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Elizabeth Green Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-032
Scope and Contents
The Elizabeth Green papers contain material relating to the life and career of Elizabeth and Albert Green, father and daughter. It comprises fifteen series and includes Articles, Biographical, Correspondence, Business Correspondence, Music Education, Programs, Travel, Books, Manuscripts, Music Scores, Personal Journals, Lectures, Media and Photographs.
Dates:
Created: 1914-1988; Other: Majority of material found in 1928-1974; Other: Date acquired: 1987
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Enock Dyrness Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-085
Scope and Contents
The papers of Enock C. Dyrness contains one folder containing biographical material; however, the bulk of the collection deals primarily with his professional interests, including correspondence with Henry C. Thiessen, and later Thiessen's estate. Secondary material includes pamphlets and surveys about Wheaton College and various mission agencies. The collection occupies .42 linear ft.
Dates:
Created: 1931-1969; Other: Majority of material found in 1944-1952
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Jill Peláez Baumgaertner Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-237
Scope and Contents
Jill Peláez Baumgaertner Papers are organized into four series: Essays/Reviews, Poetry, Biographical, and Correspondence.Essays/Reviews contain material over three decades from 1972-2003. Poetry (published and unpublished) is organized by year and contains manuscripts from 1983 to 2012. Biographical contains letters written by Chaplain Martin Baumgaertner (USAF) during WWII and Korean War, as well as, media and photographs. Correspondence (personal) covers over fifty years from...
Dates:
Created: 1972-2016; Other: Date acquired: 07/12/2017
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Jonathan Blanchard Papers
Collection — Box: microfilm
Identifier: RG-02-001
Abstract
The Jonathan Blanchard Collection is a diverse gathering of items covering the family of Wheaton College's first president. Ranging from the scribblings of grandchildren to a petition for the abolition of slavery, they illuminate Blanchard in many roles: Minister, College President, Abolitionist, Anti Secretist, Reformer, lecturer, and head of a large family. Jonathan Blanchard's life in both the public and private realm is detailed. In addition to the biographical interest of the materials,...
Dates:
Created: 1808-2018; Majority of material found within 1808 - 1893
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Lyle Dorsett Papers
Collection — Container: Books
Identifier: SC-083
Scope and Contents
The Lyle Dorsett papers relate to Dorsett's research for an uncompleted project on Ulysses S. Grant from the early 1980s.
Dates:
Created: 1851-1979; Other: Majority of material found in 1862-1911
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Office of Alumni Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG-07-009
Scope and Contents
Records of the Office of Alumni Association include correspondence, reports, financial information, subject files, research files and publicity material.
Dates:
Created: 1892-2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1990
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Office of the President Records (J. Richard Chase)
Collection
Identifier: RG-02-006
Scope and Contents
The records document the presidency of J. Richard Chase, sixth president of Wheaton College.
Dates:
Created: 1953-2018; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1992
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Paul Bechtel Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-081
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Paul M. Bechtel Papers is devoted to various drafts and proofs of his published manuscript, Wheaton College: A Heritage Remembered, contained in large record center boxes. One half-size document case contains book reviews and articles written by Bechtel (or co-authored with his wife, Mary). Also included are class notes, and material for "Treasury of Devotional Literature," a proposed book based on Bechtel's Ph.D thesis. The Paul M. Bechtel Papers (SC-81) is composed of five...
Dates:
Created: 1957-1979; Other: Date acquired: 1976
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections