Abstract This collection includes documents, correspondence, published and unpublished materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, conference materials, student work, and lecture notes from the career of Janice M. Lauer.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...

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This series contains materials pertaining to Lauer's development of the Rhetoric and Composition program at Purdue University. Types of materials include program documents, books published by graduate students, course evaluations, and a significant amount of pedagogical materials related to two foundational program courses, Rhetorical History and Composition Theory.

Scope and Contents The Graduate Students sub-series contains papers and books related to the graduate students enrolled in the Rhetoric and Composisition program at Purdue University. These materials include books published by graduate alumni, lists of completed dissertations, email correspondence involving graduate students during and after their time at Purdue, course evaluations completed by graduate students, letters to Lauer from graduate students, and an agenda for a doctoral gathering of graduate...

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 Types of materials include photographs, published and unpublished writings, books by Lauer and her graduate students, materials related to a summer seminar Lauer organized before and during her employment at Purdue,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...

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The Writing sub-series contains documents related to Lauer's career as a writer. Types of materials include essays related to the field of rhetoric and composition, published and unpublished pieces, materials related to book publication, a few copies of Lauer's book publications, and Lauer's doctoral dissertation.