The Lesley University Archives

Holdings

• Collections
• Record Groups and Finding Aids

Collections University Records These materials are comprised of records created by administrators, faculty, staff students, and alumni in their various official capacities. The collections contain publications by the University and Lesley students. Titles include but are not limited to, The Current, The Lantern, The Educator, and Lesley Magazine. Photographs The photograph collection includes black and white and color photographs, slides, film negatives, and contact sheets from the 1950s to the present. Subjects range from student life, building projects, faculty and staff, commencement, and campus and alumni events.

"John Lennon and Yoko Ono relax on the Lesley campus. The former Beatle and his wife were participants in the first International Feminist Planning Conference held at Lesley College, hosting feminists from 27 countries." The Current, July - August 1973. (enlarge photo)

Book Collection
This collection contains rare books on a variety of subjects, including rare art magazines and published artist folios from the Art Institute of Boston Collection.

Audio Visual Collection
This collection is composed of video and audio tapes of various campus events, including those of President McKenna, Lesley-related on-air interviews, and media stories.

Manuscripts
The manuscript collections are comprised of materials donated or loaned to Lesley University.

Record Groups

The University Archives is organized by record group. Every effort has been made to preserve the document's office of origination. (For example, an original document created during the tenure a president is located in that president's collection.) For preservation purposes, some documents, such as photographs and audio visual material, have been separated from their office of origination and arranged by type. For better access, some documents, such as publications, course catalogs, and handbooks, have been separated from their office of origination and arranged in chronological order. This record group list reflects only the collections that have been processed. For finding aids, click directly on each link.

RG 1 Serials

1.1 Course Catalogs

1.2 Handbooks

1.3 Directories

1.4 Publications

RG 2 Audio Visual

RG 3 Photographs

3.1 Lesley University

3.2 Art Institute of Boston

RG 4 Book Collection

RG 5 Objects/Memorabilia

RG 6 University Events

6.1 Anniversaries

6.2 Commencement

6.3 Convocation

RG 7 Office of the President

7.1 Edith Lesley Wolfard (Founder), 1909 - 1941

7.2 Marguerite Franklin, 1943 - 1944

7.3 Trentwell Mason White, 1944 – 1959

7.4 Don Orton, 1960 - 1984