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THROUGH THE LENS: STEPHEN LEWELLYN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 09/2002 – 01/2003

CASE 1 1. Bells in carillon Rockefeller Chapel, October 27, 1957

2. Faculty/Trustee dinner, January 12, 1955

3. Law Library reading room, April 16, 1955

4. Christian Van Hespen, Superintendent of the glass shop, December 21, 1955

CASE 2 1. “Newspaper and Magazine Cuts from Photographs by Stephen Lewellyn,” 1940-1950. Scrapbook compiled by Lois Lewellyn On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

2. “Whoops! Lewellyn Again” University of Chicago Magazine 47 (February 1955): 34-35 Archival Serials, Special Collections Research Center

3. Pulse Magazine 4 (February 1941): 1 Archival Serials, Special Collections Research Center Stephen Lewellyn on staff as photographer

4. Stephen Lewellyn in front of the Lewellyn Studios on 107th Street, January 28, 1967 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

5. Ivan Albright at the Art Institute of Chicago, circa 1954 Order form from Lewellyn Studios, January 12, 1955 Ivan Albright to Stephen Lewellyn, February 1, 1955. Manuscript letter

6. “Steel Sunset” Printed by Stephen Lewellyn On loan from Stephen Lewellyn 7. “Good to the Last Drop” Printed by Stephen Lewellyn On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

8. Stephen Lewellyn, circa 1963. Photograph by Henry Van Westrop On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

Stephen Lewellyn’s father, Tony Lewellyn, 2nd generation photographer, 1966 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

10. Stephen Lewellyn’s great-uncle, John Lewellyn, 1st generation photographer, circa 1920 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

11. Stephen Lewellyn receives a Masters of Photography certificate from the Professional Photographers of America, Inc., shown with wife, Lois Lewellyn, and father, Tony Lewellyn, July 23, 1958 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

12. Crown Graphic 4x5 Camera, circa 1950 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

Twin-lens Rolleiflex, circa 1960 On loan from Stephen Lewellyn

Tripod and camera case on loan from Stephen Lewellyn

CASE 3 1. C-Bench in the snow, January 1949 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

2. Incoming first-years learn the traditions of the C-Bench during Orientation Week, September 20, 1954

CASE 4 1. Joan Gemeinhardt, Inter-Fraternity Ball Queen, November 23, 1949

CASE 5 1. The University at work: Mailing Department, October 5, 1949

CASE 6 1. T. S. Eliot, Alexander White Visiting Professor, November 11, 1950 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

2. “Notes…from T. S. Eliot,” University of Chicago Magazine, 43 (December 1950): 10-11 Archival Serials, Special Collections Research Center

CASE 7 1. University Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins signs autographs for students with his wife Vesta at his farewell party, January 10, 1951 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

2. Students struggle to get a glimpse of outgoing Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins, January 10, 1951 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

3. Robert M. Hutchins and wife, Vesta, pose for the camera at Hutchins’s farewell, January 10, 1951 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

CASE 8 1. Incoming first-years picnic on the lawn in Hutchinson Court during Orientation Week, September 1951

CASE 9 1. 55th Street and Kimbark, looking east before urban renewal created Nichols Park, August 8, 1954

2. Julian Levi and other members of the Southeast Chicago Commission meet with Chancellor Lawrence Kimpton and Chicago Mayor Martin Kennelly to discuss urban renewal plans, March 22, 1954

CASE 10 1. Professor Ignace J. Gelb, Professor of Linguistics, in the Oriental Institute museum, January 3, 1952 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

2. Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Nobel Laureate James Franck, October 23, 1951

CASE 11 1. A selection of books used by Abraham Lincoln, part of the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana, April 30, 1952

2. Bookends from the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana Special Collections Research Center

3. A selection of books used by Abraham Lincoln, part of the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana pictured above. Special Collections Research Center

4. “Four Score and Twelve Years Ago…” University of Chicago Magazine 34 (June 1952): 16-17 Archival Serials, Special Collections Research Center

CASE 12 1. Washington makes his appearance, February 25, 1949

2. Agnes Turngren crowned Queen, February 24, 1951

3. Faculty lead the way onto the dance floor, February 29, 1952

4. The Court, February 20, 1953

CASE 12 CONT. 5. Chancellor Lawrence Kimpton gives a congratulatory kiss to Prom Queen, Jeanine Johnson, February 25, 1956

6. Sixteen-year-old Prom Queen Janice Porter surrounded by her court, February 20, 1954

CASE 13 1. Mitchell Tower, October 3, 1952

2. Chicago Wedgwood dinner plates promoted by the Alumni Association as “ideal Christmas gifts” at twelve dollars a set in 1954

CASE 14 1. Alumnus Harold Donohue and editor Karl Shapiro in the offices of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, August 14, 1952

2. “Poetry is 40,” University of Chicago Magazine 45 (October 1952): 10-12 Archival Serials, Special Collections Research Center

CASE 15 1. Living quarters for student nurses at the University of Chicago Lying-In Hospital, November 20-21, 1952

CASE 16 1. Legendary University of Chicago athletic coach Amos Alonzo Stagg discusses the 1927 Ohio-Chicago football game with halfback Kyle Anderson (left) and quarterback John McDonough (center) during a campus visit, December 3, 1951

2. Amos Alonzo Stagg arrives for dinner in celebration of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s proclamation of June 1- 4 as “Amos Alonzo Stagg Days in Chicago,” June 3, 1955

3. Mourners arrive for Amos Alonzo Stagg memorial service at Bond Chapel, June 10, 1965

4. Program from Amos Alonzo Stagg memorial service, Bond Chapel, June 10, 1965

CASE 17 1. Students in the Reynolds Club billiards room, December 19, 1952

CASE 18 1. (left to right) Donald Davidson, Lester Skaggs, and Lawrence Lanzl work on the University of Chicago Hospital’s new cobalt machine, December 1953 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

CASE 19 1. Municipal Police Administration, photographic job requested by the University of Chicago Printing Department, January 19, 1951

2. Draperies, photographic job requested by the University of Chicago Printing Department, February 5, 1951

3. Bulletin board on campus, photographic job requested by the University of Chicago Magazine, January 3, 1951

4. Doorway, , August 22, 1952

5. Billings Hospital supply shelves, photographic job requested by the University of Chicago Magazine, October 25, 1954

6. “Chemical Hands,” photographic job requested by the University of Chicago Development Office, July 10, 1956

CASE 20 1. Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences, Professor Chauncy Harris, 1954 Printed by Stephen Lewellyn

2. Columbia University Professor George Stigler delivers a lecture four years before joining the University of Chicago Department of Economics, April 26, 1954

CASE 21 1. Fencing at the Alumni Sports Festival, Field House, January 28, 1956

CASE 22 1. (left to right) Chairman of the Board of Trustees Glen A. Lloyd, Vice President Richard Nixon, Dean of the Law School Edward Levi, and University Chancellor Lawrence Kimpton gather before the dedication of the Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, October 5, 1959

2. U. S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy addresses students at the University of Chicago Law School on Law Day, May 1, 1964

CASE 23 1. Students occupy the Administration Building to protest the University’s decision to rank male students for the military draft based on academic performance, May 13,1966

2. Stephen Lewellyn’s billing worksheet and manuscript notes for student demonstrations photo shoot, May 13, 1966