Beloit College--History

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This collection contains mostly documents about Thomas Davidson Christie, including news articles and biographical information. There is also some of his original correspondence from his time following his graduation from Beloit College, where he talks about his upcoming plans to go to and experiences in Turkey, among other topics. There are also some photographs and materials concerning his wife, Carmelite Brewer Christie.

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This collection contains charters and bylaws, directories, correspondence, handbooks, general information, meeting books, meeting minutes, photographs, and files for individual trustees.

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The Turtle Mound Society was founded in 1901. Originally composed of 5-8 senior men, the sub-rosa organization's purpose was the "furthering of the high ideals and standards of the College." Initiates were selected on the basis of reputation and demonstration of leadership qualities. This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, member lists, initiation procedures, the Society constitution, by-laws, initiation procedure, and photographs.

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This collection includes materials from and about evening church services held at the Eaton Chapel from 1898 to 1992. It contains service programs, term and individual service schedules, hymns, speech transcripts, and correspondence.

Abstract Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. was the ninth president of Beloit College, serving from 1991-2000. This collection gathers materials relating to Beloit College by and about Victor Ferrall, primarily during his tenure as president. These include many news articles, inauguration documents, correspondence, retirement information, transcriptions and drafts of speeches and addresses, and copies of his publications (magazine and journal articles, books). His digital records consist of memos, daily planning...

Abstract W. Bradley Tyrrell was a Beloit College graduate, class of 1906, as well as the vice president of the college under Irving Maurer. Upon President Maurer's death in 1942, Tyrrell assumed the role of interim president of the college. This collection contains documents relating to Tyrrell's personal and extracurricular professional life, including photographs, programs for speeches he gave, and a diary and scrapbook documenting his African expedition to the Sahara Desert in Algeria in 1925. It...

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This collection encompasses a large portion of Walter Van Dyke Bingham’s bibliography, containing publisher’s copies of many of his articles from 1913-1953. One of the key topics he discusses is military psychology of soldiers during and after World War II, and other articles convey his interest in the psychology of college students and industry. Also included are some correspondence, photographs, and other writings about both Bingham and his wife, Millicent Todd Bingham.

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This collection follows the successful coaching career of William "Bill" B. Knapton who coached basketball at Beloit College from 1957-1997. He ended his career with 550 wins.

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William Simpson Godfrey was a professor of Anthropology at Beloit College from 1951-1974. The Godfrey Anthropology Building is named in his honor. This collection contains correspondence, scholarly articles, biographical material, Alumni Office files, endowment information, and a scrapbook containing news clippings.

Abstract This collection is arranged into five series: general information, "Coming of the Coed", Women's Governance, Women's Studies, and Womyn's Center. The General Information series contains materials and records related to women at Beloit College. "Coming of the Coed" is a collection of articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, and papers associated to the arrival of women and their first decade at Beloit College. The third series contains bound, handwritten record books with meeting...