This source is a page of the article titled ""The Great Co-ed Housing Peregrination" run in the Carletonian in 1970. It includes photographs of students moving dorms into coed housing on Valentine's Day, as well as student opinion and observation regarding the switch.
"Nason and Co. Produce Bellyache" is a letter to the editor of the Carletonian written by student J. R. Long. The letter details Long's grievances with the administration regarding the issue of coed dorms, and advocates for a destigmatization of sex on campus.
This source is a letter sent from Carleton College freshman Catherine Jane Garske to President Nason as well as Dean Philips and the Student Policy Committee at Carleton College. In this letter she expresses her opinion that Carleton College should keep gender segregated dormitories due to opportunities for personal growth and sisterhood that women-only dormitories offer. She also expresses an anti-student marriage opinion.
This source is a memorandum from the Carleton College Offices of the Deans of Students to College President John W. Nason regarding a LIFE magazine employee who contacted Carleton while conducting research for an article about coed housing throughout the U.S..
This is a scanned newspaper clipping addressed to President Nason and included in the archived folder of President's Office's materials on the "Co-ed Dorm Issue".
This is a section of a LIFE magazine article titled "Missouri vs. Smith, Girl Student at One and a Coed at Other Lead Different Lives." It focuses on the college schedule and opinions of Smith College student Janet Trowbridge. It includes a photograph of her sitting front row and taking notes in a government class.
This is a section of a LIFE magazine article titled "An intimate revolution in campus life", it focuses on the Oberlin president's decision making process in switching to co-ed dorms with 24 hour visitation. It also emphasizes the potential for platonic friendships and greater understanding between men and women as a result of co-ed housing, as opposed to purely sexual opportunities. It includes a picture of a female Oberlin students spending time wither her two male friends in their dorm room.
Series of paintings by Mamie Holst which began in 1997 and is potentially still ongoing. The paintings in this series are various shades of black, white, and gray, and they tend to incorporate circular designs alongside other striped geometric patterns. Holst's creation of the series is motivated by her experience living with Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS).
Artwork by Lynn Hershman Leeson depicting the white silhouette of a woman's head and torso against a black background. Colorful pictures such as a heart, a star, an airplane, and other geometric patterns are shown within the body in a manner that mimics a medical x-ray.
Short story by Katherine Anne Porter set during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Miranda, the protagonist, falls ill, and her emotions and sensations related to her illness are explored in the text. In the end, she recovers, but her lover Adam, who persumably caught the flu while caring for her, does not. The story is said to have been inspired by Porter's own experience catching the flu in 1918.
