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Carthage (Ill.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Files

 Collection — 26 boxes
Identifier: 07-13-01-0001
Scope and Contents

Series 1 includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and many letters from the alumni to Mary Tressler Newcomer in the Alumni Office. The dates range roughly from the 1870s to the 1940s. Series 2 includes alumni record sheets transferred from the Alumni Office in 2012. The dates range from the 1890s to the 1990s. Series 3: Added alumni files based on donations that are not large enough to warrant their own collection.

Dates: Created: 1870s-1990s

Alumni Office Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: 07-13-01-0005
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence collected by or sent out by the Alumni Office.  The correspondence is primarily with alumni or potential students, but also with a few corporate bodies.

Dates: Created: 1875-1950

Carthage College Memorabilia & Programs, April-Nov. 1933

 File — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Scope and Contents Carthage College a Cappella Choir, Concert Tour of 1933 pamphlet, April 12th to 30th. Invite to Miss Evelyn Lundvall for Theta Tau Sigma’s Annual Spring Formal, Friday, May 26, 1933, 8:30pm, Lakeview Club. Theta Tau Sigma Annual Spring Formal Program, Friday, May 26, 1933, 8:30pm, Lakeview Club. Carthage College, Commencement Banquet, Saturday, June 3, 1933, Denhart Hall, 6:30pm. Carthage College, 59th Annual...
Dates: Created: April-Nov. 1933

Cox Family Collection

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MC-0008
Abstract

The collection consists of copies of different Carthage College publications from 1901 to 1933 as well as miscellaneous bulletins and memorabilia from 1899 to 1933. The items in the collection come from Carolyn Cutler Cox, a faculty member at Carthage in the early 1900s, as well as her son, Howard Ellis Cox, who was a Carthage student and graduated in 1933.

Dates: Created: 1899-1933; Other: Majority of material found in 1933; Other: Date acquired: 10/29/2013

Crimson Tattler, 1933-1934

 Series
Identifier: Series 8
Scope and Contents

The student newspaper was only published for one year under this title.

Dates: Created: 1933-1934

Harvey D. Hoover Papers

 Collection — 4 boxes
Identifier: 04-11-0001
Abstract

This collection is about a past President, Harvey Hoover, and his writings while he was President at Carthage College.

Dates: Created: 1909-1926; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2012

Paul A. Boatman Collection

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: MC-0007
Abstract

This collection consists of artifacts from Carthage College gathered together by Paul Boatman.

Dates: Created: 1836-1973

Record Books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 03-03-0003
Scope and Contents

These volumes represent the early years of Carthage College and its predecessors. The series contains account books, ledgers, enrollment lists, mailing lists, minutes, and letters. Many of the volumes are in poor condiiton; the bindings are weak and the leather is rotting.

Dates: Created: 1837-1962; Other: Majority of material found in 1846-1888

Student Handbooks and Code Books 1900-2000s

 Collection — 2 Boxes
Identifier: 08-0001
Abstract

Student handbooks and code books remain prominent in the college culture, and were used to maintain standards of dress and behavior among students.  Additional information about academics, buildings, and behavior for freshmen.

Dates: Created: 1902-1996

Student Life

 Collection — 6 volumes
Identifier: 02-0003
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from two early literary college literary societies: the Literary Utilior Society and the Philomathian Society.  While the majority of the records fall during the Illinois State University years, the records do cover the periods of transition from Hillsboro College to ISU and from ISU to Carthage. Of particular note are the literary society minutes concerning Abraham Lincoln.  The 1858 minutes of the Philomathian Literary Society show that Abraham Lincoln was...
Dates: Created: 1848-1880