Beloit College Campus | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society

Map or Atlas

Beloit College Campus

Beloit College Campus | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society
This map of the Beloit College Campus is a pictorial depiction of the layout of campus including buildings and students depicted as Shmoos (popular cartoon character). On the back the map includes other illustrations and handwritten text from the Beloit College Alumni Association encouraging alumni monetary contributions to the 1948-1949 Alumni Fund. The back reads: "Here, with the compliments of the Alumni Association, is a zany map of Beloit College thought up and drawn by a couple of Al Cappish undergrads. And now being uproariously appreciated by the shmoo - We mean students. It is sent to you for your amusement - and as a gentle reminder that if you haven't yet made your contribution to the 1948-1949 Alumni Fund, Now is the time to do it. Big or small. Your gift will be appreciated. Anything over the "minimum" ($3.00) May be channelled toward either Faculty Salaries or Alumni Scholarships. (If a card and envelope are enclosed, your contribution had not come in when this circular was mailed to you.)". The back also included descriptions about Beloit in 1949.
DESCRIPTION
This map of the Beloit College Campus is a pictorial depiction of the layout of campus including buildings and students depicted as Shmoos (popular cartoon character). On the back the map includes other illustrations and handwritten text from the Beloit College Alumni Association encouraging alumni monetary contributions to the 1948-1949 Alumni Fund. The back reads: "Here, with the compliments of the Alumni Association, is a zany map of Beloit College thought up and drawn by a couple of Al Cappish undergrads. And now being uproariously appreciated by the shmoo - We mean students. It is sent to you for your amusement - and as a gentle reminder that if you haven't yet made your contribution to the 1948-1949 Alumni Fund, Now is the time to do it. Big or small. Your gift will be appreciated. Anything over the "minimum" ($3.00) May be channelled toward either Faculty Salaries or Alumni Scholarships. (If a card and envelope are enclosed, your contribution had not come in when this circular was mailed to you.)". The back also included descriptions about Beloit in 1949.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:103776
Creation Date: 1949
Creator Name:Naatz, K. B.
City:Beloit
County:Rock
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Map Collection
Genre:Map or Atlas
Original Format Type:prints, fine-art
Original Format Number:GX9029 B46 N
Original Dimensions:44 x 57 cm., on sheet 46 x 61
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To view the entire map see Maps and Atlases in Our Collections.
SUBJECTS
Fund raising
Universities and colleges
Alumni and alumnae
Caricatures and cartoons

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