Wilkes University - Wilkes University Scrapbooks

This scrapbook created by the second president of Wilkes College, Francis J. Michelini, contains newspaper clippings and articles, photographs, Wilkes alumnus magazines, handwritten and types correspondence, programs, invitations, memorandums, and other materials leading up to Michelini's inauguration on November 21, 1970.

This scrapbook created by Wilkes' second president, Francis J. Michelini, contains newspaper articles, photographs, invitations, programs, and correspondence leading up to President Michelini's inauguration on November 21, 1970. This scrapbook contains many newspaper articles on the national climate in the U.S.

This scrapbook created by Wilkes' second President, Francis J. Michelini, contains photographs, newspaper clippings and articles, correspondence, and promotional materials regarding President Richard M. Nixon's visit to Wilkes College on September 9th, 1972 to assist in federal aid for the Hurricane Agnes flood of June 1972.

This Post World War II-G.I.Bills scrapbook created by Francis J. Michelini contains magazine clippings and magazine articles, maps, newspaper clippings and newspaper articles, and handwritten notes on World War II and Vietnam War.

This scrapbook, which was created by Wilkes' second president, Francis J. Michelini, contains handwritten notes, calendars, typed reflections, photographs, newspaper articles on the Hurricane Agnes flood in June 1972. Many photographs are taken earlier in 1971 and many articles are from 2018.

This scrapbook created by Dr. Francis J. Michelini contains photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, postcards, thesis research and published articles, handwritten notes and reflections on his collegiate and post-graduate years at Seton Hall, University of Delaware, and University of Pennsylvania.

This scrapbook, created by Wilkes' second president, Francis J. Michelini, contains typed correspondence, handwritten notes, development pamphlets, programs, and reports relating to Wilkes College development and fundraising efforts led by the Michelini administration from 1970-1975. Michelini established "Operation Snapback," a fundraising initiative to help Wilkes College recover after the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. This scrapbook includes many of these promotional materials.

This scrapbook created by Wilkes' second president, Francis J. Michelini contains photographs, newspaper articles and clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, commencement programs, speeches, and other materials relating to Michelini's tenure as Dean and Professor of Biology into his years as the second President of Wilkes College. Included are correspondence and handwritten notes of Michelini reflecting on various events and people in the Wilkes Community. Also contains some articles and correspondence from 2011-2015 in which Wilkes University names a building, "Michelini Hall" in honor of his service to the campus and the Wilkes-Barre community.