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Dousing Rods
Dousing rods are used to speak directly to spirits. They are metal rods and use different energies to move. They are held still and move to a yes or no position as you ask questions. Many people consider them hokey because of their frequent…
Bookplate for Edward Everett Horton, by Ben Kulcher
This is a bookplate for Edward Everett Horton, designed by Ben Kulcher. It is part of the Asmann-Anthony collection.
Library of the Medical and Dental Schools; Tufts College; Presented by the class of 1939, by L.V.S.
A bookplate created for the Library of the Medical and Dental schools at Tufts College. It was designed by L.V.S.
La Roi, George. " A Study of the Flora of Lake County," 1958 (Lake Forest College Sr. Thesis), listing the contents of the College herbarium collections from the 1890s and the 1950s
This thesis was carried out under the supervision of Professor of Biology Elizabeth Lunn, author ofPlants of the Illinois Dunesland, 1982, and centered on imporoving documentation, etc. of the 1890s herbarium collection, adding 1950s specimens to the…
Grand Old Folks Concert at the Chapel of the Lake Forest Academy, Monday evening, December 21, 1868
Musical program includes Fugue Tunes, Anthems and Choruses of "Ye Olden Time," and the works Rebecca at the Well, Embracing an Opportunity, Taking the Veil, Gipsey Camp, and concluded with the Star-Spangled Banner. Father Dean, conductor.
Lake Forest University, Graduating Exercises of Lake Forest Academy Class of 1894, Reid Hall, at Eight O'Clock, Thursday Evening, June 7th, 1894
Graduation program.
Lake Forest Association Share Certificate No. 1, for Two Shares, Dated April 5, 1856
This is the first certificate for shares of "Capital Stock" issued by the February 28, 1856-organized Lake Forest Association, a Chicago-based body, signed by the trustees and issued to "Franklin Ripley Jr." The shares had a face value of $500 each,…
News and Views
Published for Bi-Weekly Staff Employees Lake Forest College. This was a decade and a half effort, thanks to editor Virginia Crist (who conveyed this file to the Archives in 2011), to build community among the staff who provided academic and other…
Food Art
From early Renaissance paintings to the 21st century collections exhibited at Lake Forest’s Sonnenschein gallery, food has played a regular role as both a subject and a medium.
Lauren Brescia exhibited this installation piece, "Parlour,"…
Lauren Brescia exhibited this installation piece, "Parlour,"…
How are bread and the brain related?
When one thinks of yeast, bread and dinner rolls come to mind. But yeast can be used to study diseases as well! Dr. DebBurman uses yeast in his lab to study Parkinson’s Disease and has published many interesting findings that have…