Collection inventory

Summary
Creator:	Syracuse University.
Title:	Syracuse University Senior Theses Collection
Dates:	1875-1992
Size:	142.75 linear feet
Abstract:	Academic theses written by undergraduate students at Syracuse University
Language:	English
Repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Historical Note

Syracuse University was founded on March 24, 1870, when its Board of Trustees signed the University charter and certificate of incorporation, acting on a proposal put forth earlier that year at the Methodist State Convention. Despite its modest beginnings, the story of Syracuse University has been one of remarkable growth and progress. The University's population has expanded from a few dozen local students to over 21,000 students from all over the world. Significant eras of development in campus building and academic programs included the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries and the post-World War II years. The second half of the twentieth century saw the University transform into a modern research institution with international connections.

As early as 1875, various Syracuse University schools, colleges, and programs required graduating undergraduate students to complete a senior thesis. The senior thesis is no longer a graduation requirement for most degree programs at Syracuse University.

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Scope and Content Note

The Syracuse University Senior Theses Collection contains over 3,700 academic theses written by Syracuse University seniors from 1878 to 1992. The majority of the theses are from the sixty-year span from 1895 to 1955. These student works cover disciplines including architecture, philosophy, sociology, and political science, with the most well-represented being history and fine arts.

Please note that this collection contains material that some researchers may find objectionable due to racist content. This material is preserved and retained with the collection for its historic and research value.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

The University Archives also holds the Syracuse University Dissertations and Master's Theses Collection.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse University Senior Theses Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

There is no acquisition information available for this collection.

Processing Information

Title pages of some theses may include grades. For those dated within 80 years, those grades have been redacted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Halsey Van Allen
Date: 2022
Revision history: 9 Oct 2023 - collection processed (DTF, MRC, RMH)

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Arrangement

Theses are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year.

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Supplemental Finding Aids

For a full list and description of senior theses, including author, title, and graduating year, please refer to the Excel itemized listing.

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Inventory

	Senior theses
		For a full list and description of senior theses, including author, title, and graduating year, please refer to the Excel itemized listing. The following inventory indicates graduating year and range of authors' last name with container numbers. Undated theses, fragments, indexes, and bound volumes are found at the end of the inventory.
Box 253		1878, W (2 folders)
Box 253		1888, V (2 folders)
Box 1		1893, H-J (2 folders)
Box 1		1894, B-F (27 folders)
Box 2		1894, G-W (25 folders)
Box 2		1895, A (2 folders)
Box 3		1895, B-H (14 folders)
Box 4		1895, H-R (15 folders)
Box 5		1895, R-W (9 folders)
Box 6		1896, A-C (4 folders)
Box 6		1896, C-H (9 folders)
Box 253		1896, H
Box 6		1896, H-M (6 folders)
Box 7		1896, M-T (16 folders)
Box 8		1896, W (5 folders)
Box 8		1897, A-C (6 folders)
Box 9		1897, C-J (11 folders)
Box 10		1897, K-W (13 folders)
Box 11		1898, A-E (13 folders)
Box 12		1898, G-M (13 folders)
Box 13		1898, M-W (15 folders)
Box 14		1898, W (4 folders)
Box 14		1899, A (2 folders)
Box 250		1899, B
Box 14		1899, B (8 folders)
Box 15		1899, B-H (8 folders)
Box 250		1899, H
Box 15		1899, H-L (7 folders)
Box 16		1899, L-R (15 folders)
Box 17		1899, R-V (9 folders)
Box 250		1899, V
Box 17		1899, W-Y (7 folders)
Box 18		1900, A-C (14 folders)
Box 19		1900, C-G (13 folders)
Box 20		1900, H-L (14 folders)
Box 21		1900, L-R (15 folders)
Box 22		1900, R-W (14 folders)
Box 23		1901, A-G (8 folders)
Box 24		1901, G-P (15 folders)
Box 25		1901, P-T (14 folders)
Box 26		1901, W
Box 26		1902, B-E (12 folders)
Box 27		1902, F-H (10 folders)
Box 28		1902, H-M (13 folders)
Box 29		1902, N-S (11 folders)
Box 30		1902, S-W (11 folders)
Box 30		1903, B (4 folders)
Box 31		1903, B-E (14 folders)
Box 32		1903, F-P (13 folders)
Box 33		1903, P-S (14 folders)
Box 34		1903, S-W (11 folders)
Box 34		1904, B
Box 250		1904, B (2 folders)
Box 34		1904, C (2 folders)
Box 35		1904, C-H (15 folders)
Box 36		1904, H-Y (18 folders)
Box 37		1905, B-H (15 folders)
Box 38		1905, H-M (14 folders)
Box 39		1905, M-U (12 folders)
Box 40		1906, A-M (15 folders)
Box 41		1906, M-S (13 folders)
Box 42		1906, T-Z (5 folders)
Box 42		1907, A-C (7 folders)
Box 43		1907, C-M (14 folders)
Box 44		1907, M-S (15 folders)
Box 45		1907, S-W (6 folders)
Box 45		1908, A-C (11 folders)
Box 46		1908, C-K (15 folders)
Box 47		1908, L-R (18 folders)
Box 48		1908, R-W (13 folders)
Box 48		1909, A (2 folders)
Box 49		1909, B-C (14 folders)
Box 50		1909, C-H (15 folders)
Box 51		1909, K-S (14 folders)
Box 52		1909, S-W (11 folders)
Box 52		1910, A (2 folders)
Box 53		1910, B (8 folders)
Box 250		1910, B
Box 53		1910, C-G (10 folders)
Box 54		1910, G-M (17 folders)
Box 55		1910, M-W (12 folders)
Box 56		1910, W (3 folders)
Box 56		1911, A-C (12 folders)
Box 57		1911, C-E (9 folders)
Box 253		1911, E
Box 57		1911, G-M (8 folders)
Box 58		1911, M-S (14 folders)
Box 59		1911, S-Y (15 folders)
Box 59		1912, A-C (4 folders)
Box 60		1912, C-J (17 folders)
Box 61		1912, K-P (17 folders)
Box 62		1912, P-Z (13 folders)
Box 62		1913, A (2 folders)
Oversize 8		1913, B
Box 62		1913, B (2 folders)
Box 63		1913, C-H (17 folders)
Box 64		1913, H-P (15 folders)
Box 65		1913, R-W (17 folders)
Box 66		1914, A-D (14 folders)
Box 253		1914, D
Box 66		1914, D-F (3 folders)
Box 67		1914, F-P (17 folders)
Box 68		1914, R-Z (13 folders)
Box 69		1915, A-B (3 folders)
Box 69		1915, B-D (9 folders)
Box 253		1915, F
Box 69		1915, F (3 folders)
Box 70		1915, F-H (13 folders)
Box 71		1915, H-M (11 folders)
Box 72		1915, M-W (15 folders)
Box 73		1916, A-G (15 folders)
Box 74		1916, G-K (13 folders)
Box 75		1916, L-O (10 folders)
Box 76		1916, P-W (14 folders)
Box 77		1917, A-D (12 folders)
Box 78		1917, D-H (15 folders)
Box 79		1917, H (4 folders)
Oversize 1		1917, H
Box 79		1917, H-M (13 folders)
Box 80		1917, M-R (14 folders)
Box 81		1917, R-T (12 folders)
Box 82		1917, T-W (10 folders)
Box 82		1918, A (3 folders)
Box 83		1918, B-C (14 folders)
Box 84		1918, C-K (15 folders)
Box 85		1918, K-O (11 folders)
Box 86		1918-P-W (13 folders)
Box 87		1919, B-J (15 folders)
Box 88		1919, K-M (13 folders)
Box 89		1919, N-S (12 folders)
Box 90		1919, S-W (11 folders)
Box 91		1919, W-Y (8 folders)
Box 91		1920, B (5 folders)
Box 92		1920, B-H (17 folders)
Box 93		1920, J-S (16 folders)
Box 94		1920, S-W (14 folders)
Box 95		1920, W (4 folders)
Box 95		1921, B-C (14 folders)
Box 96		1921, C-F (14 folders)
Box 97		1921, F-K (16 folders)
Box 98		1921, L-R (15 folders)
Box 99		1921, R-W (15 folders)
Box 100		1921, W-Z (6 folders)
Box 100		1922, B-D (14 folders)
Box 101		1922, D-J (15 folders)
Box 102		1922, K-V (19 folders)
Box 103		1922, W-Z (7 folders)
Box 103		1923, B-D (11 folders)
Box 104		1923, D-F (8 folders)
Box 250		1923, G
Box 104		1923, G-L (16 folders)
Box 105		1923, L-T (17 folders)
Box 105		1924, A-B (4 folders)
Box 106		1924, B-D (16 folders)
Box 107		1924, D-H (14 folders)
Box 108		1924, H-P (20 folders)
Box 109		1924, S-W (10 folders)
Box 110		1924, W-Y (9 folders)
Box 110		1925, A-B (6 folders)
Box 111		1925, B-G (15 folders)
Box 112		1925, H-P (14 folders)
Box 113		1925, R-W (7 folders)
Box 113		1926, A-B (5 folders)
Box 114		1926, B-C (13 folders)
Box 115		1926, D-H (14 folders)
Box 116		1926, H-K (13 folders)
Box 117		1926, L-O (15 folders)
Box 118		1926, P-V (14 folders)
Box 119		1926, V-W (3 folders)
Box 119		1927, A-C (11 folders)
Box 120		1927, D-G (12 folders)
Box 121		1927, G-K (13 folders)
Box 122		1927, K-M (11 folders)
Box 123		1927, M-T (14 folders)
Box 124		1927, W-Z (6 folders)
Box 124		1928, A-B (8 folders)
Box 125		1928, B-G (14 folders)
Box 126		1928, G-K (15 folders)
Box 127		1928, K-P (15 folders)
Box 128		1928, P-T (15 folders)
Box 129		1928, T-W (13 folders)
Box 129		1929, A-B (7 folders)
Box 130		1929, B (3 folders)
Box 253		1929, B
Box 130		1929, C-D (13 folders)
Box 131		1929, D-H (17 folders)
Box 132		1929, H-L (11 folders)
Box 133		1929, L-P (17 folders)
Box 134		1929, P-S (12 folders)
Box 135		1929, S-Z (15 folders)
Box 136		1930, A-C (13 folders)
Box 137		1930, C-F (10 folders)
Box 138		1930, F-K (12 folders)
Box 139		1930, L-P (12 folders)
Box 140		1930, R-Y (18 folders)
Box 141		1931, A-B (14 folders)
Box 142		1931, B-F (16 folders)
Box 143		1931, F-H (14 folders)
Box 144		1931, H-L (11 folders)
Box 145		1931, L-O (17 folders)
Box 146		1931, O-T (21 folders)
Box 147		1931, T-W (10 folders)
Box 147		1932, A-B (9 folders)
Box 253		1932, B
Box 148		1932, B-E (16 folders)
Box 253		1932, E
Box 149		1932, E-G (12 folders)
Box 150		1932, G-J (13 folders)
Box 151		1932, K-M (16 folders)
Box 152		1932, M-R (15 folders)
Box 153		1932, S-T (12 folders)
Box 154		1932, T-Y (8 folders)
Box 154		1933, A-C (13 folders)
Box 155		1933, C-D (13 folders)
Box 156		1933, E-H (11 folders)
Box 157		1933, H-K (12 folders)
Box 158		1933, L-P (17 folders)
Box 159		1933, P-W (16 folders)
Box 160		1933, W-Y (2 folders)
Box 160		1934, A-D (12 folders)
Box 161		1934, D-H (17 folders)
Box 162		1934, H-M (18 folders)
Box 163		1934, M-T (21 folders)
Box 164		1934, T-W (12 folders)
Box 164		1935, A-B (4 folders)
Box 165		1935, B-D (17 folders)
Box 166		1935, D-H (14 folders)
Box 167		1935, H-P (15 folders)
Box 168		1935, P-W (17 folders)
Box 169		1935, W-Z (4 folders)
Box 169		1936, A-B (4 folders)
Box 170		1936, B-C (16 folders)
Box 171		1936, C-G (11 folders)
Box 172		1936, G-K (11 folders)
Box 173		1936, L-S (19 folders)
Box 174		1936, S-Z (9 folders)
Box 174		1937, A-C (7 folders)
Box 175		1937, C-I (15 folders)
Box 176		1937, J-P (15 folders)
Box 177		1937, R-W (12 folders)
Box 178		1937, W
Box 178		1938, B-D (16 folders)
Box 179		1938, E-P (14 folders)
Box 180		1938, P-T (14 folders)
Box 181		1938, T-W (5 folders)
Box 181		1939, A-B (8 folders)
Box 182		1939, B-G (15 folders)
Box 183		1939, G-K (12 folders)
Box 184		1939, L-P (13 folders)
Box 185		1939, R-W (14 folders)
Box 186		1939, W-Y (2 folders)
Box 186		1940, A-B (10 folders)
Box 187		1940, C-F (15 folders)
Box 188		1940, G-L (14 folders)
Box 189		1940, L-P (13 folders)
Box 190		1940, P-T (15 folders)
Box 191		1940, T-Z (8 folders)
Box 191		1941, A-C (13 folders)
Box 192		1941, C-E (9 folders)
Box 193		1941, E-H (15 folders)
Box 194		1941, H-K (15 folders)
Box 195		1941, K-R (16 folders)
Box 196		1941, R-S (13 folders)
Box 197		1941, S-Y (7 folders)
Box 197		1942, B (7 folders)
Box 198		1942, B-H (17 folders)
Box 199		1942, H-M (13 folders)
Box 200		1942, M-R (11 folders)
Box 201		1942, R-W (13 folders)
Box 202		1942, W
Box 202		1943, B-G (13 folders)
Box 203		1943, H-M (12 folders)
Oversize 1		1943, M (13 folders)
Box 203		1943, O-R (7 folders)
Box 204		1943, S-W (6 folders)
Box 204		1944, A-B (12 folders)
Box 205		1944, B-L (19 folders)
Box 206		1944, M-Y (17 folders)
Box 207		1945, B-G (20 folders)
Box 208		1945, H-P (16 folders)
Box 209		1945, P-W (18 folders)
Box 210		1945, Y
Box 210		1946, C-H (15 folders)
Oversize 1		1946, H
Box 211		1946, H-M (15 folders)
Box 212		1946, M-S (15 folders)
Box 213		1946, S-W (11 folders)
Box 213		1947, A-B (5 folders)
Box 214		1947, B-G (17 folders)
Box 215		1947, G-M (21 folders)
Box 216		1947, M-S (20 folders)
Box 217		1947, S
Oversize 1		1947, S
Box 217		1947, T-Y (6 folders)
Box 217		1948, A-C (9 folders)
Box 218		1948, C-H (18 folders)
Box 219		1948, H-P (23 folders)
Box 220		1948, R-S (10 folders)
Oversize 1		1948, S
Box 220		1948, T-W (6 folders)
Box 220		1949, B
Box 221		1949, B-P (18 folders)
Box 222		1949, P-W (11 folders)
Box 223		1950, A (2 folders)
Box 223		1950, A-B (13 folders)
Box 224		1950, B-E (16 folders)
Box 225		1950, F-G (8 folders)
Box 251		1950, G
Box 225		1950, G-H (6 folders)
Box 226		1950, H-L (11 folders)
Box 250		1950, M
Box 226		1950, M (4 folders)
Box 227		1950, M-P (13 folders)
Box 228		1950, R-T (16 folders)
Box 229		1950, W (6 folders)
Box 229		1951, A-B (6 folders)
Box 230		1951, B-F (19 folders)
Box 231		1951, G-L (17 folders)
Box 232		1951, L-P (15 folders)
Box 233		1951, P-S (12 folders)
Box 234		1951, S-W (14 folders)
Box 235		1951, W-Y (5 folders)
Box 235		1952, A-C (11 folders)
Box 236		1952, D-K (15 folders)
Box 237		1952, K-M (15 folders)
Box 238		1952, M-S (18 folders)
Box 239		1952, S-Z (11 folders)
Box 239		1953, A-B (4 folders)
Box 240		1953, C-G (12 folders)
Box 241		1953, G-K (15 folders)
Box 242		1953, K-R (14 folders)
Box 243		1953, S-W (11 folders)
Box 244		1953, W-Z (2 folders)
Box 244		1954, A-L (15 folders)
Box 245		1954, L-S (14 folders)
Box 246		1954, S-W (8 folders)
Box 246		1955, A-B (15 folders)
Box 247		1955, B-P (17 folders)
Box 248		1955, S-Z (5 folders)
Box 248		1956, C-I (7 folders)
Box 249		1956, L-S (4 folders)
Box 249		1957, B-M (3 folders)
Box 249		1958, G-O (3 folders)
Box 249		1959, C
Box 250		1992, V
Box 250		undated, C
Box 251		undated, H-M (3 folders)
Box 251		undated, unknown (7 folders)
Box 252		undated, unknown (3 folders)
Box 252		undated, fragments
Box 250		Thesis index 1875-1920 (2 folders)
Oversize 2		Senior theses [bound volume] 1875
Oversize 3		Senior theses [bound volume] 1877
Oversize 4		Senior essays on American literature [bound volume] 1878
Oversize 5		Senior essays on eminent writers [bound volume] 1879
Oversize 6		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1879-1880
Oversize 7		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1881-1882
Oversize 8		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1883-1884
Oversize 9		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1885-1886
Oversize 10		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1887-1888
Oversize 11		Senior orations and essays [bound volume] 1889
Oversize 12		Senior theses [bound volume] 1890
Oversize 13		Senior theses [bound volume] 1891
Oversize 14		Senior theses [bound volume] 1892
Oversize 15		Graduating theses, B-P [bound volume] 1893
Oversize 12		Graduating theses, R-W [bound volume] 1893
Oversize 15		Post-graduate theses [bound volume] 1893
Oversize 3		Senior and post-graduate theses [bound volume] 1893
Oversize 16		Sociology theses [bound volume] 1910-1914

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