Rockford College

Emerson, Mary

Jan

Mary Emerson, daughter of Ralph Emerson, married Edward P. Lathrop; her biography, “Mary Emerson Lathrop, 1863 – 1952”  Dewey Dec. R B L 353 is shelved in the Local History collection; includes a picture of Mary and of her husband, and lists her financial gifts and bequests,

page 4  states that she gave large bequests to Rockford College and to Rockford Memorial Hospital

page 20 lists bequests to Wellesley College

page 27 states the bequests to Rockford College exceeded $500,000.

The five daughters of Ralph Emerson donated land and money to Mendelssohn Club.

 

“College Given 5-Acre Wooded River Tract” – 1947 article

Jan

Source:  Rockford Morning Star 5/4/1947 p. 1

On the Waterfront, color promotional brochure/card – 2011

Jan

Source:  Promotional card/flyer produced through On The Waterfront Inc

 

 

 

Eldridge H. E. Gilbert, 1967 and “Gilberts Visit Africa, Mideast” 1969

Jan

Sources: Eldridge H. E. Gilbert, Rockford Morning Star 4/20-21/1967

“Gilberts visit Africa, Mideast” Rockford Morning Star 1/11/1969

 

Frances “Fran” (Dodaro) Castrogiovanni – 2013 obituary

Jan

Source:  Rockford Register Star 9/8/2013

Rockford Labor News, 1974 – February 22, 1974, Page 3, Events

Jan

Source: Rockford Labor News, February 22, 1974, page 3

Elco Industries Inc. – 1971, Fensholt Public Relations

Jan

Source:  Donation of Elco publicity. Press release from Fensholt Public Relations Inc. for Elco Industries.

Rockford Metro Centre – Nov. 1980

Jan

The first anniversary of operation was celebrated all February 1982.

The page below was from Rockford Register Star 11/7/1980

Source: Rockford Register Star 11/7/1980

Richard Nordlof, 1933 – 2018 – 2018, obituary

Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star 2/5/2018

The Purple Parrot newspaper, Rockford College – 1935 weekly, Vol. XIV. No. 1

Jan

Source: original issue of The Purple Parrot weekly newspaper of Rockford College, 4-18-1935