"State of the College" Reports, 1933 - 1959

File — Box: E-12, Folder: E:128

Identifier: E:128

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1933 - 1959

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

General overview of the college regarding: administration, new dormitory, student body, faculty, program, future of the college, property, finances, service programs 1955-1958; Board of Trustees reports to Ministerium 1953-58 detail administration, student body, faculty, college program, service program, property, finances, development program, assets, liabilities and funds, income, expenses; data on college: property value, endowment, assets, receipts, expenses, enrollment 1953-60; Seegers writes an article on Muhlenberg for the Lutheran Encyclopedia 1959; Women's Auxiliary projects; shrinking enrollment; deficit; G.I.economic concerns; business reorganization and budget; property; indebtedness; assets; endowments; liabilities; income and expense; athletics; public relations; coeducation; 1942-1956; Report of President Seegers to Board of Trustees - overview of the college: accreditation, development, admissions and recruiting, business management, organization; situation is brighter than a year ago 1953; Report of Morris S. Greth (acting President) to Trustees: enrollment, departments - faculty, biology, chemistry, classics, economics, education, German, history, math, physics, psychology, religion, phys. Ed., Woman' Auxiliary 1952; Pres. Seegers's overview of college needs [undated] : curriculum, athletics, facilities, personnel, public relations, donors; Report and Recommendations of Long Range Planning Committee and Howell Lewis Shay and Associates 1961-1962; Tyson letter details emergency state of college 1948: post-war impact, administration building fire, increased enrollment, more campus buildings needed; Two-sided paper highlighting college purpose, majors and degrees, students, campus life, faculty, buildings, financial data, future plans 1982-1983