Series X: Scrapbooks, 1946 - 2017
Series
Scope & Content
From the File:
The Francis J. Michelini Papers contain an assortment of materials ranging from the end of Dr. Farley’s administration into Dr. Michelini’s administration, such as institutional and personal correspondence, handwritten notes, cards, briefs, budgets, applications, development material, calendars, a cookbook, newspaper articles, reports, bulletins, scrapbooks, publications, photographs, objects, oral histories, memorandums, committee meeting minutes, policies, speeches, academic department files, as well as files concerning outside institutions such as the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority and collaborative academic programs such as the Hahnemann-Wilkes Medical Program. In addition, this collection contains Dr. Michelini’s inaugural film from 1970 as well as audio recordings of President Nixon’s visit to Wilkes College on September 9th, 1972 and Dr. Michelini receiving the Henry D. Paley Memorial Award for "Outstanding Advocacy Service to American Higher Education," awarded by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities on February 7th 1991, with guest speaker Senator Ted Kennedy. This collection provides historical information regarding Wilkes College before, during, and after Hurricane Agnes in June 1972 and the recovery efforts made by the Wilkes College community and the Wyoming Valley. For more information on cleanup and recovery efforts, see the Flood Recovery Task Force, Inc. Records finding aid.
Dates
- 1946 - 2017
Access:
Open for research. There is a box of restricted materials containing personal addresses and administrative and faculty applications that will be restricted for the next 80 years from creation until 01/01/2072.
Extent
From the File: 49 boxes (35 document boxes, 1 record box, 3 artifact boxes, 6 oversized boxes, 1 film box, 3 photo boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Copyright Notice
Wilkes University Archives retains copyright of unpublished materials within the Francis J. Michelini scrapbooks and Wilkes publications. Sensitive information has been redacted such as mailing addresses, email addresses, and other contact information. Within some of these scrapbooks are published materials and/or correspondence in which copyright remains with creators and/or copyright holders. Wilkes University scrapbooks are available for non-profit/ educational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner and feel that your rights are being infringed, the Wilkes University Archives will remove material from public view upon request while we address a rights issue.
Series X: Scrapbooks, 1946-2017
Series X: Scrapbooks, 1946-2017, is arranged in chronological order by date. These scrapbooks were created and compiled by Dr. Francis J. Michelini and document his life at Wilkes as Biology Professor, Academic Dean and as President. These scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, publications, newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and reflections. The archivist digitized the scrapbooks in their original plastic-metal ring binders but once digitized, removed the binders and placed the scrapbooks into acid free folders for long-term preservation. Sensitive information has been redacted from various pages within each scrapbook containing personal addresses and/or phone numbers.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu