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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Guide to the Wesleyan Centennial Records, 1931 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) Wesleyan Centennial Records, 1931 1000-194 Material in English 1.5 1, and 1 oversize volume For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. During early October 1931, Wesleyan University celebrated its centennial. The event brought together current students, faculty, alumni, parents, and honored guests including the Canadian Prime Minister. The events also consisted of banquets, concerts, recitals, lectures, and sporting events. The Wesleyan Centennial Records features a scrapbook with badges, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, menus, playbills, and other materials. Other materials in the collection include large photographs and correspondence, including telegrams and typed letters regarding the centennial events. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wesleyan Centennial Records, Collection #1000-194, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Given to the library following the Wesleyan Centennial by Professor Karl S. Van Dyke, executive secretary of the Centennial Committee.

Processing Information

Processed by Drew Flanagan, May 2010

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, June 2010

Historical Note

During early October 1931, Wesleyan University celebrated its centennial. The event brought together current students, faculty, alumni, parents, and honored guests including the Canadian Prime Minister, Richard Bedford Bennett. The events included a musical comedy, entitled The Girl and the Graduate, written by alumnus William B. Davis and originally performed in 1908. The events also consisted of banquets, concerts, recitals, lectures, and sporting events. For example, Wesleyan’s football team squared off against Columbia University, falling 0-37. The events of the centennial produced varied ephemera, including badges for alumni and event staff, pamphlets, schedules, menus and souvenirs. The event also produced many photographs and coverage in newspapers such as the Hartford Courant and campus publications such as The Wesleyan University Alumnus and The Wesleyan Argus.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of a large scrapbook and a box with file folders. The scrap book includes over 200 pages of items relating to Wesleyan’s centennial, including badges, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, menus, playbills, and more. The scrapbook is organized into categories, including sections entirely of newspaper clippings and one page with attached alumni and event worker badges, for example. The file folders contain large photographs, as well as copies of similar paper items to those contained in the scrapbook. They also contain correspondence, including telegrams and typed letters regarding the events.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Sports. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Students. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Faculty. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Alumni and alumnae. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--History. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Anniversaries, etc. Scrapbooks. Detailed Description of the Collection Scrapbook of Wesleyan University Centennial Celebration, October 10, 11, 12, 1931

Pages not listed below are blank.

1 Hartford Courant front page, 27 September 1931 3 Reprinted front page from The American Sentinel newspaper from 19 September 1830 15-26 Invitations to invited guests, schedules of events, circulars, etc. 27 Time Table Schedules (for transportation) 28 Discount certificate for guest transportation 31 Registration information 32 Schedule and menu for Alumni Dinner 33 Playbill for The Girl and the Graduate 34 Sermon, Faith of Our Fathers, by Bishop Herbert Welch, 11 October 1931 35 Church Service Program, Wesleyan Memorial Chapel, 11 October 1931 36 Invitation to buffet supper 37-39 Information on concerts and recitals, song lyrics 41, 43, 45 Information on centennial exercises and luncheon 49 Badges and ribbons 51 Admission tickets for events 53 Meal tickets 57 List of names 59 Alumnae on campus during centennial celebration 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71 Centennial song lyrics (several songs) 73 Wesleyan University Calendar, October 4-9, 1931 74-75 Wesleyan Celebrates Its Centennial, 1831-1931, by Arthur H. Parsons, Jr. from The Delta Sigma Nu, December 1931 77 A Century of Wesleyan, from The University Club News of Boston, circa 1931 79 Ad for Wesleyan centennial plates 81 Connecticut Schools Monthly, November 1931 83 The Wesleyan University Alumnus, November 1931 95 Second copy of the sermon Faith of Our Fathers 97 Page 34 of a transcript of dinner announcements 101 Transcript of the centennial luncheon announcements by George Davison (pages 35-36), 12 October 1931 125 Lyrics of university songs 182-187 Photos of ceremonies 188-189 Photos: Denison Terrace During Centennial Excercises 190 Photo: Picture of Alumni Athletic Building During Alumni Dinner 191 Photo: Prof. Nicolson, Prime Minister Bennett and Pres. McConaughy 192 Photo: Pres. Ferry, Prof. Nicholson, and Gov. Whitman 193 Photo: Taken at the dedication of the '92 and '93 flagpoles 196 Photo: academic procession 197 Photo: a large banquet 205 U.S. Weather Bureau forecast 206 Page from Hartford Times about the centennial, dated 9 October 1931, used in Olla Podrida 207 Loose item: Newspaper clipping photo of ceremony 207 Wesleyan Argus centennial edition, 25 May 1931 208-243 Newspaper clippings Additional materials 1 1 Invitations, pamphlets and ephemera 1 2 Wesleyan publications and newspaper clippings 1 3 Planning documents 1 4 Items relating to travel and correspondence 1 5 Ephemera--pamphlets, badges, etc. 1 6 Schedules and calendars 1 7 Programs from concerts, recitals, The Girl and the Graduate 1 8 Centennial events programs 1 9 Official Football Program, Wesleyan vs. Columbia 1 10 Photos