Abstract This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer. This collection also contains program documents and course materials related to the development of the Rhetoric and Composition program in the English department at Purdue University. These materials were collected and created by Jance M. Lauer and document her career prior, and...

Scope and Contents This series contains materials pertaining to Lauer's career in the developing field of Rhetoric and Composition, before and during her employment at Purdue University. Types of materials include photographs, published and unpublished writings, books by Lauer and her graduate students, materials related to a summer seminar Lauer organized before and during her employment at Purdue, interviews with Lauer, letters from editorial boards and letters of recommendation, documents related to...

Scope and Contents The Lectures and Conferences sub-series contains materials related to various conferences, workshops, and invited lectures that Lauer organized and attended, prior to and during her employment at Purdue University. Contents include programs, papers, images, newspaper clippings, director's reports, schedules, and flyers from the Cranbrook Writer's conference, which Lauer directed; materials related to Lauer's participation in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), as well as...

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The Letters sub-series contains letters to Lauer from other academics, prior to and during, her employment at Purdue University. Materials include editorial board offer letters, letters of recommendation, and general correspondence related to her career.

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The Honors sub-series contains materials related to the various honors and awards Lauer recieved during the course of her career. These documents include emails congratulating Lauer from her colleaugues, announcements and images from awards ceremonies, newspaper segments and scanned copies of newspaper clippings, Purdue press releases, and a teaching philosophy Lauer wrote for pedagogical awards.