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Handbooks and Other Information for Entering Students

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Handbooks, Bulletins, Brochures, and Booklets, etc.

BOX 1: 1855-1939

Folder One: Handbooks 1855-1900

• Copy of 1855-1856 - Western Female Seminary Rules
• 1861 or 1871 - Note: these rules were in one of the two fires; however, one can still read most of these regulations for students. [This is a copy]
• The Western Female Seminary Oxford, Ohio Booklet, 1876-77 (Copy from November 1969)
• Western Female Seminary Article, 1886
• The Western: A College and Seminary for Women, Leila S. McKee, Ph. D., President, 1888-1904 Booklet
• The Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, Booklet, July 16, 1894
• Advertisement, Western Female Seminary, Winter Term of 39th Year Opens January 10, 1894
• The Western Oxford, O. 1896 Souvenir Booklet
• Regulations for All Students Connected with Western Female Seminary, Undated [Three Copies]
• 1898 - Undergraduate Life at Western Booklet
• 1900 - The Western College for Women Letter to Parent or Guardian

Additional Materials:

• 1906-1907 - Bulletin of the Western College Views, Vol. 1, No. 1
Bulletin of the Western College Views, Series I, Vol. VI. October, 1912

Folder Two: Handbooks 1900-1910

• The Western College for Women And Its Ideals by W. D. MacClintock, Reprinted from The Outlook of August, 1906
• 1908 - Bulletin of The Western College, Vol. II, No. 1 (July, 1908) (two copies)
• 1909 - Bulletin of The Western College, January 1909
• 1909 - Bulletin of The Western College, July 1909
• 1910 - Bulletin of The Western College, John Grant Newman, President
• Views: The Western College for Women, Booklet 1910

Folder Three: Handbooks 1911-1914

1911 - Forward to Its Greater Destiny, by William Chalmers Covert
• The Western College for Women [Sketches],(belonged to Lillian Welson, 1911)
• The Western College for Women: Forward Movement of 1912,Booklet [Two Copies]
• Bulletin of The Western College Views, 1912 [Two Copies]
• 1912 - Information for Parents and Students
• 1912- Bulletin of The Western College Alumnae Circular, July 1912
• 1913 - Information for Parents and Students
• 1913- Bulletin of Western College, October 1913
• 1913-1914- Special Bulletin of Household Science
• 1914 - Information for Parents and Students

Folder Four: Handbooks 1915- 1920

1915- July Bulletin of The Western College for Women, Alumnae Circular
• 1915- Bulletin of The Western College for Women, Organization
• 1915 - Information for Parents and Students (2 copies)
• The Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, Booklet, 1915
• The Western College for Women Handbook of Photographs
• 1915 - October 1915 Bulletin of the Western College for Women
• 1916 - Information for Parents and Students
• Western: An Analytical Survey of The Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, 1917
• The Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, Booklet, 1918
• 1919- Bulletin of The Western College for Women,The Towers of Western
• 1920 - Payment of College Bills Information, October 1920
• 1920 - Information for Parents and Students

BOX 1B: Continuation of Box 1

Folder Five: Handbooks 1921-1929

1921 - Information for Parents and Students
• 1921-1922 - Student's Handbook
• Information for new Students and returning ones, March 1922
• Bulletin of The Western College for Women Music News, April 1922
• Bulletin of The Western College for Women Alumnae Circular, July 1922
• Bulletin of The Western College for Women View Book, October 1922
• Student Government Handbook, Western College, 1923-1924
• Welcome Letters from Dean, February 22, 1924 [Five Copies]
• Bulletin of The Western College for Women Alumnae Circular, 1924, July
• 1924-1925 - Student's Handbook
• 1925-1926 - Student's Handbook
• 1928 - Information for Parents and Students
• Bulletin of The Western College for Women, January 1928
• 1929 - Information for Parents and Students

Folder Six: Handbooks 1930-1939

View Book, Western College, About 1930?
• 1931 - My Dear Entering Freshmen Letter from Dean
• Western College, A Digest of the Catalogue, 1933
• Student Life At Western College, Brochure, 1933
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae Circular, July 1933 [Two Copies]
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, May 1934
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, July 1943
• 1934 - Information for Parents and Students
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, May 1935
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, July 1935
• Western College Booklet, December 1935 [Two Copies]
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, May 1936
• 1936 - Tuition and Room and Board Information with envelope
• Western College Bulletin, Alumnae News, August 1937 [Two Copies]
• Western Offers You What?, Booklet, 1937
• Western College, Forty Facts, Brochure, 1937 [Four Copies]
• Western College Bulletin, A Girl. A College. An Education. 1938
• Western College Bulletin Vol. 12 No. 4, August 1938
• Western College Bulletin No. 13 No. 6, December 1939
• Western College "Handbook of Information" 1937?

Folder Seven: Donation from Robin McConell

Y.W.C.A. Student's Handbook Western College, 1923-1924, belonged to Frieda Marie Eberst, presented by the Young Women's Christian Assn.

Folder Eight: Donations from Unidentified Donors

Western College Bulletin; 1933-1934

Folder Nine: Donations from Diana Haynes O'Keefe

Western College Handbook 1928-1929
• Western College Handbook 1929-1930
• Western College Handbook 1930-1931
• Western College Handbook 1931-1932
• Western College, Oxford, Ohio, Bulletin View Book

Donation from John Charles Persinger,

• Western College Handbook, 1935-1936

Folder 10: Donations from Audrey Gilbert

1919-20 YMCA Booklet
• Bulletin of the Western College for Women, Catalogue, 1920-1921

Folder 11: Catalogue, 1918-1919

• Bulletin of The Western College for Women, Catalogue 1918-1919, Oxford, Ohio: The Western College for Women, January 1919.

BOX 2: 1940-1945

Folder One: Handbooks 1940-1942

Western College Bulletin, Spring 1940
• Western College Bulletin, 1940
• College Girls Live Democracy,Reprinted from the August 1941 issue of Mademoiselle
• Western College Bulletin, May 1941
• Western College Bulletin, December 1941
• 1941-1942 - Your Roommate's Roommate Western College Handbook
• 1941-1942 - Western College Handbook
• 1941-1942 - Western College Bulletin
• The Story of Western, Western College Bulletin, Jan. 1942
• Western College Bulletin, 1942
• Vassar, A Second Glance, 1942
• Western College Bulletin, Summer 1942
• Western College Bulletin, Spring 1942
• Western College Bulletin, Winter 1942
• "The Story of Western," Western College Bulletin, Vol. XVI, No. 2, January 1942
• 1943-1944 - Western College Bulletin
• 1944-1945 - Western College Bulletin

Folder Two: Handbooks 1942-1943

1942-1943 - Western College Handbook [with yellow cover]

Folder Three: Handbooks 1943

1943 - That's College Life [Three Copies]
• Western College Bulletin, May 1943
• Western College Bulletin, September 1943
• Western College Bulletin, The Story of Western, July 1943
• Western College Bulletin, Summer Program 1943
• Letter to Alice Schacht, September 4, 1943 with envelope [regarding counselor]

Additional Materials:

1943 - Western College Bulletin: The Story of Western

Folder Four: Handbooks 1943-1945

1944 - The Western Way[Two Copies]
• Western College Bulletin, July 1944
• Western College Bulletin, Summer Session 1944
• 1943-1944 - Western College Handbook (Three Copies)
• 1944-1945 - Western College Handbook

Folder Five: Donations from Unidentified Donors

The College Women's Club of Dayton, Ohio; 1943-1944

BOX 3: Handbooks 1945-1949

Folder One: Handbooks 1945

Western College Bulletin, March 1945
• A Midyear Freshman Class, 1945 Flyer
• 1945 - The Western Way
• 1945 - That's College Life
• Western College Bulletin, The Story of Western, Jan. 1945
• Western College Bulletin, Nov. 1945
• Western College Bulletin, The Story of Western, Dec. 1945
• Western College Bulletin, 1945-1946

Folder Two: Handbooks 1946

Western College Bulletin, March 1946
• 1946 - The Western Way
• 1946 - That's College Life September 1946 [Two Copies]
• 1946 - Student Activity Dues Receipt (25 cents), November 24, 1946
• Western College Bulletin, 1946 (two copies)
• Western College for Women Founded 1853, Bulletin, 194
• 1946-1947 - Western College Handbook

Folder Three: Handbooks 1947

Western College Bulletin, March 1947
• The Book of Remembrance Flyer, 1947 [Two Copies]
• 1947 - That's College Life
• Western College Bulletin, The Story of Western, May 1947

Folder Four: Handbooks 1948-1950

1948 - The Western Way
• 1948- Looking Toward College
• Western College Bulletin, July 1949
• Western College Handbook 1949-1950

Folder Five: Donations from Ginnie Tribble

Western College Bulletin; November, 1946

Folder Six: Donations from Lucy A. Liggett

The Western Way, 1948
That's College Life, Western College Bulletin Vol. XXI, No. 4, September 1947

BOX 4: 1950-1979

Folder One: Handbooks 1950-1952

Western College Bulletin, Announcements for 1950-1951
• 1950-1951 - The Western College Handbook
• February 15, 1950 Regulations Adopted by the Faculty and Approved by the Trustees of Western College
• 1951- Western College Booklet
• 1951-1952 - The Western College Handbook
• 1951-1952 - Western College for Women Bulletin Announcements
• Western College Bulletin, August 1952

Folder Two: Handbooks 1953-1954

Western College Bulletin, August, 1953
• Western College for Women Flip Book, 1953?
• Three Girls Come to Western College Brochure, 1953?
• Some Things You Need to Know About Western College for Women, Western College Bulletin, Centennial Issue 1953
• Western Life, 1953
• 1953 - Dear Western College Student (letter from Dean Hoyt) July 3
• Western College Bulletin, Catalog Issue 1953-1054
• 1954 - Western College for Women Bulletin: Pioneers Again [Two Copies]
• Why Western? Brochure, 1954?
• Letters from Western Booklet, 1955?
• Western College Bulletin, February 1955
• Western College Bulletin, August 1955

Folder Three: Handbooks 1955-1959

Western College Educational Counselor: "The World Minded College Flyer and Registration, September 1955
• Western College for Women brochure, 1954-55
• Western College Bulletin, The President's Report 1955-1956
• Western College Bulletin, Catalogue issue 1955-1956 [donated by Charlotte Varzi]
• Western College Handbook, 1956-1957
• Western College Bulletin, February 1957
• Letter to Western College Freshman from Phyllis Hoyt, Dean of Students, June 1957
• Letter to Western Student from Phyllis Hoyt, Dean of Students, August 15, 1957
• Letter to Parents of New Western College Students from Phyllis Hoyt, Dean of Students, August 26, 1957
• Western College Bulletin, The President's Report 1957-58
• Western College Bulletin, Summer 1958
• "That's College Life; Glimpses from the Diary of Suzie, a Freshman"
• Western College Bulletin, Catalogue Issue 1959-1960

Folder Four: Religious Preferences 1962-63

Church Preference List 1962-1963

Folder Five: Handbooks 1960-1964

Western College Bulletin, 1960-1961
• Western College Bulletin, Summer 1961
• Western Union Telegram, June 5, 1961 (telling of a student's acceptance to Western)
• Letter to Parents of New Western College Students from Phyllis Hoyt, September 1, 1961
• 1962 - "Looking Ahead to College and Careers", by Joan Hawkes, Seventeen, December, 1962 (article on The Western College for Women)
• 1963 - Dear Western College Student (letter from Dean Hoyt), August 16
• The New Dormitory, Fall 1963 Brochure
• Western College for Women, Article from Hamilton, 8/23/63
• Statement on the Academic Freedom of Students, AAUP Bulletin, Winter 1965

Folder Six: Handbooks 1965-1967

Introducing Western's New Students September, 1965 [Three Copies]
• Introducing, 1964-65 [Two Copies]
• Her Work is Real Brochure, 1965-66 [Two Copies]
• Introducing, 1966-67 [Four Copies]

Folder Seven: Handbooks 1967-1970

Introducing, 1967-1968 [Three Copies]
• "Western College for Women. Who in the World Goes There?" (advertisement in Time, December 8, 1967)
• Western Telstar for Class of 1967 [Two Copies]
• 1967-1968 - Student Handbook
• Letter to Parents of New Western College Students from Phyllis Hoyt, August 1968
• It's In, Are You?, Brochure, 1968-69?
• We're Holding Our Breath, Brochure, 1969
• Searching, Western College Brochure, 1969?
• 199X S.A.C. 4-4-2 Independent Study Pass/Fail, The Language of Learning at Western College, Brochure, 1969?
• Letter to Parents of Western College Students from Phyllis Hoyt, January 6, 1969
• Introducing Western's New Students, September 1969 [Three Copies]
• Freedom and Order on Campus, August 21, 1968 Handbook
• Letter to Western Student from Phyllis Hoyt, September 1970
• Westerm Bulletin, Summer, 1970

Folder Eight: Donations from Diana Haynes OKeefe

Western College Handbook 1953-1954 (Two Copies)

Folder Nine: Donations from Lucy A. Liggett

Western College Handbook, 1950-1951
• Western College Handbook, 1951-1952
• Western College Handbook, 1952-1953
• Western College Handbook, 1953-1954

BOX 5: 1970-1979
Folder One- Handbooks 1970

Try Western, Brochure, 1970?
• 199X S.A.C. 4-4-2 Independent Study Pass/Fail, The Language of Learning at Western College Brochure, 1970?
• 1970, What to Bring to Western
• Introducing, Western's New Students, September 1970 [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women Bulletin, Autumn, 1970

Additional Materials:

Admissions Material 1970
• Admissions Material Fall 1971

Folder Two- Handbooks 1971-1972

OPP 71 Brochure, 1971
• Introducing, Class of 1971
• Western Telstar for Class of 1971
• The Western College Fact Sheet 1971-1972 [Two Copies, one with Orange Additional Sheet reading,The Western College is now for women and men]
• 1971-1972 - The Western College Booklet
• 1971-1972 library brochure

Additional Materials:

1971-1972- The Western College Handbook

Folder Three- Handbooks 1972-1973

Introducing Class of 1972 [Three Copies]
• Introducing, September 1972 [Two Copies]
• Module V, The Western College, Summer Art Workshop Brochure, July 30 to August 19, 1972 [Two Copies]
• Module V, The Western College, Summer Art Workshop Poster, July 30 to August 19, 1972
• The Western College Encounter, May 1972
• 1972-1973, The Western College[Two Copies]
• Planning Ahead - a Small College Faces the Future Brochure, 1972-1973 [Two Copies]
• The Unthreatened Species Brochure, 1972-1973
• At Western By Choice! Brochure, May 1973

Additional Materials:

1973-1974 - Western College Handbook

Folder Four: Western College Handbooks 1973-1974

Module II Study Information Page
• Open Learning Environments Page
• Western College Handbook 73-74
• May, 1974 - Miami University Official Publication, Series 72, Number 8 - The Western College of Miami University
• New Words at Western, Western's New Students, 1973-1974 [Three Copies]

Folder Five: Donations from Unidentified Donors

The Western College 1972-73

Folder Six: Donations from Audrey Gilbert

Western Bulletin, Spring 1974
• Western Bulletin, Winter 1973

BOX 6: Folders of various material of interest to entering students.

Folder One: Examinations

Western Female Seminary, Order of Exercises for Public Examinations, Commencing Tuesday, July 15, 1856
• Western Female Seminary, Order of Exercises for Public Examinations, Commencing Tuesday, July 13, 1858
• Western Female Seminary, Order of Exercises for Public Examinations, Commencing Tuesday, July 12, 1859
• Western Female Seminary, Order of Exercises for the Eleventh Anniversary Examinations, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 3d, 4th, 5th, 1866 [with letter to Dr. Herrick B. Young from Kumler, Feb. 3, 1956]
• Typed information on formal examinations, undated

Folder Two: Financial Aid information: newspaper articles, pamphlets, etc.

The Western College, Financial Awards Program Brochure [Two Copies]
• Announcing the Ohio Instructional Grants Program Booklet
• Education: The Western College Financial Assistance Program Brochure [Three Copies]
• Financial Aid at Western College for Women Brochure
• Western College Grant-in-Aid Receipt, October 13, 1941
• Financial Facts Brochure, 1962-1963
• Gay Nellis Financial Information, August 5, 1962
• Cost Of College Continues Upward, Washington, C.H., Ohio Record-Herald, May 17, 1963
• Western Opens September 17, Hamilton, Ohio Journal-News, August 26, 1963

Folder Three: Information on various scholarships and prizes for which one could apply for, as well as winners in past years

Scholarship Time Brochure
• Independent Schools Need Industry's Help, Hamilton, Ohio Journal-News, October 7, 1960
• Heidelberg Benefits By Grant From Sohio, Tiffin, Ohio, Advertiser-Tribune, October 3, 1960
• Sales Spotlight October 60
• Letter to Public Relations Manager from Melvin H. Clay, about educational opportunities of Sohio sons and daughters, October 27, 1960
• The Stillman Kelley Scholarship Fund Information; Announcing Six Music Scholarships of $12,000 Each; Announcing Six Music Scholarships of $12,000 Each; August 31, 1942 For Release Edgar Stillman Kelley Honored [Three Copies, Two Pages]
• Press Release for senior girls scholarships, November 28, 1942 [Two Pages]
• Press Release, March 1, 1944 [on Stillman Kelley Scholarships, Two Pages]
• Four Pages on Needham Prizes with Needham Prizes Note and envelope
• Permanent Scholarship, 186? Empty Certificate
• Missionary Scholarship, 185? Empty Certificate (for free of charge education to a clergyman's daughter)
• Helen Peabody Scholars 1955-1970 List
• The Clara Helen Mueller Memorial Scholarship Brochure
• Student Scholarships and Aid At Western College Information
• Trustee Scholarships, 1950-1951 Flyer

Folder Four: Admissions

Business Reply Card to Western College for Women
• Application for Admission; Uniform Transcript of Preparatory Schools Credits Information; Scholarship Information Page
• The Western College Application with envelope to The Admissions Office
• Western News Notes, Admissions Office
• Western News Notes, Admissions Office
• Requirements for Admission to Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio 1957
• How to Reach Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, 1957
• Letter to Parent from Mrs. Marion Miller, Director of Admissions, January 23, 1957
• Application for Scholarship Assistance (two copies)

Folder Five: Various undated materials of interest to entering students

The Western College Information Booklet with Photographs
• Directions for the Students of The Western College
• Rules Regarding Absence from Collegiate Appointments
• Concerning Laundry Information
• General Rules for Waitresses in Western College Dining Halls 1941-42
• Office of the Director of Placement information about references
• Envelope reading Baggage Instruction to Western Students with Two Western College Baggage Tags, Special Instructions to Students Relative to Baggage; Special Service for Miami University Western College Brochure on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
• Wagon Schedule for 1964-65
• Student Identification Card for Sophia Karayannides, 10/4/62 with addressed envelope and welcome letter from Director of Admissions

Folder Six: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated

Oxford, Ohio ,Brochure
• Where in the World is Western?, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women Informational Booklet [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women, Historic District, Brochure [2 Copies)
• Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio Black/Green Color, Brochure [Four Copies]

Folder Seven: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated II

Teacher Education at Western College for Women, Brochure
• Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio Brochure [Green or Brown and black and white with graduates, Seven Copies]
• Home Economics at Western College for Women,Brochure
• Fine Arts at Western College, Brochure
• Guidebook to Western, Booklet [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women Kumler, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Try Western Yellow, Brochure
• Searching, Western College, Brochure
• The Western College Campus Guide

Folder Eight: Extra Catalogs

Western College Catalog,1971-1972

BOX 7:

Folder One: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated III

Go Western, Young Lady!, Booklet
• Miami Photo Cards (16)
• Western College for Women New York Centra,l Brochure
• Western College Black and White Booklet with Student Reading on Cover
• Western College for Women, Booklet [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women, Booklet with Female Student on Cover
• Letters from Western, Booklet [Three Copies]

Folder Two: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated IV

Western College for Women Quotes Flyer
• Western College for Women Booklet with Female Student on Cover Reading
• What's Western College Really Like?, Brochure
• Why Western?, Brochure
• The Western College Madrigal Group, Brochure
• Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, Brochure
• Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio Orange, Brochure
• The Western College- Teacher Education in a Liberal Arts Setting, Brochure
• The Arts at The Western College, Emphasis: Opportunity, Brochure [Two Copies]
• The Western College Is People, Brochure [Three Copies]
• Western Topography Map
• The Western College, Oxford, Ohio View, Booklet

Folder Three: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated V

The Unthreatened Species, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Searching Western College, Brochure
• An Invitation to Experiment, Brochure [Three Copies]
• The Western College, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Change? The Western College, Flyer with Reply Mail Cards to Office of Admissions
• The Western College counselor will visit, Flyer
• The Small Liberal Arts College for Women Presents Its Case: Western College, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Western College A Digest of the Catalogue
• The Fine Arts at Western College, Brochure
• Sports at Western College, Brochure
• The Sciences and Home Economics at Western College, Brochure
• Summer Session, Western College, Oxford, Ohio, Brochure
• Student Life at Western College, Brochure
• Oxford, Ohio, Brochure
• Art, Music, Literature at Western College, Brochure
• Science at Western College, Brochure
• Western College Department of Music, Booklet

Folder Four: Various Booklets and Brochures, Undated VI

A Place of Culture, Booklet
• A Place of Scholarship, Booklet
• A Place of Opportunity, Booklet
• A Place of Health, Booklet
• A Place of Beauty, Booklet
• A Place of Religion, Booklet
• You Will Find At Western College, Flyer
• Western College for Women To Carry Out a Program of International Education, Brochure [Two Copies]
• Home Economics at Western College for Women, Brochure
• Fine Arts at Western College for Women, Brochure
• Science at Western College for Women, Brochure
• Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, Intercultural Studies, Brochure
• Teacher Education at Western College for Women, Brochure
• Western College for Women. Who in the world goes there?, Flyer [Two Copies]
• Western College for Women Campus Map
• You Will Find At Western College, Flyer
• The Western College for Women, View Book (time of Pres. Newman & Dean Sawyer)

Additional Materials:

A Place of College Information for Entering Students of The Western College for Women
• Academic Council and Academic Matters Report

BOX 8:

Folder 1: Donations from Christian La Roche

The Western College of Miami University, Miami University Official Publication, Series 72, No. 8, May 1974
• Western College Bulletin Press Book Vol. XVII No. 4, September 1944
• Western College Bulletin Vol. XIX No. 5, November 1945
• Western College, 1942
• Student's Handbook Western College 1910

Folder 2: Donations from Judy Waldron, WCAA

Discover Western, Flyer Poster

Folder 3: Donations from Lucy Liggett

Letter to Western College Student from Phyllis Hoyt, July 3, 1953

Folder 4: Donations from Jackie Wallace.

The One Hundred and Nineteenth Annual Catalog. The Western College Vol. XLVII No. 2, September 1973

Oversized Materials Box 9: (Donations from Christian LaRoche Boxed Separately)

The Western College Folio (No. 11 with notes and cards)

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