May Day and Women’s Week

Poster for the 1981 Armadillo Auction from the Northwestern University Posters Collection.

• Alice King Garrison (1906-2002) Scrapbook

• Florence (Smith) Dickhaut (1887-1972) Papers

• Women’s Self-Government Association Scrapbook
• The Purple Matrix
• Purple Parrot
• Syllabus yearbook
• Northwestern University Archives Photograph Collection

May Week

• May Week Programs, 1916, 1940-69
• Records of the Office of Student Guidance and Counseling (Box 4)
• Records of the Dean of Special Events, Joe W. Miller (Box 1)
• May Sing recordings, 1964 and 1965
• Syllabus yearbook
• Northwestern University Archives Photograph Collection
• General Files: Student Activities (“VP for Student Affairs” folders on “Special Events”)

Mayfest and Armadillo Day

• The Underground Armadillo, 1983-2007
• Northwestern University Posters Collection
• Syllabus yearbook
• Northwestern University Archives Photograph Collection
• General Files: Student Activities (“VP for Student Affairs” folders on “Special Events,” and “Armadillo Day”)

Related topics

• Student Protests and Strikes at Northwestern University, 1965-1979
• Anti-Vietnam-War Strike Materials, May 1970
• 1970 student strike film
• WNUR coverage of 1970 student strike

• History of Student Affairs at Northwestern University, 1855-2018, by Mary Desler & Patricia Telles-Irwin
• The Daily Northwestern digitized articles (courtesy of The Daily Northwestern)
  • The Northwestern “Woman’s Edition,” May 19, 1909
  • April 10, 1946
  • April 24, 1946
  • May 16, 1950
  • May 22, 1950
  • May 28, 1963
  • May 25, 1971
  • May 14, 1976
• The Daily Northwestern “NU Declassified” podcast on 1970 student strike
• “Dillo by the decade,” North by Northwestern, June 2019
• “The Evolution of Dillo Day,” Northwestern Alumni Purple Pride page
• “Then: Who Really Started Dillo Day?” Northwestern Magazine, Spring 2012

This exhibit draws on archival collections and other resources from Northwestern University Libraries, in addition to some external publications. Certain library resources may only be accessible online to those with Northwestern University credentials. All library resources are accessible for on-site research at the McCormick Library of Special Collections & University Archives. For assistance with access or reference questions, please contact specialcollections@northwestern.edu. For assistance with Digital Collections access, please contact repository@northwestern.edu.