Lasting Legacies: Franklin College 'Spirit of Community'
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Created by: Johnson, Maxwell
Last Updated: 2024-03-06
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Supported by the Council of Independent Colleges Humanities Research for the Public Good Initiative (2022), Lasting Legacies: Franklin College 'Spirit of Community' celebrates the diverse perspectives and experiences of its members and their contributions to the broader public good.
Within this collection lie subcollections specific to the legacies of Franklin College. Whether alumni, faculty, staff, or friend, these individuals' contributions to the broader pubic good are highlighted. Materials in this collection include oral histories, news articles, images, and other associated materials.
Coinciding with the bicentennial of Franklin, Indiana; Johnson County, class of 2024 student researchers Maxwell Johnson, Josie Lyons, and Jack Sells, launched this collection under the mentorship of Meredith Clark-Wiltz, Professor of History/Director of American Studies, and Jessica Mahoney '96, Director of Library Services & Assessment. Betsy Schmidt '85, Director of Academic Partnerships, provided administrative support for this project.
Community partners at the Indiana Historical Society and the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana provided direction, technical support, and resources.
Published in March of 1975, "Spirit of the Azure Sky!" was written by then-junior, undergraduate Joe Beam for inclusion in the Engish Department's Apogee.
The inside cover of a short book about Wise's 1966 film entitled The Sand Pebbles features the signatures of both Robert Wise and Roger D. Branigin. This book was gifted to the Franklin College library from Roger D. Branigin...
The book celebrates the African American doctors of the 92nd and 93rd divisions in the Army who served alongside the French during World War I. Their early years, education, war experiences, and medical careers in black...
An excerpt from the book Robert Wise: Shadowlands, is a picture of Robert Wise and Margot Lacy Eccles, who was a benefactor of Franklin College. The theater in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts on Franklin College's Campus is...
Found in the Sand Pebbles book, this is a bio of Robert Wise and some photos of him.
The full book is available by appointment for viewing at the B.F. Hamilton Library.
These pages from the American Art Institute celebrate Robert Wise and his Lifetime Achievement Award including the inside cover with a signed dedication from Robert Wise to Franklin College, a photo of him as a child, and a...