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Lawrence University Archives promotes understanding of Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer College history. Located on level B of the Seeley G.

The Archives at Lawrence University collects, preserves, and makes accessible materials that document the history of both Lawrence University and Milwaukee-Downer College. Mudd Library, it serves as a resource for Lawrence students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the wider community.

10/14/2026

Boo! 🎃 Prepare to clutch your pearls.

As promised, I have more spooky (?) items to share with y'all from the Lawrence University Archives for National Archives Month. This time, we have a couple of friends from Milwaukee-Downer College. 👀

10/08/2026

Every week this month, I'll be sharing something kind of spooky, kind of creepy from the Lawrence University Archives — because it's not just Halloween, but it's also National Archives Month!

Are you ready for a scare? 🧙‍♀️

Also, if you're on campus, check out the displays on the first floor of the Library — Haunted Lawrence and Haunted Milwaukee-Downer. They're sure to give you a thrill. 👻

10/02/2026

It's officially SPOOK season!! 👻

It's also National Archives Month! 📜

And we're all about it at the Lawrence University Archives.

For the whole month of October, there's a display at the Lawrence University Library (1st floor lounge and Milwaukee-Downer Room) of spooky stories, images and artifacts from the collections!

I'll also be doing in-depth features of some of the items on display on this here social media platform.

Stay tuned and spooky! 👻

Also, shout out to Anna (ILL Librarian) for filming and taking these awesome photos!

09/23/2026

Lawrence campus has always been so beautiful in the fall. 🍂 And yesterday marked the official first day of the season!

The first image, circa. 1940, is of the Memorial Chapel taken by Jim Chapelle.

And the second image, also circa. 1940 by Jim Chapelle, is of the old Carnegie Library, standing where the Seeley G. Mudd Library is today. If you zoom in, you can see the old cars parked in front of the library.

Both images were scanned from original negatives from the University Photographs collection (LU-RG13-009).

09/16/2026

Your friends in the Mudd Library are ready to help you cook up a successful school year! 👩‍🍳The Mudd Library- Your Recipe for Success! 👨‍🍳

09/10/2026

The University Archivist is definitely pumped to have students on campus again!

Though the summer was filled with processing fun, it's time to get out of the stacks (and cage) and interact with students in the classroom and around campus! Also, you can always come to the Archives to do research too!

Original audio by Tom McGovern

09/08/2026

Welcome home, incoming Lawrentians! Relax, settle in, and enjoy the Welcome Week activities. The Archives wishes you the best of luck in your first term at Lawrence University!

This photo was taken during New Student Week (now known as Welcome Week) in September of 1979 in front of Ormsby Hall.

Image is from the Welcome Week Collection (LU-RG00-017).

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day from the Lawrence University Archives!

This is Duke. Duke, a certified Good Doggo™, was the pet of a Conservatory of Music faculty member, Harry Heard. Heard served as a professor of voice from 1895-1901. In this image, circa. 1900, Duke is resting in front of a tree where the current Seeley G. Mudd Library now stands. A library was not erected in that spot until 1906, when the Carnegie Library, the Mudd's predecessor, was built. Though I cannot historically confirm this, I am sure Duke blessed that spot, and the future library, with his presence.

08/06/2026

The Music Librarian wanted to see what we had in that room 😅

No LU Archives materials were swiped in the making of this video.

Thanks Chandler (Music Librarian) for being a good sport in the video and Anna (ILL Librarian) for filming!

Also, big shout out to Lydia for sharing the Hampden-Sydney College Library reel with me!

07/24/2026

The saga of the makeup kit continues. 👀

We're learning together, folks.

Address

Seeley G. Mudd Library
Appleton, WI
54911

Telephone

+19208326753

Website

http://linktr.ee/luarchives

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