VAN/VU/Alum. Vanderbilt Alumni

 Record Group Term
Identifier: VAN/VU/Alum

Staff Only

Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Alvin York Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0811
Abstract

The Alvin York Collection is comprised one linear feet of artifacts. The materials are some of York's personal household items as well as a New Testament and scrapbook.

Dates: c. 1910s-1954
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Alice Parr Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0609
Scope and Contents

This .21 linear feet collection is comprised of 22 photographs, in 13 file folders, taken between 1899 and 1902 of Alice Parr, her classmates, and a University of Nashville school building. The photographs are in alphabetical order where identified, otherwise grouped by date.

Dates: 1899 - 1902
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

William B. Ricks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0771
Scope and Content Note The William B. Ricks Collection is an archive of personal letters, photographs and other effects belonging to Rev. Dr. William B. Ricks. Most of the collection’s contents are from the 1930s to the 1950s. “Daddy” Ricks worked endlessly to promote the Sigma Chi fraternity in the South. A notable part of the collection is a 1948 presentation album of correspondence with fellow Sigma Chi’s celebrating Rev. Dr. Ricks’ contributions to the fraternity. The album includes correspondence from...
Dates: 1919 - 1963
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Robert Bruce Wade

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0481
Abstract

Contains a biographical sketch and photographs of Robert Bruce Wade.

Dates: 1991
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Samuel Anderson Weakley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0493
Dates: 1935 - 1968
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

James E. Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0636
Scope and Contents Note This .21 linear foot collection spans the years from 1910-1980, with the bulk of the collection between the years 1923-1938. The James E. Ward Papers primarily document the 1923-1928 seasons of Vanderbilt football and key players during those seasons (Vanderbilt Football and University Materials Series). The Ward Papers also contain materials related to James Ward’s professional, collegiate, and personal activities and give a window into Nashville society...
Dates: 1910 - 1980
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

William Ridley Wills II Post Card Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0705
Abstract

This collection contains 117 postcards depicting scenes, buildings, and statues on Vanderbilt's campus from 1901 to 1980.

Dates: 1901 - 1980
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

William Beard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0037
Abstract

The William Beard Papers, 1919-1948, newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, pamphlets, and other documents related to the United States Navy career of William Beard, 1873-1950.

Dates: 1919 - 1948
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Nathaniel Baxter/Robert Jackson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0036
Abstract

This .42 linear feet collection contains 51 items (of which 20 are photographs) relating to the lives of the Baxter and Jackson families, Nashville, and Vanderbilt University.

Dates: 1875 - 1969
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Edward East Barthell Lantern Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0332
Scope and Content Note This is a collection of 433 lantern slides and glass negatives, exclusive to Vanderbilt University and/or the Nashville, Tennessee area. Lantern slides were invented in 1849, ten years after the invention of the photograph. This medium allowed for viewing photographs and images in an entirely new format, visible to a substantial group of people. Lantern slides were used at Vanderbilt alumni events and contain images that aren’t available in other formats. This particular collection contains...
Dates: 1718 - 1947
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Anne Scales Benedict Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0039
Abstract This 1.05 linear feet collection, 4 boxes, has two series: Series I contains materials related to the activities of the Vanderbilt Alumnae Council, especially their efforts to persuade the University to hire a Dean of Women, build a women’s dormitory, and to raise money toward these ends. Series II contains materials unrelated to Vanderbilt Alumnae Council and includes some personal correspondence, ephemeral items, a Bible, pamphlets, a postcard album with 155 cards plus 5 individual...
Dates: 1896 - 1951
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Sam Fleming Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0143
Abstract These papers are made up primarily of materials relating to Sam Fleming and Vanderbilt and include items from his time as an undergraduate (1924-1928), his tenure on the Board of Trust (1952-1981), the Athletic program, and building of the new stadium, speeches and remarks by Fleming and others, and the Merger of Vanderbilt with Peabody College in 1979, when Fleming was chairman of the Board of Trust. This collection also includes nine items, historic documents or concerning historic...
Dates: 1924 - 1981
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

George Noel Mayhew Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0289
Scope and Content Note The Papers of George Noel Mayhew date from approximately 1853 to 1965 and document his education and career as a religious scholar and businessman. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Extensive correspondence document Mayhew’s career and his participation in the Disciples of Christ Church and his writings and business records provide insight into his many fields of interest. The papers are comprised of approximately thirteen cubic feet (40 boxes, 1 flat) of...
Dates: 1853 - 1965
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Jerry W. Southwood Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30081045859125]
Identifier: MSS.0553
Scope and Contents This collection contains 155 photographs, in 75 file folders, and one video-tape for the documentary “50 Years of Memorial Magic” relative to Men and Women’s Basketball played in Memorial Gymnasium at Vanderbilt University. The images represent formal team photographs, individual players, coaches, and action shots from selective games. The collection is arranged chronologically into three series: Series I contains formal men’s team photographs; Series...
Dates: 1948 - 1993
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Joe Thompson, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0449
Scope and Contents Note: 4 folders of outgoing correspondence added, 10/6/69, at end of box 2, containing 27 letters and one undated Christmas card to Mrs. Sam Orr, Sept. 12, 1942 to July 8, 1945. Includes 14 V-mail letters (4 of which are holograph); the rest are typewritten. Subject Entries Berchtesgaden, Germany Coins Diaries Eisenhower, Dwight David Nashville, Tennessee - Description North...
Dates: 1940s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Alf Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0018
Abstract

The Alf Adams Papers, 1915-1967, consist of newspaper clippings related to WWI and the 1915-1919 Vanderbilt football teams, telegrams, and miscellaneous materials of lawyer and judge Alfred “Alf” Thompson Adams, 1898-1982.

Dates: circa 1915-1925; 1965-1967; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1923
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Samuel H. Shannon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0747
Dates: 1955 - 2003
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

George A. Sloan Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS.0589
Dates: 1915 - 1955
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Clarence E. Carter and James Dilg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0688
Scope and Contents

This collection contains mounted articles, mounted photographs, a flag, a USS Scranton baseball cap, a framed document with photos, and other materials related to the North Pole mission in June 2001.

Dates: 2001
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Lawrence A. Goldsby Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0173
Dates: 1939 - 1942
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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