]> pl2005-19 Guide to the Dana Plante (Class of 1959) Collection, 1954 - 1960 Processed by: Kate Thornberg; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillispie &hdrsca;

© 2007 Wesleyan University. All Rights Reserved.

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Guide to the Dana Plante (Class of 1959) Collection, 1954 - 1960 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

© 2007 Wesleyan University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Plante, Dana. Dana Plante (Class of 1959) Collection, 1954 - 1960 2005-19 Material in English 0.75 2 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. Dana Plante (1937-1960) graduated in 1959 from Wesleyan University. The Dana Plante Collection contains memorabilia from Plante's high school and college years. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Dana Plante (Class of 1959) Collection, Collection #2005-19, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Gift of Sarah M. Plante, March 2005.

 Processing Information

Processed by Kate Thornberg, 2005

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, June 2007

 Biographical Note

Dana G. Plante was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 18, 1937 and graduated from Case High School in Swansea, Massachusetts in 1955. Following his graduation from Wesleyan in 1959, Plante worked for Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, Conn. He was inducted into the army on November 15, 1959, and died of a viral attack while training at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Plante was survived by his mother, Sarah M. Plante, and his twin brother, Dale S. Plante.

Collection Overview

This collection contains various memorabilia from both the high school and college careers of Dana Plante, Wesleyan University Class of 1959. Plante was highly honored and well-liked and respected by his classmates and professors. He also distinguished himself academically. Items in the collection are almost exclusively academic in nature and include several award medals that Plante received in various fields.

In addition to the high school and college memorabilia, the collection also includes notes from the donor and Plante's obituary in the Wesleyan University Alumnus in February 1960.

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Plante, Dana G. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Alumni and alumnae. Detailed Description of the Collection 11 Letters/envelopes received from Mrs. Sarah M. Plante with donation 2 Obituary from Wesleyan University Alumnus, February 1960 3 Joseph Case High School diploma, 1955 4 Congratulations card for high school graduation, 1955 5 The Harvard Prize Book, presented June 17, 1954 by the Harvard Club of Fall River, Massachusetts 6 Photograph of Plante receiving The Harvard Prize Book, 1954 7 The Chief Yearbook for Joseph Case High School, class of 1955 8 National Honor Society membership card, undated 9 Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award medal and pamphlet, 1955 10 Rensselaer medal and pamphlet, undated 11 Charles Palmer-Davis award medal, undated 21 Wesleyan University diploma, class of 1959 2 Grade Report for final semester, spring 1959 3 Congratulations card from mother upon college graduation, 1959 4 Wesleyan University's 127th Commencement program, class of 1959 5 Brownstone and Brick, senior thesis, Stuart D. Anderson, co-author, 1959