SC. Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: SC
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Adeline Eliza Collins Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-208
Scope and Contents
The Addie Eliza Collins Papers is composed of biographical information about her principalship at Wheaton College, correspondence with Collins' decendants, college manuscripts and family photographs. The bulk of the collection centers around a dozen hand-written college papers in delicate script and family photographs from 1870-1900 including her mother, children and grandchildren.
Dates:
Created: 1861-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1910; Other: Date acquired: 2008
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Adeline Eliza Collins Papers
Adeline Hendricks Scrapbook
Collection — Box I
Identifier: SC-134
Scope and Contents
The Adeline Hendricks (1915) scrapbook is embossed with the words, "The Girl Graduate, Her Own Book." The covers are leather-lined cardboard, faded, and measure 6 x 9 1/4. The first pages are dedicated to photos of familiar campus scenes and faculty. Six photos feature a boating trip. These images include marginal comments. Tucked within are standard scrap items: literary society invitations and programs, alumni banquet notices, recital and concert programs. A few of the light green pages...
Dates:
Created: 1911-1926
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Adeline Hendricks Scrapbook
Adolf Andrew Brown Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-172
Scope and Contents
The A.A. Brown ('21) photo album, composed of gray construction paper, features a few words of description beneath each image, identifying persons and places. Interesting photos include an aerial of Blanchard Hall, the former chapel located in Blanchard Hall, the graduating class of 1919, and images of the severe damage inflicted upon the City of Elgin after a tornado hit in 1920. The book's covers are black, measuring 11 1/2 x 7 1/4. Other images show Charles Blanchard, Darien Straw, Elsie...
Dates:
Created: 1917-1921; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1921
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Adolf Andrew Brown Scrapbook
CCCU Records
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-0003
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Charles Albert Fischer Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-0024
Dates:
1901-1922
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Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Records
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-0054
Dates:
1996-2022
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DeWitt Whitler Jayne Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-0008
Dates:
1911-2011
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Dottie Shufelt Klopfenstein Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-211
Scope and Contents
The Dottie Shufelt Klopfenstein ('65) scrapbook is an ornate wood-bound photo memory book recording the Class of 1965 freshman retreat at Potawatomi Inn. Materials consist of black and white photographs from the retreat. Additional color photographs from the sophomore retreat are matted on black construction paper and include annotations in white ink. A number of photos of unknown origin, presumably taken during one of the two retreats, are tucked in the binding on the last page.
Dates:
Created: 1965-1965; Other: Date acquired: 2007
Helen Louise Safford Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: SC-180
Scope and Contents
The Helen Louise Safford ('12) scrapbook is green, measuring 7 1/4 X 9 1/2, inscribed on the cover as "The Annals of My College Life, designed by Frances F. Gilbert." The first section features a photo of Safford in her graduation gown, then images of the Glee Club, the Ladies' Quartette (sic), campus buildings and finally President Charles Blanchard. Additional loose photos are tucked into the middle of the book. Pasted within are class schedules, admission tickets, invitations and photos...
Dates:
Created: 1908-1912
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Helen Louise Safford Scrapbook
Hon. Daniel R. Coats Papers
Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-0022
Dates:
2001-2004
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Jeanne Murray Walker Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0001
Dates:
2023
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Jennie Benson Scrapbook
Collection — Box I
Identifier: SC-128
Scope and Contents
This small book, embossed in gold lettering depicting the word "Autographs," is Jennie Benson's 1882 collection of reminiscenses from her Wheaton College classmates. Each page presents a poem, warm sentiment or simply the name of friends who signed it. The handwriting, scripted in various colors of ink, demonstrates the straight, elegant, deliberate cursive of the day. A typical inscription reads, "Dear Jennie, Be assured that you will never be forgotten by your room-mate of 1872. Ella...
Dates:
Created: 1872-1878
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Jennie Benson Scrapbook
Kenneth and Margaret Landon Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-0004
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Leanne Payne Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-0012
Dates:
2007-2008
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Lilias Trotter Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-0004
Dates:
Majority of material found in ca. 1890-1910
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Louis H. Evans Sr. Photograph
Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-0023
Dates:
Undated
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Louise C. Johnson Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-146
Scope and Contents
The Louise C. Johnson scrapbook is oblong, measuring 12 X 8 1/2. The College crest is imprinted on the cover and the book dated 1925. The first several pages cite the names and address of classmates, written by them to Johnson, including reflections and remarks. Notes, napkins, recital lists, drawings, room assignment cards, homecoming programs, articles, cartoons, graduation invitations and daily schedules are pasted within, comprising the bulk of the book. Photographs portray campus...
Dates:
Created: 1925
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Louise C. Johnson Scrapbook
Luci Shaw Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0003
Dates:
2020-2024
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Luella Edwards Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1.A
Identifier: SC-173
Scope and Contents
The Luella Edwards scrapbook is composed almost exclusively of photos. The images, two or three to a page, serve as a travelogue, detailing a 1930s trip from the campus of Wheaton College to the Black Hills science station. There are several striking shots of the North Dakota wastes, and the construction of Mt. Rushmore. The album is black, measuring 7 1/4 x 10 1/4. Folded and tucked into the back is a 1937 copy of The Sunday School Messenger, featuring an article about "The Little Brown...
Dates:
Created: 1930
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Luella Edwards Scrapbook
Malcom Muggeridge Papers
Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2024-0002
Dates:
ca. 1980-1990
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Mark Noll Papers
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2023-0002
Dates:
1990
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Martha Meter Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-137
Scope and Contents
The hinged cover of this scrapbook, inscribed as "Scraps," are made of blond decorative wood, measuring 7 X 9. "Scraps" features the memories of Miss Mary Meter of Northville, NY, '37. It includes freshman programs, grade cards, literary society invitations, one pressed flower, itineraries for Women's Glee Club, typed Bible verses, "thank you" cards and a few personal notes to friends. Additional casual, handwritten notes describe the particulars of events such as the All Informal, simply...
Dates:
Created: 1941-1942
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Martha Meter Scrapbook
Marvin Olasky Papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-0012
Dates:
ca. 1975-2020
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Mary F. McDonald Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-212
Scope and Contents
The Mary F. McDonald ('10) scrapbook is a compact gray-blue bound 9.5 x 6.5 inches. The scrapbook documents McDonald's life at Wheaton from 1906-1910, such as her memberships in the Aeliolian Literary Scociety and the Wheaton Music Club, and the 1910 Commencement ceremony. Materials include concert tickets, Record/newspaper clippings, inscriptions by student body and faculty members, and other miscellanious items such as a paper leaf and a paper heart. Photos include faded images of the 1910...
Dates:
Created: 1910
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Mary F. McDonald Scrapbook
Orlin Kohli Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-136
Scope and Contents
The Orlin Kohli material comprises two photo albums. One album is stickered "Pictures, 1918." The photos were probably cut from college publications, then pasted within. The books measure 9 X 11 1/2 and are bound with a string. The images portray familiar Wheaton College staff, faculty and buildings. The majority of the images are unidentified by Kohli; however, he may have written descriptions on the section of the page whereon the photo is attached, thus covering his caption, as indicated...
Dates:
Created: 1918-1920
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Orlin Kohli Scrapbook
Robert and Marion Vandermey Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0016
Dates:
1925-1948
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Ruth Hoisington Myers Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-141
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Myers scrapbook measures 10.5" x 15.5". The cover is checkered with red and black lines, with the word "Scraps" printed above the image of two dogs. On one dog is written, "Ruth Hoisington," and on the other, "1933-1934, 1934-1935." The interior is inscribed, "Donated by Ruth Hoisington Myers in 1973." The pages are yellow and brittle, fragmenting with age. The book primarily deals with her years at Wheaton College, and features paste-ins of invitations, cards, an enrollment...
Dates:
Created: 1933-1934; Other: Date acquired: 1973
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Ruth Hoisington Myers Scrapbook
Sacred Arts Ephemera
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0020
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Shūsaku Endō Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC-250
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and manuscripts relating to Endo's novels, Volcano and When I Whistle.
Dates:
1978-1981
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Shūsaku Endō Papers
The Foxbat Strategy Screenplay
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-0009
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Vida Chenoweth Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0021
Dates:
ca. 1985-2005
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W. Lloyd Fesmire Scrapbook
Collection — Box I
Identifier: SC-145
Scope and Contents
The Lloyd Fesmire scrapbook is a spiral bound book, 5.25 by 7 inches, with an orange cover sporting a cartoon rodeo cowboy and W. Lloyd Fesmire's signature. It is titled with the words, "Senior Sneak '42," which was held at Jack & Jill Ranch in Montague, MI. The interior contains photos of the trip, showing the lake, cabins, bonfires and various group activities, including a talent show. Some pages are blank, and there is no written description to accompany the images.
Dates:
Created: 1942
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W. Lloyd Fesmire Scrapbook
William Phemister Papers
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-0015
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World Relief Records
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2023-0007
Dates:
1964-2010; Majority of material found in 1980-2005
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