Display of the T.H. Lewis Collection of artifacts. These were artifacts taken from Native American burial mounds in the Mississippi River basin, and put on display for a short time at Macalester College. Macalester founder and first President Edward D. Neill was one of the first excavators of the mounds at Burial Mounds Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, and described some of the objects in this collection.
Female studentss standing in front of Old Main, as seen from inside the entryway of Old Main. Wallace Hall can be seen in the background. The caption on the back reads, "Macalester College picnic 1910."
Picture of the witch scene from Macbeth, staged by Macalester students in 1907. Students identified in the caption on the back include Lulu Piper, Pearl Nash, Mell Hobart and R.S. Wallace.
Group portrait of five basketball players. Back row: Paul Doeltz, Class of 1899; Robert Stoddart, Academy. Front row: P.P. Brush, 1901; Roy W. Smits, 1900; Floyd Brown, Academy.
Neill, Edward Duffield, 1823-1893; Mattocks, Rev. John 1814-1875; Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903
Date Created:
1859
Description:
Notice from the Baldwin School Executive Committee (John Mattocks, Alexander Ramsey, and Edward D. Neill), announcing resumption of operations on September 5, 1859 at the school's leased building on Walnut Street. The Principal, Assistant, and courses of instruction are mentioned, as are tuition, transportation to the building, and furnishing descriptions. The announcement includes the blue Baldwin School seal in Latin at the top. The Baldwin School was for female youth, however a limited number of boys were admitted if they had sisters in attendance.