MSS. Manuscript and Personal Papers
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Clinton and Al Gore visit to Elon
Biography Files
Dewey Hooper Collection
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material, and then into seven series. Where applicable, within each series the materials are arranged chronologically. The seven series are: Artifact; Books; Correspondence; Lists; Literary Productions; Photographs; Printed Material. Most of the materials in this collection pertain to Dewey Hooper as a student at Elon College during 1939 and 1940 and as a member of the US Army Air Forces Reserve during the early stages of WWII.
Fletcher Cummings Lester Collection
Gerald Ford Visit to Elon
Hubert McLendon Collection
Iva and George Diehl Collection
The bulk of this collection includes correspondence from Dean of Women for Elon College, Iva Diehl to her husband George West Diehl from 1930-1931 while Iva Diehl was Dean of Women at Elon University and Mr. Diehl was obtaining his PhD from the University of Chicago.
Kenneth Utt Papers
Housed in this collection are paper records of many of the productions Kenneth Utt worked on throughout his career. Before starting a career in Los Angeles and New York City, Kenneth Utt received his undergraduate degree from Elon in the 1940's. His family donated this collection to Elon after his death in 1994.
Lyndon B. Johnson Visit to Elon
Marjorie Hunter Collection
McEwen Family Collection
Robert Holyfield Collection
Robert Sigmon Collection
R.P. Johnson World War II Collection
This collection primarily contains photographs, magazines, newspapers, postcards, and other forms of printed material associated with World War II. There are some photographs specifically of R.P. Johnson, but the remaining photographs are of unidentified people and places. Much of the information found in the magazines, newspapers, and postcards discuss news and events that took place both in the United States and abroad during World War II, primarily written for American soldiers.
Samuel D. Smith Collection
Susie Cordon Broadway Collection
Town of Elon Collection
This collection includes materials and documents relating to the Town of Elon, North Carolina. It is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by type of material. Please see the section below titled "Detailed Description of the Collection" for more information about what is included.