Heely, Frances Thompson (Pattie)

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The Happy Years Collection consists of photographs, negatives, and slides taken during the filming making of which were used as publicity stills.

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While the Albert Raymond Evans Papers contain information covering the years 1882-1971, most of the documents date from the Head Master Heely years through through his death in 1972. The Evans papers include his business correspondence and notes on management; school financial records and statistics; records regarding the trustees, faculty, alumni; and various phases of the school's academic and social life.

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The Board of Trustees Photograph Collection documents the the Board of Trustees, it's members, and The Lawrenceville School, in various settings both on and away from campus. Members are depicted at convocations, graduation, and other ceremonies, as well as conducting business affecting the governance of the school and with students.

Scope and Contents The Happy Years Collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and scripts. The bulk of the correspondence is between Carey Wilson, a producer at MGM Studios, and Alden Groff, the Director of Public Relations at The Lawrenceville School. The correspondence covers the pre-production process, permission to use names, script approvals, local screenings, and the response from alumni. The bulk of the newspaper clipping consists...

Scope and Contents The Allan V. Heely Collection consists documents relating to the personal affairs of Allan V. Heely and his family. Included in this collection are personal correspondence, documents relating to Patti Heely, biographical materials, personal writings and other personal documents, clippings, and ephemera.This collection does not include any documents relating to the work Allan V. Heely did in his role as Headmaster for the Lawrenceville School. While references to him being...

Scope and Contents The Pattie Heely World War II Collection documents the experiences of Lawrenceville alumni servicemen. The bulk of the documents are letters written to Mrs. Heely. Typical letters include thoughts on their combat experience, basic training, and the war in general; and updates on alumni families. Also included are newsletters, newspaper clippings, marriage announcements, and photographs of children of alums. Some prominent alumni represented in the collection include Edward Chase, Malcolm...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Bruce and Mary Elizabeth McClellan Collection documents the McClellan's relationship with The Lawrenceville School and their personal lives before, during, and after their time at lawrenceville. The collection contain a large collection of personal correspondence, Bruce McClellan's military records, and personal writings. Notable material collected by Mary Elizabeth McClellan documents the role of the Head Master's wife, women on campus, and the daily maintenance and history of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The bulk of Subject Files series consists of files maintained by Evans while he was treasurer and business manager. This series documents the financial history of the school in the first half of the 20th century. Documents pertain to physical improvements, building expansion and remodeling, fund raising, and special or ceremonial events. Documents of interest include those detailing the physical changes that need to be made to implement the Harkness Plan. Other items of note include material...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of negatives of photographs taken by Leigh Photographs for the Lawrenceville School dating from Leigh's founding in 1945 through the mid-1990s. Though the bulk of the negatives are black and white, some color negatives are also included. The boxes contain 4x5 and 2.25 x 2.25 negatives. The binders contain 35mm and 120 film negative strips. Subjects of the collection include 175th Anniversary, Abbott Dining Hall, Aerial photographs, Alumni, Alumni events, Awards,...

Scope and Contents The Bruce and Mary Elizabeth McClellan Collection documents the McClellan's relationship with The Lawrenceville School and their personal lives before, during, and after their time at lawrenceville. The collection contain a large collection of personal correspondence, Bruce McClellan's military records, and personal writings. Notable material collected by Mary Elizabeth McClellan documents the role of the Head Master's wife, women on campus, and the daily maintenance and history of...

Scope and Contents Scrapbook consisits of items collected by Bruce McClellan circa the early 1950s. Items include ticket stubs, programs, and playbills, notes and correspondence, and a few photographs. Items of note include a ticket stub to see then Presidential canidate Dwight D. Eisenhower speak as well as his offical Presidential Inauguration program. Also included: Announcement of Poems of Emily Dickinson by T. H. Johnson Announcement of kindergarten registration for Ann McClellan, 1955 Minutes of Alumni...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of documents collected by Robert Henry Rose during his time at Lawrenceville School. The collection contains items related to both his academic experience and his social life. Included are numerous Ephemera from events Rose attended while at Lawrenceville including Prom and other dances; ticket stubs from McCarter theater, Princeton Football games, and the 1938 Rose Bowl; postcards; and stickers. The collection also includes correspondence from Rose’s college...

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The Happy Years Collection consists of photographs, negatives, and slides taken during the filming making of which were used as publicity stills.

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The Gerrish Thurber Papers consist largely of correspondence created during Thurber's tenure as librarian and reflect the day-to-day activities conducted during the course of library business. Items of note include correspondence between Thurber and librarians from other secondary schools and colleges and universities. Also included are materials documenting the history of major gifts to library and the John Dixon Library building.