 1875-1880 Box 1, Folder 1a

Washington's Birthday Commemoration Programs, 1863 - 1941

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Washington's Birthday was celebrated at Wesleyan University from about 1863 through the 1920s. At first a patriotic event, it eventually became more of a homecoming event for Wesleyan alumni. Grand banquets, toasts, and speeches were a frequent element during the weekend festivities, along with hotly contested "cannon scraps" between the freshmen and sophomore classes. The tradition phased out during the 1920s, and was briefly revitalized in 1941 by a group of New York alumni, complete with mock cannon scrap.
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Wesleyan Spirits Records, 1981 - 2005

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The Wesleyan Spirits are an all-male a capella vocal group at Wesleyan.
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Wesleyan Student Assembly Records, 1969 - 2005

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The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) was formed in 1978. It is the legislative and deliberative student body at Wesleyan University.
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Wesleyan Clinic Escorts Records, 1993 - 2006

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Wesleyan Clinic Escorts is a group that trains and organizes students to escort patients past anti-abortion protesters at women's clinics in Connecticut.
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WESU Records, 1943 - [ongoing]

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WESU was founded in 1939 as a student radio station. From 1967 until 1990, it operated under the purview of the Wesleyan Broadcast Association, independent from Wesleyan University, broadcasting on the FM band at 88.1 megahertz. In 2003, Wesleyan University acquired the license to broadcast at 88.1 megahertz, and WESU became a subsidiary thereof.
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Wesleyan Addresses to Freshmen Collection, 1980 - 1989

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During the 1980s, a Wesleyan faculty member was asked to deliver an address to the incoming freshman class each year. These addesses contained advice and wisdom about the students' upcoming lives at Wesleyan University. These addresses were transcribed and printed by Wesleyan.

Moses Clark White Collection, 1845 - 1900

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Moses Clark White (1819-1900) was a graduate of the Wesleyan University class of 1845. White worked as a preacher, a doctor and a missionary, and lived in Fuh Chau, China, from 1847-1853, returning to live in New Haven, Conn. and practice medicine.

John C. R. Whiteley Papers, 1921 - 1947

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John Cecil Rushworth Whiteley (1904-1959) was a member of the Wesleyan Class of 1925. He was also the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship and attended Waldham College in Oxford.

Beatrice Witkin Papers, 1949 - 1988

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Beatrice Witkin (1917-1990) was an accomplished composer and one of the first women to produce electronic music compositions.
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World War I Service Records, 1919 - 1922

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During World War I, Wesleyan had a brief period when it adopted several programs to train students to become soldiers and officers. Wesleyan had a total of 1,169 men involved in the war effort, of whom 26 died. The majority of Wesleyan men were involved in the Army, S.A.T.C., and Navy.
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Women's Studies Program Collection, 1977 - 2002

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The Women's Studies Program was created in 1980 and became a major in 1989. In 2006, the program was renamed Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Henry M. Wriston Collection, 1916 - 1972

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Henry Merritt Wriston (1889-1978) was a 1911 graduate of Wesleyan University and served as president of Lawrence College and Brown University. He was also active in United States foreign policy issues.