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Warranty Deed transferring the Foster Farm to Northwestern University, 1853. Photograph by Andrew Campbell

The Northwestern University Archives, established in 1935, holds material relating to every aspect of Northwestern's history, including non-current official University records, papers of faculty members, and records of student organizations-- as well as publications, photographs, audio-visuals, artifacts, and more. The Archives' holdings are non-circulating, and are open to the public for research and reference.

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  • Feb 8, 1999: Sponsored by AASA and NU Athletics, NBA star Magic Johnson speaks at NU about HIV and AIDS prevention. — 17 hours 23 min ago
  • Feb 7, 1957: NU begins offering Evening-Division (now SCS) courses on the Evanston campus. (NU's downtown evening courses started in 1905.) — 1 day 17 hours ago
  • Feb 6, 1961: 8 a.m. classes are invented! NU Prez announces new early schedule to be implemented in fall 1962. Talk about a rude awakening! — 2 days 17 hours ago
  • Feb 5, 1929: Northwestern defeats Indiana in basketball, 31-30. — 3 days 14 hours ago
  • Feb 4, 1946: Evanston lets NU put up temporary housing for returning veterans; soon rows of steel huts appear near stadium, Fisk, Library. — 4 days 17 hours ago
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