Beloit College--History

Abstract J. J. Blaisdell was one of Beloit College's five "Old Guard" members and a professor of Rhetoric, English Literature, and Philosophy from 1859 until his death in 1896. He was also an ordained minister and an early environmentalist. This collection contains addresses and writings, biographical information, photographs, correspondence, and memorial documents for J. J. Blaisdell. There is a small amount of materials related to his sister, Sarah Blaisdell, and his wife, Susan Allen Blaisdell, as...

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This collection contains correspondence, news articles, photographs, a diary, and other documents pertaining to or written by Jackson J. Bushnell, and they span from the 1830s (before his time at Beloit College) to well after his death in 1873. There are a number of materials related to the contents of the collection itself and about and by various members of his family.

Abstract This collection contains documents about and by James Arnold Blaisdell, Beloit College class of 1889, and Beloit College professor of biblical literature from 1903-1910. There is correspondence, news articles, biographical information (including a detailed genealogical history of the Blaisdell family through James A. Blaisdell), articles, an autobiography written by Blaisdell, and photographs. Most of the contents are from his time at Pomona College and the Claremont Colleges in...

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James (Jim) Zwerg, class of 1962, was highly visible in his role in the Freedom Rides of 1961. This collection contains materials related to Zwerg's Freedom Ride and his civil rights involvement, including news articles, documentary films, interviews, photographs, Zwerg's own files on anti-discrimination organizations, and correspondence regarding formal recognition of his activities as a civil rights activist.

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Laura Aldrich Neese was a member of the Beloit College class of 1912. She was an artist and philanthropist, and became the first female member of the Beloit College Board of Trustees. She wrote many diaries and created photo scrapbooks during her life, some of which are contained here. The collection also consists of the genealogy of her family, including Janvrin, Aldrich, and Neese branches.

Scope and Contents This collection contains many articles about and by Ding Darling, prints and original drawings, correspondence from and about him, photographs, and biographical information. Topics covered include political cartoons, environmental conservation, his duck stamp, and his suspension from Beloit College. Correspondents include Mark Sullivan, Beloit College presidents Melvin Brannon and Irving Maurer, other college administrators like James Gage, Louis E. Holden, Bradley Tyrrell, among...

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Jerome D. Davis graduated from Beloit College in 1866, and became a missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Japan, where he lived for almost 40 years. This collection contains Alumni Office files, correspondence by and about Jerome Davis, biographical information, publications in English and Japanese, and a few photographs.

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John Breon, class of 1949, was a World War II veteran, a copyeditor, and a writer. This collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence with Beloit College, photographs, manuscripts of two unpublished works, and materials relating to the release of his novel, The Sorrows of Travel, all of which date from 1941 to 2001.

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This collection contains publications, biographical data, photographs, correspondence, etc.

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Johnny Pfeffer worked as the first janitor of Beloit College from 1866 until 1917. This collection primarily consists of newspaper articles, photocopies of newspaper articles, and transcriptions of a few letters. There is also a copy of the 1895 Codex. In addition to those paper materials are a number of photographs of Pfeffer.