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WUA/04. University Alumni

 Collection Subgroup Term
Identifier: WUA/04
Alumni consists of alumni personal papers and memorabilia.
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Howard Gest Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00074
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence between Howard Gest and Martin Kamen from 1945 – 1971. The letters detail many aspects of the personal and academic lives of Gest and Kamen, their interactions throughout the years, relations with many other scientist, their travels, and discussion of numerous research projects. The collection also includes articles and books by Gest, Kamen, and others.Additional papers of Howard Gest can be found at Indiana University Archives. Papers of...

Betty Grossman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00181
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, and information regarding George Mylonas.

David Hughes Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00465
Scope and Contents

The David Hughes Papers consists of photocopies of a personal log maintained by Hughes during his flight training at naval air stations in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Florida, and in San Diego, California, from April 18, 1943, to April 10, 1944. Also included are a photocopy of an additional short story written by Hughes, photographs, and copies of Washington University Magazine featuring articles concerning Hughes personal log.

Linda Kahn Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00487
Scope and Contents

The Linda Kahn Papers document Kahn’s student activism at Washington University during the late 1960s. Materials include issues of Student Life, newspaper clippings, and anti-Vietnam War leaflets issued by the Washington University student group, Canvas for Peace, as well as from her semester abroad in London.

Milton Kinsey Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00072
Scope and Contents

This modest collection details the early personal development and subsequent professional activities of Milton Kinsey, a graduate of Washington University's School of Engineering. The collection is particularly strong in chronicling St. Louis city and transportation planning. The material is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Arthur Ernst Koelle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00471
Scope and Contents The Arthur Ernst Koelle Papers primarily consists of correspondence to and from Koelle and his parents, Oscar and Virginia, and sister, Ruth, during his travels through France, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, England, and Scotland in 1925-1926. Also included are two architectural sketchbooks, oversized sketches, and photographs created or taken by Koelle during his travels. Finally included are a small number of photographs of the St. Louis Veiled Prophet Ball dais...

Alexander Langsdorf, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00048
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two boxes that chronicle Langsdorf’s research in experimental nuclear physics, the birth of the atomic age, and the legacy of McCarthyism. The material is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Stratford Lee Morton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00351
Scope and Contents

This modest collection details the early personal development and subsequent professional activities of Stratford Lee Morton. The collection is particularly strong in chronicling the planning for the1953 – 1954 Worlds Fair in St. Louis (which was ultimately not conducted) and for records of the Academy of Science in St. Louis.

Spencer T. Olin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00445

John Ira Parcel Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00008
Scope and Contents

This collection includes biographical information, photographs, and publications relating to John Ira Parcel.