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Item
Identifier: MSS-0001
Scope and Contents
The Minutes Book contains minutes and notes from the meetings of the Alethean Society from 1895 to 1896. The first 10 loose pages in the front of the book are the bylaws of the Society. They are written on the pages of what appears to be an address book. The entries appear to fall within the academic year (September through May), and are an account of the decisions passed in the meetings, such as the nomination and election of new officers, a list of members present and absent, and the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1895 - 1896
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0050
Scope and Contents
The majority of this collection consists of materials relating to the many plays and musicals that the Mask & Wig Players performed under the direction of Springer. The materials are mostly confined to photographs, news clippings, and programs. In addition to these, there are some personal papers of Springer's, including correspondence, memos, essays, a list of previous students, and press releases.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1943 - 1982
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0006
Scope and Contents
Materials include: incoming topical and miscellaneous correspondence, various handwritten compositions and themes, curricular texts and handwritten notes, old report cards, handwritten speeches, personal financial and household items, biographical texts and posthumous documents for colleagues, historical sketches of local communities, various photography and illustrative media, documents and clipped articles regarding the “proposed removal of Southwestern University from Georgetown,”...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1811 - 1959; 1860 - 1929
Collection
Identifier: UA-2023-11-01-002
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0031
Scope and Contents
Printed sermons and sermons in audio tape dating from 1978 to 1999. The papers also include the book that the university published at the time of his retirement, Sometimes a Surprising Word.
Dates:
1978-1999
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0003
Scope and Contents
Papers of J. Samuel Barcus (1865–1948), President of Southwestern University from 1924 to 1928, and other members of his family. Barcus was a Methodist minister as well as a teacher at Southwestern University. J. Samuel Barcus created most of the papers, including memoirs, correspondence, sermon notes, daily journals, and brief histories of Texas Methodist churches. Other materials, mostly created by his family members, include family photographs, Southwestern University memorabilia and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1865 - 1964
Collection
Identifier: UA-2023-10-25-003
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1899 - 1976
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0024
Scope and Contents
Writings, certificates, poem booklets, school storybook, school papers, and a Southwestern University magazine make up the scope of this collection. Most materials are Stewart’s school papers, which she wrote during her school days at Southwestern University. The bulk of these papers are from 1935-1941. They consist of prose, poems, and critiques of other written works. Stewart wrote a partial novel entitled Ebb Lange, which seems to be about a family’s life on their farm. She wrote...
Dates:
1910-1941
Collection
Identifier: UA-2021-10-27
Abstract
This collection includes student-made stickers from the years 2018 up to the 2021-2022 school year. They feature Kappa Sigma’s logo as well as advertisements for events.
Dates:
2018 - 2022
Collection
Identifier: UA-2021-07-02
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Louise Britt [Carvey]’s time at Southwestern University.
Dates:
1940 - 1944