Scope and Contents This collection contains appointment books, personal journals/diaries, and other miscellaneous personal effects created and maintained by Dr. Gertrude Howell Hildreth. The appointment books are small size pocket calendars in which Dr. Hildreth recorded appointments, events, and activities. The appointment books cover dates that pre-date her time at North Central College through her retirement and permanent residence at Sea Cliff. She apparently used these books both to schedule...

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This series contains Graduate Program Catalogs from 1988, with the exception of 1989 through 1993 which are missing. The catalogs include general information and requirements for the Graduate Program, as well as detailed requirements and class listings for each master’s program. Publication periods vary, but the Graduate Program Catalogs were published either annually or every other year.

Scope and Contents These files contain various items and records related to the Rassweiler family. Two sets of journals exist. The first are Henry Rassweiler’s Personal Journals. Volume 1 (1859-1867) of Rassweiler’s personal journals include the years that he taught in a public school and was a student at North-Western College in Plainfield, Illinois. Rassweiler’s writings cover school subjects, notes on temperance, record of correspondence, notes on summer travels, personal budgets and news clippings pasted...

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Lecture notes, quizzes, tests, and final exams created by Harold White are included in this collection. Papers are separated by class and divided into “Notes and Tests” and “Final Exams”. Many of White’s notes are lecture notes for classes and drafts of tests. Most of the tests and final exams written by White have two versions, either an A/B or odd/even, with two copies of each retained.

Scope and Contents This collection contains illustrated flyers, invitations, newsletters, programs and booklets that Gamertsfelder Naumann created for North Central College and other local commercial clients. The pieces from North Central College were completed for the: Art Department, Music Department, Metropolitan Studies department, Modern Languages Department, homecoming, the Dames Club, the Student Union, and other entities on campus. Off-campus clients included: Ellsworth School, Fermilab, Community...

Scope and Contents This collection contains H.J. Kiekhoefer’s papers from his time as a student and President of North-Western College as well as documents from after his presidency and about his death. Documents from his presidency include his Annual Reports to the Board of Trustees, his remarks at the dedication of Nichols Gymnasium, correspondence, and a summary of his time at North-Western. Family papers in this series include correspondence about the dispersal of Emma Kiekhoefer’s estate (H.J....

Scope and Contents These folders contain records of the Home Economics Club at North Central College as well as the American Home Economics Association (of which the club was a member). Included in this series are annual programs listing officers and events of the club, a club manual, form letters sent to incoming freshman, meeting minutes, and the treasurer’s report. The manual contains the constitution of the club, outlines of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer duties, activity ideas, and...

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This collection has been arranged into four series: Series 1: Reports and Files, 1924-1973, 1991-2010; Series 2: Homecoming Programs, 1924-2022; Series 3: 50 Year Clubs, 1958-2004. Series 4: Class Reunion Files, 1932-2014. Further information about the records can be found within the description of each series.

Scope and Contents This collection includes applications, certificates, fliers, receipts, guidebooks, invitations, programs, minutes, and correspondence for the Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta), Blue Key, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Sigma Tau Delta. Alpha Alpha Alpha, Alpha Eta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Lambda Alpha, and Tau Sigma induction programs are included, as well.Starting in 2023 materials from the induction ceremonies for Alpha Eta, Beta, Beta,...

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This collection contains programs, organization charts, newsletters, and manuals for either faculty or staff. The programs are for the Service Awards Dinner, sponsored by the Human Resources office and held annually to recognize faculty and staff. The manuals outline policies, procedures, and duties of campus positions as well as information about benefits and retirement.