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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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  • May 20, 1950: NU Prez Miller publicly criticizes US Prez Truman's socialized healthcare plan, claiming it would create wasteful bureaucracy. — 13 hours 35 min ago
  • May 19, 1937: NU's golf team wins the Big Ten Title. — 1 day 13 hours ago
  • May 18, 1932: Former Socialist Party presidential candidate Norman Thomas speaks at NU, warns students of fascist threat to world peace. — 2 days 13 hours ago
  • May 17, 1919: NU's Trustees select Lynn H. Hough as the next president. He only stayed a year--did he leave in a Huff? http://t.co/oDjeW7SM — 4 days 14 hours ago
  • May 15, 1917: The Daily publishes an appeal for students to enlist in NU's Ambulance Company #9 for service in France. — 5 days 14 hours ago
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