Southwick, Henry L. (Henry Lawrence), 1863-

Scope and Contents The Evelyn Schneider papers are mostly class notes and exams, a scrapbook and other memorabilia from Evelyn's student days at Emerson College of Oratory which provide a detailed overview of selected classroom sessions and extracurricular activities experienced by an Emerson student during the 1920's. While the college catalogues from this era provide a general description of the subject matter to be covered in each course, these papers provide the researcher with a day to day record of the...

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The Southwick Recital series was an Emerson tradition and one of the oldest oratory recitals in the United States. The series featured distinguished Emerson faculty and alumni/a, along with honored guest artists. The series was founded by Henry Lawrence Southwick in 1900 when he was dean of Emerson College, he later became the third president of Emerson in 1908.

Note there are gaps in our video collection, so there is not always a corresponding video for each Southwick Recital.