Carroll University (Waukesha)

Carroll Photograph Collection

The Carroll Photograph Collection consists of photographs that document events, people, and places at Carroll College and Carroll University. Topic include alumni relations, athletics, choir, clubs, commencement, depertments, events, Greek life, Homecoming and other events, buildings, faculty, college presidents and trustees.

Carroll University Student Newspaper Collection

The Carroll University Student Newspaper Collection includes over 100 years of papers, dating from 1854 to the present. The first was the Carroll College Student, which appeared in 1854. The next appeared in 1874, named the Carroll Echo. In 1968, the name of the paper was changed from the Echo to the Perspective and in 1976, changed again to the New Perspective, which has been its name to the present.

Rufus and Charles King Collection 1830-1910

Writings and photographs of United States Army officer Charles King, who served in the American West and in the Phillipines. Also includes correspondence from King’s father Rufus King, who served as a General for the Wisconsin Volunteers (also known as the Iron Brigade) during the Civil War.

Theatre Collection – May N. Rankin and the Carroll Players

Wisconsin’s oldest theater organization, the Carroll Players, was inaugurated in June 1896 with a production staged by May N. Rankin, the first female professor at Carroll College. This collection includes photographic portraits of Rankin as well as notes and letters related to the drama program at Carroll University.