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About Special Collections
Subjects in Special Collections are described. These consist
primarily of book collections. Advanced Expository Writing
Topics of interest to students writing papers for these English classes. Architecture
Various archival and print resources available to art history students
studying architecture. Athletics at DePauw
Resources at the Archives on the history of athletics at DePauw including
collections of alumni manuscripts and university records on various
sports. Civil War
Soldiers' diaries, letters, drawings, artifacts, histories and newspapers
documenting the war's impact on people connected with the university,
church and Putnam County, Ind.. Collections Documenting the 1930s and 1940s
Archival resources covering this time period at DePauw. Collections Documenting the 1940s and 1950s
Archival resources documenting this period in DePauw's history. DePauw History Through Student Scrapbooks
Photographs, dance cards, notes from friends or locks of hair, this
colorful and highly personal method students used to document their DePauw
experience makes an interesting way to examine the University's history. DePauw University History
A guide to the archival and print collections that describe the
University's history. Early Botanical Books
Books on botany dating back to the 16th century, some in English. "Family and Community in America" History
371Q
This class uses the historical information to quantitatively explore a
topic in local history. Resources listed are helpful in gaining an
overview of Putnam County, Indiana history.
"Freedom, Citizenship, Slavery,
1777-1877" History 490a
Listed here are examples of archives and special collection resources from
the 101 year period covered by this class. The examples are meant to
illustrate the breadth of materials available. History of Printing
Examples found in Special Collections representative of important periods
in the history of printing, some dating back to the 15th century.
History of Women at DePauw
An all-male university for its first 30 years, Indiana Asbury/DePauw
University underwent a major change in 1867. These resources
describe the changes the University went through to become co-educational
and the struggles of the first women.
Indiana United Methodist Records
from Before 1865
A comprehensive listing of Indiana Methodist Episcopal, Methodist
Protestant, United Brethren in Christ and Evangelical Association local
church records of the ante-bellum and war-time period. Margaret Mead's DePauw
Manuscripts listed are from alumni of Margaret Mead's time period. Photography: History and
Practice of 19th Century Processes
Books about the history of photography and how to re-create some historic
processes. Topics for Papers for
"Family and Community," History 371Q
Students' papers in this class have been collected since 1983; no two are
alike. Listed here are topics that have not been previously
examined. Topics for Short Papers or Speeches
Topics on various aspects of life at DePauw such as the Boulder or
Seller's Cave are listed as possible research topics for students
preparing short papers and speeches. United Methodist Church History
A guide to the archival and print collections that describe the United
Methodist Church's history.
Wesleyan University's China Project
In 2001-02 Wesleyan University launched an effort to list and describe
archival resources at colleges and universities with a connection to China
in the early 20th century. DePauw's collections are described in
this bibliography.
Women's Athletics at DePauw
Women's intercollegiate athletics is a recent phenomenon, but there is
documentation of women's involvement in athletics from as far back as the
turn of the 20th century at DePauw.
[Rev. 9/27/02]
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