Hamilton College Archives Accessions List

Updated: 2014-12-01

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Clarence Burton Day Papers, 1901-1911 (0000.001)

Biographical Information

Missionary to China Professor in China and U.S. H.C. Class of 1911 Clarence Burton Day was born in American Fork, UT, on 1 September, 1889, and died in Duarte, CA, on 7 January, 1987. He was a graduate of Hamilton College, class of 1911. Following graduation he attended the San Francisco Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1914. He then spent a year as a research fellow at New College, Edinburgh, and Mansfield College, Oxford, and then began missionary work in China at Hangchow Christian College. Occasionally he returned to the U.S., pursuing graduate work at the University of Chicago (A.M., Chinese Buddhism, 1923), Hartford Seminary (Ph.D., 1930), and the San Francisco Seminary (S.T.M., 1931). He spent the rest of his career teaching at the following colleges: Hangchow, San Francisco Seminary, Forman Christian College (LaHore, India), and Lincoln College (PA).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

personal correspondence: "The Day Brothers" letters from Hamilton to family in California. Handwritten manuscript; letters addressed to various family members: Father, Thomas Franklin Day (Gray Professor of Hebrew Exegesis and Old Testament Literature at San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, California); Mother, Ada Kingsbury Day; Grandfather, Ira S. Kingsbury of Monticello, Indiana; Auntie, Miss Clara Pierce of Londonderry, Vermont; brother Edward (Ned); sister Isabella (Sis); brother Clarence (Bub). See also 0000.182.11 for more personal papers, including a letter from Clarence B. Day to Professor Russell Blackwood, dated June 15, 1962 (donated by R. Blackwood 9/7/04)

Restrictions

None

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Wallace B. Johnson Papers, 1899-1965 (0000.002)

Biographical Information

H.C. Administrator H.C. Class of 1915 Wallace Bradley Johnson was born in Utica, NY on 13 September 1892 and died in Clinton, NY on 29 August 1967, a Hamilton College graduate of the class of 1915 (Ph.B.). He was also graduated from Utica Free Academy and received an honorary L.H.D. from Hamilton in 1962. He attended Harvard Business School for a year before serving as an ambulance driver for the French Army and from 1918-20 an ensign in the U.S. Navy (Intelligence), then a reporter for the Utica Daily Press. He returned to Hamilton in 1922 where he served as Field Secretary for the Admissions Office, Director of Admissions, Registrar, and Secretary of the College.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

personal and professional correspondence. Contains personal correspondence with many individuals over seven decades; primary senders include his father J.J. Johnson, Aunt Clara, George E. Dunham, Sidney Bennett, Robert Treat, Herman Schilz and Peter Cox. Also included are correspondence with the class of 1915 for the 20th reunion and a small number of professional correspondence. Organized into 10 series: (1) Class of 1915 20th Reunion Correspondence; (2) Professional Correspondence; (3) 1900s Correspondence; (4) 1910s Correspondence; (5) 1920s Correspondence; (6A and B) 1930s Correspondence; (7A and B) 1940s Correspondence; (8) 1950s Correspondence; (9A and B) 1960s Correspondence; (10) Notebooks of listing of Christmas Cards Sent and personal letters.

Restrictions

None

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Publius Virgilius Rogers Papers (0000.003)

Biographical Information

Class of 1846 Pres. First Bank of Utica Treasurer, H.C. Trustee, H.C. Publius V. Rogers was born in Antwerp, NY on 30 December 1824 and died 2 July 1895, a Hamilton College graduate of the class of 1846. He served in the following positions: President of the First National Bank of Utica (1876-1895); Trustee of Hamilton College (1868-1895); Treasurer of Hamilton College (1880-1887); among other corporate administrative positions.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Contains personal correspondence with friends, family (Butler and Murray families), and many Hamilton College alumni and employees, business correspondence with Trustees of Hamilton College. Also included are business correspondence and shareholder information for firms in which P.V. Rogers was involved (Eureka Mower Co., Utica Mohawk RR Co., Rome and Utica Plank Road Co., Central Iowa Railway Co., Utica Steam Cotton Mills). Journals and account books are also included. Organized into six series: (1) Elizabeth Butler Rogers (Wife) Correspondence; (2) P.V. Rogers Correspondence, with three subseries: Personal #1; Personal #2; Business; (3) P.V. Rogers Correspondence with Hamilton College Alumni and Trustees #1; (4) P.V. Rogers Correspondence with Hamilton College Alumni and Trustees #2; (5) P.V. Rogers Personal and Business Correspondence; (6) Journals and Account Books.

Restrictions

None

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Alexander Shaler Papers, 1898-1908 (0000.004)

Biographical Information

Civil War Officer Army General Received Congressional Medal of Honor Pres of NRA Alexander Shaler, born 19 March 1827 in Haddam, CT and died 28 December 1911 in New York, NY, was a Civil War Union Colonel, later raised in rank to Brigadier General, and decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service at the battle of Chancellorsville; post-war he served as a fire commissioner, Major General in the N.Y. National Guard, and President of the NRA

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

11 items

Description

personal correspondence Letters from Alexander Shaler to J.J. Tompkins regarding recollections of events immediately following the attack on Ft. Sumpter while they were in New York, NY and later a meeting in Washington, DC, to be included in Alexander Shaler's entry in Brevet Major-General St. Clair A. Mulholland's The History of the Military Order of the Congress Medal of Honor Legion. Also included is a circular intended to publicize the book.

Restrictions

None

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B.F. Skinner Collection (0000.005)

Biographical Information

Skinner, B. (Burrhus) F. (Frederic), 1904 - 1990 Behavioral Psychologist Harvard Professor H.C. Class of 1926 Honorary Doctor of Science, 1951 B.F. Skinner was born in Susquehanna, PA on 20 March 1904 and died in Cambridge, MA, on 18 August 1990. A Hamilton College graduate of the class of 1926 (in addition to an honorary Sc.D.), he attended Harvard University (Master's, 1930 and Ph.D., 1931), and then began a teaching career at the University of Minnesota, then Indiana University and finally Harvard University. Skinner became a noted behavioral psychologist.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Ephemera Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

Letter from Robert Frost received from B.F. Skinner; letters to A.P. Saunders from A.P. Saunders Papers; memorabilia collected by college Organized into three series: (1A-E) Memorabilia, Articles About, and Publications of B.F. Skinner; (2) Letter to B.F. Skinner from Robert Frost; (3) Letters to B.F. Skinner from A.P. Saunders, 1926 - 1936. Contains assorted memorabilia and other material related to B.F. Skinner. Also included are Personal Letters from Robert Frost and to Arthur Percy Saunders while Skinner was a graduate student at Harvard and afterwards.

Restrictions

None

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Sidney Wertimer, Jr. Papers (0000.006)

Biographical Information

Professor and Administrator at H.C. Sidney Wertimer was born in Buffalo, NY on 28 October 1920 and today lives in Clinton, NY [died 2/1/05]. He attended Nichols High School in Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1942), University of Buffalo (M.A., 1949), and the London School of Economics (Ph.D., 1952). From 1942 - 1946 he was an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was an instructor at Buffalo (1947-50) and joined the Hamilton College faculty in 1952. He served as Associate Dean of the College (1957 - 65), Chair of the Economics Department (1967 - 75), and Provost from 1975 - 1980. Since his retirement from full-time teaching at the college in 1991 he has continued to teach an accounting course once a year and is active in alumni reunion activities. William Alexander Jamison was born in Pittsburgh, PA on 24 April 1927 and died on 21 March 1995 in Pittsfield, MA. He attended the University of Pittsburgh (A.B., 1943), and Princeton University (A.M., 1945 and Ph.D., 1952). He taught English at the University of Rochester for 17 years before joining the Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company in 1963. He joined the Kirkland College faculty in 1970 and was the Acting Chair of the Humanities Division, wrote the self-study of Kirkland for MSA accreditation, Director of Institutional Affairs, and at Hamilton, Director of Personnel and Director Special Programs. Jamison retired in 1983.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Maps, Plans

Extent

1 Box

Description

Contains professional correspondence of Sidney Wertimer and William A. Jamison with various college offices and administrators while they were Hamilton College Provost and Kirkland College Director of Institutional Affairs, respectively. Correspondence and files provide an excellent description of the operation (Administrative as well as Academic Affairs) of both colleges during the period 1972 - 1980, including the dissoloution of Kirkland College and its merger with Hamilton College.

Restrictions

None

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Gilbert Reid Papers (0000.007)

Biographical Information

Missionary to China Rev. Gilbert Reid was born in Laurel, NY in 1857 and died in Shanghai, China on 30 September 1927. He attended Whitestown Seminary (1875 graduate), then Hamilton College (A.B., 1879, A.M., 1888, and D.D., 1899), and Union Theological Seminary (1882 graduate). His missionary work in China began in 1882 and he established the International Institute of China (I.I.C.) located in Shanghai in 1894. The institute served as a meeting place for Chinese and foreigners and a educational facility for christian missions. Reid was also the editor of the Peking Post. During the war he was deported to Manila at the request of the Chinese government on the accusation of being a pro-German propagandist and sympathizer, returning to Shanghai in 1921.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications Ephemera

Extent

8 Boxes; 1 Small Box

Description

Professional correspondence of the International Institute of China and other material related to that institution and to Gilbert Reid, its director; newspaper clippings and journals. Contains professional correspondences of the I.I.C. to philanthropists (e.g. Carnegie and Rockefeller) and missionary organizations in the U.S. as well as other nations regarding support of the Institute; the journals, publications, manuscripts, sermons and addresses of Reid; newspaper clippings regarding Reid and life in China; volumes II through XVI of The International Journal of the I.I.C.; minutes of the meeting of the trustees of the I.I.C.; the visitor's book of the I.I.C.; legal documents regarding Reid's sedition trial. The letters of John G. Reid are also included in this collection.

Restrictions

None

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John K. Hutchens Collection (0000.008)

Biographical Information

lived 1905-1995 Writer NY Times Book Review NY HeraldTribune HC Class of 1926 Litt.D. 1951 John Kennedy Hutchens was born in Chicago, IL on 9 August 1905 and died in New York, NY on 22 July 1995. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1926 and began a literary career immediately afterwards in Montana. After working there for year he ventured to New York City to work for the Evening Post, then to Theater Arts Monthly, and later The New York Times; this was followed by a brief period at the Boston Evening Transcript, and a return to the Times as Radio Editor and then New York Times Book Review, which he was the editor of (1946 - 1948) before his 15 year stint at The New York Herald. He is the author of One Man's Montana (1964) and edited three anthologies, American Twenties: A Literary Panorama (1954), The Best of the World (1973), and The Gambler's Bedside Book (1977).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

4 Boxes; 2 volumes

Description

Personal Correspondence, newspaper clippings of articles written by and about Hutchens, also a volume containing clippings about Martin Hutchens (John's father)

Restrictions

None

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V. Valta Parma Collection of Personal Papers and Thomas Lake Harris Materials (0000.009)

Biographical Information

Parma: Curator of Rare Books, Library of Congress, Hamilton College Class of 1901, attended 2 years, A.B. Cornell University, 1901, A.M. Hamilton College, 1914. V. Valta Parma, born Albert Houghton Pratt, was born in Brooklyn, NY on 31 March 1878 and died in Washington, DC on 31 October 1941. He attended prepatory school at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Hamilton College (2 years, and honorary A.M., 1941) and Cornell University (A.B., 1901). From 1901 to 1915 he was a member of the publishing firm of Houghton-Mifflin Co.; from 1915 to 1927 he did editorial work on children's literature; from 1927 to 1940 he was Curator of Rare Books at the Library of Congress. Thomas Lake Harris a Christian mystic and poet, was born in Ferry Stratford, England on 15 May 1823 and died in New York, NY on 23 March 1906. At the age of five his family emigrated to American and settled in Utica, NY. Although raised in a strict Calvinist family he was converted to Universalism in 1843, whereupon he entered the ministry and was pastor of the Fourth Universalist Society in New York City. In New York Harris became acquainted with Andrew Jackson Davis who introduced him to mysticism. He wrote numerous articles on the topic and founded a monthly journal, The Herald of Light (1857 - 1861). After travels and lectures in England he returned with Lady Oliphant to upstate New York and founded a spiritual community called "The Use". "The Use" went west to Santa Rosa, CA in 1875 and founded a vineyard, "Fountain Grove". In 1891, after the death of his second wife, he married his secretary and moved to New York City where he spent the remainder of his life.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Books, Publications Ephemera

Extent

3 Boxes; 60 Books

Description

correspondence, poems, manuscripts, publications, photographs, ephemera: Contains personal and professional letters to Parma; scrapbooks of articles on Parma and his exhibitions at the Library of Congress. The majority of the collection consists of: Thomas Lake Harris' personal letters from his family; professional letters and documents regarding the Fountain Grove vineyards; photographs of Harris; publications and manuscripts of Harris' sermons, expository and creative writing.

Restrictions

None, Rare Book Room books may have restrictions, consult librarian

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Theodore W. Dwight Papers (0000.010)

Biographical Information

Law Professor at Hamilton College and Columbia University H.C. Class of 1840 Theodore Dwight was born in Catskill, NY, on 18 July, 1822, and died in Clinton, NY, on 29 June, 1892. After graduating as a member of the Hamilton College class of 1840, Dwight entered Yale Law School in 1841. Although he did not finish his course of study, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1845. In 1846, Dwight was appointed to the Maynard Professorship of law, history, civil polity, and political economy at Hamilton. During the twelve years he held this position he systemized and extended the course and study of law, and oversaw the incorporation of Hamilton Law School in 1855. In 1858, Dwight accepted an appointment from the newly established Columbia Law School to serve as professor of municipal law. Dwight eventually became Dean of Columbia Law School and was active in the teaching of law until his retirement in 1891. Though he rarely acted as counsel, Dwight was involved in many aspects of the law. Along with lecturing in Constitutional Law at Cornell University (1869-1871) and Amherst College (1870-1872), Dwight was also appointed to a committee which examined the New York prison system, served as the President of the New York State Prison Association, and worked as the associate editor of the American Law Register.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

legal papers and lecture notes

Restrictions

None

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Architectural Drawings Collection (0000.011)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs Prints, Paintings, Drawings Maps, Plans

Extent

5 Flat Boxes; 3 Folios; 1 Shelf; 2 Framed Items;28 3'' Tubes and 1 6" Tube

Description

Architectural drawings, photographs, etchings, watercolors of various buildings on the Hamilton College campus and surrounding area; in map cabinet: 0000.11.8.1 & 2 Chapel Drawings, Squire's House, Brandt-Gryphon House, Science Building Floor Plans and Elevations, Drawings of Benedict, Rummel print. Colored print of chapel by Vanalstyne added to NES-38 (from unsorted boxes) on 10/20/04.

Restrictions

none

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Map Collection (0000.012)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

2 Folios; 5 3'' tubes and 6 6" tubes; 1 Framed Item

Description

contains maps of Hamilton College and surrounding area, New York State, United States: Campus - General, c.1995, c. 1941, c.1950 - 1960, c.1950, 1960, 1933, Deeds, plotting of, 1959, Campus - Water Lines, Hydrants, Valves and Connections, 1930, College & surrounding area, 1962 [scanned], Deeds, plotting of - College lands & adjoining property 18th Century-1921, Trees Growing on campus, 1949, Trail map of Kirkland Glen, 2002, Arboretum tour with maps [c.2004], Campus, c. 1875, 1868, 1853, c. 1880, Kirkland College, Bristol Road - Hawthorn Farm, 1943, College Hill Road - South, 1956, North College Street, 1861, Griffin Road - South, 1928, Kirkland, Topographical, Clinton, 19th Century, Utica-1832, Arkansas, Rio Del Norte, Rio Gila; Rummel print; 2 modern photocopies of Western part of the State of New York, including Oriskany Creek (Kirkland and Dean Purchase drawn in), added 6/19/14.

Restrictions

Most maps in tubes are restricted, permission of archivist required

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Brownell Family Papers (0000.013)

Biographical Information

John J. Henry Dwight Brownell, Hamilton College class of 1843, was born c. 1821 and died in Sauquoit, NY on 21 March 1892. Albert E. Brownell, 1839 - 1886, was involved with the Costa Rican Rail Road industry and was a Consular Agent in the same nation. Minor C. Keith, capitalist, RRs and Bananas, Costa Rica Minor Cooper Keith was born in Brooklyn, NY on 19 January 1848 and died 14 June 1929. He was in the lumber business until 1870, the cattle business for 2 years, then the railroad industry in Costa Rica in 1872. In 1899 Keith organized the United Fruit Company. Keith was involved with the following firms in the course of life: Premier Gold Mining Company (Vice President); St. Andrews Bay Lumber Company; Guatemala Central Railroad Co.; International Railway of Central America; Empire Trust Co. (Director); Royal Geographic Society (Fellow); Museum of American Indian (Trustee); Heye Foundation.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Ephemera

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

personal and business correspondences regarding business in Costa Rica, in three folders: Folder 1: letters of A.E. Brownell to various people, letters of Henry Brownell (Hamilton College class of 1843), and letters of various other members of the Brownell family; Folder 2: "Misc. letters; Letters Minor C. Keith to J.J. Brownell; Cost Rican RR"; Folder 3: "Primarily: Minor C. Keith to A.E. Brownell c. 1886; business accounts".

Restrictions

None

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Elihu Root Papers (0000.014)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer Elihu Root was born in Clinton, NY on 15 February 1845 and died in New York, NY on 6 February 1937. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served in the following positions: Member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1917. Root was awarded the following: Nobel Peace Prize, 1912; Roosevelt Memorial Medal for Administration of Public Office, 1924; Woodrow Wilson Foundation Medal and Prize for Services to Peace, 1926. He was a member of the following organizations: British Academy; Istitut de droit International; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Commission of International Justice appointed by Council of League of Nations to prepare plans for a permanent Court of International Justice; Commissioner Plenipotentiary for the U.S. in International Conference on the Limitation of Armaments; Committee of Experts convened at Geneva 1929 to revise Statute of Permanent Court.

Contents

Maps, Plans, photographs, papers

Extent

30 Boxes; 1 Folio; 1 3" 3' and 1 6" 3' Tube; 2.7 cubic ft box; 7 Cataloged Photograph Albums (2 cubic feet); one wooden box; 12 photograph albums; two folios; 2 unframed photographs; 1 diploma tube; 3 scrapbooks; 10 framed photographs; 2 rolled items; 1 additional items

Description

maps, architectural drawings, photographs, and personal papers of Elihu Root, 1904 -- 1930 Contains the unofficial correspondence of Elihu Root (Family and Official Papers are held in the Library of Congress). Extensive collection of personal correspondence and correspondence related to his office-holding and various public appointments and activities, these include: Chair of the New York State Constitutional Convention; 1917 Mission to Russia; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York Public Library; legal cases in which he served as counsel. Collection also includes a substantial number of photographs, and a folder of approximately 40 letters from Theodore Roosevelt, plus about 6 letters from Root to Theodore Roosevelt (0000.14.37).

Restrictions

None

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William Sloane Papers (0000.015)

Biographical Information

Professor of English, Dickinson College H.C. Class of 1932 William Sloane, Jr. was born on 13 March 1910 in Glasgow, Scotland and died on 3 November 1977. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1932) and Columbia University (A.M. and Ph.D.) Sloane was a member of the faculties of Hamilton College, St. Francis College, Russell Sage College, and for 30 years, Professor of English at Dickinson College. At Dickinson he held the Martha P. Sellers Chair in English and served as the department chair from 1954 - 6. In 1958 he was a Folger Shakespeare Library Fellow. Dr. Sloane is the author of Children's Books in England and America in the 17th Century

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

letters, 1934 -- 40 freshmen year journals Contains correspondence and other memorabilia of William Sloane, Jr. The majority of the professional correspondence concern Sloane's post-baccalaureate experience in obtaining a teaching position c. 1934, following the completion of his Master's degree. Also included is personal and professional correspondence with Hamilton College faculty, administrators, and alumni, 1934 - 40, and his freshman year journals.

Restrictions

Not to be open until the year 2000, opened 23 May 2001

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Horace H. Bogue Clothing Collection (0000.016)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1897 distributor of farm machinery owned chain of stores in Nebraska Horace H. Bogue was born 20 October ,1874, in Avon, NY, and died 16 March, 1966, in Seattle, WA. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1897 and A.M. in course, 1900). Until 1918 he was with a deprtment Store in Alliance, NE; from 1918 until the Depression he was in the hardware business in Seattle. During the Depression Bogue owned and operated a ranch in eastern Washington. He returned to Seattle and operated a dairy equipment business until his retirement in 1949. After his retirement he traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Contents

Clothing

Extent

0.875 cubic feet

Description

graduation gown and gym suit -- Hamilton College memorabilia from 1897: Graduation gown (Black cotton, made by Cotrell and Leonard, Albany, NY); Mortarboard; Stole; tie, or cape piece (part of graduation ensemble); Gym suit with white trim; Man's gray flannel gym suit (white cotton ribbon trim, half sleeves, button down front with some of buttons missing, short cord at waist, to about knees) worn at Hamilton College by Horace H. Bogue.

Restrictions

None

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Henry T. Maijgren Papers (0000.017)

Biographical Information

Pres. Electro-Surgical Instruments Co. of Rochester H.C. VP Investments H.C.Trustee H.C. Class of 1932 Henry T. Maijgren was born in Rochester, NY in 1909 and died in Clinton, NY on 4 December 1971. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1932) and University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1934). Maijgren was on the investment staff of the University of Rochester until 1957, rising to Assistant Treasurer. He then joined Franklin Cole & Co. and later Vice President of the Bank of New York. In 1966 he assumed the presidency of Electro-Surgical Instrument Co. A year before his death he became the Vice President for Investments at Hamilton College. Maijgren was also a trustee of Hamilton College, 1963 - 65 and 1969 - 71.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

trustee and VP material on Investments, and other college documents: Contains Board of Trustees material (investment, endowment, The Kirkland Fund, meeting minutes, Minor Fund) of the periods he served as a trustee and Vice President; assorted papers regarding Bank of New York; information on the H.C. Survey on Admissions (1939), Curriculum (1940), Student Personnel Administration (1944). Added 9/12/2013 from DKE fraternity records: Life Insurance Policy in Henry Maijgren's name with Delta Kappa Epsilon as beneficiary, with correspondence between Gordon M. Hayes (class of 1941) and Provident Mutual.

Restrictions

None

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William Washington Farwell Papers (0000.018)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1837 Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Professorof Equity Jurisprudence and Practice, Union College of Law (later Northwestern Univ.), Chicago William Washington Farwell was born in Morrisville, NY, on 5 January, 1817, and died on 3 April, 1894 in Chicago, IL. After graduating with the Hamilton College class of 1837, Farwell studied law under O.P. Granger of Morrisville and with Polter and Spaulding of Buffalo, NY. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1841 and, after practicing law in Morrisville from 1850-1854, Granger moved his practice to Chicago. He was appointed judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in June 1870, a position he held for nine years. From 1880 until his death in 1894, Granger served as professor of equity, jurisprudence, and practice in the Chicago Union College of Law, which would later become Northwestern University.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

14 letters, 1 photograph

Description

personal letters 1834 -- 1862 (bulk 1848 -- 50) describes trip to California photograph of W.W. Farwell This collection contains correspondence primarily from W.W. Farwell to his father, brother, and a friend during the 1840s and 50s, including W.W. Farwell's journey to California during the Gold Rush. Also included is a copy of a photograph of W.W. Farwell and a modern map of the route he took to California. October 3, 1831 to parents from Hamilton College April 12, 1834 to father from Hamilton College 8 June 1848 To Father, Ottawa, IL (Transcript available) 10 June 1848 To Father, Chicago, IL (T) 20 March 1849, To B.F. Farewell, Chicago, IL, CA (T) 19 October 1849, To B.F. Farewell, San Francisco, CA (T) 19 October 1849, To DeWolfe, San Francisco, CA (T) 13 July 1850, To Father, San Francisco, CA 5 September, 1850, To Father, At Sea (T) 5 October 1850, To Father, Panama (T) 8 November 1850, To Father, New York, NY (T) 2 August 1853, To W.W. Farwell, From A.S. Warner, Sam Abbott, DH Frost, Hamilton, NY 11 April 1862, To Father (John), Chicago, IL (T only) Fragment June 8, 1881 to Edward North (professor at Hamilton College) from Chicago

Restrictions

None

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Darling -- Ibbotson Papers (0000.019)

Biographical Information

A.F. Darling and Henry Darling are the grandparents of Joseph Darling Ibbotson, Professor of English and Hebrew, Librarian of the College. A.F. Darling Ibbotson and Henry Ibbotson are the parents of Joseph Darling Ibbotson, Sr., who married Mary Dunscomb; their son Joseph Darling Ibbotson, Jr., was Class of 1890 at Hamilton College, and later Professor of English and Hebrew and Librarian at the College. Joseph Darling Ibbotson, Jr.'s necrology is published in the Alumni Review: vol. XVII July 1952 No. 5 p. 228. Additional information and correspondence by Professor Ibbotson are located in the Class of 1890 file (Hamilton College Archives). Included in this file is a Journal Entry by Henry Ibbotson of his travels from New York City to Buffalo.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

personal correspondence, 1822-1851: Contains correspondence primarily among A.F. Darling Ibbotson, Thomas Darling, Sr. (father of A.F. Darling Ibbotson), and Henry Ibbotson (husband of A.F. Darling Ibbotson). Additional senders and receivers include: A.F. Darling Ibbotson's brothers, Thomas, Jr., and Joseph F.; A.F. Darling Ibbotson's sisters, Clara, Susan, and Henrietta; and A.F. Darling Ibbotson's mother, Frances.

Restrictions

None

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Philip Rogers Papers (0000.020)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College class of 1930 (AB and MA), Hamilton College faculty 1937-1967, chairman of Biology Dept., professor emeritus

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

thesis, dissertation, and articles by Rogers; other publications. Master's thesis: The Question of Sex Specificity and the Prevention of the Formation of Castrate Cells in the Anterior Pituitary Gland, by Philip V. Rogers, Hamilton College, 1933 Doctoral dissertation: Changes in Electrical Potential During the Oestrous Cycle of Normal and Experimental Rats, by Philip V. Rogers, Yale University, 1937 (Ham Coll HMA R63 no. 6) Atlas of Cat Anatomy CUEBS [Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences], many issues from 1965 and 1966 BSCS Newsletter [Biological Sciences Curriculum Study], 11 issues from mid-1960s Reprints of several articles by other people Multiple reprints of articles by Philip Rogers (also catalogued in Alumni Collection) A few biology-related texts The Rudens of Plautus, with a translation by Cleveland K. Chase, Hamilton College, 1919 (also catalogued in Hamilton Collection)

Restrictions

None

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Rogers Estate Papers (0000.021)

Biographical Information

Philip V. Rogers, Hamilton College class of 1930 (AB and MA), Hamilton College faculty 1937-1967, chairman of Biology Dept., professor emeritus; sold house and gave land to college in 1994 (Rogers Estate, formerly Hawthorn Farm); father Charles B. Rogers, class of 1887, was an educator in Clinton

Contents

Books, Publications Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Prints, Paintings, Drawings Maps, Plans Ephemera Sound Recordings

Extent

4 boxes

Description

Box 1: WW I and II newspaper clippings Box 2: scrapbook, receipts, art prints, magazines--'20s & '30s, 1879 sermon Box 3: photographs, correspondence, schoolwork of A. Fitzpatrick & P. Rogers Box 4: 2 records, correspondence, articles, photographs, travel guides

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Concert Programs -- Choral: 1950s and 1960s (0000.022)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Bulletins of Choral Concerts under the direction of Prof. Baldwin, 1950s and 1960s

Restrictions

None

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Arts at Hamilton: 1970s (0000.023)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

4 volumes of newspaper clippings of various articles about art and music at Hamilton College

Restrictions

None

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Plaques of European Fascists (0000.024)

Biographical Information

Trustee

Contents

Plaques

Extent

1 Box

Description

15 plaques of European fascists

Restrictions

None

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Memoranda to Hamilton Faculty: 1969-75 (0000.025)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Various memoranda to Hamilton College faculty: 1969-75.

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Concert Programs: 1984-88 (0000.026)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Various music concert programs at Hamilton College: 1984-88. A few theater programs.

Restrictions

None

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Charlatans and H.C. Theater Collection (0000.027)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Programs from theater productions including those by the Charlatans. most programs date to the early 1900s; some date to the mid-1800s. Also materials through 1979, a history of the Charlatans, and cast photos.

Restrictions

None

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Sidney B. Bennett, Civil Pilot Training Program Correspondence (0000.028)

Biographical Information

Sidney B. Bennett was an administrator at Hamilton College (mid-20th century); he also administered the CAA War Training Program at Hamilton

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Correspondence sent by Sidney B. Bennett regarding the Civil Pilot Training Program, 1941-3. Folders contain bulletins, papers, forms, correspondence, reports, applications, etc. from the years 1941-1943.

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton Life: 1902-6, 11-14, 24-33, 33-36 (0000.029)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Hamilton Life,a weekly publication of Hamilton College issues from 1902, 1903-6, 1911-14, 1924-33, 1936-39

Restrictions

None

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Root Art Center: Scrapbooks (0000.030)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

1 Box

Description

4 volumes of scrapbooks (newspaper clippings and photographs)

Restrictions

None

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Root Art Center: Records (0000.031)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 Boxes

Description

the records of the Root Art Center: 1959-82

Restrictions

None

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Tau Kappa Epsilon Collection (0000.032)

Biographical Information

fraternity at Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

LXS constitution, 1930 petition to charter, 1956 guide, history, 1949 minutes, issue of the national magazine of the society. Added 10/10/2002: 5 copies of The Teke Guide, 1995; 3 copies of The Teke Guide, 1999; 9 copies of The Pathway to Apollo, 1996; The Teke (newsletter), spring 2002, winter 2002, 2003; 1 gold membership badge; 1 pledge pin; 3 membership certificates; 1 covenant; 1 copy of fall, 2002, chapter newsletter (Alpha Iota chapter), 1997 colony charter, brochures, letters, book; 4 buttons, matchbook. Added 10/25/2010 (not restricted): one folder of documents (labeled Alpha Iota Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association, Inc.) related to the funds that went to TKE in 1970 as a settlement when Bundy was developed, and then disbursed as a gift to the college in 1980.

Restrictions

restricted to Tau Kappa Epsilon members

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Phi Beta Kappa Collection (0000.033)

Biographical Information

academic honor society

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

membership listings, correspondence from Frank Lorenz, GPAs of candidates for membership, financial records, delegates manuals See also box of Phi Beta Kappa keys in Letters and Memorabilia, 0000.187.3. Folder added 6/13/06: Epsilon of N.Y. Constitution and By Laws. 3 folders added 9/12/06 from Steve Orvis (president). Added 1/29/10: pamphlet Phi Beta Kappa Key, vol. IV; Annals 1934; bound Key Reporter, 1936-47 and 1959-67 (withdrawn). Added 10/8/14: two more volumes of the Key Reporter; pamphlet Phi Beta Kappa Records.

Restrictions

0000.33.1 FERPA

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Theta Delta Chi Collection (0000.034)

Biographical Information

Theta Delta Chi is a fraternity at Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

guest book and membership book of Theta Delta Chi also included are miscellaneous books and publications unrelated to the society, including The History of Oneida County

Restrictions

None

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Friends of Root Glen Records (0000.035)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

membership, botanical information, correspondences, all from the 1960s; including maps of the plantings in the Root Glen (folder #4); Story of the Root Glen (folder #6)

Restrictions

None

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Root Glen Collection (0000.036)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Botanical information, records of the Root Glen Advisory Committee, correspondences, Journals (1905-1933, 1939-1953), miscellaneous material [added 1/05: article on Root Glen from August 28, 1966, Utica Observer-Dispatch, donated by Richard Williams]. Includes journal with photographs used for display in Grant Garden.

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Alumni Association Collection (0000.037)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

correspondence and papers from the 1930s and early 1940s

Restrictions

None

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Alexander Bryan Johnson Collection (0000.038)

Biographical Information

(1786-1867) American philosopher and semanticist; born in England of Dutch-Jewish ancestry; immigrated in 1801; settled in Utica; achieved wealth and prominence as a banker; published works on politics, economics, banking, moralistic tales for the young, philosophy [adapted from Rynin, see below]; Hon. degree 1832

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 Boxes

Description

letters, family records and history, personal items, publications added 8/23/02 (withdrawn from Alumni Collection): Review of A Treatise on Language, by Lancelot Law Whyte Article On A.B. Johnson, by David Rynin A Treatise on Language, by A.B. Johnson Added 9/29/09 to 0000.038.3: 6 more bound reviews or letters about A.B. Johnson's Treatise on Language, by the Times Literary Supplement, I.A. Richards, H.R. Walpole, Irving J. Lee, and Stillman Drake.

Restrictions

None

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James T. Dunn and J.C. Valentine Collection (0000.039)

Biographical Information

J.T. Dunn, Class of 1936 J.C. Valentine, Class of 1925

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

lecture notes from Hamilton classes lecture material of Prof. John Blyth translation of The Memoirs of Huda Shacrawi by Prof. Margot Badran

Restrictions

None

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N.J. Gerold Collection (0000.040)

Biographical Information

N.J. Gerold (1919 - 1986) Ph.D., Cornell University Stone Professor of Biology at Hamilton College (1951-79)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

class notes and grade books

Restrictions

FERPA

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A.S.T.P. Personnel Forms (0000.041)

Biographical Information

military training program at Hamilton College during World War II

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

personnel forms and language examinations 1941-3

Restrictions

FERPA

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John R. Mattingly Papers (0000.042)

Biographical Information

John R. Mattingly (1902 - 94) Ph.D., Yale University Professor of Latin at Hamilton College, 1931 - 72

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

lecture notes, typescripts of academic papers professional and personal correspondences student exams and papers

Restrictions

FERPA

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Walter Pilkington Collection (0000.043)

Biographical Information

Librarian at Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Film, Video

Extent

4 Boxes, 1 folio; 2 drawers

Description

typed manuscripts: The Book of the Presidents Presidents' and Daughters are Seldom Careerists correspondence index cards research notes on Hamilton College: A Histrory; Journals of Samuel Kirkland Added to 0000.43.1: donation by Dorothy Pilkington --10 copies of her late husband's keepsake booklets on college buildings and a copy of a 1995 Clinton Historical Society newsletter detailing the history of the bell given by Hamilton College to Clinton Grammar School, according to Walter Pilkington's keepsake The Chapel [10/20/04]

Restrictions

None

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John S. Gambs Papers (0000.044)

Biographical Information

John S. Gambs (1899-1986) Ph.D., Columbia University Professor at Hamilton (1954-67)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

material related to Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) (formerly called Wardman Group): reports, history, minutes of meetings, pamphlets, correspondence from the 1960s and 70s; academic papers

Restrictions

None

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Library Collection (0000.045)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Maps, Plans

Extent

1 Box

Description

Library correspondence: 1950s-90s; additional items from the early 1800s; material from the Faculty Committee on the Library; history of the library

Restrictions

None

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Frederick W. Putnam Papers, Putnam Collection of Misc. Mss. (0000.046)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree 1908 Frederick Wallace Putnam was born in Truxton, New York, on 12 October, 1856. He graduated from the University Medical College in New York City in 1880 and moved to Binghamton, New York, to practice medicine. Putnam served as president of the Broome County Medical Society in 1886 and co-founded and became vice president of the New York State Medical Association in 1894. Putnam devoted much of his life to compiling a history of Broome County and also collected documents and memorabilia from Hamilton College. Hamilton College conferred an honorary degree of Master of Arts on Putnam in 1908 and Putnam later established the Putnam Prize in American History, which is given annually to a Hamilton College senior. Obituary in 1940 Alumni Review.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

personal correspondence (mostly to universities, libraries, historical societies, and other institutions): 1890s-1910s; some personal letters from the 1860s; assorted pamphlets. Added 1/29/2008: The Putnam Collection of Miscellaneous Manuscripts (0000.46.2), including an assortment of letters, legal documents, and engravings dated between 1760 and 1913. Highlights include an indenture document from 1838, Colby College newspaper clippings and correspondence, and a letter marked "private" from Jackson to Martin Van Buren.

Restrictions

None

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Arthur Levitt Collection (0000.047)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree 1979 NYS Comptroller Arthur Levitt was born 28 June, 1900, in Brooklyn, NY, and died in 1980. Levitt enlisted as a private in World War I prior to attending Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1921. After graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1924, Levitt became active in civic and charitable affairs in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army again in World War II as a captain in the JAG Corps, and then continued his career as public servant when he served as on the New York State Board of Education from 1952-54. Levitt was elected to his first of six terms as New York State Comptroller in 1954, a position he held for 24 years. Hamilton College conferred an honorary degree on Levitt in 1979 and, after his death in 1980, the Levitt family donated funds to establish the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Sound Recordings Books, Publications Ephemera Photographs

Extent

3 Boxes

Description

Collection of material related to Arthur Levitt including transcripts and audio tapes of speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, an oral history project interview of Levitt, NYS budget reports, Levitt's book: Watchdog for the People: A History of the Comptrollership of New York State; various awards. Added 11/30/06: 0000.47.4, framed portrait (pen and ink?; undated but reproduced in materials from 1989), formerly hanging on the wall of the Levitt Center (replaced by sign which incorporates portrait)--added to North Wall oversized location with box of other items

Restrictions

None

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Walter Beinecke, Jr. Collection (0000.048)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree 1966 H.C. Life Trustee Walter Beinecke, Jr., was born 20 February, 1918, in Manhattan, NY, and died 23 May, 2004, in Nantucket, MA. Beinecke enlisted in the merchant marines at age 15 and, though he never attended college, eventually served as an executive for S&H Green Stamp Company. He was elected to the Hamilton College Board of Trustees in 1960, a position he held until his death, and was awarded an honorary degree from Hamilton in 1966. While serving as the Chairman of the Hamilton Trustee Committee on Planning, he was instrumental in the planning and building of Kirkland College, where he was appointed as a trustee in 1968. During his life, Beinecke made substantial donations to the Rare Book Collections of Hamilton College and Yale University. A shrewd businessman, Beinecke was also instrumental in the revitalization and restoration of the island of Nantucket, eventually being awarded the National Historic Preservation Award by President Reagan in 1989.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Correspondence and other material from the 1960s to the 1990s related to the Beinecke West Indies Collection at H.C., Trustees and Trustee committees, gifts to the college, H.C. Library, and an oral history project interview of Beinecke

Restrictions

None

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Samuel Hopkins Adams Collection (0000.049)

Biographical Information

S.H. Adams, 1871-1958; H.C. Class of 1891; created the Average Jones stories, which Howard Haycraft pronounced, "well above the level of their era, both in conception and style." (Haycraft 1968, p. 100.) Adams was an important member of the staffs of McClure's and Collier's magazines during the muckraking days and was active in exposing medical frauds and instrumental in bringing about the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). Adams used fictional settings in a long series of books dealing with the American background and such issues as dishonest journalism (The Clarion, 1914) and the Harding administration scandals (Revelry, 1926).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Books, Publications

Extent

3 Boxes; 1 drawer

Description

collection of materials related to S.H. Adams and his family including Myron Adams, Samuel Hopkins, Samuel Miles Hopkins; correspondence, books, photographs

Restrictions

None

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Clinton, NY, Weather Data Collection, collected by Leroy Crane, class of 1933 (0000.050)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1933

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box; 2 Posterboard charts

Description

2 binders containing weather data of Clinton, NY (1971-91) compiled by Leroy Crane

Restrictions

None

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W. Lawrence Gulick Papers regarding merger of Hamilton and Kirkland Colleges (0000.051)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1952 Ph.D., Princeton University 1975-79 Dean, H.C. 1979-81 Professor, H.C. President, St. Lawrence University Scholar-in-Residence, University of Delaware

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Correspondence regarding the merger of Hamilton and Kirkland Colleges

Restrictions

Restricted for 25 years; restriction now lifted. E-mail from W. Lawrence Gulick, 2/24/2005, confirms lifting of restriction: The materials which I delivered to Ralph Stenstrom (the Librarian) and Frank Lorenz (then Archivist) in 1989 consist of documents and correspondence relevant to the merger of Kirkland and Hamilton. I judged it best if the materials remained private until a twenty-five year period had elapsed, beginning with the formal merger in 1979. Accordingly, the restriction may now be lifted, a date I made plain in my transmittal letter to Mr. Stenstrom. Four years ago Mr. Lorenz and I agreed that it would be useful for me to make an effort to organize the materials, and so I spent three days on the Hill, adding dated explanatory notes when it seemed useful so to do. You should know that some former Kirkland faculty who continue to serve Hamilton are quite likely to be disturbed by some of the contents. Indeed, the restriction was intended to make minimum the bitterness that accompanied the merger. Use judgment. Best wishes, W. Lawrence Gulick

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John T. Bissell Collection (0000.052)

Biographical Information

John T. Bissell, H.C. Class of 1915 John TerBush Bissell was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on 18 November, 1893, and died in Carmel, CA, on 14 July, 1976. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1915, Bissell attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in 1917 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Until the conclusion of World War I, Bissell served with distinction in France, earning the Croix de Guerre from the French government for his service in the Battle of Aisne. After graduating from l'Ecole d'Artillerie in Fountainbleau, France, Bissell returned to West Point to teach French in 1924. He attended the Command and General Staff School and Army War College and later served as a Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Princeton University. During World War II, Bissell served as commander of the 112th Armored Field Artillery Group and earned the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star for his service in the Battle of the Bulge. Bissell was eventually promoted to Brigadier General in December, 1944, and retired from service in 1946.

Contents

medals

Extent

1 Box

Description

awards and medals from World War I and World War II military service

Restrictions

None

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J. Martin Carovano Papers; correspondence with Coleman Burke '34 re merger (0000.053)

Biographical Information

J.M. Carovano, President of H.C., 1974-88 Coleman Burke, Chairman, Board of Trustees of H.C. John Martin Carovano was born in Tacoma, WA, on 9 May, 1935. After graduating from Pomona College in 1957, Carovano attended University of California at Berkeley (Master's in Economics, 1961, Ph.D. in Economics, 1965). Carovano came to Hamilton College in 1963 as an Instructor, and later Associate Professor of Economics. He received an honorary LL.D from Hamilton in 1974. After serving as Provost from 1971-1974, and Acting President from 1973-1974, he became President of Hamilton College in 1974, a position he held until stepping down in 1988. In addition to his years of service at Hamilton, Carovano served in the United States Army on active duty or active reserve from 1957-1961. He also worked for the United States Treasury as a financial economist (1968-1969), and served as the Director of Hayes National Bank (1976-1980).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Film, Video

Extent

1 Box

Description

Correspondence to J.M. Carovano and Coleman Burke regarding the merger of Hamilton and Kirkland Colleges, also includes newspaper clippings, and videotapes. Videotapes of student protests (11/86) copied to DVD in April, 2005. Videotapes and DVDs retained.

Restrictions

None

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Frederick Carlos Ferry Papers (0000.054)

Biographical Information

F.C. Ferry (1868-1956) Ph.D., Clark University, 1898 L.L.D., Hamilton College, 1917 Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the College, Williams College President of H.C., 1917-38

Contents

Degree

Extent

1 Box

Description

Baccalaureate Sermons and other addresses; papers on the educational goals of the college; honorary degree from H.C.; letters from Norway (1898-9); letters to Wallace B. Johnson (1930s); correspondence from 1917

Restrictions

None

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Edward Fitch Papers (0000.055)

Biographical Information

E. Fitch (1864-1946) A.B. (1886), A.M. (1889), L.H.D. (1934), H.C. Dr.Phil. (1896), University of Goettingen Professor of Greek, H.C., 1889-34 (Edward North Professor, 1904-34) Dean of the College, H.C., 1922-32 first editor of the Hamilton Alumni Review

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

letters from the 1920s

Restrictions

None

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Ezra Pound Collection (0000.056)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1905 Writer, Poet

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

5 Boxes; 2 Drawers

Description

Obituaries of E. Pound; personal correspondence from Saunders Collection; publications; miscellaneous material related to E. Pound

Restrictions

None

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Melancthon Woolsey Stryker Papers (0000.057)

Biographical Information

President of H.C., 1892-17 died 1929, aged 78

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); Books, Publications

Extent

2 Boxes; 2 Drawers

Description

box 1:scrapbooks (2); retirement tributes; Rome Free Academy Yearbook (dedicated to Stryker) box 2: mss. of sermons and lectures, church publications; Corbula ms; The Song of Miriam ms 1 & 2 of 240 copies; The Great Dirge of Thomas de Celano 4 copies; H.C. Chapel Hymnal and Scripture Readings, 1892 box 3 (was drawer 1): Pastor's Register: sermons delivered, baptisms, marriages, funerals, etc -- 1873-1924; lecture notes from the Auburn Theological Seminary; mss. of sermons, outlines of sermons; English Flag box 4,A&B (was drawer 2): sermons; essays; correspondence; diplomas, buff and blue pennant Added 6/2/05, to 0000.57.2, from Molly Root house: Bible inscribed by Stryker, with notes on some of the blank pages (every other page is blank) More material in Class of 1972 and Presidential files, including (in the latter) biography of Stryker by Katharine S. Bingham (granddaughter of MW Stryker)

Restrictions

None

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Charles Lafayette Todd Papers (0000.058)

Biographical Information

H.C., Class of 1933 Upson Professor of Rhetoric, H.C.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

publications (includes local history articles, clippings, poems); biographical materials; personal correspondence

Restrictions

None

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Andrew C. White Papers (0000.059)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1881

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

1 Box

Description

Class of 1881 reports and history; autograph book; diaries (1882, 1883); photograph album; personal correspondence

Restrictions

None

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David Worcester Collection (0000.060)

Biographical Information

U.S. Navy Officer President of H.C., 1945-7

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

speeches (typescript); mss; personal and official correspondence; navy records; material related to the David Worcester Memorial Fund

Restrictions

None

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Saunders Family Papers (0000.061)

Biographical Information

Arthur Percy Saunders (1869-1953), dean of H.C., chemist and horticulturalist Louise Brownell Saunders (1870-1961), educator Silvia Saunders (1901-1994), daughter of A.P. Saunders, commercial artist,

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Maps, Plans Books, Publications Photographs Sound Recordings

Extent

40 Boxes; 1 Small Box

Description

personal and professional correspondence particularly in conjunction with the Saunders' horticultural business; diaries; and research notes on peony hybridization. Includes ms. poetry of James Agee and Richard Eberhart. Correspondents include J. Agee, R. Eberhart, Ezra Pound, Elihu Root and family, B.F. Skinner, and Alexander Woollcott. Also includes letters from Susy Clemens to Louise Brownell. Family members represented include A.P. Saunders, L.B. Saunders, and Silvia Saunders. Some family photos in AP Saunders notebooks 108 and 114 in box 0000.61.16.

Restrictions

None

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Alpha Delta Phi Archives (0000.062)

Biographical Information

fraternity founded at Hamilton College in 1832 by Samuel Eells

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications pins

Extent

11 Boxes; 2 File cabinets (8 drawers); 1 Small Box

Description

Correspondence of the fraternity, convention minutes, traveling secretaries' reports, publications, literary prize mss., and other national records; together with records (chiefly 1800s) of chapters at City College of NY, Hobart, Western Reserve, and Yale Universities. For more Alpha Delta Phi information, see alumni file on Samuel Eells, class of 1832. Added 7/06: New Testament (with notes in Romans) belonging to Francis Bagley, 1870, and Charles Eells, 1874, both members of Alpha Delta Phi. No longer in College Archives; now in possession of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity on campus.

Restrictions

Restricted. Contact http://hamilton.alphadeltaphi.org for permission.

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Hamilton College Diploma Collection (0000.063)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Diploma

Extent

3 Boxes; 8 Flat Items; 6 Items

Description

Diplomas granted by H.C., 1815-1912 Honorary Degree Diplomas assorted citations, college and non-college

Restrictions

None

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Burke Library Architecture Collection (0000.064)

Biographical Information

Burke is the main library of H.C., completed in 1972

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Maps, Plans

Extent

2 Boxes, 1 flat item

Description

records on the planning and construction of the library, college committees and correspondence with the architect

Restrictions

None

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Applications for Admission, Classes of 1907-1944 (0000.065)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

9 Boxes

Description

Applications for admission to H.C., 1907-44; arranged by class year and alphabetical (applications for admission for classes from 1950-1976 in additional boxes, restricted under FERPA).

Restrictions

FERPA

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Student Academic Records, Classes of 1944-53 (0000.066)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 Boxes

Description

Student academic records, Classes of 1944-53. Also, in safe: Student Academic Records: 1950s, 60, 70s; Kirkland College Student Records

Restrictions

FERPA

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Charles B. Rogers Papers (0000.067)

Biographical Information

C.B. Rogers (1865-1937), son of Publius Virgilius Rogers '46 H.C. Class of 1887 (3 years, then transferred to Harvard A.B. '88); A.M. (1894, H.C.) L.L.D. (1928, H.C.); Elected: Trustee, 1899; Treasurer, 1904; Chairman of the Board: First Bank and Trust Company, and later, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Utica, NY; 1892, Lecturer, Finance at H.C. Charles Butler Rogers was born in Utica, NY, on 23 January, 1865, and died on 22 December, 1937, in Clinton, NY. Rogers attended Hamilton College from 1883-1886, when he transferred to Harvard University. After graduating in 1888, he attended the University of Berlin from 1888-1889, then began work as a clerk with the First National Bank of Utica. He was named assistant cashier in 1893, was promoted to vice-president of the bank in 1894, and succeeded his father, Publius Virgilius Rogers '46, as president in 1895. Rogers held that position until 1927 when he became chairman of the board of the First Bank and Trust Company, into which the First National Bank had merged. After another merger, Rogers finally became chairman of the board of the First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, a position he held until his death. In 1892, Rogers became a member of the faculty at Hamilton College as a lecturer on finance. He was awarded an M.A. by the institution in 1894 and an LL.D. in 1928. A loyal member of the Hamilton community, Rogers was elected to the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee in 1899 and became its treasurer in 1904. For his devotion and generosity, he was named a trustee for life.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Personal and professional correspondence from 1910s and 1920s

Restrictions

None

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Playbills Collection from Matt McCullough '44 (0000.068)

Biographical Information

Matthew B. "Matt" McCullough Class of 1944

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

playbills of productions from various theaters. Contains theater playbills or programs from Broadway, other locations. Circa 1950s. Collection of theater playbills, mostly from the '40s and '50s, donated by Matt McCullough '44.

Restrictions

None

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Class Histories Collection (0000.069)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

5 Boxes

Description

Class histories, 1841-1924

Restrictions

None

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Investment Reviews (0000.070)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Investment reviews, 1968-76 for H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Fundraising Collection (0000.071)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

collection of articles (mostly from Alumni Review) about Hamilton College fundraising , 1941-87

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Alumni Council / Alumni Affairs Records (0000.072)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

various correspondence and records of the Alumni Affairs and Alumni Council, 1940s-60s

Restrictions

None

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Alumni Fund Donation Cards (0000.073)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Alumni fund donation cards, 1977-78

Restrictions

None

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Alumni Fund Acknowledgement Forms (0000.074)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Alumni Fund Acknowledgement Forms, 1975-76

Restrictions

None

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Alumni Fund Correspondence (0000.075)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Correspondence regarding the Alumni Fund, 1936-8

Restrictions

None

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Committee on Academic Policy Records, 1967-1982 (0000.076)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

minutes and other records of the H.C. Committee on Academic Policy, 1967-82

Restrictions

None

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Report of the Dean of the College, 1963-1967 (0000.077)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Report of the Dean of the College, H.C., 1963-7; includes records on athletics, attrition, comprehensive examinations, course schedules

Restrictions

None

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Dean of the College Records, 1963-65, 1975-79 (0000.078)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

various documents including faculty minutes, Board of Review, academic calendar, announcements, correspondence

Restrictions

None

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Institutional Research Records, 1952 (0000.079)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

study of H.C. statistics, and proposals for change to create optimum conditions; including: class and student body size, curriculum, faculty and teaching, enrollement trends and admissions quality

Restrictions

None

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AC, CAS Records, Admin. Staff Meeting Minutes, Faculty Meeting Minutes (0000.080)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 Boxes

Description

Academic Council Records: 1942-56, 64-68, 74-86 Committee on Academic Standing Records: 1975-80 Aministrative Staff Meeting Minutes: 1943-56 Faculty Meeting Minutes: 1858-1975

Restrictions

None

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Long Range Planning Committee Records, 1961-1962 (0000.081)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Committee minutes, proposals, reports, memoranda, 1961-2

Restrictions

None

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Commencement and Baccalaureate Programs, 1826-Present (0000.082)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 Boxes

Description

H.C. Commencement and Baccalaureate programs, 1826-Present

Restrictions

None

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1995 Residential Life Report Papers (0000.083)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

correspondence between alumni, Eugene M. Tobin, President of the College (H.C.), and Kevin Kennedy, Chairman, Board of Trustees (H.C.) regarding the 1995 Residential Life Report and decision to require all students to live in college housing

Restrictions

None

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Catherine Frazer Papers (0000.084)

Biographical Information

Dean of Academic Affairs, Kirkland College Catherine S. Frazer was born on 22 April, 1925, in Lincoln, NE. After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in Philosophy in 1946, she earned an M.A. (1948) and a Ph.D. (1951) from Yale University. From 1948 until 1959, Frazer served Wellesley College as an Instructor of Philosophy and a Lecturer in Humanities. She became an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver in 1965, eventually being named Department Chairman (1970-1974) and full Professor (1971-1974). In 1974, Frazer joined the faculty of Kirkland College as the Dean of Academic Affairs, a position she held until Kirkland College merged with Hamilton College in 1978.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

9 folders

Description

correspondence regarding the Education Studies program at Kirkland College, 1970s

Restrictions

None

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Samuel F. Babbitt Correspondence with Students Papers, 1971-1974 (0000.085)

Biographical Information

President of Kirkland College Samuel Fisher Babbitt was born in New Haven, CT, on 22 February, 1929. After earning a silver star for his service as a Master Sergeant during the Korean War, Babbitt graduated from Yale College in 1953. He later earned his Master's degree in general studies (1957) and his Ph.D. in American Studies (1965) from Yale Graduate School. He later received an honorary degree from Hamilton College in 1969. Babbitt came to Kirkland College after serving as lecturer in English and Dean of Men at Vanderbilt University from 1957-1962, and Assistant Dean of Yale Graduate School (1962-1966). Babbitt was appointed President of the newly incorporated Kirkland College in 1966, and was officially inaugurated in April of 1969. He held that position until Kirkland College merged with Hamilton College in 1978. After completing his service as President of Kirkland, Babbitt was appointed vice president of Program Planning and Resources at the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center of New York in 1980 and in 1983 became the vice president for development at Brown University, a position he held until his retirement in 1993.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Folder

Description

S.F. Babbitt's correspondence with Kirkland College students, 1971-4

Restrictions

None

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Robert H. Henover Papers (0000.086)

Biographical Information

Director of Public Relations (H.C.)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

13 folders

Description

professional correspondence, 1950s and 60s; H.C. Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee

Restrictions

None

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Financial Records: Receipts, 1812-1860 (0000.087)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Receipts from various transactions: 1812-60

Restrictions

None

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Library -- 19th Century Catalog (0000.088)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Catalog of books owned by the Hamilton College library in the mid-19th century

Restrictions

None

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Alumni (Deceased) Donation Files: Until Class of 1924 (0000.089)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

10 Boxes; 1 folder

Description

records of donations to H.C. on behalf of the alumni through 1924; some biographical information

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College Archives (0000.090)

Biographical Information

Kirkland College, 1965 -- 1978

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Ephemera Books, Publications Realia

Extent

163 boxes, 2 flat boxes (was 88 Boxes; 2 Flat Boxes; 54 File Cabinet Drawers)

Description

The official archives of Kirkland College; see K.C. Archives Reference for box and drawer index for listing of items; includes (in 0000.90.148 (NES 6)) two sets of robes, one bright green, one multicolored (made for President Babbitt by Gail Bransford Phelps K '72), stole in the form of a snake dangling an apple from its mouth, and necklace/medal, made by Peter Ostuni, Kirkland faculty. A) Senior Projects; Student life; B) Alumnae; C) Administration; D) History (including oral history transcripts); E) Finances; F) Development; G) Faculty; H) Kirkland College Miscellanea; I) Photo/Video; J) Kirkland College Assembly; K) Reports/Surveys/Questionnaires; L) Public Relations/Publications; M) Board of Trustees; Associates; N) Kirkland College Individuals. Trustee minutes (0000.90.159, 164). Dissolution official document (with Trustee minutes, next to 0000.90.035).

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College materials previously unprocessed (0000.090.159)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Folder: Misc. Kirkland Material from Walter Beinecke, Jr. (1975, 1976); Folder: Critical Languages Review, Spring 1976 (Kirkland College); Folder: Jewish Studies Program (Kirkland College; Dean Frazer correspondence); Binder: Profile of Hamilton College 1952-1972; Small Box: Executive Committee Minutes (Kirkland College Board of Trustees); Large Box: Minutes of The Board of Trustees (Kirkland College).

Restrictions

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Kirkland College Press Releases, 1968-1975 (0000.091)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

K.C. press releases, 1968-75

Restrictions

None

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Photograph Collection (0000.092)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

15 filing cabinet drawers; 7 small filing cabinet drawers; 10 boxes; 8 flat drawers; 5 shelves; 1 long flat area (currently standing in box)

Description

photographs, slides, and negatives of Hamilton and Kirkland College Students, Faculty, Campuses, Buildings, Activities, Athletics, Alumni, 19th century to the present. Includes photographs and negatives by Richard Carver Wood. Reproduction of Kirkland College students carrying flags and other Kirkland College enlargements on NES-9; original framed drawing of Elihu Root (0000.092.41) on NES-10. Framed original photo of 1890 football team

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Miscellaneous Files (0000.093)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Prints, Paintings, Drawings Maps, Plans

Extent

12 filing cabinet drawers

Description

assorted material related to H.C., all years

Restrictions

None

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H.C. Library Records (0000.094)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

14 boxes

Description

Records, 1908-94, including correspondence, budget, and other materials; files on library exhibits in 0000.94.13

Restrictions

None

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President of Hamilton College Biographical Material Collection (0000.095)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

2 filing cabinet drawers

Description

biographical material, personal papers, mss, of the presidents of Hamilton College, 1812 -- Present. Includes 1815 letter from Azel Backus to his son at Yale.

Restrictions

None

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Non-Hamilton College Miscellaneous Files (0000.096)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Maps, Plans

Extent

2 Filing cabinet drawers

Description

assorted material not directly related to Hamilton College, all years

Restrictions

None

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H.C. Press Releases and Clippings (0000.097)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

9 Filing cabinet drawers

Description

News releases: 1939-48, 1959-82 Sports releases: 1959-82 Clippings: 1961-72

Restrictions

None

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William D. Love's Research Notes for Hamilton College and Her Family Lines (0000.098)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1909 William DeLoss Love was born on 20 July, 1888, in Putnam, CT, and died on 25 July, 1975, in Berkeley, CA. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1909, Love served in the United States Army as a 2nd lieutenant in the 77th Field Artillery regiment in World War I. Following his service, he joined the publishing house Houghton Mifflin Company. In 1922, Love began work as an executive with the National Nut Company, eventually becoming president, and, in 1946, becoming a general partner with the company. Love was a loyal and active alumnus of Hamilton College. In addition to becoming the first president of the Northern California Alumni Association, he served as a Hamilton College trustee from 1947-1950, established the William DeLoss Love Scholarship Fund, and authored Hamilton College and Her Family Lines. For his outstanding service to the Hamilton community, the Hamilton College Alumni Council awarded Love the Bell Ringer Award in 1971.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Filing cabinet drawer

Description

research notes (1950s and 60s) for Hamilton College and Her Family Lines, published 1963

Restrictions

None

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Clinton Scollard Papers (0000.099)

Biographical Information

author; lived 1860-1932; H.C. Class of 1881 Professor of Rhetoric, Elocution, English Literature, Librarian: 1886-96, 1911-12 Clinton Scollard was born on 18 September, 1860, in Clinton, NY, and died on 22 November, 1932, in Kent, CT. After graduating from Hamilton College in 1881, Scollard continued his post-graduate work at Harvard University and in Cambridge, England. Hamilton College also awarded him a Master's degree (1884) and an L.H.D. (1905). After teaching at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute from 1881-1883, Scollard returned to Hamilton as Chair of English Literature, a position he held from 1889-1897, and again from 1911-1912. During this time, he also served as President of the Rome & Clinton Railroad Company. When not teaching, Scollard devoted himself to literary work, publishing many works of poetry during his life, including three volumes of which he is the sole author.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), diploma, receipts purse

Extent

3 Filing cabinet drawers

Description

personal papers of Clinton Scollard, diploma in tube, leather receipts purse

Restrictions

None

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19th Century Class Alumni Biographical Material Files (0000.100)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Filing cabinet drawer

Description

biographical material of H.C. alumni graduated in the 19th Century; compiled by Joseph D. Ibbotson

Restrictions

None

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Audio and Visual Recordings Collection (0000.101)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Film, Video Sound Recordings

Extent

3 Filing cabinet drawers; now 3 boxes

Description

assorted audio and visual recordings produced by H.C. including the Winter Carnival, Bobby Peru, athletic events (1960s), fundraising videos (Life in a Small College), microfilm 0000.101.1 Audio A Concert by the Hamilton College Choir-3 copies Songs of Hamilton-2 copies Voices of Hamilton's Past-2 copies Hamilton College Choir Christmas Greetings-3 copies Little Dorrit Microfilms-4 boxes Master Return Records Hamilton 371.2 Ham cop. 2 Means, Craig Mengel '75-film about religion on campus Hamilton College fund raiser Hamilton College, A Very Special Place F3-2 copies A Very Specal Place F3-Prof. Master Orientation Keynote Speaker-Carol Belliny-Sharp 7 Sept '76 [+ 2 CDs made 9/05] Tutorials 1976 Hamilton-Isn't That Special Hamilton College "We Know Them As People" 0000.101.2 Film and Audio Recordings Residence Hall Fire Safety Hamilton College 371.2 Ham Copy 2 Photographic negatives-Miss Emily F. Paine Public Relations Press Clippings-Alumni Records 1916-1909 Public Relations Press Clippings-years 1947-1948 Public Relations Clippings file-years 1940-1944 Public Relations Clippings file-years 1939-1943 Public Relations Clippings file-includes clippings of 1940-1947 Public Relations Clippings file-includes clippings of 1949-1952 Public Relations Clippings file-years 1948-1950 Public Relations Clippings file-years 1951-1953 Public Relations Clippings file-years 1952-1953 Public Relations Press Clippings-years 1939-1941, 1943-1946 Public Relations Material-years 1940-1943 Various Films 1956-1959 (Football, hockey, etc)-6 rolls Alumni Press Clippings-Class of 1911?, 1912-1920, 1921 (partial) Alumni Press Clippings-Class of 1921 (continued), 1922-1928, 1929 (partial) Alumni Press Clippings-Class of 1929 (continued), 1930-1949, 1950 (partial) Alumni Press Clippings-Class of 1950 (Continued), 1951, 1952 Hamilton College Alumni Cards data A-V Hamilton College Alumni Cards data A-V Hamilton College Alumni Cards data W-Z Unidentified, unlabled cassette tape Scraps of paper including catalog info and part of the Western Farmers' Almanac for 1940 Sesquincentenial invitation engraving plate List of Films Hamilton-Wesleyan 1902 #1, #2 Hamilton-Wesleyan 1968 #1, #2 Hamilton-Rochester 1963 #1, #2 Hamilton-Rochester 1968 #1, #2 Hamilton-St. Lawrence 1968 #1, #2 Hamilton-Union 1962 #1, #2 Hamilton-RPI 1960 #1, #2 Hamilton-RPI 1968 #1, #2, #3 Splices O.K. R 5-6-7-8

Restrictions

None

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Life in a Small College film and DVDs (0000.101.3)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Film, Video Sound Recordings

Extent

box

Description

visual recordings produced by H.C. including the Winter Carnival, fundraising or viewbook videos (Life in a Small College). Slight variants of Life in a Small College include A (circa 9 minutes), B (10 min.), C (10.5 min.), D (12.5 min. [raw footage for A & B]), E (12 min.), and the version cataloged as Ham Coll HE L43 DVD (17 min.), which includes footage of President McEwen; Disk H, Carnival 1942 [footage for Life in a Small College]; Disk I (labeled Winter Carnival and excerpts) [Raw footage for Disk E/ B of Life in a Small College]; Disk J (labeled Campus Scenes) [raw footage for Life in a Small College]

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton Life, 1940-1942 (0000.102)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College student newspaper

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Filing cabinet drawer

Description

Hamilton Life, 1940-1942

Restrictions

None

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The Hamilton Campus, 1866-1869 (0000.103)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College student newspaper

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Filing cabinet drawer

Description

The Hamilton Campus, 1866-1869

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton News, 1942, 1943, 1945 (0000.104)

Biographical Information

student news magazine; product of the merger of Hamilton Life and Continental Magazine

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Filing cabinet drawer

Description

Hamilton News, 1942, 1943, 1945

Restrictions

None

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The Hamilton College Spectator, 1948, 1961 -- Present (0000.105)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College student newspaper

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

6 Filing cabinet drawers; now 15 flat boxes

Description

The Hamilton College Spectator, 1948, 1961 -- Present

Restrictions

None

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H.C. Faculty and Staff Biographical Material Files (0000.106)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 Filing Cabinet Drawers

Description

biographical material of H.C. faculty and staff (mostly 20th century)

Restrictions

None

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Dean of the Faculty Records: Faculty Files (0000.107)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

16 Boxes

Description

Files on appointments and other information regarding faculty, 1960s - 90s

Restrictions

may include restricted personnel information

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Monday Club Records (0000.108)

Biographical Information

women's club, established at H.C. in the 1890s

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

records of the Monday Club, 1897-Present (primarily until 1983); includes photographs of Monday Club members in 1898, early 20th century, 1942, 1992. Added 3/24/05: Monday Club materials from Rare Book Room, including bound volumes of club calendars or programs: 1904-1916; 1916-1932; 1932-1951; 1953-1957; 1957-61; 1961-69; 1968-70; 1970-76; and 1976-81, plus unbound programs from 1981 to 1997; also an undated copy of the Monday Club constitution.

Restrictions

None

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Warren E. Wright Public Speaking Papers (0000.109)

Biographical Information

Upson Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at H.C. Warren Earl Wright was born on 2 June, 1929 in Springfield, MA, and died on 5 February, 1998, in Utica, NY. Wright graduated from Emerson College in 1951 with a Bachelor's degree in Speech and earned an M.A. in Speech from Emerson in 1952. While an undergraduate, Wright served in the United States Naval Reserve and was assigned to the U.S.S. Argonaut, a submarine. After earning his M.A., Wright was drafted into the United States Army to serve during the Korean War. He served as an operations sergeant in an infantry battalion for two years and was released from duty in 1954. After working for four years as an Instructor of Speech for Purdue University, Wright entered the doctoral program at the University of Illinois and earned his Ph.D. in 1960. Wright joined the Hamilton College faculty in 1960 as an Instructor of Speech, becoming the first member of the Speech Department with a Ph.D. He was subsequently promoted to Assistant Professor (1963), Associate Professor (1966), Professor (1975), and held the Upson Professorship Emeritus of Rhetoric and Oratory from 1977 until his retirement from teaching in 1992. Wright also served as department chair from 1972-1982. After the speech requirement was eliminated from the Hamilton College curriculum in 1969, Wright was influential in helping the Speech Department transition into the Department of Rhetoric and Communication. In addition to the contribution of many scholarly articles, Wright dedicated fourteen years to helping with the Higher Education Opportunities Program (HEOP).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 Boxes

Description

critiques and transcripts of speeches given by Prof. Wright's students, 1980s and 90s

Restrictions

FERPA

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Edward W. Root Art Plates and Nature Slides (0000.110)

Biographical Information

E.W. Root (1884-1956) H.C. Class of 1905; A.M., 1908; L.H.D., 1952; Harvard Law (1907-8) Lecturer in Art (H.C.), 1920-40 Consultant in Art (Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst.) 1949-56 Edward Wales Root was born on 23 July, 1884, in Southampton, NJ, and died in New York City, NY, on 5 December, 1956. The son of Elihu Root '64, Edward Root graduated from Hamilton College in 1905. After one year of study at Harvard Law School, Root returned to Hamilton to earn an M.A. in 1908. He then began work as an editorial writer for the New York Evening Sun and Harpers Weekly, but left his position to serve with the Red Cross in connection with military relief and personnel during World War I. Root returned to Hamilton in 1920 to become a lecturer in art, a position he held until his retirement in 1940. A prolific collector of paintings and art objects, he served as a trustee of the American Federation of Arts from 1941-1943 and became a member of the Addison Art Committee in 1945. In 1949, Root was appointed consultant of art by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute in Utica and was eventually named honorary consultant for life by the institution's board of trustees. Hamilton College awarded Root an honorary L.H.D. in 1952.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

4 Boxes

Description

Plates depicting works of art; Nature slides

Restrictions

None

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AAFTTC Pre-Meteorology Program Academic Records, 1943-44 (0000.111)

Biographical Information

Military training program for young men at H.C. during World War II

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 Boxes

Description

Academic records of students in the training program

Restrictions

FERPA

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U.S. Joint Publications Research Service: Publications on Communist China (0000.112)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

assorted publications regarding communist China in the 1960s

Restrictions

None

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Justus B. Doolittle Collection (0000.113)

Biographical Information

J.B. Doolittle (1824-1880) H.C. Class of 1846 Missionary to China: 1849-1864 Justus B. Doolittle was born on 23 June, 1824 in Rutland, NY, and died on 15 June, 1880 in Clinton, NY. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1846, Doolittle attended the Auburn Theological Seminary. He applied to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions for missionary work and was assigned to the Foochow and Tientsen regions of China, a position he held for thirteen years. After returning to the United States due to poor health, Doolittle wrote several books about his observations of Chinese culture.

Contents

money, paper tablets, small spinning pagodas?

Extent

2 Boxes, 1 Flat item

Description

assorted Chinese cultural items

Restrictions

None

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Chinese Flag (0000.114)

Biographical Information

Teh-Yao Wu (Hon. 1966)

Contents

Flag

Extent

1 Flat item

Description

Flag with Chinese characters on it

Restrictions

None

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Miscellaneous Printing Plates and other objects (0000.115)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Printing plates

Extent

1 Box

Description

Printing Plates and other objects: Bundle: Straw things; Box: Class plates, names of courses; Royal Gaboon Christmas Issue printing plate; Tube intended for use in holding microfiche of the contents of the cornerstone for the Burke Library-never used; Printing Plate-appears Greek; Roman Mirror of Bronze, description printed on envelope addressed to Dr. N. Emerson Paine; Small package labeled "Book Plate", David Worcester; Class of 1913, Lincoln Park Chapter plate with engraving of Abraham Lincoln; American flag (?); Small package labeled Worcester Plate; Engraving plate; Hamilton College Junior plate; Plate of the Chapel; Photogravure Plate of the Clinton Scollard Book Plate; Hamilton College engraving; Engraving plate; Plate: Eugenie Dumaux Rogers Memorial Room; Plate: invitation to the nuptials (?) of Dr. Peter; Fraternity engraving plate; Plate: Two pages from the Journal of Samuel Kirkland, 1792-1793 (Frontispiece in Documentary history of Hamilton College HE-D65); Engraving: Latin; Engraving: Samuel Kirkland (?)

Restrictions

None

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Fourteenth Century England Research Index Cards Collection (0000.116)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Fourteenth Century England Research Index Cards, possibly belonged to W.E. Lunt

Restrictions

None

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Scientists Index Cards Collection (0000.117)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

Research on scientists written on index cards

Restrictions

None

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Palestine Collection: Index Cards to Collection (0000.118)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

Index to the Palastine Collection

Restrictions

None

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Dean of the Faculty Records: 1940s and 50s (Winton Tolles) (0000.119)

Biographical Information

Winton Tolles (1906-80) H.C. Class of 1928 H.C. Dean of the Faculty: 1947-72 Winton Tolles was born in Bridgeport, CT on 12 December, 1906, and died in Utica, NY, on 18 November, 1980. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1928, Tolles taught at Brewster High School for one year and returned to Hamilton to earn his M.A. in 1931. After completing two years of doctoral work at Columbia University (he would complete his Ph.D. in 1940), Tolles briefly taught at Bound Brook High School in NJ (1933), and then became Professor of English at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, a position he held for eight years. Tolles left Washington College to accept a commission as a lieutenant in the United States navy Reserve in 1942. He was discharged in 1945 and, after teaching briefly at New York University and Hamilton College, took a position as the first Dean and Chief Executive of Utica College at Syracuse University during its charter year, 1946-1947. Tolles was appointed Dean of Hamilton College in September, 1947 and continued in that position until his retirement in 1972. He subsequently served as the assistant to the president of Delaware Valley College in PA, and was named president of the college in 1974, but only held the position for one year. A devoted member of the Hamilton College community, Tolles was the first winner of the Hamilton College Alumni Council Bell-Ringer Award in 1970 for his service and dedication to the college.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Official records of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, 1940s and 50s

Restrictions

FERPA

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Burke Library Records -- Invoices---Deaccessioned (0000.120)

Biographical Information

H.C. Library

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 Boxes

Description

Burke Library Invoices from the last five years

Restrictions

None

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Amendments to the H.C. Charter (0000.121)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 Amendments in 1 Flat File

Description

Amendments from the years: 1904, 1940, and 1946

Restrictions

None

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H.C. Alumni Genealogical Information Collection (0000.122)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Shelf (including: 1 ms., 8 framed family trees, 1 item); 1 long flat shelf

Description

Genealogical information of families related to H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Christian H.F. Peters Papers (C.H.F. Peters Papers) (0000.123)

Biographical Information

Litchfield Professor of Astronomy at H.C.: 1858-90 Christian Henry Frederick Peters was born in Coldenbüttel, Schleswig, Germany on 19 September, 1813, and died on 19 July, 1890, in Clinton, NY. Peters earned his Ph.D. from the University of Berlin in 1936. After working with Baron von Walterhausen on a geodetic survey of Mount Etna from 1838 until 1843, Peters fought as an artillery officer under Garibaldi in the revolt against the King of Naples. After the failure of the revolt, Peters fled to Malta. He returned to Sicily the following year, but the fall of Palermo caused him to travel to France, then Constantinople. Peters immigrated to the United States in 1852 and began working for the Dudley Observatory in Albany, NY, a position he held until 1858. In 1858, the Hamilton College Board of Trustees offered Peters the directorship of the Litchfield Observatory. With the support of Edwin C. Litchfield '32, Peters became the first member of the Hamilton College faculty with a Ph.D., was named the Litchfield Professor of Astronomy in 1867, and continued to serve the school until his death. During Peters' time at Hamilton, he discovered 47 asteroids from the Litchfield Observatory and, with help from the University of the State of New York, determined the longitude of the western boundary of New York State, as well as the longitude for several cities, including Buffalo, Syracuse, and Elmira. With Peters' death, the Litchfield Observatory fell into disrepair. Although it was mentioned in college catalogues until 1917, it was never effectively manned and was torn down in 1918.

Contents

plates of astronomical data Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 Shelves

Description

Correspondence and mss, astronomical research notes and plates 0000.123.4 (or 123.2.3): correspondence, Computations relative to Io, 4 packets of personal correspondence Summary: notes, printed journals, charts, diagrams, photographs and letters pertaining to CHF Peters' astronomy research at Litchfield Observatory. The collection also includes several personal items, such as letters to and from friends and family in several languages (German, Latin, Italian and French languages appear regularly in the collection). Highlights include a thorough study of solar protuberances during the solar eclipse of August 1869 which includes drafts and final color prints of a series of 8 diagram plates; a set of 69 large star-charts from Paris in the late 1800s; correspondence between Peters and various international astronomy experts; Peters' collection of large photographs of other observatories. Box 123.2.3 includes letters from Isaac H. Hall, class of 1859; letter from Oneida Community to Peters.

Restrictions

None

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Poster Collection (0000.124)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Posters

Extent

18 posters

Description

assorted theater, music, lecture posters 0000.124.1 Emerson Gallery - Hamilton Collects: Photographs and Drawings from the Permanent Collection 3/4/98 - 4/8/98; 0000.124.2 Emerson Gallery - Proper, Improper, and Heroic: women in Nineteenth Century Japanese Art 10/3/97 - 12/16/97; 0000.124.3 Faculty Dance Concert October 31 and November 1 [Flamingoes Wearing Shoes]; 0000.124.4 Charlatans - Zen Heaven and Free All Political Prisoners by Harry Kondoleon Oct. 10-12; 0000.124.5 Ruth Draper's Cast of Characters as Performed by Patrizia Norcia Oct. 8; 0000.124.6 Sophocles' Women of Trachis trans. by Ezra Pound 4/19 - 4/21; 0000.124.7 From Backus Forward; 0000.124.8 Hamilton College Junior Year in France; 0000.124.9 William Wycheryl's The Country Wife, dramatic readings presented by Hamilton and Kirkland faculty; 0000.124.10 Ezra Pound Centennial Conference: Politics, Economics, and Literature 20 21 April 1985; 0000.124.11 Mario Davidovsky Concert; 0000.124.12 Martha Stuart Lecture: Welfare Mothers, Women in Management, Men Who Work with Women in Management; 0000.124.13 Pare Lorentz, A Festival of Documentary Films; 0000.124.14 Bernanrd V. Bothmer - New Discoveries in Ancient Egypt; 0000.124.15 Carl F. Buechner - Reading; 0000.124.16 King Richard III; 0000.124.17 The Marriage of Figaro; 0000.124.18 Elizabeth Olds - Exhibition of Paintings and Pastels at the Root Studio (hand-painted sign, pastel on cardboard); 124.19 (added 6/05) Reunions 2005 Schedule, Alumni Colleges; Nature of the "Reveries," XIVth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association; (added 2009) 4 Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, posters: John Marin, Wind, Maine, 1916, watercolor on paper, Dorothy Shakespear, Untitled (Abstract Composition), 1914/15, Jasper Johns, Ventriloquist, 1986, lithograph, Diquis Gold Figural Pendant, ca. AD 700-1550; poster for 3/5/2006 Hamilton College Orchestra concert, Brainstorm! The Soul of Russia (includes Stravinsky Firebird Suite, Borodin, Prokofiev); added 6/13: poster of "Towards the Bright Future of Communism" and "Monuments and Memory," 1995 Emerson Gallery exhibit.

Restrictions

None

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H.C. Charter (copy) (0000.125)

Biographical Information

copy of 1812 charter

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

H.C. Charter

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton Pennant (0000.126)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

pennant (realia)

Extent

1 item

Description

pennant with "Hamilton" written on it

Restrictions

None

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Chandler, John W. Inauguration Proclamations (0000.127)

Biographical Information

15 President of H.C. (1968-1973)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

7 items

Description

Proclamations from seven universities conglatulating Chandler on his inauguration, in cases

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton-Oneida Academy Charter (copy) (0000.128)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 items

Description

copy of Hamilton-Oneida Academy charter and Hamilton College charter

Restrictions

None

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Newspapers I, Miscellaneous (0000.129)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

4 items

Description

newspapers with articles on: H.C. Semi-Centennial of 1870; dedication of Root and Benedict Halls; Pres. McKinley's assassination; added 8/07: The Albany Journal, 9/14/1832, donation to Hamilton

Restrictions

None

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Danielson, Maxwell L., Capt., Award Presented to (0000.130)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Award presented to Capt. Danielson by the 3219th SOSU-ASTP at H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon of New York Charter (0000.131)

Biographical Information

academic honor society, charter granted to H.C. chapter 5/24/1870

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

chapter charter

Restrictions

None

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Newspapers II, Miscellaneous (0000.132)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Folio

Description

Aurora, Philadelphia 6/10/1812 The Fulton Republic, 7/21/64 Harper's Weekly, 1870s

Restrictions

None

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Buffers: Caricatures by James Penney (0000.133)

Biographical Information

Buffers: a cappella group at H.C. Penney: professor of art, H.C.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 folio

Description

set of caricatures of buffers

Restrictions

None

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Charter, Kirkland College, photostat copy (0000.134)

Biographical Information

charter from 1965

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

charter

Restrictions

None

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Legislation, Proposed Cycle of (0000.135)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

diagram indicating how student government should interact with the administration

Restrictions

None

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Classical Sculpture, framed photograph (0000.136)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed photograph of a classical sculpture; statue of the Charioteer -- see http://www.delphi-tours.com/eniochos-statue-the-charioteer-of-delphi/

Restrictions

None

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Ferro-vitreous Skyscrapper, framed photograph (0000.137)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed photograph of a ferro-vitreous skyscrapper

Restrictions

None

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Hudson & Berkshire RR Co. Bond from New York State, 1848 (0000.138)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed bond from NY State 9/12/1848

Restrictions

None

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Engs, Samuel Franklin, Testimonial Presented to (0000.139)

Biographical Information

Engs: H.C. of 1883

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Testimonial presented to Samuel Franklin Engs on 6/2/1937 the golden anniversary of his wedding by the Class of 1883 (plaque on frame states "Replica for Hamilton College from '83")

Restrictions

None

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Levitt, Arthur, Featured in a Political Cartoon by Pierott (0000.140)

Biographical Information

Levitt: H.C. Hon. 1979 NYS Comptroller Arthur Levitt was born 28 June, 1900, in Brooklyn, NY, and died in 1980. Levitt enlisted as a private in World War I prior to attending Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1921. After graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1924, Levitt became active in civic and charitable affairs in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army again in World War II as a captain in the JAG Corps, and then continued his career as public servant when he served as on the New York State Board of Education from 1952-54. Levitt was elected to his first of six terms as New York State Comptroller in 1954, a position he held for 24 years. Hamilton College conferred an honorary degree on Levitt in 1979 and, after his death in 1980, the Levitt family donated funds to establish the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

political cartoon

Restrictions

None

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Untitled Print by S. Hollyer (0000.141)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Print featuring buildings, one with sign: "Martling"

Restrictions

None

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Flag Flown Over US Capitol, Certificate (0000.142)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Certificate of flag flow over US Capitol for Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher of Port Jervis, NY on 9/12/78

Restrictions

None

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Sesquicentennial Stationary Logo Design, H.C. (0000.143)

Biographical Information

Prof. of Rhetoric and Communication at H.C.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

original design of the Sesquicentennial Stationary Logo by Bob Colby, framed

Restrictions

None

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Psi Upsilon Initiation Supper Announcement, June 11 1858 (0000.144)

Biographical Information

Psi Upsilon: fraternity at H.C.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

announcement of Psi Upsilon Initiation Supper, June 11, 1858

Restrictions

None

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Meyers, Frederick, Liquor License, March 5, 1790 (0000.145)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed liquor license dated March 5, 1790

Restrictions

None

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Rare Book Room Doors at the Library of Congress, Photograph of the, with V. Valta Parma nameplate (0000.146)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 framed item

Description

photograph of Rare Book Room Doors at the Library of Congress with V. Valta Parma nameplate

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland, Samuel, Document of 8/15/1794; S. Kirkland Correspondence 170c (0000.147)

Biographical Information

founder of Hamilton-Oneida Academy

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed letter

Description

document by S. Kirkland regarding H-O Academy loans 170c. Document signed by Samuel Kirkland August 15, 1794 Paris Note about $400 loaned to "defray the present expenses" incurred "in erecting Hamilton Oneida Academy," signed by Samuel Kirkland and witnessed by Solomon Kellogg and Eli Bristol. Framed with an accompanying note about the history of the document dated March 1, 1879, and signed by O.S. Williams [Othniel S. Williams, class of 1831].

Restrictions

None

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Seal of H.C. Plaque (0000.148)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

metal seal of H.C. on wooden plaque

Restrictions

None

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Bell Ringer Award Recipient Plaque, 1970-7 (0000.149)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

Bell Ringer Award Recipient Plaque, 1970-7

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton Needs: Fundraising Posters, 1950s (0000.150)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

6 items (posters)

Description

College fundraising posters from the 1950s

Restrictions

None

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Laws of Hamilton College, Extract from the laws of (copies) (0000.151)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Extract from the laws of Laws of Hamilton College (copies)

Restrictions

None

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Minutes of the Meetings of theTrustees of H.C.: 1812-1912 (copies) (0000.152)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Large Box

Description

Minutes of the meetings of the Trustees of H.C., photostat copies; Charter of the college; photostat copy

Restrictions

None

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Kent Collection (0000.153)

Biographical Information

Henry W. Kent (1866-1948) A.M. (Hon.), H.C. (1920) Secretary, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1913-40) Henry W. Kent was born in Boston, MA, on 28 September, 1866, and died on 29 August, 1948, in New York City. Kent was educated at the Boston Latin School and the Norwich Academy. He was awarded an honorary M.A. by Hamilton College in 1920 and an honorary Doctor of Arts by Brown University in 1932. In 1905, Kent became the assistant secretary of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City. He was promoted to secretary in 1913, a position he held until his retirement in 1940. Along with his contribution of many articles on biographical, topographical, and museum subjects, Kent served as president of both the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Grolier Club, and was vice-president of both the American Association of Museums and the American Association for Adult Education. In 1934, he was awarded the Michael Friedsam medal for having "contributed most to the development of art in industry."

Contents

book plates

Extent

1 Box, 1 Flat Box, 3 framed items

Description

Book plates

Restrictions

None

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Diploma Tubes (0000.154)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

diploma tubes

Extent

12 items (tubes)

Description

diploma tubes

Restrictions

None

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Bronze Relief Portrait, Albert Barnes, 1820 (0000.155)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

3D visual

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed bronze relief sculptural portrait; identified (1/21/09) as Albert Barnes, class of 1820.

Restrictions

None

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Photograph Portrait, Unidentified Subject (0000.156)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed photograph portrait of male subject

Restrictions

None

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McKee, Frank Papers (0000.157)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College Class of 1936 Fred Wray McKee was born 18 February, 1915 in Beaver, PA, and died 25 April, 2002 in Bryn Mawr, PA. McKee graduated from Hamilton College with the class of 1936. After earning his M.D. from the University of Rochester's School of Medicine in 1943, he earned a fellowship in pathology at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. McKee left his fellowship to join the United States Navy in December, 1943. He was assigned to casualty service on an LST (Landing Ship Tank) in conjunction with the D-Day landings in Normandy and later served in the Pacific Theater in Guam. McKee was discharged as a lieutenant and completed his medical training at the University of Rochester. In 1951, he was appointed chief pathologist by Genesee Hospital in Rochester. He was later appointed professor of pathology and director of clinical laboratories for the medical school at UCLA (1954), served as professor and associate dean of the medical school at University of Rochester (1962), and was appointed as the director of the Division of Physician Manpower in the Bureau of Health Manpower, a division of the National Institutes of Health (1967). In 1970, McKee returned to teaching as a professor of pathology and dean of West Virginia University's School of Medicine, and was then appointed associate director of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (1974) until his retirement in 1980. During his career he contributed prolifically to the medical field, submitting more than 30 articles for publication in professional journals. A dedicated Hamilton Alumnus, McKee delivered the Half-Century Annalist's letter for the 50th reunion of his class in 1986.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

correspondence reagrding H.C. fundraising, late 1970s, early 1980s

Restrictions

None

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Alexander Woollcott Papers (0000.158)

Biographical Information

(1887-1943); H.C. Class of 1909, L.H.D. (Hon.) 1924; writer; H.C. Trustee, 1935-42. Alexander Humphreys Woollcott was born on 19 January, 1887, in Phalanx, NJ, and died on 23 January, 1943, in New York City, NY. After graduating from Hamilton College in 1909, Woollcott worked briefly as a bank clerk for the Chemical National Bank in New York City. He joined the reportorial staff of the New York Times as a dramatic critic in 1914. He held that position until 1922, with the exception of two years when he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army. He was a sergeant in the American Expeditionary Forces, working mostly in the editorial room of The Stars and Stripes, AEF's weekly newspaper. After leaving the New York Times, he joined the staff of the New York Herald (1922-1925) and the New York World (1925-1928). He subsequently became a free lance writer, contributing regularly to the New Yorker and, from 1929 until 1942, appeared on CBS radio as "The Town Crier." In addition to his role of critic, Woollcott helped form the Round Table group at the Hotel Algonquin, a group which included Irving Berlin, Dorothy Parker, and Harpo Marx. He authored many articles, books, and plays, including While Rome Burns (1934), The Woollcott Reader (1935), and Long Long Ago (1943). A co-founder of the Hamilton College Charlatans, Woollcott worked occasionally as an actor, having his first professional stage debut in Brief Moment in 1931 at the Belasco Theater in New York. He also served as the model for Sheridan Whiteside, the central character in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and portrayed Whiteside in a road company production of the play.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Film, Video Ephemera

Extent

3 Boxes, 1 folio

Description

personal correspondence, biographical material, scripts of radio broadcasts, movie reels, cap and hood, political cartoon hand-drawn and signed by artist: H.M. Talburt; added 7-6-09, copy of Dickens Encyclopaedia given and inscribed to Alexander Woollcott by Jerome Kern, 1924; added 8/21/13: None But a Mule by Barbara Woollcott (niece), Whistler's Room, by Paul Alverdes (printed for Friends of Alexander Woollcott)

Restrictions

None

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North, Simeon: Bible (0000.159)

Biographical Information

President of H.C.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

Bible presented to President North by the Class of 1849

Restrictions

None

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Miller, Luther: Account Book, 1796 (0000.160)

Biographical Information

Luther Miller was of father Anson S. Miller, Class of 1835

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

account book of Luther Miller: 1796

Restrictions

None

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Class Photograph Album Collection (0000.161)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 Box

Description

3 class photograph albums (1865, 1873, 1878)

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection (0000.162)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs Books, Publications

Extent

1 Shelf

Description

12 Class Scrapbooks: 1903 (2 vols.), 1914-17, 20-21, 23-5, 27, 44 Claude H. Thompson, 1920, DKE member

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbooks or albums of Paul T. Harper, 1903 (0000.162.1)

Biographical Information

Paul T. Harper was born in late 1881 in Schenevus, NY, and died in Philadelphia on July 11, 1931, of acute pneumonia. Dr. Harper graduated from Hamilton College in 1903 and received his degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1907. In 1909 Dr. Harper moved from New York City, his home since his graduation, to Albany, and in 1910, married Susan Ann Davis. From 1912 to his death, he served as obstetrician at Albany Hospital, and for sixteen years was Clinical Professor of Obstetrics at Albany Medical College. Dr. Harper was also instrumental in the organization of the Brady Maternity Home. In 1928, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Hamilton College. Dr, Harper is also the author of "Clinical Obstetrics" (1929) and various scientific articles, and belonged to such organizations as the American College of Surgeons and the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons. Besides his professional interests, Dr. Harper was a proud member of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity and an ardent fisher.

Contents

Photographs Books, Publications

Extent

2 volumes

Description

Scrapbooks or albums: Two volumes of photographs, signatures, tickets, programs, dance cards, invitations, Commencement material, notices, notes, menus, newspaper clippings, and assorted other memorabilia, from Paul T. Harper's years at Hamilton, 1899-1903. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Robert H. Chastney '23 (0000.162.10)

Biographical Information

Robert Hamilton Chastney graduated from Hamilton College in 1923. At Hamilton, he was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity. He received an M.A. from Columbia in 1926, a Ph.D. from New York University in 1933 and an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Norwich University in 1958. From 1923 to 1942 he worked at the Townsend High School in New York City, rising to the position of director. Mr. Chastney then spent half a year at Hunter College before becoming principal at Montpelier High School. He retired in 1967. During his life, Mr. Chastney was president of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Vermont Mental Health Association, and the New York Classical Club. He was also the coordinator of Vermont Secondary Schools and a trustee of Bethany Congregational Church. Mr. Chastney died on October 21, 1977, at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife, Mary.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, signatures, programs, letters, academic records, schedules, newspaper clippings, dance cards, menus and other memorabilia, from Robert H. Chastney's years at Hamilton, 1919-1923. Cataloged as HAM COLL HU 923c finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbooks or albums of Leon H. Lyons '27 (0000.162.11)

Biographical Information

Leon H. Lyons was born April 21, 1904, in Huntington, IN, and grew up in Binghamton, NY. At Hamilton College, he was a member of Lambda Xi Sigma, the assistant chapel organist, played cornet in band, managed the College's Symphony Orchestra his senior year, and received the Darling Prize in American History. He graduated from Hamilton in 1927, having majored in history and music. After receiving an M.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1929, Mr. Lyons taught history and music in public schools and taught organ and piano privately for 35 years. After his retirement from Binghamton's East Junior High School in 1968, he continued to teach privately as the operator of the Lyons Music Studio. During his life, Mr. Lyons worked as a piano technician on weekends and vacations, servicing many pianos in America and Western Europe. This increased an already impressive collection of famous people's signatures. He was also an organist for local churches, the Elks Lodge and the Masonic Temple. As well as being an active Mason, Mr. Lyons was also an honorary commander of Malta Commadery Knights Templar, and composed more than one hundred pieces for piano and organ. Mr. Lyons died on March 7, 1992, in Binghamton, NY, at the age of 87. He was survived by his daughter and two grandchildren, but predeceased by his wife.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

2 albums

Description

Scrapbooks or albums: Two volumes containing photographs, including some of his dorm room; signatures, programs; letters; newspaper clippings; postcards; tickets and other memorabilia, from Leon H. Lyons' years at Hamilton, 1923-1927. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: album of William T. Smyth '44, Gerald F. Dale '43 (0000.162.12)

Biographical Information

William T. Smyth was born on January 23, 1922 in Pottsville, PA. He came to Hamilton College in 1940 with the intention to practice medicine, and in 1943, because of wartime exigencies, he went to the University of Pennsylvania Medical School under the Navy V-12 program. He was belatedly granted a Hamilton diploma in 1946, the same year he received his M.D. degree. For the next three years he served in the Navy, and was released in 1949 a lieutenant (j.g.). The same year, he married Virginia E. Wigginton in Athens, GA, and pursued a four-year residency in pathology at the University of Iowa. He was then employed as a pathologist at the Veterans Administration hospitals in Iowa City and Albany, NY. In 1959, Dr. Smyth was named assistant director of the Cayuga County Laboratory in Auburn NY, and was a five-year member of the Port Bryon Central School District. In 1968, he was appointed as the pathologist at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie, PA, a job he kept until a heart attack forced him to retired in 1985. During his life, Dr. Smyth was a woodworker, a member of Erie Symphonic Singers, a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Erie and did a great deal of volunteer and mission work. Dr. Smyth died on August 24, 1997, in Erie of lung cancer. He was survived by his wife, his three daughters, his son, his five grandchildren and one of his brothers.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume of photographs, and other memorabilia, from William T. Smyth's years at Hamilton, 1940-1943; many of the photos are annotated. Note: Most of the pictures were taken by Gerry Dale. He died in a plane crash in Egypt as a US Air Force pilot--about three months after his marriage and getting his wings-1943 (?). finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: scrapbook or album of Frederic P. Lee 1915 (0000.162.2)

Biographical Information

Fredric P. Lee was born in Lincoln Neb. on January 6, 1893. He received his Ph. B. from Hamilton College in 1915, his master's degree from Columbia University in 1916 and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1918. From 1919 to 1923, Mr. Lee served as assistant legislative draftsman of the House, an appointment he received from the 1919 Speaker of the House Champ Clark. In 1923, Mr. Lee was named legislative counsel of the Senate, a post he held until 1930, when he became a member of the private law firm MacCracken & Lee. From 1931 to 1933, Mr. Lee was president of the Montgomery County (Md.) Civic Federation. In 1933, he served as special counsel to the Secretary of Agriculture, and, until 1935, as board member and general counsel of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration. From 1929 to 1935 Mr. Lee was a professor of law at Georgetown University, and in 1935 joined the law firm Alvard and Alvard. In 1949, Mr. Lee was the president of the County Council after being chairman of the charter board for the formation of the local government. In 1950, he joined the law firm Lee, Toomey & Kent, which whom he stayed until his retirement in 1961. From 1946 to his death, he also served as chairman of the advisory council of the National Arboretum and, for part of that time, as director and officer of the American Horticultural Society. During his life, Mr. Lee authored various articles for horticulture magazines and law journals as well as one book, The Azalea Book. Mr. Lee was a member of the bar of New York, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the United States Supreme Court. He was also a member of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission and a trustee of Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies and of Hamilton College. Mr. Lee died in the fall of 1968 at the age of 75 of a heart attack.

Contents

Photographs Books, Publications

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, including some of the faculty at the time with E. Root and E. North; athletic records and programs, delta upsilon memorabilia, newspaper clippings, signatures, and other memorabilia, from Frederic P. Lee's time at Hamilton, 1911-1915. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of E.D. McLean, 1914 (0000.162.3)

Biographical Information

Elinas Delavan McLean was born on April 22, 1892, in Binghamton, NY. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1914 with a B. S. While at Hamilton he was a member of the Chi Psi Fraternity. After his graduation, Mr. McLean taught at the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut, Syria, for a year. When he returned to the USA, he worked for the New York Telephone Company until he joined the army. McLean was part of the Signal Battalion during World War I, and traveled to France in 1918. In December of that year, he was injured so severely in a automobile accident that he never could walk unaided again. When he returned to the USA, he was hospitalized, and underwent several major operations. Although his legs remained paralyzed, Mr. McLean excelled at archery and taught it at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., for several years. In 1923 he married Anne Huhuy. On October 11, 1937, Mr. McLean died as a direct result of the injuries he sustained during the War.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemera

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, drawings, signatures, posters, programs, dance cards, athletic event notices, menus and other memorabilia from E.D. McLean's years at Hamilton, 1910-1914. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Leon Arthur Davis, 1916 (0000.162.4)

Biographical Information

Leon Arthur Davis was born on May 25, 1892, in West Winfield, NY. He graduated from Hamilton in 1916 with a B.S. He studied at Cornell University and Syracuse University for postgraduate work. From 1916 to 1918, Mr. Davis taught science in Johnson City. In 1918 he became principle of the Mexico Academy in Mexico, NY, a post he held until 1920, when he became the elementary principal in Little Falls, NY. In the fall of 1921, Mr. Davis became Supervising and District Principal for the Lowville schools, a position that he kept until his retirement on the first of January, 1959. Mr. Davis married Katherine Wheelock in 1917, and they had four children, George R., Katherine, Mary C., and Jane E., who died in January, 1960. He was a member of the Emerson Literary Society at Hamilton, former president of the New York State Teachers Association, former president and charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Lowville, and a member of the Masonic Fraternity. Mr. Davis died on August 29, 1960, in Lowville due to a heart attack.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, including eight pages of Hamilton buildings; signatures; newspaper articles; Emerson Literary Society information; train schedules; academic records, programs and other memorabilia from Leon A. Davis's years at Hamilton, 1912-1916. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of George E. Norton, 1917 (0000.162.5)

Biographical Information

George E. Norton was born in 1895, and graduated from Hamilton College in 1917. In 1926, he received his master's degree form Columbia University. During his life, Mr. Norton taught high school, was principal of old Sauquoit Union Free School, and, after helping form the Sauquoit Valley Central School District, was, for 14 years, supervising principal and clerk of the Board of Education. He was also sub-chairman of the Oneida County Heart Fund, a member of the Union Presbyterian Church, and in the State Department of Audit and Control. He died December 5, 1975, in Faxton Hospital, Utica.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs; newspaper articles; Hamilton mailings and posters, including a trustee resolution; programs; various religious organization pamphlets and other memorabilia from George E. Norton's years at Hamilton, 1913-1917. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Claude H. Thompson '20 (0000.162.6)

Biographical Information

Claude Henry Thompson was born on March 2, 1898, in Binghamton, NY. He attended Hamilton College from 1916 to 1918, when he transferred to Columbia, from which he received an A.B. in 1920. Until 1924, when Mr. Thompson associated himself with his family business, he worked as a cost accountant and salesman. When Mr. Thompson first began to work in his family business, it was an automobile repair shop. During World War II and later, the Korean War, Mr. Thompson diversified production, and the business sold grommets. During peacetime, C.H. Thompson Co. Inc. made assorted other products. Mr. Thompson stayed with this business until his retirement. Outside of business, Mr. Thompson and his wife (Grace A. Lord, married in 1922, predeceased her husband) were founding members of St. Paul's Episcopal Mission in San Miguelde Allendre, Mexico, where they spent part of each year. Mr. Thompson died on December 13, 1991, at the age of 93.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, some of which are labeled; signatures; newspaper clippings; negatives and other memorabilia from Claude Henry Thompson's years at Hamilton, 1916-1918. Thompson was a member of DKE. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Elliot R. Fisk '21 (0000.162.7)

Biographical Information

Elliot Randall Fisk graduated from Hamilton College in 1921. During his time at Hamilton, he was a member of Psi Upsilon, the Hamiltonian, the Choir, and the Glee Club. After Hamilton, Mr. Fisk became an attorney. He was a fisherman and a hunter, and interested in organic gardening and collecting antiques. Mr. Fisk died on November 6, 1975, at the age of 75. He was survived by his wife Monica and his son John.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, signatures, newspaper clippings, tickets, programs, and other memorabilia from Elliot Randall Fisk's years at Hamilton, 1917-1921. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Francis M. Durkee '24 (0000.162.8)

Biographical Information

Francis Munger Durkee graduated from Hamilton College with B.S. in 1924. He died in Washington, DC in 1954.

Contents

Photographs, textual records, publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing photographs, signatures, programs, letters, newspaper clippings, dance cards, menus, tickets and other memorabilia, from Francis M. Durkee's years at Hamilton, 1920-1924. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Class Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbook or album of Harry D. Yates '25 (0000.162.9)

Biographical Information

Harry D. Yates was born on July 21, 1903, in Buffalo, NY. At Hamilton, he was president of his class and of his house. He received a B.S. from Hamilton College in 1925, after which he moved to Buffalo and worked for Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. In 1932 he moved to Albany to become state comptroller, a post he held until he was drafted as a private in World War II in 1942. A year later, he was commissioned as an officer in the Adjutant General's Corps. In 1944, while he was on leave from his post in Washington, DC, Mr. Yates married Anita Pohndorff. When he was released from active duty in 1945, Mr. Yates took up residence in and served as president, treasurer, and general secretary for Dutch Village, a garden apartment complex in Menands that he had helped create while he was deputy state comptroller. In 1951, he became a trustee for Home Savings Bank, and a decade later its president, an office he held until 1968 when he became the chairman of the board. Also in the late 50s, Mr. Yates helped Grace Root set up the Edward W. Root Art Center in honor of her husband, and during his time as alumni trustee for Hamilton College (1965-1971), Mr. Yates helped her organize the foundation to care for Root Glen. During his life, he was a trustee of Albany Institute of History and Art and of Siena College and of Hamilton College. He received such awards as the membership into the Knights of Malta (1972), the Distinguished Service Award from the Episcopal Bishop of Albany (1973) and an honorary L.H.D. from Siena College (1972). Mr. Yates died on October 9, 1996, in his home in Menands at the age of 93.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss.), publications, ephemerae

Extent

1 album

Description

Scrapbook or album: One volume containing newspaper clippings, schoolwork, programs, notes, letters, menus, schedules, tickets and other memorabilia, from Harry D. Yates's years at Hamilton, 1921-1925. finding aid in Description folder

Restrictions

None

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Root, Edward W.: Philip Hooker Book Research Material Collection (0000.163)

Biographical Information

E.W. Root (1884-1956) H.C. Class of 1905; A.M., 1908; L.H.D., 1952; Harvard Law (1907-8) Lecturer in Art (H.C.), 1920-40 Consultant in Art (Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst.) 1949-56

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 Folio

Description

Research material related to book on Philip Hooker's architecture photographs and photostatic copies of Hooker architecture

Restrictions

None

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North, Edward, Papers (0000.164)

Biographical Information

Professor of Classics at H.C. Edward North was born in Berlin, CT, on 9 March, 1820, and died in Clinton, NY, on 13 September, 1903. North, nephew of college president Simeon North, graduated from Hamilton College as valedictorian of the class of 1841. After serving as principal of Clinton Grammar School, he became professor of ancient languages at Hamilton College in December, 1843. He was appointed Robinson Professor of Greek in 1863, a position he held until he resigned in 1901. North received the degree of A.M. from Brown University in 1844, an L.H.D. from the regents of the State of New York in 1869, and an LL.D. from the trustees of Colgate University in 1887. A dedicated educator, North served as president of the New York State Teachers' Association in 1865 and as a trustee of Clinton Grammar School from 1852 until his death. Known as "Old Greek," North was a devoted teacher a member of the Hamilton College community. In addition to his brief service as acting president of Hamilton College (1891-1892), North was a trustee from 1881 until his death in 1903. He also corresponded frequently with his former students, prepared the annual college catalogue, and was the first to prepare accurate obituary records for Hamilton College alumni.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

was 2 Boxes & 1 drawer; now 5 boxes

Description

mss. of articles and books; scrapbooks; photographs

Restrictions

None

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Bookplate Drawings (H.C. Seal), H.C. Library (0000.165)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 Folio

Description

drawings for H.C. Library bookplates (college seal)

Restrictions

None

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Grand Gift Concert by Junior Class (19th Century) Poster (0000.166)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Item

Description

Poster of Grand Gift Concert by the Junior Class

Restrictions

None

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Morris, Hobart L., Papers (0000.167)

Biographical Information

(1899-1967); H.C. Class of 1922; Oneida Co., surrogate judge Hobart L. Morris was born in Utica NY on 2 July, 1899 and died in Utica NY on 27 July, 1967. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1922, Morris graduated from Columbia Law School in 1928. A noted Utica attorney, he became a surrogate judge for Oneida County in 1937.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications Photographs

Extent

1 Box

Description

law lecture notes; yearbooks (1920, 1923); photographs

Restrictions

None

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Publications, Kirkland College (0000.168)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

4 Flat boxes; 6 Folios

Description

mechanical layouts, art and proofs for K.C. publications

Restrictions

None

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Krensky, Diane, Drawings (0000.169)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1981

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 Folio

Description

drawings made by Diane Krensky for art class at H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Gill, Thomas, Drawings (0000.170)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1979 D.V.M., Cornell U.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 Folio

Description

drawings made by Thomas Gill for art class at H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Paine, John A., Papers (0000.171)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1859 Archaeologist, Palestine Exploration Society Curator, Dept. of Casts, Metropolitan Museum of Art John Alsop Paine was born in Newark, NJ, on 14 January, 1840 and died 24 July, 1912. Paine earned his bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in 1859 and was subsequently awarded an A.M. in 1862 and an honorary Ph.D. in 1874. After graduating from Hamilton with the class of 1859, Paine graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1862 and was later ordained as a Congregationalist minister in 1867. From 1862 to 1867, Paine was employed by the Regents of the University of the State of New York to enlarge a previously published volume on the botany of Central New York. In 1867, he was appointed chair of Natural Science at Robert College in Constantinople. He returned to the United States in 1870 to serve as professor of Natural History and the German Language at Lake Forest University in Illinois. In 1872, Paine was appointed archaeologist to the first expedition sent by the Palestine Exploration Society to survey the area east of the River Jordan and the Dead Sea, an expedition which lasted two years. Paine later worked as the editor and publisher of the Journal of Christian Philosophy (1882), and became curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1889. He held that position until his retirement in 1906, but was subsequently elected as an honorary fellow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

mss. of Biblical and Classical books and articles

Restrictions

None

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Couper, Edgar W., Papers (0000.172)

Biographical Information

(1899-1988) H.C. Class of 1920 Trustee (H.C.) Chancellor, University of the State of New York Edgar Williams Couper was born in Boonville, NY, on 14 February, 1899, and died in Binghamton, NY, on 17 January, 1988. After graduating from Hamilton College as the salutatorian of the class of 1920, Couper joined the insurance firm Nelson, Wadsworth, and Alexander. He eventually became president of the company, which had been re-named Couper-Ackerman-Sampson. After leaving the insurance business in 1954, he became the President of the First-City National Bank of Binghamton, eventually becoming Chairman in 1970. Couper was also devoted to education. He was elected to the New York State Board of Regents in 1951, serving as vice-chancellor from 1957-1961 and chancellor from 1961 until his retirement in 1968. During his time as chancellor, he was instrumental in the establishment of Harpur College, which would later serve as the nucleus of the State University of New York at Binghamton. A fifth-generation Hamiltonian, Couper received an honorary LL.D. from Hamilton in 1953. He served Hamilton College as a charter trustee from 1937-1951 and from 1968-1969. Couper was appointed trustee emeritus in 1969, a position he held until his death in 1988.

Contents

citations; medals; scrapbook (realia)

Extent

1 Box; 1 item

Description

Honorary degree citations; medallions; scrapbook. See also class file (0000.182.13), which also includes a memoir by Esther Couper (Mrs. Edgar W. Couper) containing genealogical information and reminiscences of growing up in Clinton in the early 20th century.

Restrictions

None

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Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von, Print (copy) (0000.173)

Biographical Information

(1759-1805) German playwright

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed copy of print of Schiller

Restrictions

None

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Campus Map, 1960 (Printer's Block) (0000.174)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

printer's block

Extent

1 item

Description

printer's block of 1960 campus map

Restrictions

None

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Class of 1866 in 1869 (framed photographs) (0000.175)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed photographs of members of the H.C. Class of 1866 in 1869

Restrictions

None

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Clinton, NY (framed copy of lithograph) (0000.176)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

framed copy of lithograph of aerial view of Clinton, NY

Restrictions

None

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Financial Records, H.C.: 1850-1973 (0000.177)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 Shelves

Description

vouchers, budget records, ledgers, treasurer's reports, statements: 1850-1973 also Kirkland College National Defense Student Loan Fund booklet in 177.6; possibly other scholarship materials

Restrictions

None

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Time Capsule Collection; boxes from 1865, 1871, 1873, 1877-79, 1884-87 (0000.178)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Ephemera

Extent

3 Boxes

Description

19th century time capsules: 178.1: partially opened box from 1877 (contains papers); partially opened box from 1885, opened completely by Frank Sciacca's sophomore seminar on 2/9/06: contains Mumm champagne bottle, 2 Utica newspapers, 4 Hamilton College publications (see list in Descriptions). 178.2: folders containing contents from 1865 (publications, ephemera) and 1884 (singed Algebra and coffin handles rescued from class of 1885's "Burning of the Algebra"); unopened boxes from 1886 and 1878. 178.3: unopened boxes from 1871, 1873, 1879, and 1887; box from 1871 removed from 178.3 and opened for college's bicentennial (now in 178.4).

Restrictions

None

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Dale, T. Nelson, Papers: 1890-1916 (0000.179)

Biographical Information

Professor of Geology, Williams College US Geological Survey, Dept. of Interior

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

correspondence regarding geology samples and surveys to U.S.G.S., universitites, and research institutions

Restrictions

None

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Jervis, Jane, Papers: Divestment Movement at Hamilton College: 1986-1987 (0000.180)

Biographical Information

Dean of Students at H.C.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

1 Box

Description

Divestment protests at H.C. by students; suspension of protesters; lawsuit against President J. Martin Carovano and Dean Jane Jervis; 1986-1987

Restrictions

None

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Applications for Admission: 1950s, 60s, 70s, 1982-85 (0000.181)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

microfilm

Extent

1 Large Box

Description

Applications for admission to H.C., 1950s, 60s, 70s (incomplete), 82-85 (complete) on microfilm

Restrictions

FERPA

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Alumni Biographical Material Files Collection (0000.182)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications Ephemera Photographs

Extent

32 drawers

Description

Biographical Material of H.C. graduates 1814 -- Present : including Gerrit Smith 1818, A.D. Gridley 1839 (letters re. S.Kirkland's cottage and portrait), George Hastings 1826 (letter re. congressional politics), members of Root family, etc.; 1842 letter from Sheldon Dibble, class of 1827, to Marcus Catlin 1827, sent from Hawaii by ship, letter paper includes engraving of Lahainaluna

Restrictions

FERPA

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Johnson, Alexander Bryan, Papers: 1815 - 1875 (0000.183)

Biographical Information

(1786 -1867) Banker, economist, semanticist, and philosopher, of Utica, NY H.C. Class of 1832 Alexander Bryan Johnson was born on 29 May, 1786 in Gosport, England and died in Utica, NY on 9 September, 1867. Johnson came to Utica from England with only a grammar school education in 1801 to join his father's trading business. After establishing a glass factory in Geneva, NY in 1810, Johnson used the capital he had earned to move to New York City to invest in bank stocks and study banking methods. When the fighting of the War of 1812 threatened New York City, Johnson returned to Utica where he married Abigail Louisa Adams, granddaughter of former United States President John Adams in 1814. He served as the manager of the Utica Insurance Company (1815-1819) and was appointed president of the Ontario Bank Branch (1819) before being named director of the Bank of Utica. Johnson took an interest in law and was admitted to the bar in 1833, though he never actively practiced. He was also involved in politics, serving as a delegate to the Baltimore Convention in 1835, the result of which was the re-nomination of Martin Van Buren for president. He was awarded an honorary degree by Hamilton College in 1832. Along with his talent for banking and law, Johnson was a noted philosopher and semanticist. Though his theories were mostly ignored during his lifetime, his work evidences his anticipation of the concerns of modern linguistic philosophy and logical positivism. A prolific writer on all matters that interested him, Johnson published several treatises during his life, including, "The Nature of Value, Capital, etc." (1818); "The Philosophy of Human Knowledge" (1828); "Treatise on Language" (1836); "Religion in Relation to the Present Life" (1840); "The Meaning of Words Analyzed" (1854);" Physiology of the Senses" (1856); "An Encyclopedia of Instruction" (1857); and a "Guide to Right Understanding of our American Union" (1857).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 file cabinet drawers

Description

Correspondence relating to banking and business history of NY and to Johnson's scholarly activities; correspondence and other papers of the Johnson and Adams families, including letters of John Quincy Adams; and Johnson's unpublished autobiography

Restrictions

None

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Davis, Henry, Correspondence: 1817 - 1833 (also Treadwell and Maltbie) (0000.184)

Biographical Information

(1771 - 1852) Clergy and President of Middlebury and Hamilton (1817 - 1833) Colleges Henry Davis was born in East Hampton, NY, on 15 September, 1771 and died in Clinton, NY, on 8 March, 1852. A classical scholar and preacher, Davis graduated from Yale College in 1796. After working as a tutor for Williams College and Yale College, Davis was appointed professor of classics at Union College. In 1806 he became the second president of Middlebury College, a position he held until he agreed to become the second president of Hamilton College in 1816. Davis was an unpopular president. His time at Hamilton College was characterized by continuous struggles between himself and the Board of Trustees that lasted more than ten years and nearly resulted in the collapse of Hamilton. In addition to fulfilling his duties as president of Hamilton, Davis was instrumental in the establishment of the Auburn Theological Seminary in 1818. After Davis resigned his presidency in 1832, he wrote a book on Hamilton's turmoil, "A Narrative of the Embarrassments and Decline of Hamilton College," published in 1833. Davis continued to attempt to impose his ideas on college policies by attending meetings of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1852.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

was 1 drawer; now 2 boxes

Description

Correspondence relating to H.C. affairs; related collection in same drawer includes Thomas Treadwell papers, Maltbie family papers, and an original "Constitution of the State of New York" April 22, 1777

Restrictions

None

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Civil War Letters Collection: William H. Walling (0000.185.1)

Biographical Information

William H. Walling (grandfather of William H. Walling, class of 1917) b. Sept. 3, 1830, Hartford, NY; d. June 16, 1912, buried in Potsdam, NY. Had a grade school education. Entered U.S. Army from Folly Island, SC. Captain, Company C, 142nd NY Infantry. Awarded Medal of Honor for his actions at Fort Fisher, NC, on Dec. 25, 1864 (medal issued March 28, 1892). "During the bombardment of the fort by the fleet, captured and brought the flag of the fort, the flagstaff having been shot down." He apparently went across enemy lines, climbed a parapet, took the Confederate garrison flag and brought it back to the Union side--U.S. still lost the battle. see www.usa-patriotism.com/tribute/moh/cw_wy.htm

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 binders

Description

correspondence and journals of Civil War Soldiers: William H. Walling

Restrictions

None

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Civil War Letters Collection: Rush P. Cady (0000.185.2)

Biographical Information

Cady, Rush P. (H.C. Class of 1862) Rush Palmer Cady was born in Clocksville, NY, on 1 December, 1841 and died 24 July, 1863, in Gettysburg, PA. Cady came to Hamilton College as a sophomore in 1859, joining the class of 1862. When the Civil War began, he made several attempts to join the Union Army, finally succeeding in late 1861. In February, 1862, Cady was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the 97th New York Volunteers, and was promoted to 1st lieutenant after his regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg in September, 1862. The 97th infantry played an important role in the first day of fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg (1 July, 1863). Due to the deaths of his senior officers, Cady became the officer in command of his regiment during the battle until he was wounded and had to be removed from the battlefield. Cady succumbed to his injury three weeks later.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 drawer

Description

correspondence of Civil War soldier Rush P. Cady; dates: 1/3/1863, 1/11/63, 1/19/63, 1/24/63, 1/29/63, 2/6/63, 2/12/63, 2/20/63, 3/3/63, 3/11/63, 3/22/63, 3/27/63, 4/4/63, 4/10/63, 4/8/63, 4/14/63, 4/20/63, 4/25/63, 4/26/63, 5/1/63, 5/1/63 (Part II) , 5/9/63, 5/16/63, 5/23/63, 5/24/63, 6/2/63, 6/8/63, 7/10/63, 7/ /63-Confederate prisoner of war parole, 7/20/63-telegram, 7/23/63, 9/28/63 (from a friend), undated poem written by Nettie Arnold after Cady's death (7/24/63), handwritten biography of Rush Cady (perhaps written by one of his parents), promotion certificates.

Restrictions

None

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Civil War Letters Collection: Diary of Dr. Charles S. Hoyt (0000.185.3)

Biographical Information

Hoyt, Charles S. (father of Charles S. Hoyt of the H.C. Class of 1877) Charles Sumner Hoyt, Jr., was born in Meridian, NY, on 30 May, 1856 and died in Oak Park, IL, on 28 January, 1903. Hoyt graduated from Hamilton College as a member of the class of 1877. After teaching Latin at Princeton Preparatory School in 1878, Hoyt entered Auburn Theological Seminary. After two years, he accepted a tutorship at Robert College in Constantinople, but returned to graduate from the seminary in 1884. Hoyt served in the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Chicago, before becoming pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Oak Park in 1888. In addition to his duties as pastor, Hoyt served as superintendent of schools for Oak Park. After being awarded a D.D. by Hamilton College in 1900, Hoyt, a prolific poet and writer, published "The Octave of Life" in 1902.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

photocopy of journal of Civil War surgeon of the 126th NY volunteers, Charles S. Hoyt, transcribed by Jean Hoyt Smith, his daughter, of Bristol Road, Clinton. Original is part of the Hoyt Family Papers at Cornell University: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM01812.html

Restrictions

None (requests for permissions must be sent to Cornell U.)

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Hamilton College Correspondence: 1809-1939 (0000.186)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 drawers

Description

Official correspondence and records of Hamilton College by the Trustees and Officers: 1809-1939. Newspaper clippings related to the Samuel Kirkland monument in the cemetery can be found in the folder for June, 1873. Letters related to portrait and donation of Gerrit Smith in folder for December, 1874. List of original students is in folder for 1812. Letter re. abolition petition is in folder for March, 1837.

Restrictions

None

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Letters and Memorabilia; Miscellaneous Correspondence and Material (0000.187)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Ephemera Books, Publications

Extent

5 drawers

Description

Miscellaneous correspondence and material; includes Samuel Hopkins Adams, George H. Brinkerhoff, Alexander C. Soper, Von Steuben Added 7/9/02: signature of John Adams; letter from a 19th century Alexander Hamilton; Metamorphosis, a late 18th or early 19th century hand-drawn manuscript of a harlequinade; Phi Beta Kappa keys; Portuguese document signed by Armando de la Palma y Parduzco (see Letters and Memorabilia in G:\Holdings\Archive Listing\Indices of Misc. Collections).

Restrictions

None

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Root Family Papers (0000.188)

Biographical Information

Edward W. Root H.C. '1905 (1884-1956) Elihu Root H.C. '1864 Oren Root, Sr. (Class of 1833), Prof. of Mathematics, Astronomy, and Mineralogy at H.C. (1834 -- 1837; 1849 -- 1881) Oren Root, Jr. (Class of 1856), Prof. of Mathematic at H.C. (1880 -- 1907)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1drawer

Description

includes folders of Edward W. Root memorabilia; information on the Homestead, the Root or Grant house, and the Elihu Root Jr. house; Elihu Root; family correspondence; added 7/06: 2 books belonging to Oren Root (class of 1833)--Treatise on the Construction, Properties, and Analogies of the Three Conic Sections, by the Rev. B. Bridge; and a bound collection of catalogues and other college publications, mostly from Hamilton College.

Restrictions

None

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Dean-Judson Family Papers: 1781 -- 1932 (0000.189)

Biographical Information

James Dean was born in Groton, CT, in August, 1748, and died 10 September, 1823, in Westmoreland, NY. Adopted by the Oneida Indian tribe at age 12, he became fluent in the tribe's language. Dean graduated from Dartmouth in 1773 and worked as an interpreter for the Boston Board. After serving as an Indian Agent for the Continental Congress, Dean became involved with the establishment of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy and acted as a negotiator with the local Indian tribes. Dean was appointed as a trustee and, along with Samuel Kirkland and Ebenezer Caulkins, selected the first 6-8 Indian boys who would become pupils at the Hamilton-Oneida Academy. Dean later served as Treasurer of Hamilton College.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Maps, Plans

Extent

1 Drawer

Description

correspondence, ms. material, deeds, programs, journals, clippings, genealogies of Joslyn, Dean, Hills, and Cole, map of the farm of James Dean, 1819. Journals by S. Sheldon Judson, 1873-1907; Helen Dean Judson, 1874-1883. Correspondents include Lucinda Dean, her daughters Mary Dean Ryan, Louise, Ellen Dean Graham, & Susan Wells, David Wells, Lucinda's niece Annette Robbins, Lucinda's sisters H. Griffin & Betsy Morrison Williams, Samuel Sheldon Norton, Sr., Ard Judson, Daniel Judson, Edward Gladstone, William Dean, James Dean, C.S. Judson, her daughter Hattie, A.C. Schraam, S.S. Judson, E. Frost, Talmon Frost, Cornelia E. Frost, G. Mills

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland, Samuel, Papers: 1763 -- 1807 (0000.190)

Biographical Information

(1741 -- 1808) Missionary to Oneida Indians and founder of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy and Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 drawers

Description

Correspondence, diaries, fragment of an autobiography (1764-65), and census of Six Nations (1789). Some of the letters are in the Oneida and Mohawk languages. Correspondents include James Bowdoin, Joseph Brant, Israel Chapin, Henry Knox, Andrew Oliver, Timothy Pickering, Philip Schuyler, ... Peter Thatcher, the Rev. Stephen West, Eleazer Wheelock, Edward Wigglesworth, and Joseph Willard. Also S. Kirkland Correspondence: Miscellaneous, Fragmentary, and Undated; Lothrop-Pickering Papers (Papers of S. Kirkland deposited in the Library by Thornton K. Lothrop); Sermons and other documents; Letters in the Iroquois language (dated and undated)

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton, Alexander, Collection (0000.191)

Biographical Information

Secretary of the Treasury 1755-1804

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 drawer

Description

signatures, correspondence, assorted material. Letters to L'Hommedieu (mentions Burr), Updike, Ludlum[?]. Notes. Provisional list of officers (0000.191.2: list recommended by Alexander Hamilton, asked for by John Adams when he thought he would need to reconstitute continental army to go to war against France; between 1797 and 1801). Original manuscript of Hamilton's "Brief on the Trespass Act" (Rutgers vs. Waddington), also negatives, photostat. Plea to NY Mayors Court. 2 framed signatures (1 on a Treasury Dept. receipt). 1854 New York Observer. 3 copies of Alexander Hamilton Biography Calendar for 1939. List of MSS: Letter dated New York April 4 1799, from Alexander Hamilton to E. L'Hommedieu; letter mentions Colonel Burr. (Folder Hamilton to E. L'Hommedieu 1799); Signature "Your obedient servant Alexander Hamilton" (Folder Hamilton, Alexander-signature); Printed receipt from the Treasury Dept., dated January 14, 1793, signed by Alexander Hamilton. (Folder Hamilton, Alexander-signature); Plea, headed "City of New York Mayors Court: Thomas Underhill [v.] Walter Quakenbos", signed by Alexander Hamilton, Att[orn]y, filed on the 22nd of March. Hamilton defends Underhill against a suit for trespass from 1778-9 brought against him by Quakenbos. (Folder Hamilton, Alexander 1); Notes prepared as suggestions for an address to the electors of the middle districts, which was written by Samuel Miles Hopkins. The notes begin "3 They call the Navy lifeless-They detest it because it protected our Commerce against the depredations of France." (Folder Hamilton, Alexander 2); Letter by Alexander Hamilton, dated Treasury Department August 9, 1790, to Daniel Eldridge Updike. Letter begins "You will find inclosed a commission for the office of Surveyor, of the Port of North Kingston [Rhode Island], to which the president of the united States has been pleased to appoint you." (Folder Hamilton, Alexander 2)

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton, Alexander, Stamps Bearing the Portrait of (0000.192)

Biographical Information

Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury

Contents

Stamps

Extent

1 Item (Binder)

Description

Stamps bearing the portrait of Alexander Hamilton (removed from collection)

Restrictions

None

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Paine, John A., Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins (0000.193)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1859 Archaeologist, Palestine Exploration Society Curator, Dept. of Casts, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Contents

Coins

Extent

1 Small Box

Description

32 coins; Ancient Greece: 500 B.C.E. -- 204 B.C.E. Roman: 300 B.C.E. -- 337 C.E.

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Medallion Collection (0000.194)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Medallions

Extent

1 Sm Box

Description

32 coins many appear to have belonged to Elihu Root Pruyn award Hawley awards (to Hopkins and to Rhodes)

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Vignaud, Henry, Papers (0000.195)

Biographical Information

Secretary, Embassy of the U.S., Paris

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

7 Boxes

Description

Professional Correspondence with J.C. Bancroft Davis, Randall L. Gibson, Robert R. Hitt, Robert M. McLane, Levi P. Morton, General Edward F. Noyes, Horace Porter, Whitelaw Reid, Elihu B. Washburne, Henry White.

Restrictions

None

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Palmer, William C., Papers (0000.196)

Biographical Information

Artist-in-Residence, H.C. D.F.A. (Hon.), H.C., 1975 School of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Director

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); Books, Publications; Drawings

Extent

14 Boxes; 1 Folio

Description

lecture notes, correspondence, roll book, exhibition catalogs, sketchbooks, slides, art publications, income tax information Also materials in alumni biographical files (1975), including videotape (VHS).

Restrictions

1 item is restricted under FERPA (roll book in 0000.196.1)

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Penney, James, Papers (0000.197)

Biographical Information

1910-1982 B.F.A., University of Kansas, 1931 Professor of Art at H.C.: 1956-1976

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); publications; printing plate

Extent

1 Box

Description

personal correspondence, exhibition catalogs, clippings, printing plate, newspaper articles. Added 7/30/09 as 0000.197.2: additional folder of photographs of Penney's artwork, from the basement of the Emerson Gallery.

Restrictions

None

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Patterson, Robert L., Papers (0000.198)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications; some correspondence

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Philosophy and Religious Studies professional journals and texts; History of Washington County, Pennsylvania; some correspondence

Restrictions

None

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Banner, Hamilton College (1922) (0000.199)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Banner (realia)

Extent

1 Item

Description

Hamilton College Banner from 1922, felt. In Box A-clothing, fabric items, with 205 2 Hamilton College armbands 241 Hamilton College Varsity letters, banners, football buttons, beanie 240 Hamilton College scarf, 1905 football team photo on it, silk 201 Hamilton College pennant 200 Freshman beanie, 1929-30 199 Hamilton College banner, 1922

Restrictions

None

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Freshman Beanie: 1929-1930 (0000.200)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Beanie (realia)

Extent

1 Item

Description

Freshman Beanie: 1929-30

Restrictions

None

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Pennant, Hamilton College (0000.201)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Pennant (realia)

Extent

1 Item

Description

Hamilton College Pennant

Restrictions

None

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Delta Sigma Rho -- Tau Kappa Alpha at H.C., Decree Establishing Society (0000.202)

Biographical Information

fraternity at Hamilton College

Contents

Maps, Plans Realia

Extent

1 Item

Description

D-bits of college buildings, memorabilia, and fragile items 230 Arthur Levitt presentation clock 210 Artifacts from excavations at the stone memorial of Academy building, summer, 1993 Pieces of clay pipe, blue glazed pottery, square nails In small cardboard box: 218 H pin "in memory of Alexander Thompson '06" 217 Silver compact with college seal "perhaps given to my sister at a Fraternity Dance" Mrs. C. Keller, 1974 227 Military medals and insignia of Stephen Kirner from Walter Pilkington 222 Square nails from renovation of the Homestead (Clancy D. Connell Alumni Center) 224 Cigar from 1912 centennial, to be saved till 2012 225 Chips of stone-gift of Dr. Howard S. Paine '78 8-15-42 228 1929 memorabilia (buttons, poker chips, Palmer Cutter's name tag) 243 Putnam Collection-souvenirs of College buildings 232 Golf ball commemorating Clinton Scollard's hole in one 231 Clay vase/pitcher, unglazed, 7" with red decorative spots 216 AEO light sent to S.H. Adams at HC 246 H.C. tall mug, blue and white glaze w/ college seal "Received from Robert H. Chastney '23 September, 1996" 209 Rolled papers w/ Greek writing 202 Decree: Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha est. society at Hamilton College

Restrictions

None

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Chi Psi Seal Plaques (0000.203)

Biographical Information

fraternity

Contents

Plaque (realia)

Extent

2 Items

Description

Wooden Plaque of Chi Psi seal

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Seal Plaques, other memorabilia from R.H. Chastney '23 (0000.204)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Plaque (realia)

Extent

5 Items

Description

2 Hamilton College Seal Plaques, metal on wood; one HAMILTON sticker, one Hamilton paper banner with seal; one "Beat Union" pin. In Box B-college signs, seals 251 Unidentified gavel 252 Gavel made from a fallen birch tree at the grave of Baron von Steuben 207 College plaque-George Watson 208 Ham. Coll. Plaque-from the ambulance used in WWI donated by H.C. students 204 Hamilton College seal 203 Theta chi psi seals (2) from Robert H. Chastney 1923 239 Utica Chamber of Commerce member plaque 237 Name plates: Steinhilper, W.J. Shute, B.R. Gonge, G.F. 250 Relief Plaque-Elihu Root, side view

Restrictions

None

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Armbands with Letter "H" (0000.205)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Armbands (realia)

Extent

2 Items

Description

Armbands with the letter "H"

Restrictions

None

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Root, Edward W., Academic Hood (0000.206)

Biographical Information

E.W. Root (1884-1956) H.C. Class of 1905; A.M., 1908; L.H.D., 1952; Harvard Law (1907-8) Lecturer in Art (H.C.), 1920-40 Consultant in Art (Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst.) 1949-56

Contents

Academic Hood (realia)

Extent

1 Item

Description

Academic Hood, belonged to Edward W. Root

Restrictions

None

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George Watson's College Plaque (0000.207)

Biographical Information

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 Item

Description

George Watson's College Plaque B-college signs, seals 251 Unidentified gavel 252 Gavel made from a fallen birch tree at the grave of Baron von Steuben 207 College plaque-George Watson 208 Ham. Coll. Plaque-from the ambulance used in WWI donated by H.C. students 204 Hamilton College seal 203 Theta chi psi seals (2) from Robert H. Chastney 1923 239 Utica Chamber of Commerce member plaque 237 Name plates: Steinhilper, W.J. Shute, B.R. Gonge, G.F. 250 Relief Plaque-Elihu Root, side view

Restrictions

None

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Ambulance Used in World War II, Plaque from the (0000.208)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Ephemera

Extent

1 item

Description

Ambulance Used in World War II, Plaque from the

Restrictions

None

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Scroll with Greek Writing (modern) (0000.209)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

scroll with greek writing

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton-Oneida Academy Building, Artifacts from (0000.210)

Biographical Information

built 1794, razed 1830

Contents

Ephemera

Extent

1 item

Description

Artifacts from the Hamilton-Oneida Academy Building (from excavations at the stone memorial of Academy building, summer, 1993): pieces of clay pipe, blue glazed pottery, square nails.

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Tesoro de la Lengua Castellana O Espanola (0000.211)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Volume

Description

Book E--books 212 Locked book-Wallace Johnson 214 Greek-English Lexicon, v. I and II 213 Holy Bible, pub. 1826 215 Alaska Boundary Tribunal Sept. 3-Oct. 20, 1903 211 Little books-Tesorode la lengua castellana o Espanola

Restrictions

None

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Johnson, Wallace B: locked book belonged to (0000.212)

Biographical Information

H.C. Administrator H.C. Class of 1915

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Volume

Description

Johnson, Wallace B: locked book belonged to

Restrictions

None

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Holy Bible, published 1826 (0000.213)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Volume

Description

Holy Bible, published 1826

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Greek-English Lexicon (0000.214)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 Volumes

Description

Greek-English Lexicon

Restrictions

None

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Alaska Boundary Tribunal: Protocols, Oral Arguments, Award of the Tribunal and Opinions of its Members (0000.215)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Volume

Description

Alaska Boundary Tribunal: Protocols, Oral Arguments, Award of the Tribunal and Opinions of its Members

Restrictions

None

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AEO Lightbulb Sent to Samuel H. Adams (0000.216)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Lightbulb

Extent

1 Item

Description

Lightbulb--AEO: Theodore W. Case sent this lightbulb made 5/29/1929 to S.H. Adams on 6/11/1931 1917 - Theodore W. Case developed the Thalofide photocell that used thallium oxysulfide. By 1922 he developed the Aeo-light as a source of modulated light. E. I. Sponable worked with Case after 1916 and from 1922 to 1925 he shared equipment with de Forest. Case and Sponable in 1924 developed a sound recording mechanism for a modified Bell and Howell camera using the Aeo-light tube. After breaking off from de Forest in 1925, Case began to develop a projector sound head, offset 20 frames at a speed of 90 ft. per min., using a narrow slit with a helical filament. General Electric and Western Electric were developing their own sound systems, so did not wish to buy into the Case-Sponable system. William Fox licensed the system July 23, 1926, and organized the Fox-Case Corp. with Courtland Smith as president to develop what became known as the Movietone News service. Sponable left the Case lab to join Fox in designing the recording studios in New York and Hollywood, and he designed in 1927 a screen that allowed sound to pass through the screen. The Fox-Case Corp. licensed amplifiers and speakers from Western Electric in 1926 and from ERPI organized in January 1927. From http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/recording/motionpicture1.html (see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movietone_sound_system )

Restrictions

None

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Compact, Silver, with H.C. Seal (0000.217)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Compact

Extent

1 item

Description

Silver compact with college seal "perhaps given to my sister at a Fraternity Dance" Mrs. C. Keller, 1974

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Pentagon Pin of Alexander Thompson (0000.218)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1906 Pentagon is the Senior Class Society at H.C.

Contents

Pin

Extent

1 item

Description

Pentagon H pin "in memory of Alexander Thompson '06"

Restrictions

None

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Horace Villa, Unknown Object labeled (0000.219)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

F-non-college items 255 Chain mail jerkin [modern] 245 Box of non-HC stuff Banner from U. of Chile Prints of seaweed Pickwick cards Portrait of men 242 French medals in black hard box-General Service Medal, "Valeur et Discipline" Medal 219 Piece of Horace Villa, from K.D. Lawson, Troy, NY 221 odds and ends of metal work

Restrictions

None

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Noyes, Josiah, Engraving Printing Block with image of (0000.220)

Biographical Information

Prof. at H.C.: 1812-30

Contents

Engraving Printing Block

Extent

1 item

Description

C-engraving and embossing 233, 234 Seal Embossers for Kirkland College, Litchfield Observatory 254 4 printing medals 236 Printers block of current president's house Added 3/1/06: engraving plate for view of Hamilton College (2006.6) 235 2 boxes of matchbooks with college seal and name 220 Josiah Noyes engraving block (or daguerreotype on wood?) 226 Cuts of seals, campus, and chapel (engraving blocks) 223 engraved plate June 9, 1858 Clark Prize

Restrictions

None

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Metal Strip with Decorative Design (0000.221)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

odds and ends of metal work

Restrictions

None

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Homestead, Square Nails from Renovation of the, 1986 (0000.222)

Biographical Information

The Anderson-Connell Alumni Center, b.1802 - President's mansion, 1813-1866 - renovated in 1986

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Square nails from renovation of the Homestead (Clancy D. Connell Alumni Center)

Restrictions

None

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Clark Prize Exhibition, Engraving Printing Plate (0000.223)

Biographical Information

Public Speaking Prize

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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1912 Centennial, Cigar from (to be opened 2012) (0000.224)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Cigar from 1912 Centennial (to be opened 2012), with inscription "It is my earnest desire that this be kept 100 yrs."

Restrictions

None

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Paine, Howard S., Collection of Chips of Stone (0000.225)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1878

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Chips of stone-gift of Dr. Howard S. Paine '78 8-15-42

Restrictions

None

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Seals, Cuts of (engraving blocks: Seal and Campus Views) (0000.226)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Kirner, Stephen: Navy Medals and Insigne (0000.227)

Biographical Information

1931-1958 H.C. Class of 1952 Ph.D., Cornell University, 1956 Navy Parasitologist died in car accident, Haulien, Formosa (Taiwan)

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 Item

Description

Navy medals and insigne (Lt. j.g.); Military medals and insignia of Stephen Kirner from Walter Pilkington

Restrictions

None

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Cutter, Palmer, Collection of Hamilton Memorabilia 1929 (0000.228)

Biographical Information

1907-2000 H.C. Class of 1929 Owner, Palmer Fuel Co., Utica, NY

Contents

Ephemera

Extent

1 item

Description

buttons, tickets, poker chips (1929 memorabilia (buttons, poker chips, Palmer Cutter's name tag))

Restrictions

None

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Leather Box (0000.229)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Leather box/small trunk-empty [not the same as the leather mail-bag depicted in the article on Memorial Hall in the Hamiltonian 1912]

Restrictions

None

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Levitt, Arthur: Clock (0000.230)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree 1979 NYS Comptroller Arthur Levitt was born 28 June, 1900, in Brooklyn, NY, and died in 1980. Levitt enlisted as a private in World War I prior to attending Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1921. After graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1924, Levitt became active in civic and charitable affairs in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army again in World War II as a captain in the JAG Corps, and then continued his career as public servant when he served as on the New York State Board of Education from 1952-54. Levitt was elected to his first of six terms as New York State Comptroller in 1954, a position he held for 24 years. Hamilton College conferred an honorary degree on Levitt in 1979 and, after his death in 1980, the Levitt family donated funds to establish the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College.

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Clock with inscription "Lecturer -- 1967: Employee Benefits Conference; Trusts and Estates -- Pension and Welfare News"

Restrictions

None

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Pitcher, unglazed clay with red decorative dots (0000.231)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Clay vase/pitcher, unglazed, 7" with red decorative spots

Restrictions

None

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Scollard, Clinton: Commemorative Golf Ball (0000.232)

Biographical Information

author; lived 1860-1932; H.C. Class of 1881 Professor of Rhetoric, Elocution, English Literature, Librarian: 1886-96, 1911-12

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

"Hole-in-One Club" Winter Park Golf Club, January 12, 1928

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College: Seal Embosser (0000.233)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

2 items

Description

Restrictions

None

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Litchfield Observatory: Seal Embosser (0000.234)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Matchbooks, Hamilton College (0000.235)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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President's House: Printing Plate (0000.236)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Chapel Organ: Organist Nameplates (0000.237)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Steinhilper, W.J.; Shute, B.R.; Gouge, G.F. -- nameplates

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton, Alexander, China Plate with Initials "R.R." (0000.238)

Biographical Information

Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

China plate that once belonged to Alexander Hamilton-the initials (R.R.) are those of his second wife

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Utica Area Chamber of Commerce Plaque, 1998 (0000.239)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Scarf with H.C. Related Images, c.1905 (0000.240)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Hamilton College scarf, 1905 football team photo on it, silk

Restrictions

None

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Memorabilia: Varsity Letters, Banners, Football Buttons, Beanie (0000.241)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Hamilton College Varsity letters, banners (DT banner from 50th reunion of 1891?), football buttons, Was Los beanie, green beanie

Restrictions

None

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French Medals: General Service Medal; Valeuret Discipline Medal (0000.242)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

French medals in black hard box-General Service Medal, "Valeur et Discipline" Medal

Restrictions

None

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Putnam Collection of Souvenirs of College Buildings, 1926 (0000.243)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Putnam Collection-souvenirs of College buildings

Restrictions

None

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Reunions 2000: H.C. Chapel Plate (0000.244)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

see 2005.30; Buffalo Pottery

Restrictions

None

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Memorabilia: Non-Hamilton Miscellaneous (0000.245)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

medals, small case with portrait of men, Pickwick cards, medals, keys, Prints of Seaweed, Mark Twain Centennial of Birth Plaque, banner from University of Chile

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Mug with H.C. Seal (0000.246)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

H.C. tall mug, blue and white glaze w/ college seal "Received from Robert H. Chastney '23 September, 1996"

Restrictions

None

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Class of 1884 Time Capsule (0000.247)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

Contents of time capsule from class of 1884 Moldering book, door handles, metal rose, and other door [?] hardware Letter from 1934 describes objects: book is Algebra textbook which was being ceremonially burned in a coffin by the class of 1885, when it was rescued, complete with coffin, by the class of 1884. Hardware is from coffin. Time capsule opened in 1934 by surviving members of class of 1884.

Restrictions

None

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Centenniary [sic] Medals (0000.248)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

1912, Centenary Medals or medallions with Samuel Kirkland's and Alexander Hamilton's Portraits, Sterling Silver and Bronze. Side with Kirkland says "Samuel Kirkland Founder; Academy 1793 1812; side with Hamilton says "Alexander Hamilton Incorporator; College 1812 1912"; edge of medal says Whitehead-Hoag (an advertising company that produced such engraved medals or tokens)

Restrictions

None

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Weaver, John von Alstyne, Bust (class of 1914) (0000.249)

Biographical Information

1893-1938

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

bronze [?] bust of John von Alstyne Weaver '14, made by Ambrosi Sandor in Budapest, Hungary, 1939

Restrictions

None

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Root, Elihu: Relief Plaque (0000.250)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Metal relief plaque of the bust of Elihu Root

Restrictions

None

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Gavel: Unidentified (0000.251)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Gavel: made from a fallen birch tree at the grave of Baron von Steuben (0000.252)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Gavel made from a fallen birch tree at the grave of Baron von Steuben

Restrictions

None

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Mallet Used by Deacon Isaac Matthews [Williams?] in the Building of the Chapel (0000.253)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

G 253 Mallet used by Mr. Deacon Isaac Matthews [?] in the building of the College Chapel [setting maul] (B or D?) 261 Leather mail bag [?] (G, if room)

Restrictions

None

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Award Medals, College: Printing Medals (Prize Medal dies) (0000.254)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

4 dies for award medals: 1. Fundatum a Johanni V.L. Pruyn, LL.D., A.D. 1867, A.H.C. Quinquagesimo, S.W. Fisher, D.D., with a bust of a man in late 18th-century clothing (A. Hamilton?); 2. Ou pa tri kai metri monon alla kai patridi--Decretum a Coll. Hamiltonensis Fac. Art.--De Officiis juvenum cultorum politicus in Oratione Praestanti; 3. Fundatum a Martino Hawley, A.D. MDCCLXIV, A.H.C. Duoquinquacesimo, with a bust of Samuel Kirkland; 4. Euphron ponou e mneme euteleslsi--Decretum a Coll. Hamiltoniensis Fac. Art.--Pro Praestantia Literarum Graecarum Latinarumque Cognitione. 1 and 2 are probably the obverse and reverse of the Pruyn Prize for oration (or essay); 3 and 4 are probably the obverse and reverse of the Hawley Prize in Greek and Latin.

Restrictions

None

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Chain Mail Jerkin [modern] (0000.255)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

chain mail jerkin

Restrictions

None

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Richardson, Channing B., Root-Jessup Public Affairs Council Plaques (0000.256)

Biographical Information

Professor of International Relations at H.C.

Contents

Objects

Extent

1 item

Description

2 plaques for service to the Root-Jessup Public Affairs Council

Restrictions

None

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Library Sign (0000.257)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

"This Library has been made possible through the generosity of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation of Auburn, NY

Restrictions

None

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Resident and Migration of College Students -- Fall 1963 Chart (0000.258)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Chart

Extent

1 3' tube

Description

Chart from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Tube #9

Restrictions

None

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Flag Collection (0000.259)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Flags

Extent

5 Flags

Description

flags

Restrictions

Poor Condition -- Preservation Access Only

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Stream of Time Chart (0000.260)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Chart

Extent

1 4'Tube

Description

Chart showing the ruling families as rivers and tributaries

Restrictions

Poor Condition -- Preservation Access Only

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Mail Bag (0000.261)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Bag

Extent

1 item

Description

leather bag

Restrictions

None

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Cane Collection (0000.262)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Objects

Extent

7 canes (7 items)

Description

Wooden hook cane -- no ID; (2) Class of 1875 -- van Marter; (3) Class of 1879 -- Ames; (4) Paine, Alpha Delta Phi -- no year, late 1800s; (5) 1877 -- Mills, Chi Psi; Hook cane -- 1895; Ivory Top cane -- W.F. Canough 1893

Restrictions

None

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Hopkins, Abel G., Baseball Bat (0000.263)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1866 Latin, Clerk, Dean, 1869-99

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

"Class of 1886, best catcher" inscription on baseball bat

Restrictions

None

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Hagerty, Betty, Trophy (0000.264)

Biographical Information

K.C. Class of 1972

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Debate Trophy, Colgate University Chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, 1942 (0000.265)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Carber, Arthur J., Trophy Cup Presented by Class of 1871 (0000.266)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Cortland Debate Tournament, First Place Trophy, 1960 (0000.267)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Fredonia Debate Tournament, Best College Team Trophy, 1961 (0000.268)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Utica College Debate Tournament, Second Place Trophy, 1958 (0000.269)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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1922 Class Cup, H.C. (0000.270)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Stryker, Melanchton Woolsey, Memorial Urn (0000.271)

Biographical Information

President of H.C., 1892-17 died 1929, aged 78

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Paul Adee Fancher Inter-Class Sing Trophy 1926 (0000.272)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

presented by Paul Adee Fancher.

Restrictions

None

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Levitt, Arthur: Glass Urn with New York Comptroller Seal (0000.273)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree 1979 NYS Comptroller Arthur Levitt was born 28 June, 1900, in Brooklyn, NY, and died in 1980. Levitt enlisted as a private in World War I prior to attending Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1921. After graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1924, Levitt became active in civic and charitable affairs in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army again in World War II as a captain in the JAG Corps, and then continued his career as public servant when he served as on the New York State Board of Education from 1952-54. Levitt was elected to his first of six terms as New York State Comptroller in 1954, a position he held for 24 years. Hamilton College conferred an honorary degree on Levitt in 1979 and, after his death in 1980, the Levitt family donated funds to establish the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College.

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

glass urn, given by Arthur Levitt

Restrictions

None

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Amherst College Debate Tournament, First Prize Trophy, 1953 (0000.274)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

N/A

Restrictions

None

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Charter, Hamilton College, 1812 (original) (0000.275)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

The Hamilton College Charter, 1812

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Charter, Hamilton-Oneida Academy, 1793 (original) (0000.276)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Cataloged as follows: Title: [Charter of Hamilton Oneida Academy, January 31, 1793]. Author: Hamilton Oneida Academy. Published: 1793. Description: 1 leaf ; 35 x 50 cm. Local Notes: Archives copy 2: Photostatic copy. Notes: Manuscript, signed by George Clinton, Chancellor of the University. On parchment with pendant seal. Summary: Charter granted by the Regents of the University of the State of New York on January 31, 1793. Subjects: Hamilton Oneida Academy--Charters. Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.)--Charters. Other title: Hamilton Oneida Academy charter, January 31, 1793 First line: Regents of the University of the State of New York, to all to whom these presents share... Contributing Organizations or Related Works: University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Format: Archival/Manuscript Material Location: ARCHIVES FOLIO Call Number: HAM COLL HA 793 no.1

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Ferry, Frederick Carlos: Correspondence from Frank Ristine (0000.277)

Biographical Information

F.C. Ferry (1868-1956) Ph.D., Clark University, 1898 L.L.D., Hamilton College, 1917 Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the College, Williams College President of H.C., 1917-38 Ristine: Dean of the Faculty

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Small Box

Description

professional correspondence regarding college business

Restrictions

was restricted until 1980, no current restrictions

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Topographical and Survey Map: Memorandum on Property Line, 4/7/1921 (0000.278)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

Folder

Description

Restrictions

None

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Deeds Referred to in Survey of Campus, 3/18/1921, Copies of (0000.279)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Restrictions

None

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Survey of Campus: Comments on Deeds, 4/8/1921 (0000.280)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Restrictions

None

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Samuel Kirkland to trustees of H. O. Academy. Deed, 1795 (0000.281)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Samuel Kirkland to trustees of H. O. Academy. Deed, 1795, cataloged as HAM COLL HA K63 Information regarding the document added to Samuel Kirkland Correspondence as 178d. Deed: Samuel Kirkland to Trustees of Hamilton-Oneida Academy April 8, 1795 Herkimer County (a)

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Library, References to, in the Minutes of the Meetings of the Trustees of H.C. (0000.282)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

References to the library in the Minutes of the Meetings of the Trustees of H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Survey, Hamilton College, volumes 1 & 2, 1939-1940 (0000.283)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

15 volumes

Description

compiled by President W.H. Cowley

Restrictions

None

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Instructional Administration Report by W.H. Cowley, 1944, 2 volumes (0000.284)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 volumes

Description

Instructional Administration Report by W.H. Cowley, 1944, 2 volumes

Restrictions

None

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Student Personnel Administration Report by W.H. Cowley, 1944, 2 volumes (0000.285)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 volumes

Description

Student Personnel Administration Report by W.H. Cowley, 1944, 2 volumes

Restrictions

None

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Public Speaking Survey by W.H. Cowley, 1940-1941 (0000.286)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 volumes

Description

Public Speaking Survey by W.H. Cowley, 1940-1941

Restrictions

None

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Report on the Curriculum to the Faculty, 1947 (0000.287)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 items

Description

compiled by W.H. Cowley

Restrictions

None

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Evaluation of the Teaching and Counseling Abilities of the H.C. Faculty, 1940-41 (0000.288)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 volumes

Description

compiled by W.H. Cowley

Restrictions

None

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Faculty Curriculum Committee, 1935-1936 (0000.289)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

None

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Schoolmen Letters on Hamilton Admission Policy, by W.H. Cowley, 1939 (0000.290)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Schoolmen Letters on Hamilton Admission Policy, by W.H. Cowley, 1939

Restrictions

None

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Alumni Letters on College Problems, by W.H. Cowley,1938 (0000.291)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Alumni Letters on College Problems, by W.H. Cowley,1938

Restrictions

None

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Faculty Letters on the Problems of the College, by W.H. Cowley, 1938 (0000.292)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Faculty Letters on the Problems of the College, by W.H. Cowley, 1938

Restrictions

None

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Statement for the Special Committee on the Presidency to the Trustees, Transcript of a (0000.293)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

None

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Broken Bank Notes (0000.294)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Bank Notes

Extent

I folder

Description

sheets of bank notes, including Confederate bonds

Restrictions

None

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Charter, Hamilton College, Amendment and Restatement, 1972 (0000.295)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Report on the Social Science Departments, 1940-1941 (0000.296)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Small Box

Description

Restrictions

None

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Essays by Freeman, William C., on "The Hamilton Scene, 1946-47" and Richardson, Susan on life at Hamilton for a student's wife (0000.297)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Essays on life at Hamilton 1946-47, by William C. Freeman and Susan S. Richardson (wife of John Richardson '45). Collected by President Worcester in 1947 to be opened 25 years later. Critiques of Hamilton College from the perspective of a veteran and of a student's wife.

Restrictions

None

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Collection of Essays on Mid-Late 19th Century Topics (0000.298)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Volume

Description

Ledger of essays or declamations. From index: Porter's Reply to Reed (in the Guiteau Trial); The Battle of New Orleans; Opening of the Mississippi in '62; Influence of Imagination; Spirit of '76; Ingersoll on Alcohol; Starvation in Ireland; Liberty vs. Socialism [dated 1902]; The Poetry of Our Civil War; Puritanism; and Virtue (a selection from Emerson); not included in index: The Negro in American History. Also includes notes on library funds, 1935, and lists of Dewey Decimal and some Library of Congress classifications.

Restrictions

None

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Charter, Hamilton-Oneida Academy (2nd Copy of orginal) (0000.299)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Rogers, P.V., Letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Regents, 1887 (0000.300)

Biographical Information

Pres. First Bank of Utica Treasurer, H.C. Trustee, H.C.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

dated 2/14/1887

Restrictions

None

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New Law of Investment of Trust Funds -- H.C., 4/2/1902 (0000.301)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Charter, H.C.: Letter from A.S. Draper, Commissioner of Education (0000.302)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton-Oneida Academy Building Cornerstone (fragment) (0000.303)

Biographical Information

built 1794, razed 1830

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

piece of H-O Academy cornerstone (see article in Hamilton Alumni Review, vol. XXIII (Jan. 1958), p. 61, which explains that Simeon North gave fragment to Mr. & Mrs. George L. Miller, who passed them on to their grandson, Dr. Frederick M. Miller, Jr., class of 1917)

Restrictions

Authorization by Archivist required

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Charter, H.C.: Amendment, 1977 (0000.304)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Student Academic Records: Kirkland College (0000.305)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) on microfilm

Extent

1 large Box, 1 small Box

Description

Restrictions

FERPA

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Student Academic Records: 1950s, 60, 70s (0000.306)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) on microfilm

Extent

1 large box, 5 small boxes

Description

Restrictions

FERPA

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Student Academic Records: 1986-1989 (0000.307)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) on microfilm

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

FERPA

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McEwen, Robert Ward, Chapter IV "Know Thyself" (0000.308)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

None

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Charter, Kirkland College, 1965 (0000.309)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

provisional charter of Kirkland College; cataloged as follows: Title: Provisional charter of Kirkland College. Author: Kirkland College (Clinton, N.Y.) Published: 1965. Description: 1 leaf ; 41 x 51 cm. Notes: At head of title: The University of the State of New York, Education Department. Signed: Edgar W. Couper, Chancellor; James E. Allen, Jr., President of the University and Commissioner of Education. Gold University of the State of New York seal affixed at bottom left corner. Summary: Provisional charter granted by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York on March 26, 1965. Subjects: Kirkland College (Clinton, N.Y.)--Charters. Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.)--Charters. Other title: Kirkland College provisional charter Contributing Organizations or Related Works: University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Format: Archival/Manuscript Material Location: ARCHIVES FOLIO Call Number: KIRK COLL KA 965

Restrictions

None

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Minutes of the Meetings of the Trustees of H.C.: 1812-1912 (0000.310)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 volumes

Description

Originals of the Trustee Meeting minutes, the copies of which are on the oversized shelves in the Archives (Ham Coll HB T77M)

Restrictions

None

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Alumni Review: Index, vols. 6-10 (0000.311)

Biographical Information

H.C.Publication

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

None

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AAUP Recommendation to the Administration and Trustees of H.C. (0000.312)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

regarding tuition of children of the faculty

Restrictions

None

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AAUP H.C. Chapter: Recommendation to the Administration and Trustees (0000.313)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

regarding tuition of children of the faculty

Restrictions

None

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Few Figs From Thistles, A: Collage (0000.314)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

None

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Record of Suspensions, Expulsions, and Dismissals for Any and All Causes from 7/1/1917 to 6/10/1938 by Frederick Carlos Ferry (0000.315)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Restrictions

FERPA

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In Memoriam to H.C. Athletic Men Who Died in Service...: 1914-1918, Cylinder (0000.316)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Rose, Charles, Framed Plaster Medallion of (0000.317)

Biographical Information

Charles A. Rose, class of 1826

Contents

Object

Extent

1 framed item

Description

H.C. Class of 1826 Plaster medallion, 9 1/2 inches in diameter, in a wooden frame, 14 inches in diameter and 3 1/4 inches deep, with a glass front. Charles A. Rose written three times on paper stuck to the back, dated November 28, 1834.

Restrictions

None

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Cyclostyle Duplicating Apparatus (0000.318)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Wilhelm, John E., In Memory of, Plaque (0000.319)

Biographical Information

class of 1941

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

Plaque in memory of John E. Wilhelm, class of 1941

Restrictions

None

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Seal of Hamilton College, Plaque [3] (0000.320)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Root, Elihu: Framed Plaster Medallion (0000.321)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer

Contents

Object

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Cannon Ball (0000.322)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

cannon ball

Restrictions

None

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Film Projector (0000.323)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

film projector in box

Restrictions

None

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Test Tube Holder (0000.324)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Keck Barn: Hay Car (0000.325)

Biographical Information

Keck House located on College Hill Road, built by Isaac Williams in the late 18th Century

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Hess Bookplate Collection (0000.326)

Biographical Information

Contents

Bookplates

Extent

1 small / long drawer, 1 small box, 1 folder

Description

bookplates of personal and institutional libraries

Restrictions

None

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Stillwater, Minnesota, Watercolor Drawing of Building in (0000.327)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Bristol, William M., Jr.: Alumni Gymnasium Development Fund Plaque (0000.328)

Biographical Information

Chairman Board of Trustees of H.C. Alumnus

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

plaque for Alumni Gymnasium Development Fund. It says William M. Bristol, Jr., Chairman, Alumni Gymnasium Development Fund.

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland, Samuel, Print (0000.329)

Biographical Information

(1741 -- 1808) Missionary to Oneida Indians and founder of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy and Hamilton College

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Root, Oren, Sr.: Resignation Letter, 1881 (copy) (0000.330)

Biographical Information

Professor at H.C.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Fancher, Paul Adee: Bust (0000.331)

Biographical Information

Professor of English

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

designed and casted by Sandor Ambrozy, Budapest, Hungary, 1938

Restrictions

None

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Fancher, Paul Adee, painting Early October Morning (0000.332)

Biographical Information

Professor of English scene from the cabin at Larchcote, Waterville, NY

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland, Samuel: Drawing by Austin Briggs, Sr. (0000.333)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

charcoal on paper

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College Charter Class 10th Reunion: Canvas with Signatures (0000.334)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Object

Extent

1 item

Description

canvas on stretcher

Restrictions

None

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Brandt, Hermann C.G.: Notes for the German Dictionary in Wood File Cabinet (0000.335)

Biographical Information

Professor of German

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) in wood cabinet

Extent

1 item

Description

Restrictions

None

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Presidents of the Society of Alumni: 1940-1978 Plaque (0000.336)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 item

Description

names of the presidents

Restrictions

None

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Occum, Samson: Drawing (0000.337)

Biographical Information

founder of the Brothertown Indians Settlement

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Ink drawing of Samson Occum (or Occom); formerly in Memorial Hall Description from the Memorial Hall inventory book: Artist: Edward Kunkely (1831-1878) [Utica artist] Date: 1875 Medium: India ink Copied from a portrait in oil colors painted in London in the year 1766

Restrictions

None

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Root, Elihu: On Cover of Puck Building, NY Periodical, 1903 (0000.338)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 item

Description

cover from December 30, 1903 (vol. LIV, No. 1400)

Restrictions

None

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Putnam, Elizabeth, Papers: 1801-1819 (0000.339)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 folders

Description

personal correspondence related to family matters, letters sent to Elizabeth Putnam. Correspondants include Ebeneser Grosvenor, F. Wadsworth, Lydia Lathrop, Mrs. Fogg, Lewis Grosvenor, Daniel P. Putnam.

Restrictions

None

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Day, Clarence Burton, Collection of Chinese Scrolls (0000.340)

Biographical Information

Missionary to China H.C. Class of 1911 Clarence Burton Day was born in American Fork, UT, on 1 September, 1889, and died in Duarte, CA, on 7 January, 1987. He was a graduate of Hamilton College, class of 1911. Following graduation he attended the San Francisco Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1914. He then spent a year as a research fellow at New College, Edinburgh, and Mansfield College, Oxford, and then began missionary work in China at Hangchow Christian College. Occasionally he returned to the U.S., pursuing graduate work at the University of Chicago (A.M., Chinese Buddhism, 1923), Hartford Seminary (Ph.D., 1930), and the San Francisco Seminary (S.T.M., 1931). He spent the rest of his career teaching at the following colleges: Hangchow, San Francisco Seminary, Forman Christian College (LaHore, India), and Lincoln College (PA).

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

2 3" tubes

Description

two chinese scrolls. Note: 4 Chinese paintings were donated by Clarence Day in 1930. These are listed on postcard to Prof. Ibbotson in Day's alumni biographical file as "very old 'Kuan-yin' (Goddess of Mercy, a Buddhist figure--rather patched but rare & valuable--dated about 1800) from Hangchow; 'Yu Huang Shang-Ti' (The Pearly or Jade Emperor of Heaven--Chief of all Taoist gods, riding chariot thru clouds) from Hangchow; 'Chung K'uei' (Demon Expeller--with foot on devil & brandishing sword)--from Shaohing, Chekiang, 30 mi. so. of Hangchow; 'Kuan Kung & Chow Ch'ang' The God of War & his bodyguard. Used as Protector of shops & homes, from Shaohing, Che."

Restrictions

Poor Condition -- Preservation Access Only

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Pound, Omar S., Collection of Literary Works and Journals (0000.341)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1951

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 boxes

Description

Collection of Omar S. Pound's works included in literary journals (mostly the Antigonish Review)

Restrictions

None

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Wright, Warren, Papers (0000.342)

Biographical Information

Upson Professor of Rhetoric and Communication

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Box

Description

Personal Papers: Correspondence; Professional : grade books, student files, syllabi, speech topics; departmental records including faculty evaluations and correspondence;

Restrictions

FERPA

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Librarian, Annual Reports of the, 1812-1904 (0000.343)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Folder

Description

acquisitions, extent of the library, general report, 1812-1904 (intermittent)

Restrictions

None

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Ibbotson, Joseph D., Research Material on Marcion (0000.344)

Biographical Information

Professor of English and Hebrew, Librarian of the College; class of 1890

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Folder

Description

research material and working manuscript on Marcion's life and writings

Restrictions

None

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Ibbotson, Joseph D., Research Material on Samuel Kirkland (0000.345)

Biographical Information

Professor of English and Hebrew, Librarian of the College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Folder

Description

correspondence and research materials: Large folder contains several folders: Abstracts of some of the Kirkland papers; "Barrier State: by J.D. Ibbotson--Two papers given to H.C. Library on 7/52; Bibliographical material on Samuel Kirkland; Biographies of John T., George, and Charles P. Kirkland; Copies of some of the Kirkland Papers; Correspondence between Pilkington and Dartmouth College and Index of Dartmouth Archive holdings regarding Samuel Kirkland; Kirkland Papers correspondence with Ibbotson; Kirkland Papers in Boston Public Library and NYSL; Kirkland Papers in Mass. Historical Society; Kirkland Papers, Journal entries, MSS, listings of; Misc. biographies, SK papers extracts, etc.; and some loose correspondence

Restrictions

None

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Metereological Observations, Clinton, NY (0000.346)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

6 Folders

Description

Metereological Observations, 1835 - 1989 (intermittent )

Restrictions

None

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Penney, James, Papers, addendum (0000.347)

Biographical Information

Professor of Art

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 Folder

Description

miscellaneous exhibit catalogs, publications in which Penney's work appears

Restrictions

None

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Root Art Center Records, addendum (0000.348)

Biographical Information

College art gallery

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Folder

Description

Advisory Council records: membership roster and addresses, minutes of meetings: 1959-72

Restrictions

None

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Application of H.C. for an Additional Water Source (1970) (0000.349)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); Maps, Plans

Extent

1 Folder

Description

proposals, applications, reports, studies, map and technical drawings

Restrictions

None

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Course Content Forms: 1947-1948 (0000.350)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

form used by the Committee on Studies to improve course catalogue listings; arranged by department

Restrictions

None

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Stryker, Stewart L., Papers (0000.351)

Biographical Information

Student, class of 1981

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

Folder

Description

lecture notes, exams, papers while student at H.C.

Restrictions

None

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McEwen, Robert W., Academic Regalia (0000.352)

Biographical Information

President of Hamilton College

Contents

Clothing

Extent

1 Large Box

Description

cap, gowns, stole

Restrictions

None

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McEwen, Robert W., Papers (0000.353)

Biographical Information

President of Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 Drawer

Description

"Breadth, Depth, and Freedom" ms; "Factors in the Modern Survival of Millenialism" dissertation; "The Tolerance of Tomorrow" ms; baccalaureate, commencement, convocation, and other addresses; Reports to the Board; Correspondence regarding his hospitalization, retirement, and address to the NYS School Boards Association in Syracuse "The Three R's -- And What More?"; letters to Marjorie McEwen following Robert's death

Restrictions

None

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Marcus Catlin Plaque (0000.354)

Biographical Information

Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, 1831-49

Contents

Plaque

Extent

1 Item

Description

Plaque wih brief biographical information about Professor Catlin

Restrictions

None

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Wooden Chest Containing Coins, Tokens, and Medals (0000.355)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Coins

Extent

1 Wooden Cabinet

Description

Wooden chest containing coins, tokens, and medals; deaccessioned 10/31/08

Restrictions

Restricted

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Manuscript: Shadwell Commonplace Book compiled or owned by P. Mellish (0000.356)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume, 560 pages

Description

vellum-bound, handwritten book containing passages on geology, law, poetry (including poems by W. Wilberforce and Sir Walter Scott), religion, artesian wells, slavery, etc. Table of contents/index starts on p. 541. Dates range from 1830 to 1844. Place-name Shadwell appears on flyleaf and on one of pages following table of contents; the name P. Mellish [?] also appears on the flyleaf. Title on spine: Manuscript.

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Manuscript book from Noyes Law Library (0000.357)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 volume, approx. 300 pp.

Description

handwritten copy of or notes on a law text; each page of the original text headed with original page number; handwriting suddenly gets smaller in (original) page 234; 24 chapter headings larger, first one decorated (Of Common Usmances [? or usinances?]); bookplate in back: Wm. Curtis Noyes; given to H.C. in 19th century (per note by F. Lorenz)

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Hamilton College Centennial Memorabilia--1912, from F.W. Putnam (0000.358)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 bookcover containing 4 signs or posters, 1 letter

Description

signs or posters advertising the services of automobiles for transit (for 25 cents) between the village of Clinton and Hamilton College during the Centennial of the College, June, 1912; letter from Frederick W. Putnam with explanation and suggestion that the signs might be interesting at the next Centennial [or bicentennial].

Restrictions

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Hamilton Alumni Review Index typescript (0000.359)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Typescript of Hamilton College Alumni Review index, approximately volumes XI to XXV (1946-1960), several copies. This does not appear to exist in bound, cataloged form. 8/17/04 Not several copies, but 4 volumes--XI-XV (pp.231-551 only), XVI-XX, XXI-XXV, and XXVI-XXX. All four volumes sent to be bound and cataloged.

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Life magazine, 1953, with article on Hamilton College, "Pure Liberal Arts" (0000.360)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 boxes

Description

many copies (44 in first box) of the April 27, 1953, Life magazine that includes the article "Pure Liberal Arts" (pp. 125ff) on Hamilton College. Cover photo from coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 3 copies cataloged as HAM COLL HE L62p. One box sent to duplicate storage in Molly Root attic.

Restrictions

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Grover Cleveland autograph letter, signed, to Edward Payson Powell (0000.361)

Biographical Information

class of 1853 tutor at HC 1856-57

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

in file of Edward Payson Powell, class of 1853: letter of March 5, 1901, Princeton, NJ, from Grover Cleveland. Also letter referring to Cleveland's candidacy (preference over Benjamin Harrison), June 28, 1888. Letter from Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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Ordinance to amend the Charter of Hamilton College, 1875 (0000.362)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document

Description

original 1875 Ordinance to amend the Charter of Hamilton College, Adopted by the Regents of the University, January 14, 1875. Added 4 additional trustees.

Restrictions

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Slides and Photographs, 1980s and 1990s (0000.363)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

slides of football; students at graduation, working (labelled sent to Betty House 4-4-94); college buildings: Emerson Gallery, old fitness center, south campus, faculty; photographs of students in class, at computers in library; Steve Wulf '72 with baseball memorabilia, book; faculty; classrooms; students; students in computer lab; campus; students on campus; students studying; Quad; South Campus; Christian Johnson, Field House, Root Hall, other buildings; campus life; slides in small box: students, campus (fall), statue, ELS, Commons, Kirkland Cottage, basketball court, chapel, pool

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Sophomore Cap, class of 1924 (0000.364)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 folder

Description

Class of '24 Sophomore Cap (June '21-June '22); presented by H.R. Goslee '24 5/26/74 (found among miscellaneous unprocessed items).

Restrictions

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Bible and shawl or blanket of Phanuel W. Warriner, class of 1826 (0000.365)

Biographical Information

Contents

Book, fabric

Extent

1 folder

Description

Bible (London, 1823) with inscription and passages preached from noted, belonging to Phanuel W. Warriner, class of 1826; paisley shawl or coverlet

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notebooks of Edward Walstein Root, class of 1862 (0000.366)

Biographical Information

Edward Walstein Root, class of 1862, son of Oren Root (1833) and brother of Elihu Root (1864). Died 1870.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

5 books

Description

5 mss notebooks with notes on chemistry by Edward Walstein Root, class of 1862. First book inscribed "E.W. Root. 1864." First page of notes headed: "Chemical Analysis. Prof. Schneider's Labratorium. Berlin Prussia. January 5th 1864." About a quarter of the notebook filled from that end; at the other end, turned the other way up, are notes on "Quantitative Chemical Analysis. Prof. E.R. Schneider's Labratorium. Berlin Prussia. May 2d, 1864." Second book headed "Chemical Technologie from Prof. Magnus. Berlin University. April 21st 1864." Remaining 3 books from the School of Mines, NYC, October, 1867; notes on chemistry.

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Pins and other memorabilia, from misc collections (0000.367)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 small box

Description

Pins and other memorabilia, from misc collections: Phoenix Society pin (Nathan Randall Chapman, Class of 1835; William Ely Wright '29); pin in blue case; Keys for Phi Beta Kappa (variously: donated 1934; from 1885; Wallace B. Lucas 1866; M.W. Stryker; J.A. Davis 1878; Willard B. Marsh '12); Square - Senior Honorary Society Pin of Thomas E. Roberts '18; Medallion for a Greek and Roman literary in honor of Henry Curran, whose portrait is presumably on the front side; Star pin, "Philopeuthean 1815"

Restrictions

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Course materials, publications, and notices, ca. 1956-1958 (0000.368)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Course materials, ephemera such as programs for concerts, commencement, theatricals, schedules for examinations, memos, letters, committee minutes, sports schedules, polls, etc., for 1956-1958. Folders: Publications and notices; Middle States Evaluation Report 1958; Sports 1956-58; Hamilton 1956-58: Course Syllabi, assignments, tests, etc.

Restrictions

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program for 1812 and All That! (0000.369)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 sheet

Description

1 legal-sized program for "A Cultural-Traditional-Pastoral Light Opera in Two Acts: 1812 and All That! (Utilizing the actual texts of the original Charter and By-laws of Hamilton College--plus other documents related to its founding." People said to be involved in production: William Wyler, Grace Metalious, Jack Kerouac '51, Silliman, Jacques Letzelter, Jon Mattingly, Jalon Rudd, Harry Kessler, Dr. Evans, Casey Stengel '22. Act 1: H-O Acad., 1794; Act 2: Alpha Swigma Phi, 1961

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Morris Brown, Class of 1864, Civil War Letters (1991.001)

Biographical Information

died in action on June 22, 1864, near Petersburg, Va., while leading a charge against Confederate troops; posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 album

Description

Diary or album of letters written by Morris Brown during the Civil War. Approximately 100 Civil War letters and documents from the period 1862-1864, contained in a scrapbook or album. The album, of marbled boards, with the front cover detached, has embossed on the front the name Jennie M. Browne. The documents include Morris Brown's enlistment papers, dated 11 August, 1862. Digitized and available in the Library's Digital Collections at http://elib.hamilton.edu/civil-war-collection.

Restrictions

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Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin genealogy and handcrafted yarn belt (1999.001)

Biographical Information

Contents

Book, textiles

Extent

1 folder

Description

genealogical book "Families of Eggink and Welch" about the Brothertown Indian families by Joan D. Marx Waldvogel, descendant of the Welches, 1991; handcrafted yarn belt by Franklyn Waldvogel, 1999, with attached badge: "Gift given to Hamilton College in memory of the Brothertown Indians who lived in Brothertown, NY from the 1770's until the 1830's and who were then removed to Brothertown (Calumet) Wisconsin between 1831 and 1836."

Restrictions

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Richard W. Couper Papers (2001.001)

Biographical Information

Trustee, H.C. Former Provost, H.C. Class of 1944, H.C. President, New York Public Library President, Watson Foundation Richard Watrous Couper, born 16 December 1922 in Binghamton, N.Y. Originally enrolled with Hamilton College class of 1944, Couper enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 where he attained the rank of captain during World War II. After finishing his degree at Hamilton in 1947, he earned a master's degree in American History from Harvard University. Along with continuous service as a Hamilton College trustee since 1959, Couper served as administrative vice president of Hamilton College beginning in 1962 and was promoted to acting president and then vice president and provost. Couper later served as the first deputy commissioner for higher education for the New York State Education Department (1969-71), became the first full-time president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library (1971-81), and served as president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation until 1990.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

14 Boxes

Description

Records and correspondence during his service as provost of H.C.

Restrictions

None

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Samuel Hopkins Adams Collection of Dibble and Brinkerhoff Correspondence (2001.002)

Biographical Information

Betty Buckley is the grandaughter of Samuel Hopkins Adams Brinkerhoff was a member of the New York State Assembly?

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

c. 60 letters

Description

Personal correspondence, 1803-1862; correspondents include George Brinkerhoff, Horace Dibble, Dr. Cooper, Mr. Wylie, John Henry, Mary Jane Manson, Perkins King, Emaline Serantor, Evaline Scranton, Abner Phelps, Dr. Daniel Wood, L. Loomis, O. Dibble, Charity Van Arsdol, Fitch, James Tamert, J.C. Dibble, Jeremiah Williamson, Marton, John Selover, Emeline Dibble, Emeline Edwards, Henry Mervine, N. Mervine, H. Goodrich, Lauren Harlinger, Abe Bevier, D.J. Mead, Curtis Rose, John W. Taylor, Timothy Rose, Charles King, B.K. Dibble, B.P. Hale, Elisha Conklin, Martha R. Conklin, C. Longer, Helen M. Park, J. Mood, Phebe Lambert, J. H. Sauner, Rollins, Landosen, Samuel Preston, Cinthy Covey, George L. Crammer, Charlotte Headly

Restrictions

None

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Scholarship Information Forms: Classes of 1998 and 1999 (2001.003)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 Box

Description

Scholarship Information Forms, Classes of 1998 and 1999

Restrictions

FERPA

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Map of Clinton (reproduction) (2001.004)

Biographical Information

Erin Waters is H.C. Class of 2001 and was employed in the H.C. Archives, Summer 2001

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

1 Map

Description

Reproduction of a 19th Century Map of Clinton, NY

Restrictions

None

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Class of 2000 & 2001 Facebook Photographs; also 2002; also 2003-2005 (2001.005)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

facebook photographs and information about the classes of 2000, 2001, and 2002 [2001.5.1], and the classes of 2003, 2004, and 2005 [2001.5.2]; published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

Restrictions

None

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Monday Club pamphlets (2001.006)

Biographical Information

founded 1892

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 pamphlets, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 cm

Description

2 copies of a pamphlet: The Monday Club, Clinton, New York; 2001-2002: Poets

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Basketball and Hockey Collection (2001.007)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

score books, other records of Men's and Women's basketball and Hockey at Hamilton College from the 1960's through the 1990's, assorted publications.

Restrictions

None

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Diplomas of James Taylor Dunn 1936 and James W. Taylor 1838 (2001.008)

Biographical Information

James W. Taylor was the grandfather or great-grandfather of James Taylor Dunn

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 diplomas, framed

Description

Diploma of James W. Taylor, 1838, in Latin, signed by Joseph Penney, with seal (in bottom left corner, seal imprinted on paper on ribbon on diploma); diploma of James Taylor Dunn, 1936, in Latin, signed by F.C. Ferry, seal printed onto the paper but ribbon added

Restrictions

None

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Stereoscopic photographs: stereoviews of Hamilton College and area (2001.009)

Biographical Information

Lawrence B. Lindemer, Class of 1943

Contents

Photographs

Extent

10 slides

Description

Stereoscopic photographs, "Gems from American Scenery," by L.E. Walker, Publisher, Warsaw, NY, of various views of Clinton and Hamilton College: Liberal Institute from the Knob, Litchfield Observatory, Perry H. Smith Library, Prof. Root's Cabinet, pulpit in Chapel, Chapel side, Chapel front, Hamilton C., views of College Hill and Clinton from Knob. Added 8/28/2013: additional stereoview of North and Middle (or Kirkland) dormitories, with garden in foreground.

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College materials (2002.001)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Books, Publications

Extent

2 publications, one folder of memorabilia

Description

Particulars: Kirkland College 72--newspaper format catalog Particulars: 74-75--bound catalog of Kirkland College [cataloged] Freshman orientations materials for Lisa Schilling literary magazine, theater/dance programs

Restrictions

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Rogers Estate addendum (2002.002)

Biographical Information

Hamilton College class of 1930 (AB and MA), Hamilton College faculty 1937-1967, chairman of Biology Dept., professor emeritus; sold house and gave land to college in 1994 (Rogers Estate, formerly Hawthorn Farm); father Charles B. Rogers, class of 1887, was an educator in Clinton

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs Ephemera

Extent

2 Boxes; 1 Small Box

Description

photographs, including many from Groton School (of P. Rogers); 2 fans, old, in boxes; leases and indentures; 2 posters for 1927 German productions of Wagner operas Additional folder (2002.2.1A) of photographs, letters from Mother to Ralph, a few bank statements (added 5/20/2003); additional folders (2002.2.1B and C) of photographs, correspondence, ephemera (added 2/24/2004)

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College Archives: President's Office Files Addendum (Samuel Babbitt) (2002.003)

Biographical Information

President of Kirkland College Samuel Fisher Babbitt was born in New Haven, CT, on 22 February, 1929. After earning a silver star for his service as a Master Sergeant during the Korean War, Babbitt graduated from Yale College in 1953. He later earned his Master's degree in general studies (1957) and his Ph.D. in American Studies (1965) from Yale Graduate School. He later received an honorary degree from Hamilton College in 1969. Babbitt came to Kirkland College after serving as lecturer in English and Dean of Men at Vanderbilt University from 1957-1962, and Assistant Dean of Yale Graduate School (1962-1966). Babbitt was appointed President of the newly incorporated Kirkland College in 1966, and was officially inaugurated in April of 1969. He held that position until Kirkland College merged with Hamilton College in 1978. After completing his service as President of Kirkland, Babbitt was appointed vice president of Program Planning and Resources at the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center of New York in 1980 and in 1983 became the vice president for development at Brown University, a position he held until his retirement in 1993.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 Boxes

Description

Files on K.C. / H.C. merger negotiations; admissions reports; endowment; fundraising; planning

Restrictions

None

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Scholarship Information Forms: 2001 (2002.004)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/3 Box

Description

Scholarship Information Forms, Class of 2001

Restrictions

FERPA

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Oren Root, Jr (IV) Papers (2002.005)

Biographical Information

1911-1995 Lawyer; Princeton 1933 New York State Banking Superintendent Lawyer; liberal Republican politician; while beginning practice of law in late 1930s, campaigned for election of Fiorello La Guardia as mayor of New York City and Thomas E. Dewey as governor of New York state; was early, major promoter of Wendell L. Willkie for Republican nomination for president in 1940; worked full time as chairman of Associated Willkie Clubs of America during Willkie's unsuccessful run against President Franklin D. Roosevelt; later served as member of New York County Republican Committee and vice-president of New York Young Republican Club; was first president of National Association for Mental Health in early 1950s; in administration of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York from 1959 to 1964, was successively special assistant for federal and interstate affairs and secretary of banks; for many years practiced law with New York firm of Root Barrett Cohen Knapp & Smith; later was counsel to firm of Lord Day & Lord Barrett Smith until 1994; died in Bedford, New York.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

11 Boxes; 3 Flat Boxes

Description

Contains the correspondence, both personal and relating to offices held and activities, of Oren Root IV Finding aid available in repository Contains the correspondence, both personal and relating to offices held and activities, of Oren Root, Jr. Extensive collection of correspondences involving political campaigns to which he contributed (Lindsay, Javits, Willkie, etc.), committees and associations to which he belonged (American Arbitration Association, American Veterans Committee, Fair Employment Practice Committee, Council on Foreign Relations, International Rescue Committee, Metropolitan Club, National Association for Mental Health, New York Young Republican Club, etc.), and positions he held (New York State Banking Superintendent, Special Assistant to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, President of Charter New York Corporation, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Irving Trust Co.). Collection also includes memorabilia relating to the Willkie presidential campaign of 1940 (scrapbooks, photographs, pins). Added 7/2006: folder on arbitration; folder on Westchester properties.

Restrictions

None

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Facebook Photographs -- Class of 2006 (2002.006)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 Small Box

Description

entering photographs of the class of 2006 used in the publication of a facebook; published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

Restrictions

None

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Kirkland College Marker Photograph Poster (2002.007)

Biographical Information

commemorative marker created by John von Bergen and Ava Bromberg

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 Tube

Description

photograph poster of marker under construction

Restrictions

None

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Hamilton College Choir -- Christmas Music Poster (2002.008)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); photographs

Extent

1 Item

Description

poster: "Christmas Music -- Thursday Dec. 19th -- Ballroom 5:00 P.M. -- The Hamilton Choir" photographs of Choir, John Baldwin Hamilton College Seal

Restrictions

None

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Cane (2002.009)

Biographical Information

N/A

Contents

Cane

Extent

1 Item

Description

Cane (wood) with names of the U.S. Presidents on it 1793-1923, also a carving of George Washington (?)

Restrictions

None

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Letters to Francis M. Burdick (2002.010)

Biographical Information

Class of 1869; LL.B., LL.D (1895, honorary) on the faculty at Hamilton College before moving on to Cornell nephew of Samuel D. Enos, 1843; lawyer; testified on C.H.F. Peter's behalf in Peters' case against Charles Borst; died in New York in 1920

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

one folder

Description

1 pamphlet; letters to F.M. Burdick and Mrs. Burdick from C.H.F. Peters (fac.); Oren Root (Class of 1833, fac.); Clinton Scollard (1881; fac.); E.L. Stevens (1890); Edward Coit Morris (1889; a fellow member of D.U.); sec. of H.C. (re. honorary degree); Chas. C. Kellogg (lumber dealer, Utica); A.G. Hopkins (Class of 1866, fac.); Albert H. Chester (Hon. Degree 1891, fac., re. a Mr. Best's coin collection); Charles H. Searle (law office, Utica), Sec. of Old Home Week Celebration, Utica

Restrictions

none

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Hamilton blanket of William Freeman, 1926 (2002.011)

Biographical Information

Contents

blanket

Extent

1 box

Description

dark blue wool lap blanket or carriage rug with sewn-on initial H with college seal in center

Restrictions

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original poster by Kevin Burns '77 for faculty production of "The Country Wife" (2002.012)

Biographical Information

a dramatic reading of William Wycherly's The Country Wife, March 23 & 24, 1977, directed by Edwin Barrett, parts read by Fred Wagner, Rand Carter, Hal Holladay, Nancy Rabinowitz, John O'Neill, Mary O'Neill, Jackie Medina, John Gordon, Sidney Wertimer (poster includes caricatures of the above); also Rouben Cholakian, Nancy Platz, Eloise Henderson, Jeanne Culkin, Miranda Barrett. Artwork by Kevin J. Burns, class of 1977, exec. producer, Foxstar Prod.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed poster

Description

"In the seventies the Faculty did a staged reading of "The Country Wife," directed by Edwin Barrett, with Fred Wagner, John and Mary O'Neill, Sidney Wertimer, and Jackie Medina. Kevin Burns ['77], now a producer of A&E film biographies and AMC "Backstory," drew the comic poster of which I have the original." Fred Wagner

Restrictions

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stereoscopic photographs of campus (2002.013)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

7 stereographic cards

Description

stereoscopic photographs of Hamilton College, by H.W. Seward, Utica, NY, including one of the chapel, one of The Avenue, one of The College Road, and 4 campus views (numbered 2-5)

Restrictions

none

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Samuel Hopkins Adams letters (2003.001)

Biographical Information

S.H. Adams, 1871-1958; H.C. Class of 1891. Adams was an important member of the staffs of McClure's and Collier's magazines during the muckraking days and was active in exposing medical frauds and instrumental in bringing about the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). Adams used fictional settings in a long series of books dealing with the American background and such issues as dishonest journalism (The Clarion, 1914) and the Harding administration scandals (Revelry, 1926); created the Average Jones stories, which Howard Haycraft pronounced, "well above the level of their era, both in conception and style." (Haycraft 1968, p. 100.)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 letters

Description

ALS to "Moffett" dated Aug. 21, 1906, on Collier's letterhead, NY ALS to "Cyril" dated Dec. 26, 1939, on Colony Gardens letterhead, Beaufort, SC

Restrictions

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Hamilton College treasurers' letters,additions to 19th-century records (2003.002)

Biographical Information

Benjamin Woolsey Dwight, M.D., 1780-1850, Yale 1799, Treasurer of Hamilton College 1831-50, father of Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, HC 1835

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 letters

Description

1 letter from Erastus Clark, Treasurer of Hamilton College, to Archibald McIntire, dated Utica, March 22, 1819, asking for HC's share of Lottery money. 1 letter from Benjamin Dwight, Treasurer of Hamilton College, to A. C. Flagg, Comptroller of the State of NY, dated Clinton, August 1, 1838, asking for HC's state grant of $3000 to be deposited or sent to him as Treasurer. Both letters marked PAID on verso.

Restrictions

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Winter Carnival and Febfest Pins (2003.003)

Biographical Information

Contents

Ephemera

Extent

3 pins

Description

1 pin from Winter Carnival 1940 (3rd winter carnival), given by Matthew McCullough '44; 1 pin from FebFest 2000 and 1 pin from FebFest 2002 given by Stacey Himmelberger (Publications)

Restrictions

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Hamilton College football photographs, 1904 (2003.004)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

5 photographs

Description

5 photos, roughly 6 1/2 x 4 3/4", 3 still mounted on album pp, other 2 loose. Show Hamilton making a touchdown, Union about to punt. Other 3 show the field with old stone dorms behind [Truax, Old North, Carnegie], 1 shows Chem & science labs behind field, 1 shows Carnegie Hall dorm. Nice lot from this great small college in 1904. [eBay description] Also photo of creek north of Waterville.

Restrictions

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photographs of class of 1918 and ELS in 1916 (2003.005)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 items

Description

1 photograph of the class of 1918 as sophomores in 1916, on the steps of Root Hall; 1 photograph of either the class of 1918 or the members of the Emerson Literary Society in 1916 (labeled Carl K. Frey, Utica, NY)

Restrictions

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Facebook photographs, Class of 2007 (2003.006)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Facebook photographs and information (name, hometown, high school) for the Class of 2007. published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

Restrictions

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Gold medallion of Hamilton College seal (2004.01)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 medallion

Description

23K gold-plated medallion showing the Hamilton College seal (angel, book, boy), with the words "Collegii Hamiltonensis Sigillum, Fundatum MDCCCXII" around the picture.

Restrictions

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19th-century letters (2004.02)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

39 letters

Description

correspondence of 19th-century faculty and alumni, including Edward North, Professor, Simeon North, President, his wife F. Harriet North, Marcus Catlin, 1827, Professor, Edwin J. Sherrill, 1833, Glenni W. Scofield, 1840, Theodore P. Green, 1841, Chester Smith Percival, 1845, Josiah W. North, 1848, Meeds T. Tuthill, 1850, Alpha Delta Phi members Alexander Spaulding, 1846, Levi P. Coman, 1846, Everett Case, 1845, Homer B. Morgan, 1847, Frank F. Ellinwood, 1849, Edward F.B. Orton, 1848, Anonymous 19th Century Poems, Letter re. Canal (in non-HC Misc.)

Restrictions

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Photographs: 1993 and older: Reunion and Commencement; assorted slides (2004.03.1)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides of Reunions '91; negatives of Graduation (Commencement) and Reunions '91; slides (3) of Reunions '92; slides (4) of Commencement '94; assorted slides: campus scenes (+ students in classrooms & social spaces) 1989, 1981-87, 1990, 1991, 1992, Beinecke Student Activities Village 1993 (2 sheets), campus 1993, athletics '93, snowplow Dec. '93, a capella groups '93 (1 slide of Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown); contact sheets Reunions '92 (John Drew, photographer), unidentified, prints of statue, students in snow 2/93, DeKlerk press photos

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Great Names 1997: Elie Wiesel (2004.03.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints of Elie Wiesel with students, Gene Tobin, Bev Tobin, faculty, including Al Kelly, Phil and Betty Pearle, Nancy Rabinowitz, etc., also Debbie Hepburn, Frank Perreta; at dinner in president's house; giving Great Names speech; signing autographs

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury [1/31/97] Fall, 1997 (2004.03.11)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: Gene Tobin with alumni and award (by Steve Charzuk); jazz ensemble; Morris Detz in chapel, with audience 11/13/97; Oliver North in chapel 11/11/97; Public Policy, Levitt Center Luncheon, Students, Faculty, and Area Politicians 11/14/97; Victor Flax Luncheon, Bristol 11/1/97; Barbara Tewksbury Award Ceremony, NYS Professor of the Year 1997, 10/23/97; Convocation '97

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury [9/1997] Spring, 1997 (2004.03.12)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

list of events and photographers; envelope of prints by Steve Charzuk (person in front of blackboard, Riffle Award, panel, students near Kirkland Cottage; also students in mail center, students running radio station; contact sheet and negative of Jocelyn Elders, 2/26/97, by Peter Finger; Tewksbury: contact sheets (May, 1997) of dance in Events Barn, person teaching; campus activities board; slides: student in white satin dress and mortarboard; prints: Richard Seager 5/97; Dr. Martin Hirsch '60 videoconference 4/2; Class & Charter Day 5/9 ("sumo" wrestling); John Nichols, Little Pub 4/19; Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity founder 4/10/97; Sir Brian Urquhart, Hansmann Lecture 4/10; Kathryn Stimpson, 4/2; Alan Keyes 3/10; Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize winner 3/6; Shelley Haley, BBC Timewatch-Jonathan Miller, classroom and taping 3/5; Asian New Year 2/22; Bobby Peru 2/22; Ellis Paul, Acoustic Coffee House, with Jennifer Kimball 2/20; Chili Cook Off 2/15; Robert Moses 1/31

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Photographs: Slides from Campaign Kickoff Slide Show 9/97 (2004.03.13)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

best selection of slides shot by Steve Dahlgren for New Century Campaign slide presentation: Sciences; Portraits/Faces; General classroom/academic (includes slides of printers' insignias or marks, early books in Latin, Greek, marginal illuminations); Athletics

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Photographs: 1997 Reunions and Commencement: Slides (2004.03.14)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: 1997 reunions (Peter Finger) and 1997 Commencement (Vickers & Beechler); 9/97 professorship award ceremony (V & B); negatives and contact sheets: Gene Tobin with honorees (honorary degree recipients?); individuals and family groups, some labeled with post-its (Gabrielle & Luke, Ann M, Pinney K, Amy Palmieri, Randi/Ross, Frenchie, J.J. & Mauro, Lori, Murphy, Doron, Sara, J.W., Lamont, Kresimir, Ferguson, J.J., Fugelsong, Townsend, Janelle Schwarz, Scala, Emma Grinwis, Linda Smallen), speakers at commencement

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Photographs: 1997 Reunions and Commencement (2 of 2) (2004.03.15)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negatives and contact sheets: reunions, baccalaureate, commencement; faculty (Austin Briggs, Tewksbury family, Richard Somer, Jay Williams, etc.); New Century Campaign; enlargement of faculty medals (named chairs)

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Photographs: 1997 Slides (1 of 2) (2004.03.16)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: campus scenes--buildings, students, athletics, musicians in the Events Barn, dorm rooms, West Park Row, Mary Lou Millar, administrators, students in snow, student life, tours, plaque unveiling, Diner, faculty offices (Austin Briggs & students; George Bahlke & students), Little Pub, faculty in academic gowns, EMS, dance, bicycling, art, science (students, faculty, equipment), Monk Rowe and student playing saxaphones, Shelley Haley, students with illuminated manuscript, more faculty with students, students singing, Commons interior, darts, hockey, downtown Clinton, Alumni Council

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Photographs: 1997 Slides (2 of 2) (2004.03.17)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

5"x7" photos of Kickoff, faculty; large negatives of Hamilton banner; negatives of campus buildings; 8"x10" photos from 1994 (Riffle award, C. West, tee-shirts) and 1996 (Tobin, McCormick [McCormack], athletics); negatives and contact sheets from Campaign Kickoff (some names listed), David Paris, Rit Fuller; slides: campus scenes--Martin's Way, 1 Bill Denison slide from 1996 (Habitat for Humanity?), 3 art slides of campus scenes by Lynn Butler; buildings, students, outdoor classes, class in Austin Briggs' office, Edward Wheatley with student, more faculty with students, Bradford Marsalis, individual shots of students with saxaphones and with Monk Rowe, jazz concert, plaque unveiling, Kirkland Project, EMTs, athletics, downtown Clinton, dance, students doing science, tours, students singing, musicians in rehearsal room; prints of Chandra Mohanty 9/97

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury: 2/99-6/99 Commons dedication; Science--girls (2004.03.18)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: 6/99 Science Day (elementary children with science faculty, demonstrations); 5/99 Girls in Science; Commons rededication 5/99; 4/99 Panel on Race, Dwight Lounge; 2/99 Undesirable Elements; Spring '99 Center for Children, New England; panel in Red Pit; presentation on US Constitution, copyright; Mac Bristol, Tom Schwarz portrait dedication (Pinney present also); Brigadoon

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury: 1998 Jazz Band and Workshops; Bill Shelick (2004.03.19)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: Edward C. Taylor; women authors: Lynn Kanter K '76, Maggie Stern Terris K '76, Jo Pitkin K '78, Kathryn Grover K '75, Ashton Applewhite K '74; AIDS quilt 4/98; jazz workshops; Frank Foster with jazz band 4/98; Kathrine Sullivan 4/98; Tony Kushner

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Photographs: 1994 Slides (2004.03.2)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: campus scenes with students, music--Verdi, Bruckner, drums, Choir, faculty & students, classrooms, athletics, gallery exhibits; Josh Simpson exhibit; concerts in Wellin; dance; students in Beinecke, near Bristol; buildings on campus; fitness center; profs. Odamtten, Gentry, Somer, etc.; Pres. Tobin in Beinecke with students; photo prints: student with poster session on phosphatase inhibitors, 12/15/94; Pres. Tobin and trustees/donors in front of Burke Library Plaque

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Photographs: 1998 Reunions and Commencement (1 of 2) (2004.03.20)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negative roll #14 of Reunions '98, 2 prints; slides: reunions, by Peter Finger; Commencement, by Vickers & Beechler

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Photographs: 1998 Reunions and Commencement (2 of 2) (2004.03.21)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: 1998 Reunions, including alumni classes, jazz band. One print labeled (Beth and Joel Johnson '65, children). Does not seem to include any commencement photographs.

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Photographs: 1998 Slides (2004.03.22)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negatives of art class; 2 prints of Beinecke; negatives of dancers in front of a window (Kirkland loft?); negatives, contact prints, prints of NYC Breakfast 12/98 (alumni); unframed slides [by John M. Rae II '82] of brothers Jay '93 and Shep '95 Wainwright in their Cosi Sandwich Bar; slides: Dick Couper; faculty & students doing science; student life; events; art exhibit; buildings and people on campus; West Park Row; A. Hamilton statue; Project 200 mill$ prints and negatives (8/6/99): Coupers, presentation, 200 mil party; Ferguson House dedication & reception--prints; 1998 United Way Gold Award--prints; Prof. Hong Gang Jin, National Professor of the Year--slides; reunions--negatives labeled Ham Alumni Weekend; several unlabeled prints

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury: 10/98-9/98 Candids (2004.03.23)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: Winter Formal; N.E. Center for Children; Julian Bond (Chapel/Reception); Marcy Sack's class; Meira (Mimi) Barrett '02; William Leurs, 11/14/98; Family Weekend 10/16-18/98; Anna Quindlen, Chapel and book-signing, 10/28/98

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1999 Photographs by Kim Morrissey, Susan Kahn, Jason Nuttle--BLSU (2004.03.24)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negatives of Sears Awards, Sidney Wertimer plaque; packets of neg. & prints: Prof. Lowry guest lecture; BLSU dinner (also loose prints); prints in 3-ring sleeves: BLSU anniversary; Sears Awards; Spring '99 DC; b/w print of Jim Reilly, NASA

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Photographs: 1999 Reunions and Commencement [slides] (2004.03.25)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

packet of group photos and number/name cards from class of '49's 1999 reunion; group photos of '74 (Ham. and Kirkland, together and separately), '47, '59 (with names); prints from reunions '99 and wall ceremony (benefactor plaque); negatives and contact sheets from Commencement; added 8/06 from an unnumbered notebook: slides of 1999 Reunions (by John Rae) and Commencement (by Vickers & Beechler)

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Photographs: 1999 Slides and Photos (1 of 2) (2004.03.26)

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Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

1st Annual ACR AIDS Hike for Life, May 1999 (print); slides: rooms in Ferguson, Saunders, 3950 Campus Rd (Woollcott), McIntosh; April candids; tours; campus views (students, trees, buildings); Prof. Bradfield's class; Diner; prints: Alternative Spring Break '99, Hobe Sound, FL, and dinner with the Bristols; ASB '99, Jacksonville, FL; negatives for both ASB sessions

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Photographs: 1999 Slides and Photos (2 of 2) (2004.03.27)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

prints: 1999 Watson Fellowship Awards; YWCA award; negatives and contact sheets: Bill & Wendy Luess Dinner 2/99; prints: National Press Club (1999 panel, students); Alumni Council at Ferguson House, Beinecke, Little Pub. Added 10/09: prints of two men (students?) with alligator; hundreds of ceramic cups; women's crew team carrying shell; Margaret Thatcher; black woman (student?) sitting on bench at Union Station, Utica (probably).

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Photographs: Reunions and Commencement 1995: Slides (2004.03.3)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: Reunions 1995 (by Terry Wild Studio) and Commencement 1995 (by Vickers & Beechler)

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Photographs: 1995: Slides (2004.03.4)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: Nancy Rabinowitz; crew; Root Glen; orientation (Aug., 1995); buildings and students on campus; Diner; Beinecke; Reunions (June, 1995); students eating in McEwen; athletics; Austin Briggs; fac., admin.; sculpture near C.J.; Rob Kolb & Gene Tobin at commencement; Couper Hall; Bristol

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Photographs: 1995: Slides (2) (2004.03.5)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: campus scenes; Events Barn; Sig House; buildings on campus; Stuart Hirshfield with student; crew; Root Glen; Nancy Rabinowitz with class outside; Vincent Odamtten with class outside; students on campus; Beinecke; students eating in McEwen; Bristol; Diner; athletics; frisbee; faculty; Alexander Hamilton statue with students; prints: Levitt Scholars 1995; Gene Tobin and others (trustees?) in front of Sigma Xi poster with Sept. 22-23, 1995 date on it (photo by Steve Charzuk)

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Photographs: 1996: Great Names: Colin Powell; more Great Names speakers (2004.03.6)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negatives and contact sheets of tree planting in front of Bristol; negatives, contact sheets, and a few enlargements of Colin Powell at the Great Names event: giving his speech, greeting people (one identified as Dan Brown), with Pres. Tobin; Great Names: James Carville, with contact sheet; prints and enlargements: Colin Powell with students; slides: Great Names speakers Carville and Matalin (also in group photo, with negatives, contact sheets); F.W. Deklerk 4/98 (Great Names); BB King, Great Names Series 10/20/98; CDs: Tom Brokaw 2006; Aretha Franklin 2008

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Photographs: Reunions and Commencement 1996: Slides (2004.03.7)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: Reunions 1996 (by P. Finger) and Commencement 1996 (by Vickers & Beechler)

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Photographs: 1996: Slides (2004.03.8)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

slides: Diner; making pottery; drums; dorm room; art class; trumpet; rock swing (Kirkland Rock); classroom scenes; Chinese characters; faculty office; fitness room; Bobby Fong eating with student; Beinecke; students in living room (Eells?); Keehn kitchen; campus scenes; buildings on campus; Beinecke; Ferguson; residence halls; Little Pub; athletics; Lisa Tannenbaum; Habitat for Humanity crew; West Park Row, Clinton; students on campus; tours; Events Barn; faculty; class in hard hats; class in cemetery; Ann Silversmith with student; Peter Rabinowitz; Adirondack Adventure; Root Glen; pool; soundboard

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Photographs: 1996: Slides (2 of 2) (2004.03.9)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

negatives: renovations (Little Pub?); head shots; slides: Great Names speakers Carville and Matalin; Ann Silversmith with student; Beinecke; Habitat for Humanity; drumming in classroom; soundboard; classroom scenes; art class; faculty; cemetery; class in hard hats; Root Glen (Norway spruce); Bobby Fong eating with student; faculty office; Peter Rabinowitz; classroom scene with Chinese characters; classroom scene with computers; trumpet; pottery; scientific equipment (petrie dish?); dance; Bristol Tree Planting

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copy of Deed from Samuel Kirkland to Ralph W. Kirkland (2004.04)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 11" x 14" photocopies

Description

photocopy of front and back of deed or indenture conveying 179 acres of land on the west side of the Oriskany Creek from Samuel Kirkland to Ralph W. Kirkland, dated May 25, 1797. Includes signatures of Samuel Kirkland, John Kirkland, and Eliza Kirkland (her only known signature, according to H. Williams). Verso contains depositions by John Kirkland in 1800 (?), signed by James Dean, and Eliza Kirkland in 1816, signed by Judge Morris Miller, attesting to their witness of the deed; also a note that the deed was recorded on June 8, 1858, in Book No. 209, p. 430 of Deeds.

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Newspaper article: 1826 Commencement, reported in Albany Argus & City Gazette (2004.05)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 large sheet of newsprint, folded

Description

Newspaper: Albany Argus & City Gazette for September 5, 1826, with article (page 2, column 3) about Hamilton College Commencement, list of graduates, endowment of a professorship of Theology and Sacred Literature, plans for building, current state of construction of Chapel, and praise.

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Class album, 1881 (2004.06)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 album containing 44 photographs

Description

Portraits of the members of the class of 1881 and of the faculty: Samuel Gilman Brown (president), Oren Root, CHF Peters, Ellicott Evans, Edward North, Nicholas W. Goertner, John W. Mears, Abel G. Hopkins, Albert H. Chester, Ambrose P. Kelsey, Henry A. Frink; students: Ball, Bliss, Borst [with clipping of obituary, 1918], Brewer, Bumpus, Chamberlain, Cross, DeGarmo, Dayton [Groves, Hess missing], Hubbard, Hughes, Jacks, Griffith '80 [Joslyn missing], Massonneau, McLachlan, Moyer, Nichols [Nixon, Otto missing], Palmer, Persons [with clipping of move from Syracuse to Baltimore], Pratt, Scollard [with clipping from Fantasy, Pittsburgh, PA, of poem by "the late Clinton Scollard"], Sherman, Thomson, AC White, HP White, Whiteman, Williams, non-graduates Nelson, Westcott, 2 unidentified men, and janitors Peter Kelly and Peter Blake

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Charter & Amendments of H.C.: certified copies, 1956 (2004.07)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Certified copies and photstats of the Hamilton College Charter and Amendments from the NY State Department of Education, Oct. 1956; also printed copies, with the By-laws of the Trustees, from 1956 and 1982

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Lynn "Jack" Brown's Hamilton College photographs and publications (2004.08)

Biographical Information

Lynn E. Brown Class of 1934

Contents

Photographs , Publications

Extent

1 folder, 2 framed photographs

Description

2 framed photographs: 23 cm x 100 cm panoramic view of college; 23 cm x 112 cm panoramic view of several hundred students (all four classes?), seated; attached label reads "Puzzle: Find Jack: Hint: Wearing a beanie lower left quadrant" [around 1930 (if Jack Brown '34 is wearing a beanie=he is a freshman?)]. 7 negatives from about 1934 (campus?). Folder of publications: Alumni Review 3/45; Our Hamilton (1944); Hamilton College Today (1926); Hamilton College Administrative Rules of the Faculty (1925); 1932 Hamiltonian, with photo of class inserted (1934?); Hamilton Life November 10, 1931

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1975 campus photo; 1973 Village of Clinton seal--collection of W. Jackson Woodin, Jr. '65 (2004.09)

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W. Jackson Woodin, Jr. Class of 1965

Contents

Photograph, print

Extent

2 framed items

Description

5" x 7" aerial photograph of Hamilton College campus in Spring, 1975, framed and labeled; framed limited commemorative issue of the seal of the Village of Clinton, numbered 4 and signed by Brew Clarke [Brian W. Clarke, 14 Fountain St., Clinton, NY 13323]

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Samuel Hopkins Adams books and memorabilia (2004.10)

Biographical Information

S.H. Adams, 1871-1958; H.C. Class of 1891; created the Average Jones stories, which Howard Haycraft pronounced, "well above the level of their era, both in conception and style." (Haycraft 1968, p. 100.) Adams was an important member of the staffs of McClure's and Collier's magazines during the muckraking days and was active in exposing medical frauds and instrumental in bringing about the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). Adams used fictional settings in a long series of books dealing with the American background and such issues as dishonest journalism (The Clarion, 1914) and the Harding administration scandals (Revelry, 1926).

Contents

Books, Publications, silver cup, LP record, framed photograph

Extent

1 box

Description

Silver cup: "Friends of the Rochester Public Library Annual Literary Award to Samuel Hopkins Adams 1957"; books by Samuel Hopkins Adams: Tenderloin (pb), *The Harvey Girls (pb), *Sunrise to Sunset (pb, 2 copies), *General Brock and Niagara Falls, translated into Arabic (pb), *Revelry, translated into Swedish (pb), The Clarion (lacking covers); *MD, Medical Newsmagazine, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 1971), containing article about S.H. Adams; *LP record: adaptations of Riding the Pony Express by S.H. Adams and California Gold Rush by May McNeer; **framed photograph of Ezra Pound and a woman smiling at each other; other books: Building Canandaigua: A Collection, by Barbara C. Swartout; Alarms & Diversions, by James Thurber; Low Bridge! Folklore and the Erie Canal, by Lionel D. Wyld '49 (other copies at AL COLL W975 L9); Smithsonian magazine, May, 1990 (including article about the John Adams family and a column by "Secretary Adams")

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postcard photograph of Arbor Curve, College Hill (2004.11)

Biographical Information

David I. Mead, Jr. Class of 1943

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 postcard

Description

postcard with a photograph of College Hill Road, showing the Arbor or Halfway House (and 2 roosters in the middle of the road)

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none

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Minutes of Medical Advisory Committee, 1964-1978 (2004.12)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 binders

Description

Minutes of Medical Advisory Committee, 1964-1978, including lists of committee members

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Addenda to map collection; Kirkland Glen trail map and Arboretum tour map (2004.13)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

2 maps

Description

Trail map of the Kirkland Glen, 2002, made by Andrew Jillings; also available on the internet from http://students.hamilton.edu/HOC/HOCHomepage.html; larger scanned version available in Archival scans folder. Arboretum tour with maps [c. 2004], produced by C&D.

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poster for Lecture on Palestine and Scripture History, by Mr. Holt, 1846 (2004.14)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 sheet, 15 x 41 cm

Description

poster advertising an illustrated Lecture on Palestine and Scripture History by Mr. Holt. Includes list of paintings, and also testimonials by Pres. Beriah Green of the Whitesboro Inst., Professors Avery and Catlin of Ham. College, Clinton pastors A. Kenyon and A.J. Dana, Walter R. Long of Whitesboro Presbyterian Church, Pomeroy Jones, Sr. Judge of Oneida County, and Prof. Eaton and Kendrick of the Literary and Theo. Seminary, Hamilton, NY [Colgate U.]. Blanks for place and time to be filled in. Green's testimonial is dated Whitesboro, NY, April 21, 1846.

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Isaac Hall Papers (bulk 1855-1896) (2004.15)

Biographical Information

Isaac Hollister Hall, Class of 1859, A.M. (1862), Ph.D. (1876), L.H.D., ADP, Phi Beta Kappa '90, lawyer, editor. Died NYC 1896. Isaac Hollister Hall (December 12, 1837 - July 2, 1896), American Orientalist, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated at Hamilton College in 1859, was a tutor there in 1859-1863, graduated at the Columbia Law School in 1865, practised law in New York City until 1875, and in 1875-1877 taught in the Syrian Protestant College at Beirut, where he discovered a valuable Syriac manuscript of the Philoxenian version of a large part of the New Testament, which he published in part in facsimile in 1884. He worked with General di Cesnola in classifying the famous Cypriote collection in the Metropolitan Museum of New York City, and was a curator of that museum from 1885 until his death in Mount Vernon, New York, on the 2nd of July 1896. He was an eminent authority on Oriental inscriptions. Following the scanty clues given by George Smith and Samuel Birch, and working on the data furnished by the di Cesnola collection, he succeeded about 1874 in deciphering an entire Cypriote inscription, and in establishing the Hellenic character of the dialect and the syllabic nature of the script. His work in Cypriote epigraphy is described in his articles in Scribner's Magazine, vol. 20 (June, f 880), pp. 205-211 and in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 10, No. 2 (1880), pp. 201-218. He published in facsimile the Antilegomena epistles (1886), which he deciphered from the WF Williams's manuscript, and edited A Critical Bibliography of the Greek New Testament as Published in America (1884). (from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

7 boxes

Description

Books, including The Syrian Antilegomena Epistles, edited by Isaac H. Hall, 1886, Digest of Studies and Lectures in Theology, by Edwin Hall, 1866, & translation into Chinese, 1853 Plays of Shakspere, Salaminia, Cyprus, Ilios, Catalogues of various colleges, genealogical works on the Halls and Hollisters, Webster's Elementary Spelling Book, 1876 map of Beyrouth, 17th-century Bible in French, Polymicrian New Testament, Ropp's 200 Year Calendar, 1894 Hamilton Review, with letter, poems enclosed, 1864 New-York Daily Tribune, loose pages from Hall's Syriac manuscript & other mss., booklets, annual reports, journals with interviews, obituary; Scrapbooks with clippings of research on Cypriote, Biblical-related, Hamilton-related matters by Hall and others; manuscript English translation of books about the Syriac Language; ms. coverless book in Hebrew; 3 ms. notebooks by Hall, Lectures upon Municipal Law; notebook with Hamilton College essays by Hall; misc. other ms. notebooks and pages; correspondence to Hall from di Cesnola, first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others; envelopes containing mummy cloth and Babylonian gold dust; pencil sketches; 7 silk tasselled shawls and other cloth items; photographs of Hall, others, landscapes (Niagara Falls), snow scenes, rolled (albumen?) prints; photographs of Syrica ms. page; ms. pages with Syriac and Cypriote writing

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Charles Vetter papers (2004.16)

Biographical Information

Dr. Charles T. Vetter, Jr., Class of 1944

Contents

Film, Video, textual materials

Extent

3 boxes

Description

small box of "Meet the Critic" international and American foreign policy questions and answers on index cards; folder from conference on North Korea's Prospects; 2 copies of 1955 book on propaganda theory; about 100 papers (in English) by the Goethe Institut Inter Nationes (www.goethe.de) from 2000-2002 on German culture, social policy, and other topics; one copy of Bildung und Wissenschaft 4-2001 (Education and Science) on Journalistic Training in Germany; also 19 U-matic videocassettes of addresses by Vetter on international policy issues, including 5 Meet the Critic tapes; 6 VHS tapes, 4 on policy issues, 2 commercial tapes on football and pool. list of tapes available in the Archives (Descriptions file); some tapes available on DVD; some tapes unplayable.

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negatives of Hamilton College photographs by Steven Charzuk (2004.17)

Biographical Information

College photographer for many years

Contents

Photographs

Extent

53 boxes, 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Description

35mm negatives of Hamilton College photographs taken by Steven Charzuk. Dated boxes, December, 1976, to May, 2003. Contents include campus events, named speakers, receptions, athletic events, art exhibits, alumni council, Class & Charter Day, Commencement, Convocation, etc. One undated box (2004.17.53) contains black and white prints of Hamilton-Utica basketball game (1970s?), Sol Linowitz in 1978, Alex Haley in 1977; color prints of K.C. swim team?, Martin Carovano in front of Kirkland construction, 1978; miscellaneous slides and negatives.

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literary magazines, catalogues, from Lisa Schilling Greenman K.'77 (2004.18)

Biographical Information

Kirkland College class of 1977

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

12 items

Description

Red Weather, winter 1977; spring 1977 Dessert at the Plaza, winter 1975; spring 1975; fall 1975; winter 1976 Wintersetl, Spring 1974; Fall 1973 Watermark, Spring 1974 Particulars, 1973 Handbook, 1973-74; 1974-75

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Portraits: George Twitchell and Mrs. George Twitchell, by Daniel Huntington (2004.19)

Biographical Information

Daniel Huntington: HC 1836, Hon. 1869; American portrait painter 1816-1906 George Twitchell, 1796-1849, College janitor and sweeper in the 1830s; Mrs. George Twitchell, 1794-1867, born Susan Williams

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

2 framed portraits, 9 3/4" x 7 1/2"

Description

oil on panel portraits by Daniel Huntington, class of 1836 of George Twitchell, 1796-1849, College janitor and sweeper in the 1830s (portrait date: 1834-35) and Mrs. George Twitchell, 1794-1867, born Susan Williams (portrait ca. 1836) cancel accession--returned to Emerson Gallery

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Christie Bell Vilsack materials from Democratic National Convention, 2004 (2004.20)

Biographical Information

Christie Bell Vilsack, Kirkland College class of 1972--speaker at Democratic National Convention, 2004

Contents

posters, signs

Extent

6 oversized posters and signs, 1 8" x 11" sign

Description

5 "We [love] Christie" signs; 1 thank-you poster from Democratic Convention; 1 Iowa, Christie Vilsack sign (this last placed in Class of 1972 Alumni Biographical file; oversized posters and signs in NES-39)

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Monday Club Records and history by Dorothy Pilkington (2004.21)

Biographical Information

women's club, established at H.C. in the 1890s

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

17 Monday Club pamphlets: yearly schedule booklets from 1976-2003. 2001-2 is subtitled Poets, and 2002-3 is subtitled Short Stories. A photocopied list of Monday Club programs from 1892-1998. Drafts of a history of the Monday Club by Dorothy Pilkington, including some correspondence. Also donated: 1974-75 Kirkland College directory (cataloged), 10 copies of W. Pilkington's keepsake booklets on college buildings, and copy of 1995 Clinton Historical Society newsletter detailing history of bell given by Hamilton College to Clinton Grammar School, according to Walter Pilkington's keepsake The Chapel (added to 0000.43.1).

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None

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Honorary Degree Citations (2004.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Citations for 1999 Alumni Medal to Michael Scarpitto '33, for a 1999 Resolution to Silas Keehn '52; for honorary degrees (1996) to Robert G. Howard '46, David E. Harden '48, Milton F. Fillius, Jr. '44; (1999) to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Robert M. Rosengarden, Barbara G. Wheeler, Keith S. Wellin '50; (2000) to Sir Brian Urquhart, John David Feerick, Kenny Davern, John T. Nichols II '62, Joan M. Martin; (2001) to Melinda Jane Wagner '79, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, John M. Driscoll, Jr. '58, Ralph Sutton, Thomas J. Vilsack '72; also Clinton Historical Society Distinguished Service citations to Philip E. Munson (1999), and Richard L. Williams (2001).

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Transcript of interview with Terence Mark Hodges (2004.23)

Biographical Information

librarian at Hamilton College from 1957-1960

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 spiral-bound typescript, 44 pp. plus appendices

Description

Medical Library Association Oral History Committee and Southern Chapter, Interview with Terence Mark Hodges. Interview conducted by Richard Nollan, 10 October, 1998, in Lexington, KY. Transcript edited and prepared for publication by Diane McKenzie, July, 2001. Born in England, Mark Hodges came to the U.S. for a three-year position at Hamilton College's library, is now Professor of Medical Administration Emeritus (Former Director, Eskind Biomedical Library), Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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Phi Beta Kappa key of J.A. Davis, 1878 [?] (2004.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

key

Extent

1 key

Description

Phi Beta Kappa key, inscribed "Hamilton, May 24th 1870, J.A. Davis"; however, James Alton Davis (Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Kappa) was a member of the class of 1878. Perhaps the date in the inscription is incorrect.

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Paul Parker sketch for Charlatans production (2004.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 large folded drawing

Description

Drawing of columns and arch, labeled: "Paul Parker's design for a monumental entrance-way for the Charlatans' production of Doctor Faustus. The style: Bastard High Flemish Tudor."

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Olivia Susan Clemens, senior thesis by Michelle L. Cotton (2004.26)

Biographical Information

Olivia Susan (Suzy) Clemens, daughter of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), attended Bryn Mawr with Louise Brownell, and later sent many letters to Louise during her travels around Europe with her family.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

30 pp. of typescript

Description

photocopy of typescript senior thesis based on letters from Olivia Susan Clemens to Louise Brownell Saunders. Photocopy omits transcripts of letters (available at http://dpg.lib.berkeley.edu/webdb/mtp/search?type=out_addressee&searchletter=brownell%2C+louise&sortfield1=date&sortfield2=addressee).

Restrictions

Apply to Elmira College Library for any copies.

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framed Rummell print of Hamilton College campus, 1908 (2004.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed print

Description

framed print (approx. 2' x 3') of lithograph by Richard Rummell, 1908. Hung in study of Mary Kay Carpenter's father, Valentine Smith Alison '24, and possibly in study of grandfather, Alexander Alison, 1896.

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Media relations videos, DVs, and audio cassette tapes (2004.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings, Video

Extent

2 boxes

Description

VHS tapes of Hamilton College functions, faculty, and related events: Antarctica, Commencement 2002, BB, local and national news broadcasts, 48 Hours, 20/20, Frontline, HC/Zogby Poll on Immigration, Gun Survey, Gilbert, Cheng Li, Alexander Hamilton Conference 2001, Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Serrin Foster, Panel on Iraq, Domack, Julie Dunsmore, Phil Klinkner, cloning, Jim Bradfield, Hans Broedel, Vandana Shiva, Root Glen, Ned Walker; mini-DVs: Matt McCullough (WWII vet), Hansman, Chris Foreman, Jr., Joe Novera (Enron), MPC, technology, Thaddeus Davis, Adolph Reed, Meyer (WWII), Tolles lecture: Barbara Ehrenreich; audio cassette tapes: Gene Tobin, Hillary Clinton, Luce/Rigor, Steve Humphries Brooks, Hamilton-White House discussion (health care), race, Eugene Romaro, Kodat (Nutcracker), Mitchell Stevens, Melinda Wagner, Commencement 1997, Mary Matalin, Commencement 1998, Bob Moses, Maurice Isserman

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Institutional congratulations for Eugene M. Tobin's inauguration (2004.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder (4 inches)

Description

letters and certificates (in padded cases) from a number of colleges and universities, extending congratulations to Eugene M. Tobin on the occasion of his inauguration as president of Hamilton College

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Facebook photographs, Class of 2008 (2004.30)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Facebook photographs and information (name, hometown, high school) for the Class of 2008. published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

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Photographs: Reunion prints, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994 (2004.3.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

prints: from Reunions 1994; includes classes 1924, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989; also Reunions 1992: H & K '72 (together and separately), '87, '67, '57, '37; class of '51; Reunions 1989: classes of '49, '64, '69, '79, '84; Reunions 1988: Crazy Mixed-up Years, '83, K '78, '78, K '73, '73, '68; Reunions '87: '22, '27, '32, '37, '42, '52, '57; Reunions 1986: classes of '26 (including B.F. Skinner), '36, '41, '71, '76, '81.

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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1906 Utica Herald-Dispatch newpaper, "Hamilton College Boys Entertained" (2005.01)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 full-sized newspaper sheet, folded

Description

1 sheet (pages 3, 4, 9, 10) of the Utica Herald-Dispatch newspaper, March 9, 1906. On page 3 is an article, "Hamilton College Boys Entertained," about an exhibition of gymnastics, athletics, and music given at the Majestic by Hamilton College students. Students and groups featured include Williams '08, Bramley '06, Le Munyan '06, Kellogg '06, Grossmeyer, Cody, Haggerson '08, Roosa '06, Bagg '07, Roenke '08, Wilson '09, Felt '09 (Wicks '04 mentioned), Barrows '06, Purdy '06, Sherman '06, E. Clark '07, Miller '06, Jones '08, Evans '09, Getman '09, glee club (members listed), mandolin club (members listed); detailed description of entertainment.

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Correspondence to Caroline R. Hopkins, wife of Ethan A. Hopkins, 1835 (2005.02)

Biographical Information

Ethan Allen Hopkins, graduate of Hamilton College class of 1835

Contents

Extent

4 letters

Description

Letters to Caroline R. Hopkins, wife of Ethan A. Hopkins --January 13, 1844, Rochester, from her husband, E.A. Hopkins --April 3, 1860, Utica, from her brother, George H. Congas [?] --July 16th, --, Utica, from her brother, George H. Congas --August 8, 1993, and Sept. 3, 1893, New Hartford, from her sister Mary and her brother George H. Congas

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literary magazines from Francesca Richardson '81 (2005.03)

Biographical Information

class of 1981, literary magazine staff, editor of Red Weather around 1979-80

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 items

Description

Daily Planet (filed in class of '81 alumni biographical file) Wag, May 1979 (cataloged as copy 4)

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Memorabilia: clothing: sweater, 1941 Freshman beanie, 1945 reunion beret; Wedgwood plate (2005.04)

Biographical Information

beanie and beret from Clarence Aldridge, class of 1945 (last class to wear green freshman caps)

Contents

artifacts

Extent

4 items

Description

Hamilton sweater: black, with blue H knitted into it; Wedgwood plate depicting Hamilton College Chapel; 1941 green Freshman beanie or "Frog cap" and black beret with "45" sewn on, from 25th reunion in 1970, both owned by Clarence Aldridge '45. "The chapel plates were given as gifts to special friends and donors of the College. I don't know when this was first done, but I do have a supply and continue to give them out on special occasions. The sweater came from the Athletic Department. I most recently gave them as a gift to all attendees at the Athletic Reunion during Fallcoming 2004." Laurie Russell, Alumni Programs. " We used to give these sweaters as awards for participation on athletic teams. That practice ended about a dozen years ago. We still have a few around." Dave Thompson, Athletics. The Wedgwood plates are advertised in the Alumni Review in 1953 and 1955-57. Tie with figures from Hamilton seal added 8/13.

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1970 Hamilton/Kirkland papers, misc. publications from Richard Couper (2005.05)

Biographical Information

Richard Watrous Couper, born 16 December 1922 in Binghamton, N.Y. Originally enrolled with Hamilton College class of 1944, Couper enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 where he attained the rank of captain during World War II. After finishing his degree at Hamilton in 1947, he earned a master's degree in American History from Harvard University. Along with continuous service as a Hamilton College trustee since 1959, Couper served as administrative vice president of Hamilton College beginning in 1962 and was promoted to acting president and then vice president and provost. Couper later served as the first deputy commissioner for higher education for the New York State Education Department (1969-71), became the first full-time president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library (1971-81), and served as president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation until 1990.

Contents

Books, Publications, and papers

Extent

1 folder, 3 books or pamphlets

Description

1948 Hamiltonian; 1866-67 Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Hamilton College; pamphlet "The Man Who Marketed Time" [about Harlow Bundy] by Donald F. Lewis '37 [catalog]; folder of papers: "Case Statement," 1970 (26 pp. including college's description, goals, long-range plans); letter from Pres. Chandler; 4 pp. of recommended development requirements for Hamilton, 1969-1979; 4 pp. of recommended development requirements for shared facilities, 1970-1980; 4 pp. of recommended development requirements for Kirkland, 1968-80; other papers re. funds needed; 2 copies of Spectator, 1/9/70, featuring plan for library [add to other Couper papers]; also a copy of History of the Class of 1867 (Couper's grandfather was Elliot Williams of that class); papers from the Program and Staff Facilities Study Group; 1899 student handbook (passed on from a friend) [added 11/8/05]

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1912 scrapbook or album of Daniel LeRoy Shirley '19 (2005.06)

Biographical Information

Daniel LeRoy Shirley, HC class of 1919 Born April 29, 1898, in New Paltz, NY; died August 30, 1984, in Sarasota, FL. As a senior at the end of WWI, he served with the campus-based Students Army Training Corps. He received the Fayerweather Prize and the Underwood Prize in Chemistry, and served as a graduate assistant in chemistry at Hamilton College for a year after he graduated, before beginning his career as an industrial chemist with Miner Edgar Co. He married Susan Ann Rowe in 1921, and retired as chief chemist at General Tire & Rubber Co., Toledo, OH, in 1963.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 books

Description

scrapbook (also donated: Hamiltonian for 1921): 11 pages of signatures of friends, including date, name, hometown, fraternity, and "Happy Thoughts"; Junior Prom signatures; handwritten information: team rosters, YMCA reception, Theta Delta Chi, Freshman Banquet, Thanksgiving 1916, TDX initiation banquet 1917; ticket stubs for Birth of a Nation, burlesque shows, Intolerance; Poughkeepsie HS diploma; for each year of college: leaflets, clippings, schedules, photographs, letters, receipts, invitations, handbooks, athletics schedules and clippings, military brochures, programs, political buttons, military items, postcards.

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Clement collection of Hamilton College Wedgwood Plates (2005.07)

Biographical Information

David Clement, HC class of 1937

Contents

china plates

Extent

6 plates

Description

6 Wedgwood china plates depicting college scenes in dark brown on white: the Chapel, Buttrick, North College, Kirkland Cottage, Gymnasium/hockey rink, statue of Alexander Hamilton. Brief description on the back of each plate. See also 2005.4: "The chapel plates were given as gifts to special friends and donors of the College. I don't know when this was first done, but I do have a supply and continue to give them out on special occasions." Laurie Russell, Alumni Programs. The Wedgwood plates are advertised in the Alumni Review in 1953 and 1955-57.

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Guy Wood Gordon '07 postcards of Hamilton College (2005.08)

Biographical Information

Guy Wood Gordon, class of 1907

Contents

Photographs

Extent

7 postcards

Description

7 postcards by C.H. Phelps, Sidney, NY, depicting scenes of Hamilton College campus: quadrangle (2 scenes), Well House, sidewalk, North College, Museum (Knox), Arbor.

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1832 receipt for real estate of Richmond Southworth (2005.09)

Biographical Information

Othniel Williams, class of 1831, Treasurer of Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 page

Description

Letter addressed to Alanson Bennett Esq., Surrogate, Rome, dated August 3rd 1832, consisting of a receipt for "Money arrising from the Sale of the Real Estate of Richmond [Reikmond?] Southworth deceased as per Record in the Surrogate office." Amounts include "The Trustees of Hamilton College 25.76"; signatories include O. Williams, Treasurer of Hamilton College (and attorney for J. Monteith), also Elizabeth Southworth, Parker Halleck, O. Thomas, Lewis Pond, Gilbert Gilmore, Edward Elliott, John F. Lowen, E. Bissell, Orrin Gridley, Benoni Butler, A. Stebbin, Thomas [?] Stule [Stub?], S? Hutchens, Alden Brown, J & G Benedict

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Robert B. Rudd recording, mid-20th century (2005.10)

Biographical Information

Mildred Davidson Butler was the cook in the household of Prof. Robert B. Rudd '09. According to her daughter, "she cooked for them in their home in Clinton and accompanied them to their summer home in Tyringham, MA. He always was astounded that she could make a souffle on a wood stove!"

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 record

Description

Recording of Robert B. Rudd: Christmas greeting, reading and commenting on favorite writings. Sent to Mildred Davidson Butler (and presumably other family and friends) in the 1950s or '60s.

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Gerrit Smith letters (2005.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 letters; 1 flat box

Description

printed letter from Gerrit Smith to Owen Lovejoy, 7/12/1861; 2-page list of land jointly owned with others, with letter from Smith to H. R.[?] Phelps at the bottom, 8/24/1843; letter from Smith to Philip Phelps, 9/6/1838; letter signed by Smith (handwriting of letter looks different) to Philip Phelps, 3/6/1847; letter from Smith to Philip Phelps, 2/24/1847. Subjects include abolition, war, land, money. Added to rest of Gerrit Smith correspondence: letters, 1818-1874, including correspondence with James Clapp, O.L. Williams, B.W. Dwight, Bates Cook, W.W. Frasier, James Glora, Hamilton College, J.C. Harrington, H.B. Phelps, A.C. Moore, P.M. Harting, P. Phelps, W.W. Chapman, Daniel Caly, J. Williams, Thompson, Owen Lovejoy, W.A.A. Ballim, Pres. North, Emmaline Scranton, Hugh Barlow. Includes William Goodell letters re. abolitionists. 1842 deed conveying land from Smiths to James Wheeler. Added 10/31/08: 5 issues of the Schoharie Republican from 1858 and 1859, containing articles on Gerrit Smith.

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Hamiltonian 1925 (2005.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

Hamiltonian yearbook for 1925

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1933 Hamiltonian yearbook (2005.13)

Biographical Information

Lawrence A. DeLong, class of 1963

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

1933 Hamiltonian yearbook, good condition, with torn glassine dustjacket

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Elihu Root, Jr., collection (2005.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, drawings

Extent

30 boxes

Description

Contains items related to Elihu Root, Jr., class of 1903; Elihu Root III, class of 1936, and their families (Alida Stryker Root and Nancy Root, 1st and 2nd wives of Elihu Root, Jr.; Molly Bidwell Root, wife of Elihu Root III).

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World War II Pre-Meteorology Files (WWII PM) (2005.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Memorabilia and updates on the men from the pre-meteorology courses at Hamilton College during World War II 9 binders and 4 folders containing addresses, correspondence, and photographs for the February and May PM Classes, Faculty, and Army Staff, Newsletters, and reunion materials, also "The Battle of Hamilton College," and Utica Observer-Dispatch article regarding 50th Reunion of PM class; Book: United States Army Air Corps, 65th Training Detachment AAFTTC, "C" Pre-Meteorology Group of Amherst College Pictorial Review by Jim King

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postcards and photographs (2005.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 photographs

Description

1) postcard of Chapel, 1902 1 cent stamp, addressed to Hattie Hicks, Hamilton, Madison Cty: "I shall not be home today. Can't tell just when I shall come. Have got "Holy City" Hope you are all well & having good time. I am J. Tracy; 2) Postcard of campus, trees, 1 cent stamp, from L. Gardner to George Glasier, Jr, in Warsaw, NY, re. coming home for Thanksgiving (George was, L. Gardner wasn't); 3-5) 3 prints--of Perry Library interior, Observatory and Library, and Chapel, Kirkland, and Dexter (or North): "This is a heliotype, or collotype, which looks like a photograph printed directly on the paper stock. It was a very expensive fine-art photographic process used when high-detail was wanted. This particular print is a very sharp photographic view of the Hamilton campus as it was in 1878. Dimensions of the image and caption in inches is 8 1/2 by 6 1/2...total sheet 9 1/2 by 7 1/2. Blank on the backside. Excellent condition with very little age-toning to the paper. No scratches or mars to the print surface. This is not a reproduction. It is a 127-year-old heliotype print, guaranteed to be as described, and ready for matting and framing. An excellent addition to your genealogical or historical display"; 6) postcard of Sigma Phi house, before 1918 (blank).

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note to Elihu Root from Mamie (2005.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 note

Description

love-note written on blotting paper in ink, found in the book The Bag of Diamonds, by George Manville Fenn, in the library stacks. The note says: [illegible month and day], 1883 or 1893 Dear Elihu Root, I am in love with you and I will meet you behind your house at 8:00 Love Mamie The book seems to have been published in 1892, which makes 1893 and hence Elihu Root, Jr., more likely candidates. Of course the note may have been a hoax written at any time.

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Russell Blackwood's files on Samson Occum and the Brothertown Indians (2005.18)

Biographical Information

Samson Occom, the most famous 18th-century Indian convert of the Great Awakening, trained (along with Samuel Kirkland) at Moor's Indian Charity School, itinerant preacher in England and Scotland to support the education of Indians, schoolmaster, famous orator, author of popular hymns, spiritual preceptor of the Brothertown Indians among the Oneidas, buried (it seems very likely) in an unmarked grave in the southern part of the Town of Kirkland (R.T. Blackwood, 1975).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 folders

Description

letters (Philippa Brown, W. Leslie Peat '62 of Dartmouth, June Ezold of the Wisconsin Brothertowns, Franklin Ely, etc.), photocopy of W. DeLoss Love's address re. grave of Samson Occom; more materials re. Occom's grave; photocopy of Love's "Account of the Christian Indians who were associated with Rev. Samuel Kirkland in his Indian Missions"; copy of 1894 article; materials re. Wisconsin Brotherton Indian Nation; extract from Timothy Dwight, Travels, vol. 3; copy of Russell Blackwood's talk, "Brothertown, New York to Brotherton, Wisconsin"; photocopy of Love's Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England (AL COLL L91 S11); newspaper clippings about bones and graves in Deansboro; maps of Brothertown lands in Kirkland

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Frederick D. Seward, 1858, correspondence (2005.19)

Biographical Information

Frederick Dwight Seward graduated with the class of 1858 and died the following year.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

correspondence, mostly between Frederick D. Seward and his parents, during his years at Hamilton College. Speeches and addresses also included. Additional Seward family and Simeon North family materials (added 8/8/2013) include original letters, photocopies, transcripts, and digital copies of letters (small jpegs) and transcripts. Additional untranscribed letters added 10/31/2013.

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Chamberlain Ferry '29 papers (2005.20)

Biographical Information

Chamberlain Ferry, class of 1929, was one of the sons of President Frederick C. Ferry. See necrology, Alumni Review, LXIII [1998], Number 2, p. 56-57.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 folders

Description

college essays; correspondence from Chamberlain Ferry to his family--letters he wrote home during World War II.

Restrictions

none

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postcard with photograph of chapel (2005.21)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 postcard

Description

DESCRIPTION/CONDITION: Chrome era post card by Colourpicture for Carhart Photo Service, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, N.Y. The Chapel, Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. Nmnt condition, unused.

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postcard with photograph of chapel, view of campus (2005.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 postcard

Description

postcard of "College Campus, Clinton, N.Y."; includes chapel; handcolored; on back: "Watson Drug Co., Clinton, N.Y. Made in Germany"

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Panoramic photograph of students in 1931, from Howard Zeller '33 (2005.23)

Biographical Information

Howard Zeller, class of 1933; went to Syracuse Law School, became State Supreme Court Justice.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photograph, 7 1/2" x 29"

Description

large panoramic photograph of students (the entire student body?) standing in front of South and the Chapel. On back: "Howard Zeller 12/31/31" Some students are wearing beanie caps. A number of students are wearing plus-fours.

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Hamilton College Memorabilia from Charles T. Bates '53 (2005.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia--pins, beanie, sweater

Extent

1 box

Description

items of Hamilton College memorabilia: lapel pins of DT, Was Los, Pentagon; Sigma Phi fraternity lapel pledge pin; Phi Beta Kappa key; Pi Delta Epsilon key; miniature gold football, inscribed Hamilton 32 Union 20 (from fall 1951); James Soper Merrill senior prize watch for 1953; Class of 1953 freshman beanie ("dink ?"); Life issue of April 27, 1953 (includes Hamilton story) and photocopy of 1978 news item from the Utica O-D about Life article, reunion; wool "Block H" letterman's sweater, won for swimming, March 1950; 10th and 15th reunion buttons/pins for class of 1953; Hamilton College license plate (list from Charles Bates, augmented by details from explanatory labels he attached to some of the items).

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Kirkland College Archives, Addenda, from Samuel Babbitt (2005.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

15 boxes

Description

6 file boxes of hanging files; 2 boxes of sorted but unfiled materials from S. Babbitt, from Fran Musselman, from the Archives, relating to Kirkland College, 1965-78; S. Babbitt memorabilia; papers from Chuck Root (chair of Personnel Committee and Development Committee of the Board); 5 boxes of Personnel records of Kirkland faculty and staff (restricted)

Restrictions

Some items are restricted. Personnel records of Kirkland College for any one still living are confidential; access requires authorization from Samuel Babbitt or Fran Musselman '50.

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19th c. newspaper clipping, hon. degree, Curtis 1862, tree-planting programs (2005.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

6 documents

Description

1845 newspaper clipping, "Death at Hamilton College" (spoof article), honorary degree for George C. Curtis 1862, class tree-planting invitations, programs, for classes of 1872 and 1875 (Tree Day Exercises). 1845 article placed in H.C. Misc.--Newspaper clippings, 19th century; honorary degree placed in alumni biographical files for 1862; tree-planting programs placed in H.C. Misc.--trees.

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Henry Davis and Treadwell family correspondence (also Maltbie) (2005.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

This collection includes letters to/from members of the Treadwell/Tredwell family. This is the family of Hannah P. Davis, wife of Henry Davis, the second president of Hamilton College, and mother of Hamilton alumni. Much of the correspondence is between Hannah's children and her although there are several older letters between her father and her sisters. There is also a folder (#14) containing Thomas Tredwell (Hannah's father's) ideas regarding the new government of the post-Revolutionary United States as well as a folder (#20) of poetry by Caroline Fry and Mrs. Mastic whose relationship to the Tredwell family is unknown. Names in the collection: Tre(a)dwell: Thomas Mary (Polly) (daughter) Anne (Nancy) Platt (daughter) Hannah P. Davis (daughter) Elivia (Ely) M. (daughter) Betsey (daughter) Treadwell girls' children Margaret (daughter to Mary, Elivia or Betsey) Esther Alfred Conkling Treadwell girls' Aunts Eliza Micks Cousins to Treadwell girls Sally Smith Caroline Treadwell Platt Ann(e) (Nancy) Treadwell Caroline (her daughter) J. C. Davis Henry Hannah P. Treadwell (wife) Henry, Jr. (son) Thomas Treadwell (son) Anne (daughter) Mary Maltbie (daughter) Mary (daughter of Thomas or Henry, Jr.) Maltbie Mary Davis Ebenezer D. (her husband) Anne C. (daughter) Emily (daughter) James R. John R. Other Dr. Bess John Siamen Dr. Townsend M. Broome Henry Monz C. P. Wing M. S. Ch. U. W. Fenton Solomon Allen Samuel Hopkins Henry R. Mygett Philip Taylor Isaac Reed David Smith John B. Hague William Montgomery P. W. Gallaouct L. W. Pease Tom Obsen Backus Ebeur (?) Maltbie David Beahman Abraham Lynsen Anne Elizabeth Davidson Elisabeth C. Dualey R. Bakes MZ Andrew Beers Rebecca Caroline Fry (poet) Mrs. Mastic (poet) Wralhy Ann Backus (Mastic poems directed to) Gerrell Smith (her husband) Laura Therrill George W. Clinton J. H. Seward Semus Clark

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1843 letter from E.N. Jencks, transferring from Brown U. (2005.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 manuscript letter

Description

Letter from E.N. Jencks, Springfield, Mass, Nov. 2, 1843, to Caroline Baldwin, New Boston, Berkshire Co. He describes receiving a scholarship from "Mrs. Thompson" to come to Hamilton, and is on his way there. There is no record of his being at Hamilton College (although an Edwin H. Jenks graduated with the class of 1886, after growing up with his grandmother in Deansboro). Brown University records Erasmus Norcross Jencks, non-graduate of the class of 1846.

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Yale University diploma of Samuel Ware Fisher (2005.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 documents

Description

Yale College BA diploma (in Latin) granted to Samuel W. Fisher, dated 19 August, 1835 [?], signed by Jeremiah Day, president; complete with ribbon (blue) and seal; New York Theological Seminary diploma granted to Samuel Ware Fisher after three years study, dated July 10, 1839, signed by President Auley and professors White, Mason, Spencer, Cox, and Adams; metal diploma tube. Diplomas found in house in Washington, PA, bought in 1920s by Robert Litle (c.1895-1976), uncle of donor; donor's wife's brothers are Richard Peskin '67 and James Peskin '74 (married to Barbara Beise Peskin K '74); Richard's son Sam is in the class of 2006. Letter from William S. Kelley details family's acquisition of diploma.

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china or pottery plates depicting Hamilton College Chapel and seal (2005.30)

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Contents

realia

Extent

3 plates

Description

two china plates depicting Hamilton College Chapel, produced by Buffalo Pottery; one plate depicting the Hamilton College seal, produced by University China; newspaper article from Farm and Home Pennysaver, January 2, 1991, describing Buffalo Pottery, founded in 1901.

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letter from M.B. Loughlen, class of 1889, Oct. 19, 1887 (2005.31)

Biographical Information

Milo Burdette Loughlen, class of 1889, AM 1892 came to Hamilton from Granger, NY (with his brother [?] Orren William Loughlen '89); member of ELS; minister; living in Tacoma, WA, in 1932.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from a junior at Hamilton, M.B. Loughlen, home to his father, describing the furniture in his room at college (with the prices of the various pieces, e.g. $15 stove, $2 bureau, 45 ct. slop pail); Loughlen apparently ran a store at college, as the letter is written on letterhead proclaiming him the "Proprietor of Hamilton College Book Store, dealer in Books, Stationery and Base Ball Goods"; also, he mentions "a large book-cas [sic] for my store books."

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1842 letter from brother of William DeLoss Love, 1843, to Miss Wallace (stampless) (2005.32)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

letter (1 sheet, folded, written on all four pages; addressed on 4th page) dated Nov. 28, 1842, from S.M. Love to Miss M.S. Wallace, addressed to Mr. W. D.L. Love, Hamilton Coll. Clinton, N.Y. --that is, William DeLoss Love, class of 1843. Letter begins, "I did not exactly like brother DeLoss permitting you to read my letter, but still, I must thank him for it as the means of gaining such an interesting & valuable correspondent as yourself. I have often heard him speak of you, and I have as often thought I should highly value your acquaintance & friendship." S.M. Love also refers to "brother S.G." --Samuel G. Love, class of 1846; mentions 1 1/2 feet of snow (in Barre, NY), with "sleighs ... going merrily past"; mentions upcoming marriage of Mr. Knight of North Brookfield Mass with Miss Sarah A. Foster of Barre Center; sends love to Miss Buttrick and to his brothers. So, S.M. Love, living at the family home in Barre, sends a letter for his brother, William DeLoss Love (class of 1843), at Hamilton College, to deliver to William's friend, Miss M.S. Wallace, and also conveying his love to another of William's friends, Miss Buttrick (probably daughter of administrator Horatio Gates Buttrick and sister of Edwin L. Buttrick, class of 1842), and both his brothers at Hamilton, William DeLoss and Samuel G. Love (class of 1846).

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slides, other photographs (2005.33)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 box

Description

Slides:students, faculty, men's basketball, Oliver Klaubera 1976 or 77, Class & Charter Day 1978, photo/sketches pre-20th century SK 1830 HC, JWC inauguration 1968, Shoemaker May, Sept 1976, Root Glen, Bristol Center-- summer, solar classroom observatory, dedication, Alumni presentation, academics 1962, campus, science, library interiors 1962, chemistry building, commencement 1977 Carovano, pre 1970, late 1950s, interior, winter views; athletics, curricular activity, pre 1963 shots: campus life, building, students, fraternities, sports, fall 1969 campus scenes, Alex Haley speaking, Kirkland College, List/Root art exhibit 1976, aerial views 1970, 2/2/70 HC Profile, commencement 1974, classroom buildings 1969, sports 1960s, Root Glen

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files from basement of Buttrick (2006.01)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

Description

same as 2006.9

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Charles H. Toll Papers, class of 1872 (2006.02)

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Charles H. Toll, class of 1872 Charles H. Toll, Jr., class of 1904

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

38 letters and envelopes

Description

Letters addressed to Mr. Charles H. Toll, Class of 1872, from his siblings; 38 letters, from April 23, 1867 to May, 1872, from his siblings Mitchel, Ettie, and Sophia Toll. Also letter dated March 2, 1964, from Henry W. Toll to Herbert C. Hansen (Hamilton College Alumni Society), and two 1995 letters from Henry W. Toll about a Hamilton Literary Monthly article on Charles H. Toll, 1872, and his son, Charles H. Toll, Jr., class of 1904. Added 5/8/06: HC Bulletin 1918: Commencement, and 1919: Necrology, Commencement Announcements. Added 2007: photographs of Hamilton students, Psi Upsilon, mostly around 1904. Added 10/19/07: obituary of Katharine Wolcott Toll, Wellesley 1935, daughter of Charles H. Toll, Jr., 1904.

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1885 letter from Alexander Hamilton (2006.03)

Biographical Information

grandson? of THE Alexander Hamilton

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letterhead imprinted with Nevis, Irvington, Westchester Co., N.Y.; letter dated Nov. 30, 1885, 25 Washington Square, to W. Hammond; Hamilton opposes the idea of erecting a monument to Major John André, the Revolutionary War British spy.

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London Chronicle article, 9/1/1778, interpreted by Samuel Kirkland (2006.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 newspaper, 4 leaves

Description

The London Chronicle, vol. XLIV, no. 3392, from Saturday, August 29, to Tuesday, September 1, 1778. On page 210 (second page) an article "News from America" contains "An address of the Oneida Sachems to a party of young warriors, bound to Gen. Washington, conducted by Major de Tousard," by Ojistalate, alias Grasshopper, Speaker in behalf of the Sachems, Fort Schuyler, April 24, interpreted by S. Kirkland, Miss. Added to Samuel Kirkland Correspondence as 74d 74d. SK, interpreter April 24, 1778 Fort Schuyler (k)

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1862 letter by Samuel W. Fisher, certifying Alfred A. Morse, 1864, as a student (2006.05)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

1862 letter by Samuel W. Fisher, certifying Alfred A. Morse, 1864, as a student

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engraving plate for view of Hamilton College (2006.06)

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Contents

engraving block

Extent

1 item

Description

metal engraver's plate attached to wood block. Block has "Electrotint Engraving Co Phila" on one end. Engraving labeled Hamilton College and signed "Lewis Bradley del" on bottom left, "J.M. Gimbrede sc" on bottom right. View of Hamilton College, with 2 people, one seated, and a dog in the foreground. College buildings include Chapel, North College, Old South College (or Hamilton Hall), and Kirkland Hall(or Middle College). Copy of printed engraving in copy 5 of A Memorial of the Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of Hamilton College, 1862

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items from desk in president's house, including Samuel Kirkland items (2006.07)

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Contents

ceramic, metal, and wood objects

Extent

2 boxes

Description

The items include two pewter plates that belonged to Samuel Kirkland, a china cup or bowl and plate and a lock also associated with Kirkland, a plaque from a tree planted by Alexander Hamilton, a gavel with Elihu Root's name engraved on it, medals, Buttrick's glazier's box, a marquetry box, and two oriental elephants and two china dog bookends with no visible link to the college.

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painting of Saunders Chemistry building (2006.08)

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Contents

Extent

1 painting

Description

found in Saunders Chemistry building during renovation; pencil drawing with watercolor? Looks like architect's drawing. No frame; matting damaged. Signature CDW? C Adler?

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items from vault near former Business Office (2006.09)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 boxes

Description

Business contracts and miscellaneous documents, including some 19th-century deeds, maps, etc. Includes contract re. Construction of Boarding house between Trustees Hamilton-Oneida Academy and Thomas R. Gold and others, dated September 1802 [the building now called Backus House] (2006.9.3.8.1); Map of College Grounds made by Professor Root Sep. 1853 (2006.9.3.10); documents regarding the dissolution of Kirkland College, including a court order

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transcripts of Samuel Kirkland letters by Robert Allers '74 (2006.10)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

10 letters

Description

transcripts of letters from Samuel Kirkland Correspondence: 69a, 70a, 71d, 72b, 72d, 72e, 76b, 78a, 78b, 80a; additional donation 7/13/06: copy of PowerPoint presentation re. S. Kirkland's travels, 1764-1804, and handouts.

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Speeches by Edgar B. Graves, faculty, Hon. degree 1978 (2006.11)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

7 addresses (copies) donated by daughter Barbara Starnes, April, 2006: Address at Alumni meeting re. strength and acceleration of academic program, 1962; "Prejudices are Inversely proportional to perspective" re. foreign exchange programs (~1946-56); "Leadership Begets Obligations," 1942 Memorial Day Speech to city-wide Utica audience; "Lessons from the Treaty of Berlin of 1921" outline; Address to Hamilton College re. death of FDR; "The Geopolitics of the Small College," mostly copy of handwritten draft (typed 1st page),; delivered at end of summer session 1944, to unknown audience at Haverford (possibly a dinner); Transcript of response to the question "How, in your judgment, does an Hamilton undergraduate experience differ from a university undergraduate experience" (sound recording made for alumni meetings)

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reminiscences of Austin Smith, class of 1826, in 1898, copies (2006.12)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 sheets

Description

photocopies of a letter to "Cousin Harriet" on letterhead of Col. A.S. Marvin, 23 Washington Place, N.Y. City, signed "your aff. cousin Smith" (possibly dated Ap. 19 / 91)and two sheets labelled "Conversation between Harriet and Uncle Austin Smith in 1898," in which "Uncle" tells of his interview with Lafayette when Lafayette was visiting the area in 1826 or so while Smith was a student at Hamilton College. [but see the Diary of Austin Smith for his contemporary account--Al Coll S642 D5]

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Photographs of class of 1907, 1908, 1910 (2006.13)

Biographical Information

Henry Harper Swift, class of 1910. From Mohawk. Died 1931 as resident of NYC.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 photographs

Description

Photograph of the class of 1908 in caps and gowns, arranged formally in front of an arched doorway; also less formally in front of Root Hall. Photograph of the class of 1908 at their 5th reunion in 1913, on a horse-drawn wagon with long coats and wide-brimmed hats (another copy with names in 1908 photo file). Photograph of members of the class of 1907. Framed photograph of members of a class c. 1906-1910. Photograph of Henry Harper Swift, class of 1910, with inscription "Harper Swift, my Junior Year roommate"; according to the 1908-1909 Catalogue, when Swift was a junior he lived in Theta Delta Chi house; the other juniors who lived in the house were Benn Barber of NYC and Howard Spencer Brasted of Hornell.

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Photographs (negatives) of Alexander Woollcott and Eleanor Roosevelt at Hamilton College, by Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press (2006.14)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

3 negatives

Description

4 1/2" x 3 7/8" negatives: Alexander Woollcott on a porch; Eleanor Roosevelt in a room with a number of young men; Eleanor Roosevelt addressing a large audience at Hamilton College (in the Alumni Gym?), by Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press.

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Kirkland College publications, etc., from Doug Raybeck (2006.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 box

Description

Kirkland College catalogs and other publications (cataloged or added to duplicates). Doug may add personal papers (correspondence between him and Chuck Root).

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Facebook photographs, Class of 2009 (2006.16)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Facebook photographs and information (name, hometown, high school) for the Class of 2009; published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

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1931 letter offering Greek vases and other pottery to Hamilton College library; with photographs (2006.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

1 letter, with photographs

Description

1 letter, in French, dated Paris, January 22, 1931, offering (to sell?) some Greek vases and other pottery, from the Mycenaean era, to the Hamilton College Library. Includes 15 photographs of the objects. The letter is signed V. Dimacopoulos. He describes the vases as "Vases époque Mycenieune, Geometrique, une grande piece geometrique de Dipilou, vases à figures noires, petits et grands licettes blancs et a figures rouges, des vases à figures rouge trés important." V. Dimacopoulos, 24 Rue St. Lazare, Paris IX

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photographs from James Tate, re. James P. Tate, class of 1903 (2006.18)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

9 photographs

Description

photographs of the class of 1903, the members of DKE fraternity and their guests, and probably other subsets of the class of 1903. James P. Tate '03 is identified by post-it notes on most of the photos.

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Signs or plaques from Saunders Chemistry building (2006.19)

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Contents

signs

Extent

9 signs

Description

metal signs from Saunders Chemistry: faculty office: in honor of Wm. K. Collins, Sr. and Jr.; dedicated to memory of Dr. Herman Sokol; Mathematic and Science Facilities; General Chemistry Laboratory : in honor of William McLaren Bristol 1882, presented by Bristol-Meyers Corporation; Classroom: in honor of Nelson Clark Dale, Professor of Geology; Reference room: presented by A. Reynolds Crane, M.D.; Faculty office: presented by Allan J. Fisher, M.D. and wife; Conference Room: presented by Sybron Corporation; Faculty office: in honor of Wiillard B. Eddy, Class of 1914, presented by D.N. Calkins Memorial Foundation

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books from Rand Carter's office (2006.20)

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Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

Description

books, some with Rand Carter's name in them. Includes art books, Hamilton College catalogues, Alumni Reviews, New Faces, Faculty Handbooks, etc., and some miscellaneous non-Hamilton publications.

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College Memorabilia of John H. Bruins, class of 1918 (2006.21)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), books, publications

Extent

1 box

Description

2006.21.1: Copy of letter to John H. Bruins from his father; date books and diaries for 1915, 1917, 1918, 1920; schoolwork, letters, invitations; books: The Last of The Shavetails, The Vision of Dante Alighieri translated by H.F. Cary, Little Masterpieces in Autobiography: Actors Volume IV, edited by George Iles. 2006.21.2: Scrapbook from college years (in separate fitted box).

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letters of Tony Pomilio, class of 1943 (2006.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Letters to Anthony Pomilio, 1939-1945, from R.S. Elliot, Malvius C. Thompson (in behalf of Eleanor Roosevelt), William P. Camsou, Professors M.A. Heilperin, Tom LeDuc, Wallace B. Johnson, Ralph Rogers, Campbell Dickson (Dean of Hamilton College), Frank H. Ristine (Dean), President Cowley of Hamilton College, David H. Beetle '30, Victor A. Acer, Jr., David Beard, William M. Bristol, Jr., Orlando Del Vecchia '42, Al Hartig '42, Milton P. Kayle '43, Rev. George F. Kempsell, Jr. '42, Arnold F. Keller, Charles G. Lee '45, Boris H. Kloman, Col. Robb Pelvoelia, Frank F. Miller, David Millner '41, William Noos, S.J, Thomas F. O'Donnell '42, Arthur A. Petronio '41, Marcello Rotundo '43, Anthony A. Schepsis '42, Kenneth P. Whiting, George S. Tillman '42, Arthur Ward, Frank D. Waldo '43, Herb Wieder

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Photographs: 2001 Reunions and Commencement slides (2006.23.1)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

photographs: slides of Reunions 2001 by Peter Finger, including parade, reunion speeches, class photographs, dedication of Eells ; prints of the Burke Library wall dedications, Alumni Weekend, 2001, by Dave Tewksbury; slides of Commencement, 2001, Baccalaureate '01, by Vickers and Beechler; negatives and contact prints of Tantillo Party, 2001, Gene Tobin, Rit Fuller, Sidney and Ellie Wertimer, honorary degree recipients, families, Alumni All-Stars jazz band, large graduation and faculty photos

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 1997 Adirondack Adventure slides (2006.23.2)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

photographs: negatives and prints of Adirondack Adventure group on campus; slides of Adirondack Adventure 1997 by Peter Finger; a few undated, unattributed slides of Adirondack Adventure; contact sheets of Adirondak Adventure Camp Santanoni 8/03, by Dave Tewksbury

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Great Names: 2000 & 1999 Margaret Thatcher, Madeleine Albright, Desmond Tutu (2006.23.3)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

photographs: Prints of Great Names speakers with students, faculty, community members: Bishop Desmond Tutu (4/2000); Madeleine Albright (3/2002); Margaret Thatcher (12/1999), by Dave Tewksbury

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2000: Summer Science (2006.23.4)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

newspaper clippings about elementary school students visiting Hamilton College science departments, June, 2000; photographs: prints of elementary students with Dave Gapp, Todd Rayne; summer research students with Jen Borton, Alistair Campbell, Gordon Jones, Dave Gapp, Ernest Williams, Stu Hirshfield. Some photos by Dave Tewksbury; many not labelled, but probably also by Dave Tewksbury.

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Tewksbury: 5/00-7/99 Convocation; Snails (2006.23.5)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs (prints): 5/2000 Senior Art Exhibit with student artists (labelled); 4/2000 Cornell West; 4/00 J. Hope Franklin (& Dick Couper); 2/00 Wole Soyinka; NY2K senate race website Ben Pastor & Phil Klinkner; 1/00 Jazz concert, Chapel, MLK Day; 12/99 3rd floor of Chapel Kevin Kennedy, Jeff McArn, Peggy Mason, David Mason '61; 11/99 Admissions staff, lunch with local guidance counselors; 11/99 Bennett; 11/99 Adler Conf., Sona Verdi; 10/99 Hanson on "Lucy" (archeology); 10/99 Fallcoming, wall ceremony, the LeFevres; 10/99 "Snails on drugs"; 8/99 Convocation; 7/99 Hillary Clinton visit to Alexander Hamilton Inn, crowd in village

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2000 Reunions and Commencement Slides (2006.23.6)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: large prints commencement; contact sheet Rob Morris '76 wall dedication, year unknown; Reunions: Class of 1950 50th prints, general reunion slides (Finger); negatives and contact sheets (V&B) of a painting; Frank Lorenz; Sharon Rippey & family; Dick Tantillo; Mike Debraggio; other C&D staff and families; honorary degree recipients; slides, negatives, and contact sheets from Commencement (V&B); prints: 6/00 Reunion: Honoring John L. Baldwin; Class of 1950 Reunion; Class of '37 Reunion (also Suplee, Couper); Fallcoming 2000: Marian McPartland Jazz, S. Kahn Photography

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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1903 Commencement Exercises program; campaign ribbon: Wilfred Earl Youker for Member of Assembly (2006.24)

Biographical Information

Wilfred Earl Youker, class of 1903 (DKE); completed law school; admitted to bar; elected to New York State Assembly; died in NYC in 1920.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 items

Description

1903 Commencement Exercises program, bound in heavy paper, embossed to look like leather; leather ribbon included; also campaign ribbon: Wilfred Earl Youker (class of 1903) for Member of Assembly

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obituary of Dorothea Bamford, daughter of Pres. F.C. Ferry, and photographs of college (2006.25)

Biographical Information

Frederick Carlos Ferry, president of Hamilton College 1917-1937

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); photographs

Extent

5 items

Description

clipping from the Los Gatos Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 7, 2006, containing the obituary for Dorothea Bamford, daughter of Frederick C. Ferry, president of Hamilton College; photographs from around 1970s of James Library/Christian Johnson, Burke Library, aerial view of campus, photo of students in classroom (probably room with fireplace in Root Hall that became Fred Wagner's office, and is now a seminar room again--Root 201).

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1960s choir recordings; posters (2006.26)

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Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings; sound recordings

Extent

12 posters, 5 recordings

Description

12 posters for musical events and Charlatans plays in the early 1960s; 5 reel-to-reel recordings [digitized; originals returned to donor] List of posters: 1. J.S. Bach Cantata No. 79, and other works; HC Choir, John Baldwin, dir., and Radcliffe Choral Society, Elliot Forbes, dir.; Sunday, February 10 [1963] 2. HC Wind Ensemble, David Graves, Dir., and Brass Choir, Stephen Bonta, Dir.; April 22, 1964 3. Winter Carnival 1964 [schedule of events on poster, including] Varsity Hockey; "The Fantasticks"; Lawrence O. Luizzi Orchestra, Joe Williams; February 28 and 29, 1964 4. Wells-Hamilton Chamber Orchestra, Katherine Scott and Stephen Bonta, directors; Hamilton Woodwind Ensemble, David Graves, dir.: Beethoven, Boyce, Fine, Legrenzi, Hindemith, Mozart, and Vivaldi; February 23, 1964 5. Wells-Hamilton Chamber Orchestra, Louise Jopling and Stephen Bonta, directors; Hamilton Woodwind Ensemble, David Graves, dir.: Bach, Handel, Boyce, Haydn, Rossini, Bartok, and Hindemith; April 14, 1963 6. Bach B Minor Mass; HC Choir, John Baldwin, dir., and Women's Glee Club of the U. of Rochester, Dr. Ward Woodbury, dir.; Sunday, March 8 [1964] 7. Ticket or card-sized flier: HC Choir and University of NY Glee Club, John Baldwin, dir., Saturday, May 16 [1964] 8. Brahms Requiem; HC Choir, Oneonta Women's Chorus, J.L. Baldwin, Jr., directing; March 24 9. Charlatans present The Knight of the Burning Pestle; November 6, 8, and 9 [1963?] 10. Charlatans present The Alchemist; December 1 and 2 [1961 or 1962?] 11. WHCL advertising poster "Do you appreciate the finest?" 12. HC Choir, John L. Baldwin, Jr., dir., and Bryn Mawr College Chorus, Robert L. Goodale, dir.; Musicalische Exequien, Schutz; Messe a Trois Voix, Andre Caplet; Renaissance and Contemporary Works; Renaissance Music for Brass; Sunday, 24 March [1963] Recordings made on 4-track reel-to-reel tapes by Norman Mausolf '64; lent for purposes of transferring to CD 1. Track 1 both sides: Baldwin Recital; Fall Houseparty 1963; Track 2 side 1: end of Recital; Side 1 cont'd and side 2: Paul Kuentz Paris Chamber Orchestra, Oct. 16, 1963 [includes program] 2. Conclusion of Paris Chamber Orchestra concert Track 1 sides 1 and 2 (up to ~315); 1964 Well Hamilton Chamber Orch. Concert, sandwiched; Track 4 partially used at beginning, rest blank 3. Track 2 (7  ips) National Gallery of Art 3/26/61 [includes hand-written program of music sung at National Gallery by HC Choir]; Smith Oct. 62 Schutz, Purcell [program] 4. University Glee Club; Track 3; Music at Hamilton 1964; 15 min. track 4 blank at end [program] 5. Brass Choir, May '62 [handwritten and printed programs]; Choir at Art Museum Fall '62 [handwritten program] (recorded from tv); Smith Nov. 1960 [handwritten program]; ABC Radio Dec. 1960 [handwritten program]

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photograph of Dwight Alumni Association dinner in honor of Elihu Root, 1915 (2006.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photograph

Description

12"x20" photograph of men in tuxedos at a dinner, captioned "23rd Annual Dinner, Dwight Alumni Association, in honor of Hon. Elihu Root. Hotel Astor, March 27, 1915." Photo by Drucker & Co., 204 West 43rd St., NY (15-886 [photo index number?]).

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cane or walking stick belonging to Elihu Root (1864) (2006.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

cane

Extent

1 item

Description

wood, silver, and horn (antler?) cane belonging to Elihu Root, class of 1864. Visible in some photos of Elihu Root.

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Photographs (negatives) of Eleanor Roosevelt, Barry Goldwater, Helen Hayes, and Gov. Dewey at Hamilton College, by Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press (2006.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

7 negatives

Description

4 1/2" x 3 7/8" negatives of famous people at Hamilton College: 2 of Eleanor Roosevelt (sitting on sofa; shaking hands with a young man while Pres. McEwen stands by); 1 of Helen Hayes (posing with honorary degree and hood); 2 of Barry Goldwater at 1961 graduation; 2 of Gov. Dewey (addressing crowd (in alumni gym?); at inauguration, June 1947 (or is it McEwen's in 1949?)), by Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press.

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charters of the Association of Alumnae of Kirkland College and Kirkland Alumnae Association (2006.30)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 framed documents

Description

framed Charter of the Association of Alumnae of Kirkland College (certificate of incorporation), granted October 27, 1972; and framed charter of the Kirkland Alumnae Association (amendment to the previous certificate of incorporation), changing the name to Kirkland Alumnae Association and adding establishing a relationship with women at Hamilton College and women graduates of Hamilton College to its purpose, granted September 22, 1978.

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donated books: Hamiltonians, Hamilton Today, Register (2006.31)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

7 books

Description

Hamiltonian for 1910, 1991, 1993, 1994; Hamilton College Today (viewbook) 1923, 1926; Hamilton College Register 1990. 1923 Hamilton Today has inscription "Esther E. Jones, Aug. 12, 1924" and enclosure of pencil-drawn and cut-out sillouette of a boy, with the name "Lad" written on the back (sillouette added to Frank Iuorno's file). 1910 Hamiltonian has inscription "Miss Hill."

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19th-century programs (2006.32)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

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19th-century documents from Buttrick vault or safe (college business); also 20th-century documents (2006.33)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Wills, scholarships, accounts, correspondence, financial information. List of items/finding aid in z:\Holdings\Accessions -- Descriptions\Descriptions folder. Added 7/13/07: Water line agreement between the Trustees of Hamilton College & Richard T. and Esther J. Thompson, 1978; Gas Heating Permits from Niagara Mohawk, 1954 and 1968; Agreement for furnishing water, Village of Clinton to Hamilton College, 1970, with a 1975 agreement to extend same, 1975-80

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Facebook photographs, Class of 2010 (2006.34)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Facebook photographs and information (name, hometown, high school) for the Class of 2010; includes CDs of photos; published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

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Samuel Hopkins Adams memorabilia donated by his granddaughter Elizabeth Buckley (2007.01)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings, books, photographs, textual materials

Extent

1 box

Description

Rochester: The flower City 1855-1890 by Blake Mckelvey, Harvard University Press, Cambridge Mass 1949, Burke: F129.R7 M23; One Blue "Bookshelf Scrapbook" with newspaper clippings; Records (LP's): "Bennett Cerf - Samuel H. Adams Interview with Bette Jones parts #1-4; Soundcraft "Audition" sides #1-8; Riding the Pony Express 4 records, Al Coll A2 P772 1952; 2 Red Picture Albums; Tan Folder of pictures

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Alumni Review duplicates, 1950-2004 (2007.02)

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Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 boxes

Description

Copies of the Alumni Review from volume 15, no. 4 (May, 1950) to volume 69 (mistakenly given as 70), no. 3 (fall, 2004).

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reunion photographs, '73 (2002), '88 (1993); orientation photo, class of 1996 (2007.03)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

5 photographs

Description

reunion photographs: Hamilton class of 1973 in 2002; Hamilton and Kirkland classes of 1973 in 2002; class of 1988 in 1993; orientation photograph of the class of 1996 in 1992.

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Kirkland College Memorabilia donated for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: Hard hat (2007.04.1)

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Contents

Extent

Description

Items donated by Kirkland College alumnae: Green hard-hat, P.A. McLaughlin

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: photo of flagbearers (2007.04.10)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photo

Description

photo of Kirkland Opening Ceremonies, Sept. 1968, including flagbearers Sarabell Hitchner, K'72, Karyl Burgher, K'72, followed by Walter Beinecke, Jr, and Samuel Babbitt.

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: photos of construction, Kirkland College buildings, trees (2007.04.11)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 photos

Description

photos of construction, Kirkland College buildings, trees, taken by [?] Rebecca Marin, Kirkland College class of 1973

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: Kirkland class of 1978 tee-shirt and Living Together tee-shirt (2007.04.12)

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Contents

realia

Extent

1 item

Description

1978 Kirkland College tee-shirt; Living Together Kirkland and Hamilton tee-shirt; correspondence

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: publications, etc (2007.04.13)

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Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

large folder

Description

publications: Kirkland College Dance Theater Program; Flyer for a poetry reading by Michael Burkard, includes poem; Women's Energy Weekend: Schedule of Events, May 5-7, 1978; Poem by Tess Gallagher; Letter to Kirkland College from Nixon, Hargrave, Devans and Doyle; Hamilton-Kirkland Choir: 1977 Concert Tour program; Kirkland College Commencement program for the class of 1978; Kirkland flag (green and white banner); Notes: The Newsletter of Kirkland College, July 1976, Vol. 2 No. 1; The Alumnae Newsletter, May 1977, Vol. 3 No. 4; At Kirkland, winter issue 1974; Kirkland Matters, January 19, 1977, Vol. 4 Issue 17; Kirkland Matters, October 6, 1976, Vol. 4 Issue 5; Kirkland Matters, April 25, 1978, Vol. 5 Issue 24; Letter from the Supreme Court of New York; Kirkland College: Memorandum; Dessert at the Plaza: Vol. 2 No. 2 Winter 1976; Dessert at the Plaza: Vol. 2 No. 1 Fall 1975; Dessert at the Plaza: Vol. 2 No. 3 Spring 1976; The Spectator: May 12, 1978, Vol. 8 No. 25; The Spectator: May 5, 1978, Vol. 8 No. 24; Kirkland College Catalog: 1976-77 (Particulars); The Magazine: The Spectator, January 1978; The Spectator: May 12, 1978, Vol. 8 No. 25 Sec. 2; added 2011: new green cap with Kirkland and tree logo; Kirkland College window sticker (both from reunions '11)

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Kirkland College Memorabilia donated for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: t-shirt (2007.04.2)

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Contents

Extent

Description

Items donated by Kirkland College alumnae: green t-shirt with an apple on it, 1977 Kirkland College

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: needlepoint of Kirkland seal (2007.04.3)

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Contents

realia

Extent

1 large framed artwork

Description

from Isabel Weinger Nielsen: "When I accepted my diploma at my 1976 graduation, I presented Sam Babbitt with a needlepoint of the Kirkland seal which I created. (I had been ill the previous year, so it was a great way to pass the time.) It is 16 x 20 " and framed behind glass. Sam hung it in the President's Office until 1978, then returned it to me because he was afraid that it would get "lost" at Hamilton."

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: graduation dress (2007.04.4)

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Contents

realia

Extent

1 dress with appliques

Description

Graduation dress, handmade by sister of Margaret Doris K '77. "All around the hem she appliqued the elements of the Kirkland seal: the leaf, the flower and the apple.... (Graduation that year fell on the anniversary of my mother's graduation from medical school -- she was a member of the Hamilton/Kirkland medical advisory board. My mother was a big believe in tradition, and wanted me to have some sort of official graduation dress)." May donate later: "green and white outfit my son wore that day. Abraham was planned to arrive after classes were over in May, but he made his unexpected debut in April and thus was able to be fully present at graduation. It was his first, but not his last, graduation on the Hill -- he attended his own graduation in 1999! He is, I might add, the first child of a regularly matriculated Kirkland student (as opposed to a Kirkland for All Women student) to graduate from Hamilton."

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: pendant, facebook, letter (2007.04.5)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), jewelry

Extent

1 folder

Description

Julie Barsel Bergman K '73 donates the following memorabilia: 1. An "eaten apple" pendant that was given to each graduate of the Kirkland College Class of '73 with their diplomas. (It was originally received by each of us on a very thin strip of leather, intended for wearing.) 2. The Kirkland College Class of 1973 "facebook" 3. Original letter dated April 15, 1969 from Carole Walker, then Director of Admission, notifying of acceptance to Kirkland College.

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: tee-shirt for class of 1978 (2007.04.6)

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Contents

tee-shirt

Extent

1 folder

Description

Green t-shirt, apple motif, Kirkland 1978 Kate Spencer '79 won competition for the shirt design.

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: graduation dress, LLBean boots, hard hat, mss materials from Julie Beinecke Stackpole K'72 (2007.04.7)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), realia

Extent

1 box

Description

* Acceptance letter and other correspondence with Dean Nelbach and Dean Slipper from summer 1968 * Program from opening of Kirkland * Charter Class hardhat "Beinecke" * Packaging for a paring knife given out at a dinner * Luggage tag printed "Survivor's kit Item #1 May 25 1972" * Etched Certificate of Membership in Art Coop The 1972 graduation dress is one JBS made with a vaguely medieval shape, since that was the theme of the event.

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: sweatshirt, publications (2007.04.8)

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Contents

Books, Publications, realia

Extent

1 sweatshirt, 11 booklets

Description

green sweatshirt, Kirkland College, with seal Facebooks for Kirkland College classes of 1973, 1975-80, and three copies of 1981 (some with name of Virginia B. Oliver inscribed) pale green notepad for Kirkland College memos photograph of academic procession at Kirkland: "unknown occasion procession - past KJ opening 1972?? taken by Jennifer Potter"

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Kirkland College Memorabilia for KC exhibit, reunions 2007: photos, publications (2007.04.9)

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Contents

Books, Publications, realia

Extent

1 folder

Description

25 Kirkland snapshots from 1970-1974, Particulars, Spectators, Black and Puerto Rican House program, etc. The pix are captioned on the back. Particulars 74-75; program for Hamilton-Kirkland production of "The Little Old Hermit of the Northwest Woods" by Eugenia Story; H-K Vietnam War protest letter; concert programs for 2/27/72, 4/24/73; Wintersetl 1972: First Portfolio; 1973-74 Hamilton and Kirkland Colleges Telephone Directory; Black and Puerto Rican Union of H. and K.C., cultural weekend program, 4/72; program for Moliere's School for Wives; KC Catalog, 1968-69.

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publications donated by Claire Burns (2007.05)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

3 books

Description

Hamiltonian 1892; Hamilton catalogue 1860-61; Biographical Record and History of the Class of 1862 of Hamilton College, together with the exercises of the Decennial Reunion of the Class, at Clinton, N.Y., June 26, 1872.

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bills, receipts, and letters of Julien M. Elliot, class of 1876 (2007.06)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

20 bills and receipts, 2 letters--one from Julien M. Elliot to "Uncle Giraud," May 4, 1874, and one to "Uncle Gam," dated Sept. 7, 1874, and in an envelope addressed to Gam'l G. Smith, Esq., 44 West 54 St., New York.

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Freshman Beanie and graduation tassel from William Martin Keller III '66 (2007.07)

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Contents

realia

Extent

2 items

Description

dark blue freshman beanie, black tassel. Letter accompanying items says: "I wore my beanie--in lieu of my mortar board for graduation and when I left the stage immediately after receiving my diploma (in Latin no less) I went to where my parents were, until that moment, proudly seated and gave my diploma to my mom and loudly announced 'Here Mom, you worked harder for this than I; congratulations!'" William Martin Keller III '66, Dec. 10, 2006.

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Photographs (and negatives) of students in choir, in classrooms, diving, protesting, etc., by Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press (2007.08)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

13 prints, 3 negatives

Description

5" x 4" negative of pro-Cowley protest by students (1941?); 2 negatives of choir (1972?); 13 photographs of students: looking at HC sign; eating in pub (basement of Commons?); diving in pool (in Alumni gym?); walking out door with ski equipment; "Musical fellowship around the piano at the Psi Upsilon Fraternity House"; students in class; James Library; book cage; eating in Commons (tapestry or mural); "... Honor student Dick Troxell ... work[s] far into the night"; student with 1949 banner and Shakespeare grave rubbing; 2 photos "Prof. Earl Count ... chats over coffee in Commons lounge with students Dick Hehmeyer and Bob Conklin," also Winton Tolles' spaniel, Elmer. By Dante Tranquille of the Utica Daily Press.

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Scrapbook of William F. Dowling, class of 1904, from 1928 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact Signing (2007.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box, 2 folders

Description

Box contains scrapbook (items have been removed from original book and placed in mylar); one folder contains passport, other booklets (folder currently in box with scrapbook); folio-sized folder contains newspapers from signing of peace pact.

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19th-century letters purchased by Randall Ericson, March, 2007; includes Kirkland family (2007.10)

Biographical Information

Henry D. Barto, Class of 1845 Henry A. Clark, Class of 1838

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 letters

Description

1. Letter from "Sandy" to H.D. Barto, Jr., Hamilton College, Dec. 7, 1845; discusses events between Juniors and Sophomores on the Hill 2. Letter from James Kirkland to son William Kirkland, September 24, 1836; discussion of money issues, sends money 3. Letter from C.J. Clark to her brother Henry A. Clark, June 25, 1839, from the Clinton Female Domestic Seminary (siblings, sister); discussion of life at the Seminary (classes, daily routine), looks forward to letters, discussion of classes, asks him to write an examination paper as a letter.

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reunion photo of class of 1879; Farewell Address to the Students by Henry Davis, 1833 (2007.11)

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Contents

Photographs; publication

Extent

2 items

Description

reunion photo of class of 1879, on the back of which is written: Graduating Class Hamilton College, approx. 1886, Smooth gray mat, In 1/4" bur[.?] gold, Dr. Walker (Delevan Edward Walker, M.D., was a graduate of the class of 1879. He lived in Ilion, NY, and died in 1904.); Farewell Address to the Students of Hamilton College: Delivered at the Public Exhibition of the Jun. Class, April 17, 1833, by Henry Davis (cataloged under call number HAM COLL HK 833d).

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Monday Club materials (2007.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder, 1 bag

Description

Monday Club pamphlet, 2005-2006; bag of letters, photographs, news clipping from 1992; folder of membership papers, photographs. Added 5/27-8/08: 2 Monday Club pamphlets for 2008-2009; 1 pamphlet for 2005-2006; 1 pamphlet for 2006-2007; 1 photograph of the Monday Club members, April 23, 2007; 1 pamphlet for 2007-2008. Added 7/24/09: 2 Monday Club pamphlets, 2007-8 and 2008-9. Added 7/12: 2 copies each of Monday Club pamphlets for 2011-12 (Composers) and 2012-13 (Explorers).

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Elihu Root documents and artifacts from Root House (2007.13)

Biographical Information

Elihu Root, Hamilton College class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer Elihu Root was born in Clinton, NY on 15 February 1845 and died in New York, NY on 6 February 1937. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served in the following positions: Member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1917. Root was awarded the following: Nobel Peace Prize, 1912; Roosevelt Memorial Medal for Administration of Public Office, 1924; Woodrow Wilson Foundation Medal and Prize for Services to Peace, 1926. He was a member of the following organizations: British Academy; Istitut de droit International; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Commission of International Justice appointed by Council of League of Nations to prepare plans for a permanent Court of International Justice; Commissioner Plenipotentiary for the U.S. in International Conference on the Limitation of Armaments; Committee of Experts convened at Geneva 1929 to revise Statute of Permanent Court.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, metal box

Extent

6 framed items; one box

Description

Framed original (?) of Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Elihu Root for 1912; framed letter from Nobel committee; 4 framed photographs of Elihu Root; 1 framed photograph of Buttrick Hall, signed by Richard Carver Wood; small metal box (for fishing tackle? tools?), plastered with theatrical reviews and notices cut from newspapers and programs, mostly HC Charlatans, ca. 1940s, '50s. Photographs of Elihu Root include Root on steps with cane and dog, signed by Richard Carver Wood and inscribed to Mrs. Frederick Carlos Ferry by Elihu Root (reproduction); same photo signed by Richard Carver Wood and inscribed to Harry D. Yates by Elihu Root (original); headshot of elderly Root looking sideways; 3/4 length portrait of younger Root signed by photographer Elliott T. Fry [?] and by Root.

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Panoramic photographs of class of 2006, 2007 (2007.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

10 small tubes

Description

Class of 2006 photographs, panoramic, taken on 1st day of orientation; 3 black and white, 7 color; Class of 2007 photographs, panoramic, color, 14

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Photographs: Sports Slides (2007.15.1)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Slides: Crew; Field Hockey; Football; Stewart Inauguration Football 2003; Women's Soccer; Photograph: Women's Soccer; Slides: Nordic Skiing; Swimming; Baseball; Lacrosse; Softball; Ice-Climbing; Miscellaneous; Students in classroom setting; Students in science lab; Levitt; Miscellaneous student photographs, faculty (Gant, science faculty, Tewksbury, Odamtten); snapping-turtle catching, Gapp; Lehman; Photos: Basketball; Football field

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Student Life & Other (2007.15.2)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Slides: Alexander Hamilton statue and students; Beinecke and students; Hamilton radio station; mailroom and students; lunchroom; Bristol; Campus Road housing; Eells; Ferguson; Woolcott; student candids; Chapel and students; ski trip; Chemistry building; Christian Johnson & President's office; Dance & Theatre; Fields, students in snow and Barn; Field House, Rink; Glens; Beinecke indoors; Kirkland side; Library and student housing in quad; Student life/Danler; McEwen Breezeway; Root Hall and students; Ferguson House lounge (includes slides from 1994, '95, '96, '98, 2003)

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2000 Slides (1 of 2) (2007.15.3)

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Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Photos: Summer Research Poster Presentations; Miscellaneous photos used in Summer 2002 Review; Miscellaneous photos of 3 fiction writers September 2000; negatives; Convocation negative prints; Slides: Washington D.C. trip (duplicates); fireworks display; newborn baby (duplicates); student in front of quad (duplicates); professor and student (duplicates); science students (duplicates); lobster bake; Hamilton buildings; residence halls; exterior of Burke (front windows); students skiing; snow soccer; snow-tubing; students; running; miscellaneous student slides; Beinecke; mailroom; miscellaneous classroom photos; lunchroom; Alexander Hamilton statue; student head shots; students sledding; negatives of dinner

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2000 Slides (2 of 2) (2007.15.4)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Slides: Hamilton buildings, residence halls, gatherings of students, Park Row in Clinton, students reading, mail room, interior of residences, classes, exterior of library, series with umbrellas, spring, winter, students sledding and skiing, annual lobster bake, marathon, lacrosse games, softball games, students studying; all from year 2000

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Tewksbury 5/01-6/00 Summer Science Hamilton Conference (2007.15.5)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: M. Filius, Tree Dedication 06/01; Al-Ham 4/5/01; Al-Ham 4/5/01 speech, Dick and Patsy Couper, Barbara Gold; John O'Neill; David Paris; Robert Paquette; book exhibition in library; Al-Ham dinner; Carl Rubino; Doty 11/2/00; children's science class, Ann Silversmith, Karen Brewer, Dave Gapp, Bill Pfitsch, Ian Rosenfeld, Robin Kinnel; Science Day 6/00; Summer Science 6-8/00; weather-vane; Alexander Hamilton statue; chapel; panorama of quad and main campus; residence halls; Beverly Tatum 9/2000

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Family Weekend 2001-98 (2007.15.6)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: football; Family Weekend; Parents Advisory Council; band concert; speeches; dance concert; Family Weekend 2001, 2000 speeches and performances; a cappella groups (Buffers, Special K and/or Tumbling After, Hamiltones); Slides: dance concert; football game; miscellaneous (Parents Weekend?); cookout

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Fallcoming 2001-1993 (2007.15.7)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Slides: 1993 football game; Football 10/95; Fall Scenes-Football 10/26/96; Football 10/95; Student excavation '96; '96 Fallcoming Cookout; '96 Fallcoming game (football); slides of crowd at '96 Fallcoming game; musicians at '96 Fallcoming Cookout; Student life 3/97; Fall scene 10/96; 9/97 Homecoming Football game; slides of the crowd at Homecoming game; negative prints of speeches; Photos: Ferguson House (dedication?); negative prints: Ferguson House; dinner; speeches; poster presentations (?); musicians; classroom scenes; Monk Rowe; Nancy Rabinowitz; Fallcoming Candids Oct 6&7, 2000; students at Fallcoming game; soccer; Fallcoming Football Game 2001

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2001 Slides and Photos (1 of 2) (2007.15.8)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: September 12, 2001, student gathering, 9/11 vigil (?); slides: field hockey game, baseball game, ropes course; photos: April 1, 2001 student dinner; negatives: Administrators photographs taken 5/01, Dave Smallen, Flossie Mitchell, Rit Fuller, David Paris, Mitchell Stevens; slides: biking in Root Glen, tennis, soccer game, ropes course, Hamilton buildings, Root Hall, panoramas of countryside, students in the snow, Root Hall in the winter; photos: Trustee and Senior reception

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2001 Slides and Photos (2 of 2) (2007.15.9)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Hamilton Conference April 5-7, 2001 (program), Dick Couper, Gene Tobin; John and Mary O'Neill, Patsy Couper; library presentation; Carl Rubino; Robert Paquette; David Paris; Paul Greengard visit to Hamilton, Convocation 2001; Slides: program in NYC Fall 2001

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Framed photographs of Alexander Hamilton statue dedication, inscription to Elihu Root from Thomas Proctor, 1918 (2007.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 frame, 2 photos

Description

Frame with matted photographs: one photograph shows view of Alexander Hamilton statue and pedestal; second photo shows crowd gathered around statue. Inscription (on matt) says, "The Hon. Elihu Root with Sincere regards of Thomas R. Proctor -- Hamilton College June 17, 1918" See H.C. Misc files under Hamilton, Alexander, Statue, for news clippings of the statue's unveiling on June 17, 1918. The statue was presented to the college by Thomas R. Proctor and accepted on behalf of the college by Elihu Root.

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Kirkland College Orientation t-shirt (2007.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 shirt

Description

Green t-shirt, with "Orientation: Kirkland College" and an apple on the front. Donated by Janie Gottlieb for the Kirkland College collection.

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blueprints of the Hamilton College Chapel, 1949 (2007.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 roll

Description

Blueprints of the Hamilton College Chapel, found in the basement of an old house in Utica - by a friend of Vige Barrie. Blueprints dating from 1949, including floor plans, sections, and elevations, for renovations to the Hamilton College Chapel.

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Photographs of Kirkland College students from Registrar's office (2007.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

Photographs of Kirkland College students from Registrar's office; labeled with student's name and sometimes year; some photos of artwork, labeled with student's name. Some photos appear to be high school senior photos. Found in Registrar's office while preparing for move to Elihu Root House; donated for Kirkland College Exhibition and for retention in Archives.

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2 Chinese banners, in honor of Dr. Stephen H. Kirner, class of 1952, from Professor Emeritus Edwin B. Lee (2007.20)

Biographical Information

Stephen H. Kirner, son of Dr. Walter R. and Juvanta Harper Kirner; born 8/8/31; Hamilton College class of 1952; received Ph.D. from Cornell U. in 1956; joined Navy as parasitologist; sent to Formosa (Taiwan) to study sleeping sickness, other diseases; killed in automobile accident, 9/20/1958. The Kirner-Johnson building was named for his parents.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

2 framed artworks

Description

2 Chinese banners, silk, embroidered, framed: one with orange dragons has label on back saying "Traditional Chinese banner expressing condolence from colleagues of Lt. Stephen H. Kirner in Division of Medical Entomology, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2; In affectionate memory of the late Lt. Stephen H. Kirner, Ph.D., of NAMRU No. 2; 'It is indeed a loss to the World for such a bright genius to depart from us so soon'; (from left to right) Miss Lien Chen Cheng, Mr. Shu Chan Lien, Mr. Chih Tai Liu, Mr. Wen Chin Huang, Dr. Stephen Moi Kee Hu, Mr. Mao Jen Lo, Miss Hwei Eng Yu, Mr. Hoh Ho Chu, Mr. Chautyen Lane." Other, with blue birds, has one label giving copies and translations of embroidered Chinese characters, and another label giving full translation: "To the Soul of Dr. S.H. Kirner, Lt. of U.S. Navy; 'The Creator welcomes the Genius like Dr. Kirner to Heaven, because He hates the Genius to experience so many Sufferings in this World.' Respectfully Dedicated by Dr. T.C. Kao, Superintendent of National Taiwan University Hospital." Labels (on letterhead) are headed "National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Changte-Chieh, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan."

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1960s choir recordings (2007.21)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

6 recordings

Description

Recordings made on 4-track reel-to-reel tapes by Norman Mausolf '64; lent for purposes of transferring to CD (return with one copy on CD) 1. Radcliffe Tape Track 1 both sides: Radcliffe concert Feb. 10, 1963 [program]; Track 2 side 1: end of Radcliffe concert (first 2 minutes); Side 1 cont'd and side 2: Dean of the Chapel Colin Finnie Miller reading the poetry of Robert Burns in the Chapel on Burns's birthday. 2. Track 1 sides 1 and 2: Wells-Hamilton Chamber Orchestra; Rest of side 2: 1962 WIBX Choir Christmas broadcast; Track 2: side 1: WIBX broadcast of the May 24, 1962 performance of Brahms Requiem with the Oneonta Women's Glee Club; brief interview with John Baldwin about Berrian Shute's career at Hamilton; Side 2: final portion of Brahms Requiem 3. Track 1 side 1-2: blank; fragments of Dec. 15, 1963, Chapel service; Smith College Glee Club concert, Nov. 3, 1963 [program]; Track 2 side 1: conclusion of Haydn Mass from 1963 Smith Glee Club concert; student conversation ; Side 2: conclusion of Christmas Chapel service [program]; student conversation. 4. Track 1, side 1-2: Bryn Mawr concert, March 24, 1963 [program]; Side 2, middle: continuation of U. of Rochester Glee Club concert April 7, 1961; Track 2, side 1: beginning of U. of Rochester Women's Glee Club concert, April 7, 1961 [program]; Side 2: Christmas Chapel service Dec. 15, 1963 [program] (continued on tape 3, track 2 side 2; fragments also on tape 3, track 1 side 1). 5. Danvers tape Track 1 side 1-2: Woodwind and Brass Concert, April 22, 1964 [program]; Track 2 side 1: Brass Choir; College Choir; Side 2: Brass Choir; College Choir (introductions by John Baldwin) 6. Track 1: Baroque concert for Positiv Organ and Instruments, MWPI, January 27, 1963, John Baldwin, organist, and Brass Choir, directed by Stephen Bonta. [program]

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Elihu Root Bank Books (2007.22)

Biographical Information

Elihu Root, Class of 1864

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 account books

Description

Bank book of Elihu Root from March 2, 1904 to April 24, 1915 (Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C.); Check book of Elihu Root form October 3, 1913 to October 7, 1914 (filled-in stubs and totals only; cover has interlaced CBN with NY superimposed); account book of Elihu Root from November, 1911 to November, 1919; check book of Elihu Root from December 3, 1914 to August 6, 1915 (filled-in stubs with running total)

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Fitch-Stranahan-Rose-Pierce Papers (2007.23)

Biographical Information

Ebenezer Root Fitch was a member of Hamilton College's Class of 1886; he had a son named Lewis, who died in 1914. Class files include an obituary, a couple of letters, and a 12-page document that includes a biographical sketch and some genealogical material, including two pages on James Samuel Stranahan.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

information and documents concerning the Rose and Pierce families and their connections, the Fitch and Stranahan families. Some of them lived in Westmoreland. Includes letter explaining Jack Hartsell's connection to the families. Jonathan Rose was Supervisor of Westmoreland in 1852.

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Recipes from Molly Root house (some associated with Mrs. Elihu Root, Jr.) (2007.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, drawings

Extent

30 boxes

Description

Recipes from the families of Elihu Root, Jr., class of 1903, and Elihu Root III, class of 1936.

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Katherine Jones K'72 photo and yearbooks (2007.25)

Biographical Information

Katherine Flygare Jones Barefield, Class of 1972 Kirkland College

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photo, 2 books

Description

10"x8" photo of Katherine Jones Barefield; copy of Les Ballons; copy of 1972 Kirkland College yearbook

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photograph of Russell Blackwood (2007.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photograph

Description

8"x10" studio photograph of Russell Blackwood

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sound recordings on cassette tape and CD, Homecoming Weekend panels 1974 and Alumni Weekend chorus 1982-1984 (2007.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 folder

Description

5 audio cassette tapes, transferred to CD: Student life at Hamilton and Kirkland, 10/18/74 (panel discussion? poor quality sound); Homecoming Weekend 1974: Business/Inflation Panel 10/19/74 (panel discussion includes Sidney Wertimer); Hamilton Alumni Chorus and Rehearsal, Alumni weekend 1982; Hamilton Alumni Chorus and Rehearsal, Alumni weekend 1983; Hamilton College Sunday Service June 3, 1984, Alumni Weekend 1984.

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Jessup family Hamilton memorabilia (2007.28)

Biographical Information

Theodore C. Jessup '82; his father Frederick P. '41; William Jessup Hon. 1848, etc.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, sports medals

Extent

1 small box

Description

memorabilia: Honorary Degree given to William Jessup in 1848 (framed); Sigma Phi 'Banquet at the Beta 1911' menu with Sigma Phi members signatures (framed); Hamilton College Athletic Association certificates Theodore C. Jessup to wear the 'H' for Track and Football, 1911-1914; Pictures: HC football team 1913, Two men in football uniform (newspaper clippings on the back), Group pictures of Sigma Phi 1912, 1939, Sigma Phi hall postcard; Athletic Medals: 1914 Hamilton College medal for shot put, 1913 N.Y. S.I.A.U. medal for shot put, 1914 Hamilton College medal for hammer throw, 1913 spring games medal for 16lbs hammer throw, 1912 N.Y. S.I.A.U. medal for shot put, 1913 N.Y. S.I.A.U. medal for hammer throw

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1970 Hamilton/Kirkland papers, misc. publications from Richard Couper (2007.29)

Biographical Information

Richard Watrous Couper, born 16 December 1922 in Binghamton, N.Y. Originally enrolled with Hamilton College class of 1944, Couper enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 where he attained the rank of captain during World War II. After finishing his degree at Hamilton in 1947, he earned a master's degree in American History from Harvard University. Along with continuous service as a Hamilton College trustee since 1959, Couper served as administrative vice president of Hamilton College beginning in 1962 and was promoted to acting president and then vice president and provost. Couper later served as the first deputy commissioner for higher education for the New York State Education Department (1969-71), became the first full-time president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library (1971-81), and served as president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation until 1990.

Contents

Books, Publications, and papers

Extent

1 box

Description

Contains letters corresponding to R.W. McEwen, R.W.Couper, Grant Keehn, William M. Bristol, Mr. Howard M. Bingham, and Walter Beinecke, Jr and other well-known individuals; publications of Alumni Reviews, Advisory Committee Meetings, The Hamilton Spectator and Kirkland Newsletter newspapers, Trustees of Hamilton College; information regarding McEwen's health, construction of the Hamilton campus, financial status, presidential and chairman of the board information (concerning candidates, resignations, inaugurations, meetings), alumni reviews of the college, newspaper recordings of the fiftieth anniversary reunion and inauguration of John W. Chandler, and ELAS board dinner.

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Couper family papers (2007.30)

Biographical Information

Richard Watrous Couper, Hamilton College class of 1944 Abel Grosvenor Hopkins, class of 1866, professor of Latin, 1869-99 Charles Avery, class of 1820, professor of chemistry, 1834-69 Othniel S. Williams, class of 1831 Percy L. Wight, class of 1891 Edgar W. Couper, class of 1920

Contents

Books, Publications, and papers

Extent

1 box

Description

Contains early 19th-century Williams and Avery documents; correspondence between the Hopkins family and the White House regarding visits to and from Grover Cleveland; correspondence regarding Williams, Daniels, and Avery genealogy and history (related to Coupers)

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Facebook photographs, Class of 2011 (2007.31)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Facebook photographs and information (name, hometown, high school) for the Class of 2011; includes CDs of photos; published under titles including Meet the Freshmen and New Faces; catalog number Ham Coll HQ H18f. See also 0000.92.32-36

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textbooks of James Bundy Burke, class of 1925, and Coleman Burke, 1934 (2007.32)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 small box

Description

Books inscribed by James Bundy Burke, class of 1925: Differential And Integral Calculus, Plane and Solid Analytic Geometry , Advanced Algebra for Colleges and Schools, Contes de La France Contemporaine, Adrienne LeCouvreur by Scribe and LeGouvé, La Camaraderie ou La Courte-Échelle par Eugène Scribe. Books inscribed by Coleman Burke, class of 1934: Education Psychology, An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations. Chi Psi Lodge inscription also in Projective Pure Geometry; inscription by Leslie L. Roemer '24 in Plane and Spherical Trigonometry.

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David Maldwyn Ellis, class of 1938: diplomas (2007.33)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 diplomas

Description

3 diplomas--Hamilton College AB, 1938, Hamilton College honorary degree, 1990, Cornell University PhD, all granted to David Maldwyn Ellis. Also, framed: 1993 Certificate of Appreciation from NYS Historical Assoc. and Farmers' Museum; citation re. same; HC medal, with clipping about designer; photo of Ellis in academic robes; photo of college chapel framed with 1988 commemorative stamp; Michael S. Smith print of chapel; 1990 honorary degree citation.

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1847 letter from E.O. Ward (class of 1838) and Abel Flynt to William Jessup, HC honorary degree 1848 (2007.34)

Biographical Information

William Jessup, honorary LL.D. from Hamilton, 1848; Yale '15; died 1868 Elias Ogden Ward, class of 1838, A.M. 1841; minister, educator; died 1899, Bethany, PA.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document

Description

Letter dated Dundaff [PA], January 21, 1847, from E.O. Ward and Abel Flynt to the Hon. Wm. Jessup, Montrose, Susqa. County, Penna, about temperance, and a temperance convention that they had to leave early. They want Jessup to give a temperance lecture.

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Thomas Hill Hubbard Papers (2007.35)

Biographical Information

Thomas Hill Hubbard, Trustee of Hamilton College 1817-1827 and 1832-1839. Son of Bela Hubbard, D.D., first Rector of Trinity Church, New Haven, CT; born 12/5/1781; Yale College 1799; A.M. 1807. Studied law, admitted to Bar; settled in Hamilton, NY; became Prosecuting Attorney after Gen. Joseph Kirkland; Surrogate of Madison County; Presidential Elector in 1812, 1844, and 1852; Member of Congress 1817-1819 and 1821-23. Moved to Utica 1823; appointed Clerk of the Court of Chancery, then elected Clerk of the Supreme Court until 1835. Trustee of Utica Academy and Hamilton Academy. Died at Utica May 21 or 22, 1857.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder, 1 box

Description

letters to and from Thomas Hubbard, copies of resolutions regarding his trusteeship at Hamilton College, drawings of his residence in Utica, dated 1831. Added 6/13/2008: additional box of Thomas Hubbard materials. Added 10/31/08: two more letters, from Roger Skinner, 7/4/1815, and B. Rochester, 7/1834 (signature excised).

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Statement to Senate of financial standing of New York State colleges, 1837 (2007.36)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 leaflet

Description

3 leaves (first one detached), with pages numbered to 5 (sixth page blank). Headed "State of New-York / No. 32. / In Senate, February 16, 1837 / Report / Of the Comptroller relative to moneys, &c. appropriated to Academies and Colleges. / Comptroller's Office, Albany, February 16, 1837." Information on Hamilton College on page 3.

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portrait of Norman Marsh, class of 1914 (2007.37)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 framed painting

Description

Portrait of Norman J. Marsh, Hamilton College class of 1914, painted by Goode Davis in 1958, framed.

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Letter from John Gelston Floyd, class of 1824 (2008.01)

Biographical Information

FLOYD, John Gelston (1806 - 1881) (grandson of William Floyd), a Representative from New York; born in Mastic, near Moriches, Long Island, N.Y., February 5, 1806; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1824; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Utica, N.Y.; clerk and prosecuting attorney of Utica, N.Y., 1829-1833; founded the Utica Democrat (later the Observer-Dispatch) in 1836; appointed judge of Suffolk County; member of the State assembly 1839-1843; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843); returned to Mastic, Long Island, about 1842; member of the State senate in 1848 and 1849; elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); chairman, Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-second Congress); joined the Republican Party upon its formation in 1856; retired from public life; died in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., October 5, 1881; interment in the family cemetery. From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (see http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000223 ).

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from Floyd, dated House of Representatives, January 4, 1842; politics in Washington, [Henry] Clay, empty Treasury

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Charles McLouth, Jr., class of 1916, college papers and awards (2008.02)

Biographical Information

McLouth family, prominent in Palmyra, NY. Charles McLouth, Jr., class of 1916; Charles McLouth III, class of 1952

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Hamilton College Commencement program, 1916, listing Valedictory address by Charles McLouth, Jr.; essays and speeches: first speech at Hamilton (the poor) 11/6/1912; Wordsworth 11/23/1915; Keats 1/20/16; Saturday discussion (foreign policy re Germany) 9/26/1914; Saturday discussion (Mexican policy) 1/16/15; Junior Declamations: Edison 11/10/14, death of German soldier from nurse's viewpoint 2/16/15; Junior Prize Declamation (San Martin) 6/17/15; Senior Oration (Venezelos) 11/13/15; Bowdoin-Hamilton-Wesleyan intercollegiate debate (outline and speech) 3/23/16; Prize Debate (Monroe Doctrine) 6/16; Valedictory (Duty) 6/19/16; 15-page essay, "The War Correspondent"; first political speech 10/24/16; 1920 letter of appreciation from Palmyra high school to McLouth as basketball coach; reunion weekend armband; letter from Albany Law School re transcript; copy of 1917 flag acceptence speech; reunion materials, 1966; guide to Bristol Campus Center [1966?]; silver tennis award pin, "Runner Up 1913"; silver tennis award pin, "Runner Up, singles, 1914" with silver medallion on tab with engraved initials "C Mc L"; silver stick-pin with Japanese character [The character is "fuku" (or can also be pronounced "saiwai"), which means "luck, happiness, fortune" in Japanese. If I understand it right, I believe it's more or less the same in Chinese. T. Collett]; copy of "Hambletonian Record" published by Independent Republican, Goshen, Orange County, NY, August 7-9, 1956, re. horse race. Came in folder labelled "College Papers."

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negative photograph, aerial view of Hamilton College, by Dante Tranquille (2008.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 negative

Description

negative of a photograph by Dante Tranquille of Utica, showing an aerial view of Hamilton College. Includes Dunham, so must be after 1958.

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Photographs: postcards with aerial view of campus (2008.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 postcards

Description

6 postcards showing an aerial view of Hamilton College, circa 1930 (view includes Science Building, built in 1925).

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Augustus Beach correspondence (anti-slavery) (2008.05)

Biographical Information

Augustus Beach: born April 28, 1793; died April 21, 1878. Married Tempa Fowler Post May 16, 1820. Minister of Baptist Church in Pittsfield, MA; active in temperance and anti-slavery movements. "Rev. AUGUSTUS BEACH, a son of MOSES T., born in Massachusetts in 1793, was a graduate of Williams College, an intimate friend and co-worker with GEORGE BRIGGS, WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, GERRIT SMITH, and others, in the anti-slavery movement and the temperance cause. He died in this town, April 21, 1878, aged eighty-five years." Quoted from "History of Cattaraugus County, NY", pub 1879, Franklin Ellis. Page 296 Chapter on the History of East Otto, found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NYCATTAR/2001-07/0994370655

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

15 letters from 1830s through 1860s relating to Augustus Beach, friend of Gerrit Smith. Beach suggested that if you vote, you support the Constitution and hence slavery.

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Charles Lafayette Todd '33 correspondence with Edmund Wilson (2008.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.) and photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

clippings, correspondence, and photographs that were with Lafe Todd's copy of Edmund Wilson's book Upstate (to be cataloged for Rare Book Room). Letter from Edmund Wilson to Todd, 12/21/1970, re. his book; photo of house depicted in frontispiece of book, with Lafe Todd standing by it; photo of Wilson; offprint of "Upstate with Edmund Wilson" by Charles L. Todd, reprinted from New York History, January, 1973; clipping of review of Upstate in Times Literary Supplement, 19 May 1972 (2 pages, passages marked); review of Upstate from SR, August 28, 1971 (1 page, passages marked, end of article missing).

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Kirkland College Administrative Offices sign (2008.07)

Biographical Information

Contents

sign

Extent

1 object

Description

green sign, "Kirkland College Administrative Offices" -- originally on offices in North Courtyard? Saved by Sue Ann Miller and Frank Price.

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Elihu Root miscellany from Dick Griffiths and John Root (2008.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 small box

Description

Nails--3 6-inch nails "from Homestead cornice 1804" from John Root; 10 Elihu Root campaign buttons; Elihu Root's inkwell; copy of letter dated 29-4-07 from Dick Griffiths about donation of Elihu Root's inkwell ("from his office desk in 157 [College Hill Road](Room off of the small front porch. Came into my possession ca. 1977 when the house was vacated after its sale to H.C."). Came with above items but not connected: copies of photographs from Root collection, Richard Carver Wood negatives, and some from Edward Root materials at Munson Williams Proctor Institute; video of Helaman Ferguson '62

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Letter from Elihu Root to Paul R. Hickok, 5/23/1927 (2008.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Letter from Elihu Root to the Rev. Paul R. Hickok, dated May 23, 1927, regarding the idea of moving the Kirkland Cottage to Hamilton College campus.

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Photographs: Great Names: Carter '01; Giuliani '02; Cosby '03; Clinton '04 (2008.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs of Great Names speakers from 2001-2004: Jimmy Carter, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Cosby, and Bill Clinton

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Dr. Arthur D. Hengerer, class of 1935, miscellany (2008.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

button from Class of 1935 25th Reunion; invitation and program for dinner honoring Sidney Wertimer, with cartoon of Wertimer, 1989; clipping from NY Times, 7/1/1977, article "Women's College Resists the Campus Merger Trend"; letter (fund-raising?) from Richard Couper '44 about "The Couper Family and Hamilton"; invitation to farewell dinner honoring Barbara and Martin Carovano, 1988; article "The Carovano Years" from Hamilton Alumni Review vol. LII, no. 2, pp. 10-13; photo of reunion class on Bristol Terrace (maybe 50th reunion in 1985?); publications by Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr.: More Power to You (1975) and Renewal from Within (booklet, undated but c. 1977).

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Poster for exhibit of photographs by Robert Lipgar, class of 1949 (2008.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 tube

Description

poster, rolled in tube, for exhibit by Robert Lipgar. From top of poster: "Israel the enduring values"; line of Hebrew; enlargement of Israeli landscape takes up most of the poster; below: "An exhibition of photographs by Robert M. Lipgar; sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; celebrating the 30th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, the 60th anniversary of the founding of Hebrew University; the First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois; May 8-12, 1978" followed by line of Hebrew. In lower right corner: "Printed by Black Box Collotype, Chicago. Designed by Rick Valicenti." Signed by Robert Lipgar.

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College Scrapbook of Charles Symonds, class of 1931 (2008.13)

Biographical Information

Charles S. Symonds, class of 1931; born in Utica; studied architecture at MIT; practiced architecture in Miami, FL, for 35 years; chief designer of Oak Ridge atomic energy project; returned to area in 1966, firm in Auburn; life-long association with theatre, after being president of the Charlatans; wrote, directed, and acted in radio dramas; died Oct. 17, 1972, aged 63.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, ephemora

Extent

1 box

Description

Scrapbook of Charles Symonds '31 contains news clippings (including activities of Mrs. Harold W. Symonds of the Girl Scout Council), cards, Clinton Tailor receipts, athletics schedules, tickets for events, clippings of dirigible photos, concert and theatre programs, letters, Leopold Schepp Foundation Pledge certificate, class schedules, photographs of campus and students; ship schedules and baggage declarations for Alice Symonds and Charles Symonds, July, 1929 (evidently sailing on the Empress of Scotland out of Montreal), programs for shipboard entertainment, luggage labels indicating destinations in London and Cherbourg and return to Quebec, photographs, theatre programs, and underground map from London, Royal Air Force display program, Imperial Airways passenger information; Montreal hotel and restaurant ephemera. In separate folder: Brochure of work from the offices of Charles Searle Symonds A.I.A. and Loyd Frank Vann A.I.A, Associated Architects, Miami, Florida; programme from the Tenth Royal Air Force Display, Hendon, England, 13th July, 1929; Gravure Sections of The World, New York, and the Herald Tribune, NY, Oct. 21, 1928, featuring the flight of the Graf Zeppelin from Germany to the United States; menu; theatre programme for Journey's End; news clippings; Tower of London brochure; drawing tablet and loose pages, some with drawings; map or floor plan of the Empress of Scotland ship; print of alpine village [?] (on back: Serie 325 No.1; Blatten.Lotschental)

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Musical revue program, Army Students at Hamilton College, 1943 (WWII military units) (2008.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Program for musical revue presented by the Army Students at Hamilton College: "You Can't Beat It": An Original Musical Revue, October 30th, 1943. Produced and staged by Pfc. Howie Horwitz; Cpl. John Seale, musical director; Pfc. Jack Shor, chief scenarist; Pfc. Ivar Jensen, business manager; Cpl. Hugh Harter, stage manager; Pfc. James White, composer.

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Panoramic photographs of class of 2007, 2008 (2008.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

c. 100 photographs

Description

Class of 2007 photographs, panoramic, taken on 1st day of orientation; 3 black and white, ~50 color; Class of 2008 photographs, panoramic, color, ~50

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framed award lists: Alumni Council Bell Ringer Award, Alumni Council Chairs (2008.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document, framed

Description

list of Alumni Council Bell Ringer Award recipients, 1970-1992, framed. list of Alumni Council Chairs, 1940-1994, framed.

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Caleb Alexander papers (2008.17)

Biographical Information

Caleb Alexander helped secure Hamilton College's charter and was asked to be the college's first president. See Pilkington's History, pp. 49-58. Caleb Alexander, D.D. (born 17?? - d. April 1828), a native of Northfield, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Yale University in 1777, was ordained at New Marlborough, Massachusetts, in 1781, and dismissed in 1782. He was again settled at Mendon, Massachusetts, and dismissed in 1803. After an ineffectual attempt to establish a college at Fairfield, New York, erecting buildings, which now belong to the medical school, he took the charge of the academy at Onandago Hollow, where he died in April 1828. He published an essay on the deity of Jesus Christ, with strictures on Emlyn, 1791; a Latin grammar, 1794; an English grammar, and gram. elements. the "Columbian Dictionary" (1800), and "Young Ladies and Gentleman's Instructor." From A New General Biographical Dictionary, 1857, via Wikipedia.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

miscellaneous papers having to do with Caleb Alexander: clipping from Buffalo Commercial, 9/18/1897; mss pamphlet, sewn together, sermon on Ephesians by Caleb Alexander, dated 1786; copy of Alexander's Grammatical System of the English Language, published 1810 and loaned to the Buffalo Historical Society in 1923 by Grace Carew Sheldon; offprint of article "American Classical Scholarship and Caleb Alexander," by John F. Latimer, 1949; typescript biography of Alexander from Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit.

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Photographs: Family Weekend 2002; Summer Science Poster Session; Choir (2008.18.1)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs of Family Weekend 2002; Summer Science Poster Session; miscellaneous Choir photos. Photos of faculty at Family Weekend reception, including Barbara Tewksbury, Carol Rupprecht, Bob Redfield, Gene Tobin, Maurice Isserman, Ernest Williams, David Gapp. Poster session from the Summer Science program was on display at Family Weekend, 11/1/2002

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Dave Tewksbury 2002-2001--Summer, Posters, Glen Tour (2008.18.2)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs by Dave Tewksbury 2002-2001--Summer Science poster presentation 10/01; Levitt Gay Issues youth poll 8/01; Walter Williams 2/02; Trustee meeting 2/02; Tom Murphy Dinner 6/6/02; Glen Tour, Eugene Putala; Reunions 2002; Jay Newmark '98

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For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Charzuk: 12/02-1/99 Jazz Band, Riffle Award (2008.18.3)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs by Charzuk: 12/02-1/99 Jazz Band, Riffle Award

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: Fall 2002: Fallcoming, Friday night jazz, Culture Fest 2002 (2008.18.4)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: Fall 2002: Fallcoming, Friday night jazz, Culture Fest 2002

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2002 Reunions and Commencement: Slides (2008.18.5)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: 2002 Reunions and Commencement: Slides

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2002 Commencement (2008.18.6)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: 2002 Commencement, mostly slides, also prints and negatives

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2002 Slides and Photos (1 of 2) (2008.18.7)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: 2002 Slides and Photos (1 of 2); includes Gene Tobin, Scott and Siuda, campus, "Hamilton Collects" opening, spring 2002, senior art show 2002. Slides and prints.

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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Photographs: 2002 Slides and Photos (2 of 2) (2008.18.8)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 binder

Description

Photographs: 2002 Slides and Photos (2 of 2); actually just negatives. Root Hall, students.

Restrictions

For research and HC use; contact photographer for copyright permissions.

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items from president's office: time book, gold hard hat, honorary degrees (2008.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), realia

Extent

3 items

Description

Gold hard hat (same as green hard hats given out to charter class of Kirkland College, only gold--perhaps from a trustee or president?); The Ideal Time Book and Pay Roll, Cut Leaf: for college employees from February 1934 to January 1940 (names same as in college directories of the time); copies of honorary degree from May 20, 2007, for Richard N. Haass, Sherwood L. Boehlert, F. Eugene Romano, and Johnnetta Betsch Cole.

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Emerson Gallery Awards (2008.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 documents

Description

3 New England Museum Association Publication Design Awards presented to the Emerson Gallery, Lise Holst, Project Director, in 1998; 1 Museum Publications Design Competition second prize, awarded to the Emerson Gallery, 1999

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Letter from John Sergeant to TH Hubbard, re. Stockbridge Indians, 9/20/1817 (2008.21)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from John Sergeant to TH Hubbard, re. Stockbridge Indians, 9/20/1817

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photographs from Enos Benedict, class of 1932, panoramic and group (2008.22)

Biographical Information

Enos Benedict, class of 1932. Apprenticed to father's law office; passed NYS bar; aged 26 became youngest Police Justice in NYS history; retired from post aged 58 in 1968; practiced law in Brockport, NY, until retirement in 1972. See also necrology in Alumni Review, Volume LXXI [2006], Number 1, p. 66.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

2 panoramic photographs, one of the student body in 1928, one of the campus around the same time. 7 Class and Reunion photos: formal group photo of DKE members, including classes of 1929-1932; group photo of class of 1932 (?); 2 group photos in front of DKE house; group photo of class at Reunion 1942; group photo at 50th reunion in 1982 (color); group photo of 6 men at 60th Reunion, 1992 (color)

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Kirkland College-Hamilton College merger folder (2008.23)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

folder of reports, letters, clippings on the merger or consolidation between Hamilton College and Kirkland College

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Hamilton Quilt made by Judy Walsh Baumhover '88 (2008.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

textiles

Extent

1 box

Description

Quilt designed and made by Judy Walsh Baumhover '88 and donated by Petros Kitsos '88. Description by Judy Baumhover: After requesting and receiving various Hamilton textiles and memories from classmates, the quilt went through many design transformations before appearing as you see it now. Common denominators among the memories submitted including friends, snow, wind and, of course, beer. The t-shirts included in the quilt tell a story all on their own, but I also incorporated snowflake blocks, and windmill blocks in honor of mother nature and her hold on us during our time on the Hill. The inclusion of "friendship" star blocks, beside the obvious, was a little more personal. I spent many a night walking along Campus Road or lying on the football bleachers staring up at the stars. It was a great way to take a break from studying. "Home" has always been elusive to me, due to a life constantly on the move. I have a need and appreciation for community, and I found such a community at Hamilton College. May this quilt remind you of the fun and valuable times you experienced at Hamilton, as well as the lasting relationships whose seeds were planted on this campus many years ago.

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Our Bodies, Our Selves, given to Kirkland College students at Orientation (2008.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

1 copy of Our Bodies, Our Selves, as given to Kirkland College students at Orientation, inscribed "Welcome! Compliments of the Orientation and the Kirkland Student Health Committees." Signed by Judy Norsigian.

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Kirkland College Arts Division files from the office of Bruce Muirhead (2009.01)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 boxes, 2 folders

Description

Kirkland College Arts Division files from the office of Bruce Muirhead; to be described at the folder level. Box 1A and folders 1B, 1C from top file cabinet drawer; Box 2 from 2nd drawer; Box 3 rest of 2nd drawer and end of 4th drawer; Box 4 continuation of desk drawer, 3rd filing cabinet drawer (evaluations, misc.), 4th drawer (misc.); Box 5 desk drawer, first part.

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Some confidential personnel materials; some materials covered by FERPA.

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Hamilton College books deaccessioned from Utica Public Library (2009.02)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

6 books

Description

2 copies of Hamilton College Charter and By-Laws (HAM COLL HA 904b) 2 copies of Inauguration of President Stryker (HAM COLL HK St8) 2 Catalogues--1855-56 and 1858-59 (HAM COLL HH A2)

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Clapp family papers: John Clapp, class of 1818; Cyrus Clapp, class of 1851 (2009.03)

Biographical Information

Alumni represented include John Clapp, class of 1818 (a lawyer and Postmaster of Norwich, NY), and his son, Cyrus Clapp, class of 1851, Henry Mygatt, class of 1830, and Daniel Dickinson, class of 1858

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), books, photographs

Extent

1 box

Description

The John Clapp class of 1818 collection contains correspondence dealing with legal and personal matters, including letters from Cyrus Clapp 1851 (son) dating from 1839-1871, James Clapp from 1814-1866, Sam L. Raudall from 1836-1877, Lydia Clapp (wife) from 1857-1881, Cornelia and Edward Greene (niece and nephew) from 1854-1882 and Ernestine Alberti from 1835-1880 including documentation of legal case. The collection also contains financial statements, mortgages, receipts, business cards, documentation of land and court documents. There are also full and portions of books and journals included within the binders and separately. 4 letters from James Clapp to younger brother John Clapp at Hamilton College in 1814, and two letters from John to James. lots of letters to do with legal matters, correspondence with other lawyers (some Hamilton alumni); bills, receipts, financial matters; [letter explaining Clapp family connections; school essays; obituary notices and letters; news clipping about Civil War battle reversal; 1865 letter after visit to Gettysburg--mostly about a package and dead letter office, but mentions celebration, soldiers; lots of material about a legal case involving Mrs. Ernestine Alberti (granddaughter of John or James Clapp);] correspondence of Cyrus Clapp about his trip west to Iowa in 1855; some hand-drawn maps of local property boundaries, etc. (in Iowa?); bound volumes: 1820s and 1830s ledgers of John Clapp's expenditures undated ledger with charges to specific people; Greek orations 1829 (1st edition?)

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Letters to Susie Baker of Clinton from Alvin House, class of 1899, and others (2009.04)

Biographical Information

Alvin Emerson House, Hamilton College class of 1899. Born 3/5/1871 in Dexter, Michigan; came to Hamilton College from Parish, NY; member of ELS; spent 10 years teaching; became a successful farmer; died in Holcolm, NY, in 1950.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

an 11-page letter, March 27, 1898, from Alvin E. House, class of 1899, to Susie Baker of Clinton (at school in Albany); 5 letters, 1894-1897, from Attorney J.L. Woodworth of Warsaw, NY, to Susie Baker, many concerning "the Doctor" who seems to have died in 1897.

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Newspaper: Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, 8/17/1840, re. HC Commencement (2009.05)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 newspaper

Description

copy of newspaper: Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, August 17, 1840. Article about Hamilton College Commencement on page 2, column 3. Mentions Rev. Henry Mendeville (judge of orations), Rev. Joel Parker, honorary degree recipient, and James Clapp of Oxford, Henry Storrs of New Hartford, and Harvey Brayton of Western, new Trustees.

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Kirkland College Committee oral history interviews by Shelley Cowan (2009.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 folder

Description

2 CDs of oral history interviews, conducted by Shelley Cowan, with Nancy Rabinowitz (3/25/09) and Jay Williams (4/3/09). New oral histories are to supplement the 1977-8 and 1992 interviews (in the Kirkland College Archives, Box 0000.90.27--old D-5).

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letter from Erastus Crafts, class of 1832, March 11, 1831 (2009.07)

Biographical Information

Erastus Crafts was a member of the class of 1832 but left Hamilton to graduate from Union College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from Erastus Crafts, class of 1832, dated March 11, 1831, to his parents, Samuel and Lucy Crafts, about the religious revival taking place at Hamilton College.

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Printing Press remnants--items from room with printing press in basement of Root Hall (2009.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1/2 box

Description

Several items presumably printed on the Root Basement printing press, including fliers, programs, invitations, and student publications for Hamilton and Kirkland student activities dated between 1959 to 1979. Highlights include: extensive files on the Alexander Hamilton Private Press and unbound copies of the press's major product, The Journal of Samuel Kirkland (1966); the Pentagon Society of 1975's senior survey project; "Playdoh," a 1971 Spectator humor edition satirizing the Kirkland lifestyle.

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negative photographs of Hamilton College, by Dante Tranquille (2009.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

7 photographs

Description

7 photographic negatives of Hamilton College, taken by Dante Tranquille: a dozen faculty/administrators in academic dress, outside Buttrick; US flag and Hamilton banner processing between rows of graduates in academic robes; '50 Thomas Dewey speaking in Chapel, by old pulpit; side view of Truax in heavy snow; interior of Chapel with speaker and students, showing window at east end (where organ now is); aerial view, showing Chapel, football field; aerial view of campus, including south side of College Hill Road, Root Glen; aerial view of campus, including current site of South Campus, Molly Root House, first few houses on Griffin Road.

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boxes from metal cabinet in basement of Dunham: business files (2009.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 large boxes

Description

Summary: Legal files (deeds, mortgages, foreclosures), accounting files (billing, budgeting), and gift files (of property, monuments, of money), mostly from the mid-1930s to the mid-50s.

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William Curtis Noyes letters (2009.11)

Biographical Information

William Curtis Noyes, Honorary degree 1856; donated law library to Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

11 letters of William Curtis Noyes and his wife, Julia F. Noyes, mostly to Elbridge T. Gerry (probably to Elbridge Thomas Gerry 1837-1927), dated 1858-1888.

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Letter from Richard K. Sanford, class of 1844, dated November, 1840 (2009.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document

Description

Letter from Richard K. Sanford, class of 1844, dated Fulton, November, 1840, to Timothy Wetmore, Alabama, Genessee Co, NY. Mentions his studies at Hamilton College, working in a law office, prospect of returning to Hamilton.

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William C. Palmer additional materials from the Emerson Gallery (2009.13)

Biographical Information

Artist-in-Residence, H.C. D.F.A. (Hon.), H.C., 1975 School of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Director

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); photographs

Extent

2 boxes plus loose materials

Description

listed in Descriptions: folders include photos of art and family, correspondence, other documents. Lecture-analysis of design problems, Hamilton College Art Class 1941; Diploma from Paris 1937. Added to Palmer box 0000.196.03: Survey of William Palmer property in Connecticut (rolled paper); Correspondence for Homestead mural (in envelope); Studio floor plans-Butternut Hill; Folder of Kenneth Hayes Miller clippings; Photos of murals at 70th and Park Ave., NYC, 1929; Photos, plans, etc. for murals in Greenwich, CT, 1928; Photos of National City Bank murals, NY. Added 5/16/12: Folder of Design Projects correspondence returned from Emerson Gallery, with CD of scanned design projects.

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Campaign for the '90's paperweight depicting Kirkland Cottage (2009.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 object

Description

Campaign for the '90's lucite [?] cubical paperweight depicting Kirkland Cottage

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Kirkland College materials (2009.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 folders

Description

Four folders related to Kirkland College: Beier Poems containing 3 poems by Carl Beier (Kirkland College faculty), dated 1968 and 1969, signed by the poet, two inscribed to Jennifer; Political Acts containing fliers, announcements, related to political activity including march on Washington to protest Vietnam War, Chicago Democratic Convention; unlabeled folder containing copies of Kirkland College constitution, mimeographed publication "Commentary," Dec. 1968 letter from Babbitt to community; Radio, Folk Fest containing WHCL programming brochure, schedule for Oct. 29, 1968 (Folk Hour), flier for coffee house, program, schedule for folk festival 3/13-15/1969, words to folk songs.

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Walter Pilkington miscellany (2009.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

framed photo of Walter Pilkington with Ezra Pound, 1961; framed pencil sketch of Burke Library; 2 typescript speeches by Pilkington; 1933 map of Hamilton College; 1960 map of Hamilton College; poster of doors of Hamilton College.

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Case for Elihu Root's Nobel Peace Prize (2009.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 small box

Description

Case for Elihu Root's Nobel Peace Prize diploma: 18" x 4" x 4". Medallion on front with side-view face and name Alfred Nobel. The tooled leather of the case has gold embossing on it, in vine patterns, a flock of birds (doves?), and what look like York roses; also the words "Nobels Fredspris Elihu Root, AAR: 1912." [Nobel Peace Prize]

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Posters of works in Emerson Gallery (2009.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

Description

Posters of works in Emerson Gallery; added to Poster Collection, 0000.115

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Scrapbook of Robert K. Heffron '24 (2009.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

1 scrapbook

Description

Scrapbook of Robert K. Heffron '24 (given as '23 on cover); contains photographs, signatures of friends, newspapers and clippings, sports information

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Burke library floor plans (2009.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

7 rolls

Description

Floor plans for renovations of the first floor of Burke Library dating from the years 1990, 2006, and 2007.

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Root Glen records from Physical Plant (2009.21)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans, textual records, photographs

Extent

1 box, plus longer scrolls

Description

Root Glen records from Physical Plant, including charts and layouts of plantings; written recommendations from 1992, lists, some dated 1977, memos; slides, earliest dated 1963, photos, and negatives. Also packet of 8"x8" black and white photos of the Root Glen in 1966.

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Letter from George Underwood (HC 1838) to Edward North (HC 1841) dated 29 Dec. 1840 (2009.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from George Underwood (HC class of 1838) to Edward North (HC class of 1841) dated Skaneateles, 29 Dec. 1840, 3 pages (address on 4th side). Underwood asks "the condition of affairs at Hamilton"; mentions various alumni; asks about the vacancy of the Law Professorship; asks about the condition of Alpha Delta Phi; gives advice to North. Intact red wax seal with impression of star and crescent moon, Greek letters Alpha Delta Phi on moon.

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Landon Rockwell faculty papers (2009.23)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Notes for classes by professor of political science Landon Rockwell: abstracts of Supreme Court cases, ca. 1950-1979.

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1910 Scrapbook--on loan only--of Sidney A. Sherwin, Jr., class of 1910 (2009.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); photographs

Extent

1 album

Description

black album/scrapbook with two clippings on front--one in German with an engraving of the city of Munich, one cartoon; contains letters addressed to Sidney A. Sherwin, Jr. in Batavia, NY. Album includes correspondence, college publications, pamphlets, ephemera, news clippings, and many photographs.

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German-English Dictionary belonging to A.P. Saunders (2009.25)

Biographical Information

Arthur Percy Saunders joined Hamilton College's faculty in 1900, after growing up in Canada and doing chemistry research in Germany in the mid 1890s; his father, William, was responsible for developing an important variety of wheat for Canadian agriculture.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 small book

Description

small English -German dictionary published in 1893 by Nutts, signed inside A.P.Saunders Ottawa, Canada

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Letter from John Sergeant to Enoch Hale, Nov. 21, 1807 (2009.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 ms.

Description

Letter from John Sergeant to Enoch Hale, Nov. 21, 1807, regarding monetary transactions (money might be sent to "Mr. George Richards of Utica, Bookseller") and the matter of "John Jacobs being introduced into a school among the western Indians" ; includes transcript; added to Samuel Kirkland Correspondence (0000.190) as 251b.

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Copy of Wuthering Heights inscribed from Alexander Woollcott to R. Hale, 1917 (2009.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

Copy of Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, illustrated by A.H. Buckland, published London & Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press. Inscribed on flyleaf "R[enk?] Hale, 248 Boulevard Rasp[ait?], Paris. Christmas--1917. From Alexander Woollcott. Pages are highly acidic and some are becoming loose.

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Coleman Burke '34: Folder of material re. Hamilton and Kirkland, 1971-82 (2009.28)

Biographical Information

Coleman Burke, Hamilton College class of 1934, Board of Trustees, Chairman of Board of Trustees until 1977, Honorary Degree 1982, died 1999.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Folder of material collected by Coleman Burke related to Hamilton College and Kirkland College in the 1970s and '80s, including newspaper clippings, letters, speeches by Coleman Burke, class of 1934

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photographs from the collection of Norman J. Marsh, class of 1914 (2009.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

3 photographs

Description

3 photographs from the collection of Norman J. Marsh, class of 1914: small photo of 8 men posed seated behind each other on the steps of a wooden house, labeled on back "Delegation 1914. Ham. Coll."; photo of men in four rows, with numbers written in ink on each man, labeled on back "Hamilton Musical Clubs 1914, N.J. Marsh Jr., Manager"; and a panoramic photo of the Seventy-fifth Annual Dinner, Hamilton College Association of New York, Yale Club, March 19, 1943 (labeled on front lower right).

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newspaper Newcastle Courant, 9/27/1777, with reference to Samuel Kirkland (2009.30)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 item

Description

1 issue of English newspaper The Newcastle Courant, for September 27, 1777, with reference to Samuel Kirkland on page 4: "We are likewise authorised to assure the public of the steadiness of our Indian allies, and that the only Indians who wish for a neutrality are some of the praying Oneidas, who have been long practised upon by a <i>canting new England missionary</i> residing in that country." Added to Samuel Kirkland Correspondence as 73d (oversized).

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Silver trays of William C. Bolenius, class of 1921 and Trustee (2009.31)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

2 trays

Description

2 sterling silver trays, wrapped in tarnish-preventing bags, inscribed to William C. Bolenius. First tray, dated 1963, has incription: To William C. Bolenius as an affectionate reminder of many years of friendship and common endeavor from the President's Conference Group, December 1963, and 41 signatures; verso: Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver 20221. Second tray, with braided edge, has inscription: To William C. Bolenius with sencere esteem and warm regards of the Bell System Comptrollers; verso: Gorham Sterling 215 131 21N.

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Root Art Center materials, mostly photographs of exhibits by faculty and alumni (2009.32)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Photographs of exhibits at Root Art Center; includes installations and single works of art, many of which are by alumni and faculty artists. Hamilton/Kirkland Alumni and Faculty represented by photographs: Alumni: Douglas Bull '50; Robert Colby '43; Nick Kadick '61; Kenneth Kahn '63; Ralph Menconi '36; Peter Phelps '57; John Suplee '69; John von Bergen '63; Faculty: Natalie Babbitt; Nathan Boxer; Rand Carter; Steven Liebman; Dennis Lukas (visiting); Susan Lyman; James McDermid; R. Bruce Muirhead; Peter Ostuni; William Palmer; Robert Paluski; Paul Parker; William Palmer; James Penney; William Salzillo.

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Letter from Mohawk chief Lewis Cook to Great Council of the State of NY, March 24, 1806 (2010.01)

Biographical Information

http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=36365

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

1 letter or petition (4 pages, one large sheet, folded) from "Col. Lewis Cook, an Indian Chief," to "The Great Council of the State of New York, at the Council-Fire in the City of Albany," dated Albany, March 24th, 1806, asking for the share of the monies promised to the Oneidas to be paid to his wife and her sister; added to Samuel Kirkland Correspondence as 243d.

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Mixed materials from President's Office: photos, books, files (2010.02)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, books

Extent

2 boxes

Description

2 boxes of items from the President's Office: publications include committee minutes, survey, reports, profile, Hamiltonians and Hamilton Life (donated by Harry Bates 1912), Documentary History, Pilkington's History, photographs, seals, and folders on divestment, Burke Library, newsclipping of Elihu Root obituary.

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4 Postcards with views of Hamilton College, 1907, 1908, 1950s (2010.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

4 postcards

Description

4 postcards: 1 [handcolored] DU house on College Hill Road, addressed to H. Louis Jackson [class of 1903], dated July 3, 1907, signed "B". 2 handcolored view of College Campus, showing Silliman/Couper, South, a glimpse of the Chapel through the trees; addressed to Robert Bates, postmarked Sept. 2, 1908, signed Ray E. [perhaps Raymond Eysaman, class of 1905]. 3 b/w view of Hamilton College, showing gate posts, Silliman/Couper, South, trees; addressed to Mrs. Henry Foland [or Toland], postmarked June 5, 1907, signed Ruth B. 4 color view of Root Hall, Carnegie, showing fountain (dry) on green; blank, undated [1950s from car in front of Root]

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CDs of Concerts by Hamilton a cappella groups (Special K, Tumbling After, Hamiltones, & The Buffers), 2004-2007 (2010.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 box

Description

Box of 65 CDs of concerts by 4 of Hamilton College's a cappella groups: Special K, Tumbling After, Hamiltones, & The Buffers, 2004-2007. Some undated. List in Descriptions folder.

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Elihu Root's bill for spring term tuition, 1864 (2010.05)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

bill for Elihu Root from the Trustees of Hamilton College, dated April 6th, 1864, for tuition, room, and "contingent expenses," totalling $20.

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Hamilton College Photograph Album, Class of 1882 (2010.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 album

Description

photograph album, 6.5" by 8.5", leatherbound (interesting decorative motif on front) with a metal clasp, for the class of 1882; also includes some photos of members of the classes of 1883 and 1884, and one each of President Samuel Gilman Brown and Professor Oren Root. Cataloged as Ham Coll HU 882va.

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Water Meter Readings from Business Office; Crane Right of Way (2010.07)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Water Meter Readings from the 1950s, including the customer name, reading dates, cubic ft. used, and the cost. On the folder there is an "excerpt from the "Right of Way Deed & Easement" between James, Leo etc. Crane and Hamilton College. (12/9/29), stating that the college "grants unto James P. & Leo Crane the right to the use of 16,000 cu. ft. of water from Hamilton College reservoir per year."

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Photographs of William Palmer and Edgar Graves by Robert Lipgar '49 (2010.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

3 photographs

Description

2 color photographs of artist William C. Palmer in 1980 and 1 of Professor Edgar "Digger" Graves by Robert Lipgar, class of 1949. Archival ink-jet prints. Details about the photography, prints, and photographer are on a sheet with the photos.

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Microfilm of A.B. Johnson Scrapbook (2010.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

1 reel of microfilm

Description

1 reel of microfilm, sent from MIT to Professor Charles L. Todd in 1969, containing microfilm of A.B. Johnson Scrapbook (original in State Library), according to information written on the box. Added to the Alexander Bryan Johnson Collection (0000.038)

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Buffers 1959 LP record and tapes (2010.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 LP, 2 tapes

Description

LP sound recording, "The Buffers: Hamilton College" from 1959, and 2 reel-to-reel tapes used to cut the record.

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Conklin Mann 1906, diploma and group photo (2010.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 documents

Description

diploma of Conklin Mann, class of 1906, and group photo of 14 men (Conklin Mann identified) --possibly of Chi Psi fraternity brothers

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items re. Kirkland College class of 1974, mostly from Reunions 1999 (2010.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications, mss

Extent

1 folder

Description

Kirkland College calendar for 1974-75; Kirkland Project Newsletter, 1999; Class of 1974 Hamilton and Kirkland 25th Reunion Yearbook (1999); other Reunions '99 materials, including mss Kirkland College Gift Report by Joanne Papanek Orlando, K' 74

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Kirkland College 1977 t-shirt (2010.13)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 shirt

Description

Green t-shirt with an apple on the front; the apple is filled in with repetitions of "Kirkland College 77"; on the back is the word "Where?"

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Rummell landscape of Hamilton College (2010.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Extent

Description

Rummell landscape of Hamilton College, c. 1890s, matted and framed.

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Photographs--slides, prints, contact sheets from 1996-2004, Class and Charter Day, dedications of Little Pub and Andrews map, Convocation (2010.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

Photographs: 1) prints of students writing thank-you letters for scholarships in Backus House in 2004; 2) slides, contact sheets, and prints of the Little Pub dedication, 1996; 3) prints by Steve Charzuk of Class and Charter Day, 1992-96? (students receiving awards); 4) contact sheets of 1997 Class and Charter Day; 5) prints of dedication of Andrews Map, geology (1996); 6) prints from C&C Day 1998; 7) contact sheet from Convocation 2000.

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Postcard of ELS and Hamilton College pin, from Robert Marvin 1892 (2010.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photograph, realia

Extent

2 items

Description

Postcard with photograph of Emerson Literary Society building, postmarked 1916, with note from Clara, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Hamilton, NY, to Mary, Mrs. Robert B. Marvin, in Walton, NY. Robert B. Marvin was a member of the Hamilton College class of 1892. Small enameled lapel pin in the shape of a pennant with the word "Hamilton" on it.

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Books from the library of Frederick Hamilton Gouge, class of 1870 (2010.17)

Biographical Information

Frederick Hamilton Gouge, class of 1870, was a Utica architect who designed several buildings on campus, including Benedict, Truax (no longer in existence), the chemistry building later remodeled in 1930 and again recently as Blood Fitness Center, Commons, Carnegie, and South Dorm.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

12 volumes

Description

Thomas Gouge '66 donated the following items, from the library of his great-grandfather Frederick Hamilton Gouge Class of 1870, and handed down from grandfather George Gouge '11 and father F. Hamilton Gouge '40: Hamilton Record volumes I -XV; Hamilton College Catalogue 1863-1870; Hamilton Literary Monthly Volumes I-III; Old Greek, A Biography of Professor North, with letters from North to Gouge; Documentary History

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Rush P. Cady Papers (2010.18)

Biographical Information

Cady, Rush P. (H.C. Class of 1862) Rush Palmer Cady was born in Clocksville, NY, on 1 December, 1841 and died 24 July, 1863, in Gettysburg, PA. Cady came to Hamilton College as a sophomore in 1859, joining the class of 1862. When the Civil War began, he made several attempts to join the Union Army, finally succeeding in late 1861. In February, 1862, Cady was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the 97th New York Volunteers, and was promoted to 1st lieutenant after his regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg in September, 1862. The 97th infantry played an important role in the first day of fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg (1 July, 1863). Due to the deaths of his senior officers, Cady became the officer in command of his regiment during the battle until he was wounded and had to be removed from the battlefield. Cady succumbed to his injury three weeks later.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 half box

Description

Diaries of Rush Cady as a boy and during the Civil War; family correspondence; family and related documents; photograph of Cady in uniform

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Bronze Award plaque for Hamilton Collects Photography exhibit, 2004 (2010.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 plaque

Description

Wooden plaque with lucite sheet over paper award: "The International Gallery of Superb Printing, 2004: In Recognition of Excellence Hamilton College is presented the Bronze Award for superb craftsmanship in the production of Hamilton College Photography: the FIrst 100 Years.

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Panoramic photograph of the class of 2010 and the class of 2009 (2010.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

Extent

Description

many copies of the panoramic photograph of the class of 2010; all but 4 removed from small cardboard tubes. Same for the class of 2009.

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Walter Beinecke, Jr., academic regalia (2010.21)

Biographical Information

H.C. Honorary degree (LL.D.) 1966; H.C. Life Trustee Walter Beinecke, Jr., was born 20 February, 1918, in Manhattan, NY, and died 23 May, 2004, in Nantucket, MA. Beinecke enlisted in the merchant marines at age 15 and, though he never attended college, eventually served as an executive for S&H Green Stamp Company. He was elected to the Hamilton College Board of Trustees in 1960, a position he held until his death, and was awarded an honorary degree from Hamilton in 1966. While serving as the Chairman of the Hamilton Trustee Committee on Planning, he was instrumental in the planning and building of Kirkland College, where he was appointed as a trustee in 1968. During his life, Beinecke made substantial donations to the Rare Book Collections of Hamilton College and Yale University. A shrewd businessman, Beinecke was also instrumental in the revitalization and restoration of the island of Nantucket, eventually being awarded the National Historic Preservation Award by President Reagan in 1989.

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 box

Description

Academic robe belonging to Walter Beinecke, Jr. ; also, copy of magazine Historic Nantucket: In Memoriam Walter Beinecke Jr., Spring 2010.

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Kirkland College banner (2010.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 banner

Description

rectangular wool (?) felt banner, approximately 17"x32", green with KIRKLAND in white lettering, white edging.

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New-Hampshire Patriot article on funeral of Chief Skenandoh, April 16, 1816 (2010.23)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 oversized item

Description

New-Hampshire Patriot newspaper for April 16, 1816, with article on funeral of Chief Skenandoh (or Skenandoa); funeral procession included Hamilton College students and the family of Samuel Kirkland.

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Kirkland yearbooks, 1972 and 1975 (2010.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

2 books

Description

Kirkland College yearbook, Vintage 72, and Kirkland and Hamilton yearbook for 1975

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1978 Scrapbook: Playhouse on the Hill (2010.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 album

Description

Description from seller: Measuring about 11-3/4" x 14", and about 1-1/2" thick, this scrapbook is filled with memorabilia from the 1978 season of the Playhouse on the Hill, a theatrical group that performed at the Minor Theater on the Hamilton College campus in Clinton, New York. Includes programs, flyers, ads, press releases, tickets, promotional photos, newspaper and magazine reviews, just about anything that documents that season's productions, which were: Jacques Brel is Alice and Well and Living in Paris Table Manners Born Yesterday Arsenic and Old Lace Otherwise Engaged Angel Street The Voice of the Turtle Actors at the theatre that year included Ralph Bruneau, Joan Maniscalco, Lois Diane Hicks, Daniel Ziskie, Molly Ramshaw, Lee Moore, Richard N. Miller, Dennis Predovic, Marsha Korb, Ronald Willoughby, Sally Parrish, Jane Metzger, Suzanne Toren, Sherry Skinker, Michael LaGue, Patricia Kies and Ed Conery. It has unfortunately suffered some water damage, which has left the front and back covers wrinkled and starting to delaminate, and there are some pages and entries with mildew spots, wrinkles and dampstaining, most of which is limited to the pages close to the front and back.

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Drawings by Yunfei Li, class of 1995 (2011.01)

Biographical Information

Yunfei Li was the valedictorian of his class

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

2 drawings

Description

2 charcoal (?) drawings, one of a pair of shoes, one of a jacket, by Yunfei Li '95. Added 1/5/2012: drawing of Kirkland Cottage.

Restrictions

none

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The News: Hudson, Putnam and Harlem Valley, January 1, 1933 (2011.02)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 item

Description

Large format newspaper, The News: Hudson, Putnam and Harlem Valley, January 1, 1933, with inscription to Frederick Carlos Ferry, President of Hamilton College from George William Seymour. Articles include The New Year's Litany of a Country Printer, by Seymour, dedicated to outgoing US president Herbert Hoover. Inscription reads, "To Frederick Carlos Ferry, President of Hamilton College -- a sane, honest-to-goodness College--with the sincere regards of George William Seymour (the only human extant who taught himself the alphabet and one who never went to school!!!) P.S. And dear F.C.F.: you won't be quite as good a college president after you read this--if you dare to!!"

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Kirkland Project records (2011.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 oversized boxes

Description

Kirkland Project for Diversity and Social Justice records, a program that brought many guest speakers and events to Hamilton, focused primarily on women's rights and education, but including broader social justice topics (race, incarceration, etc.). Most material dates between 1996 and 2006. Hamilton figures mentioned significantly or repeatedly include Nancy Rabinowitz, Maurice Isserman, Vivyan Adair, Eugene Tobin, Joan Hinde Stewart, Robin Vanderwall. Material includes programs from events, letters/memos, minutes and agendas for meetings, research, grant proposals, annual reports, etc. Most material is on visiting speakers and similar events. Also included are scrapbooks (see 2011.03.13b) and posters (2011.03.09).

Restrictions

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1991 Hamilton College cane (2011.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 item

Description

wooden cane with tricorne hat carved on end and plaque in side, engraved with "Hamilton College 1991"; metal-tipped foot.

Restrictions

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WHCL items (2011.05)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

copies of dj manuals (from the early nineties and more recent as well) and program guides from around 2000. We also have a more-or-less complete collection of Dean Urgo's radio program recorded onto CD.

Restrictions

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Photographs of Paul Combs, class of 1929 (2011.06)

Biographical Information

Paul Combs, class of 1929, on newspaper staff; teacher in Ithaca area

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

52 photographs, 1916-1929, mostly of Hamilton College: 27 photos of buildings; 3 photos of groups of men; 22 photos of landscapes and monuments. Includes photos by White Studio, NY, many reproduced in the 1929 Hamiltonian. Subjects include Upperclassman Council (including Combs); Root Glen, Grant Garden, Homestead, College Hill Road, campus views, golf course, woods, valleys, reservoir, cannons, flagpole, gatepost, Commons, Buttrick, Root Hall, fountain, Truax, Carnegie, statue, North, Chapel, Kirkland, South, Benedict, Science, President's House, Rogers Estate, fraternity houses including Psi Upsilon.

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Charlie Chaplin hoax poster, class of 1926 (2011.07)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 item

Description

Framed poster and page describing the hoax by the class of 1926, in which members of the class produced the poster and articles saying that Charlie Chaplin would appear for a lecture in the Chapel on Oct. 9. At the top of the poster appear the signatures of ringleaders Fred (B.F.) Skinner and J.K. Hutchens, and of Charlie Chaplin.

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Kirkland-related posters, publications, Richard Nelson typescript (2011.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings; publications; typescript

Extent

6 posters; 5 books

Description

4 issues of Contact, a literary magazine edited by Jeff Goldberg '70; a typescript by Richard Nelson '72: "The Cantos of Oneonta Sue--a summer's journal," cover art and binding by Jennie Morris K '72, inscribed by Richard Nelson; 6 posters (art print: water; production of Richard III by Hamilton/Kirkland Theater Program; 1977 Kirkland Senior Project Art Exhibit; 1977 McEwen Lecture: BV Bothmer on New Discoveries in Ancient Egypt; Kirkland/Hamilton production of Mario Davidovsky's cantata Song of Songs (world premiere) and Mozart's Bastien and Bastienne.

Restrictions

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College Rhymes by Burton M. Balch, Class of 1895 (2011.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

Copy of College Rhymes by Burton M. Balch, Class of 1895

Restrictions

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Clinton Scollard letters to Francis J. Dicks (2011.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

7 letters from Clinton Scollard, class of 1881, to Francis Joseph Dicks of St. Louis, dated 1903 to 1910; 2 books of poems by Clinton Scollard: Miniatures, and Lawton: An Ode; an essay [by Dicks] about Scollard's poetry.

Restrictions

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Professor Edwin Lee lectures on CD (2011.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

2 CDs

Description

East Asian HIstory lectures by Professor Edwin Lee, February 12, 1975, February 14, 1975, and February 17, 1975.

Restrictions

none

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1960 campus map (2011.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 item

Description

Framed copy of the 1960 map of Hamilton College campus.

Restrictions

none

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Correspondence of Bradford Wyckoff Sherwood, class of 1882, including Half-Century Annalist's letter in 1932; newsclipping about 1932 reunion (2011.13)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder, 1 small box

Description

Correspondence of Bradford Wyckoff Sherwood, class of 1882; Half-Century Annalist's letter for the class of 1882, in 1932, by Bradford Wyckoff Sherwood; newsclipping (full page) from Hamilton Life about 1932 reunion, dated June 11, 1932.

Restrictions

none

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Photograph of William G. Roehrick, class of 1934, by Jacques Raynal (2011.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 item

Description

Photograph of William G. Roehrick, class of 1934, by Jacques Raynal, French, 1937

Restrictions

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memorabilia of Harry O. Harman '31, including framed drawing of campus, several publications (2011.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings; publications

Extent

1 framed item; 6 publications

Description

memorabilia of Harry O. Harman '31, including framed drawing (in pencil?) copied from the 1847 Bradley engraving; 2 Hamilton student handbooks with enclosures; 3 issues of the Alumni Review; and a brochure on HC dormitories

Restrictions

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Psi Upsilon fraternity members' portrait composites, 1973, '74, '75, '77 (2011.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

4 framed items

Description

framed composites of portraits of the Psi Upsilon fraternity members from 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1977

Restrictions

none

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Slides and other audiovisual materials from C&D (2011.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

many boxes

Description

Slides and other audiovisual materials from C&D in binders. A collection predominantly of projector slides and contact sheets, as well as some photographs and negatives. Dates are primarily late 1980s and early 1990s, with some items as early as late 1970s and as late as late 1990s. Photos are primarily for publication and therefore arranged either by event covered or by theme. Some topics include: classes, faculty, students, student life, minorities, Commencement, Convocation, campus buildings, campus views, sports/athletics (football and hockey are prominent), portraits (students, faculty, and some staff), reunions, Parents' Weekend, dedication and construction of buildings, and lectures.

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Additional Kirkland College and Limited Engagement materials from Samuel Babbitt (2011.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Materials related to Kirkland College from Sam Babbitt. Various items related to Kirkland College and its history. Specific items include notes and correspondence used to write Samuel Babbitt's book, Limited Engagement, as well as copies of early drafts of this book (drafts of other pieces by Babbitt can also be found). Materials from the "Kirkland History Project" and Kirkland Archives are also included. Several primary sources are present, such as a Kirkland-related banner, Kirkland stationery, and a cassette recording of Kirkland's 1978 graduation ceremony. Additionally, more recent items pertaining to the Kirkland Project at Hamilton are included.

Restrictions

some personnel files restricted

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Hamilton College Postcard Album (2011.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 album

Description

1 vinyl-covered album of postcards showing views of Hamilton College and its buildings. Some views of the village of Clinton. Approximately 130 postcards.

Restrictions

none

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Jacket, 1912, belonging to Carl Wenigmann, class of 1912, graduated 1913 (2011.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

jacket (realia)

Extent

1 garment

Description

1912 jacket, purchased by Carl Wenigmann as an undergraduate; such jackets worn by many of the students at casual social events, especially at fraternities (Carl Wenigmann was a member of Sigma Phi)

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Franklin H. Head family papers (copies) (class of 1856) (2011.21)

Biographical Information

Franklin Harvey Head, class of 1856 manufacturer, banker, author

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Copy of "You want me to go where? A Social History," compiled by Head's great-granddaughter Nancy K. Fischer (biography of Catherine Putnam (Durkee) Head and her travels with her husband Franklin Head); copy of brief biography of F.H. Head; copy of letter from Franklin to Catherine Head.

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Scrapbook of Homer W. Davis, class of 1916 (2011.22)

Biographical Information

Homer W. Davis came to Hamilton College from Coram, NY, joined Delta Upsilon, was elected to Pentagon, graduated in 1916, served in the U.S. Army during WWI, was president of Athens College, Athens, Greece, for many years, and died in 1984.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 scrapbook

Description

Scrapbook from the home of James Pond, Brewster, Mass, with photographs and memorabilia of Homer W. Davis, class of 1916, from his time at Hamilton.

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John W. Chandler oral history interview and memoir (2011.23)

Biographical Information

John W. Chandler, 15th President of Hamilton College 1968-1973; Wake Forest graduate

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); sound recording

Extent

1 folder

Description

audio recording of oral history interview with John W. Chandler, conducted by Stacy Marris, class of 2013; article "A Little College Is a Dangerous Thing," by John W. Chandler (about his presidency at Hamilton College).

Restrictions

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1823 letter by William M. Carmichael, class of 1826 (2011.24)

Biographical Information

William Miller Carmichael, class of 1826, later received a D.D. (not from Hamilton) and became a minister. He died as a resident of Hempstead, NY, in 1881.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter written by William M. Carmichael, class of 1826, to Alden Scovel at Yale, dated Hamilton College, June 24, 1823. One sheet, folded to make four pages; writing on two, address on fourth page. Describes Hamilton as "this emporium of the arts and sciences." Stampless cover with small seal, wax and paper.

Restrictions

none

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Hamilton, Lincoln, and other addresses, by Melancthon W. Stryker, inscribed by author to Schuyler Hamilton; Hamilton College publications (2011.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book; 1 box

Description

Hamilton, Lincoln, and other addresses, by Melancthon W. Stryker, 1896, inscribed by author to Maj. General Schuyler Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Inscription dated July 14, 1896. Added 1/20/12: a box of late 19th- and early 20th-century Hamilton College publications, mostly Hamilton Literary Magazines (issues from 1897 to 1921), Hamilton Record (1902-1912), bulletins, catalogues, registers.

Restrictions

none

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1819 Henry Davis letter and early student letters 1847, 1834, 1837, 1839, and 1846 (2011.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

6 letters

Description

Letters: From President Henry Davis at Hamilton College to Rev. Thomas Romeyn, 10 July, 1819. 2 pages (on one folded leaf), stampless cover. From Byron F. Cook, class of 1848, at Hamilton College, to John Pawling, Nov. 1, 1847. Discusses literary societies, secret societies. Tells of "Old Anniversary Joe Burning", during which one student threw down the President (Simeon North) hard enough to concuss him. 3 pages (on one folded leaf), stampless cover. From James W. Taylor, class of 1838, at Hamilton College, to John L. Lewis in Penn Yan, Nov. 30, 1834. Signs himself "your quondam pupil"; mentions eclipse [a solar eclipse took place on Nov. 30, 1834]; teases John for succumbing to "the tender passion"; says President is leading college to ruin. 3 closely written pages (on pink paper, which he mentions), stampless cover. From John U. Pettit, class of 1839, at Hamilton College, to his father George Pettit in Fabius, Oct. 4, 1837. Mentions a warning that President Penney will be writing him about. 2 pages, stampless cover. From [undecipherable name-looks like Noopul Reuvost] in Schenectady, to John U. Pettit, class of 1839, in Fabius, April 18, 1839, re. Psi Upsilon fraternity matters. 2 pages, stampless cover. From Morris E. Lee, class of 1847, at Hamilton College, to Henry D. Barto, class of 1845, in Mount Morris, Oct. 15, 1846. Account of rivalry for recruits among the fraternities, from one Sigma Phi brother to another. 5 pages, stampless cover.

Restrictions

none

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materials from James P. Tate, class of 1903 (2011.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); publications

Extent

1 small box

Description

college newspapers, literary magazines, notes taken during class, papers written for class, and fraternity information from James P. Tate, class of 1903. Articles in Hamilton Life for Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, 1899, on Hamilton vs. Carlisle and Hamilton vs. Union football games (rude behavior of fans).

Restrictions

none

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Photograph Album of Norman J. Marsh, class of 1914 (2011.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 album

Description

Photograph album or scrapbook of Norman J. Marsh, class of 1914, containing almost 50 pages of photos of Hamilton College people and scenes from the Class of 1914 era. As well as photos, the album contains some programs for sporting, theatrical, and other events, Charlatans posters. Few annotations.

Restrictions

none

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Correspondence between John Clapp, class of 1818, and his brother James (2011.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

4 letters between John Clapp, class of 1818, at Hamilton College, and his brother James in Oxford, NY. John Clapp to James Clapp, January 21, 1814, describing his studies, particularly stories from Virgil, and mentioning that "there are but 4 classes in the school, one in the Greek Testament, and three in Virgil." James Clapp to John Clapp, March 17, 1815, complaining that John has not written, and saying that he (James) will be going to New York for 3 or 4 weeks. John to James, April 3, 1815 (in reply to last), discussing his Greek and Latin, extracurricular history and math, and also the late war [of 1812]. James to John, April 17, 1815 (reply to John's letter of April 3), approving John's reading, mentioning people involved in the war, saying he may have to bring John home from college to help in his business [which he evidently eventually did, as John did not graduate].

Restrictions

none

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MiniDVs for cataloged DVDs (2012.01)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

1 box

Description

Original mini-DV tapes from which DVDs in the cataloged collection were made, preserved in the Archives.

Restrictions

For back-up purposes only.

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Collection of Leslie Norton, Associate Professor of Dance (2012.02)

Biographical Information

Leslie came to Hamilton in 1984 and taught courses at all levels of ballet, jazz, kinesiology, dance history and dance composition. She received a bachelor's degree from Butler University in 1974 and a master's from Indiana University in 1977 and was associated with several ballet schools and companies before her arrival on College Hill. Leslie taught at the University of Oklahoma from 1982 to 1984 and was the assistant director of the Canton Ballet Company and School from 1980 to 1982. A practicing artist, she wrote about ballet, choreographed works locally and for festivals in different parts of the United States, and performed as principal dancer for Roger Hess Productions and as soloist for the American Ballet Festival and the Indianapolis Ballet Theatre. She died in July, 2011. She was 58 and had recently retired from the Hamilton faculty after 27 years. (mostly from http://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/associate-professor-of-dance-leslie-norton-dies)

Contents

Film, Video, sound recordings, textual materials

Extent

3 boxes

Description

Materials from Leslie Norton's professional life. Box 1: books (Léonide Massine and the 20th Century Ballet by Leslie Norton (HC owns other copies cataloged as HAM COLL HMA N77 L4 2004); Frederic Franklin: A Biography of the Ballet Star by Leslie Norton with Frederic Franklin (HAM COLL HMA N77 F74 2007), slides having something to do with dance or anatomy. Box 2: CDs (presumably used for choreography purposes; a mix of styles from classical music to showtunes), DVDs of dance or dancers, VHS tapes that teach ballet, a cassette of overtures, a cassette player, choreography notes. Box 3: CDs of dance music, and DVDs, VHS tapes, and reel-to-reel tapes of dance performances (some at Hamilton College, others elsewhere; many (if not most) choreographed by Leslie Norton).

Restrictions

none

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Show Cause order on divestment movement defendants, Nov. 13, 1986 (2012.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Order to show cause on motion for preliminary injunction with temporary restarining order, issued for Hamilton College, Plaintiff, on 21 defendants who were protesting Hamilton College's investments in South Africa by occupying Buttrick Hall on Nov. 12, 1986.

Restrictions

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Hamilton College Survey, vol. 1, Admissions: report by Pres. W.H. Cowley, 1939 (2012.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 book

Description

Hamilton College Survey, vol. 1, Admissions: a report to the Board and Faculty by President W.H. Cowley, October, 1939; #35 of 100.

Restrictions

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College seal embossing dies (2012.05)

Biographical Information

Contents

embossing dies

Extent

2 dies

Description

College seal embossing dies used for many years for Commencement programs and invitations (replaced by new dies with updated seal). One large (the seal itself is 4 1/2" across), one slightly smaller (3").

Restrictions

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Kirkland College Mail Box (2012.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 item

Description

Large green wooden open-topped box with rope handles, "Kirkland" stenciled on both sides, used for carrying the mail from Hamilton to Kirkland.

Restrictions

none

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Junior Year in France and Academic Year in Spain folders and publications (HCJYF, HCAYS) (2012.07)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); publications

Extent

1 box

Description

Junior Year in France and Academic Year in Spain correspondence, documents, and publications. 7 folders: content includes information about new Hamilton College property in Madrid, blueprints, monetary transactions, documents describing Hamilton's representatives in Spain and their responsibilities, letters between these representatives and the study abroad board. Also various documents between Hamilton College and other affiliated colleges over HCAYS and a small folder containing Academic Year in Spain emergency forms and procedures. Two substantial sets of catalogues for the HCAYS program and Junior Year in France. VHS tapes about the HCAYS program and one VHS tape on the Junior year in France program.

Restrictions

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5 19th-century stampless letters postmarked Clinton, 1832, 1842, 1844, 1846, 1848 (2012.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 letters

Description

Five stampless letters postmarked Clinton, NY: from John Kirkland, 1832; S.A. Hutchens, 1842; T.S. Searle (class of 1845), 1844; Othniel Williams (class of 1831), 1846; J.V. Swetting, 1848

Restrictions

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postcard of Carnegie sent by Pfc G.P. Martin, 1943 (2012.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographic postcard

Extent

1 postcard

Description

postcard with photograph of Carnegie sent by Pfc G.P. Martin in ASTP, postmarked Aug. 5, 1943 (soldier free mail); to Marjorie Martin, Madison, WI; begins "Dear Folks, Here is where we stay. Some joint. X marks the spot."

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1782 Pay-Table Office order for 5 pounds to Capt. Moses Foot (2012.10)

Biographical Information

Moses Foote was the founder of the village of Clinton, NY. See http://www.clintonhistory.org/A005.html He was the captain of the 25th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers during the Revolutionary War. In March, 1787, he led several families to Clinton.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document

Description

State of Connecticut Pay-Table Office order to pay Capt. Moses Foot "Five Pounds Six Shillings & eight pence", dated Jan. 21, 1782. Signed Eleazer Wales and William Moseley, and signed across the printed text by Jedediah Huntington (General).

Restrictions

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Letter from Edward North (HC 1841) to Wallace B. Lucas (HC 1866), announcing his election to Phi Beta Kappa, dated June 25, 1890 (2012.11)

Biographical Information

Wallace Bliss Lucas, Hamilton College A.B. 1866, A.M. 1869, Honorary D.D. 1889. Member of Theta Delta Chi. From Cortland, NY. Died in Chattanooga, TN, in 1911.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter, 2 associated documents

Description

Letter from Edward North (Hamilton College class of 1841, Professor of Greek, and Secretary of the Epsilon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Hamilton) to Wallace B. Lucas (Hamilton College class of 1866), announcing Lucas's election to Phi Beta Kappa, dated June 25, 1890. Also envelope addressed to Lucas, College Hill (was he there for reunions?); short biography of Lucas; constitution of Phi Beta Kappa.

Restrictions

none

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Photographs of members of the Class of 1879 (2012.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 folder

Description

36 albumen photographs on cabinet cards, of the members of the Hamilton College class of 1879

Restrictions

none

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Oren Root (IV?) papers and books (2012.13)

Biographical Information

1911-1995 Lawyer; Princeton 1933 New York State Banking Superintendent Lawyer; liberal Republican politician; while beginning practice of law in late 1930s, campaigned for election of Fiorello La Guardia as mayor of New York City and Thomas E. Dewey as governor of New York state; was early, major promoter of Wendell L. Willkie for Republican nomination for president in 1940; worked full time as chairman of Associated Willkie Clubs of America during Willkie's unsuccessful run against President Franklin D. Roosevelt; later served as member of New York County Republican Committee and vice-president of New York Young Republican Club; was first president of National Association for Mental Health in early 1950s; in administration of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York from 1959 to 1964, was successively special assistant for federal and interstate affairs and secretary of banks; for many years practiced law with New York firm of Root Barrett Cohen Knapp & Smith; later was counsel to firm of Lord Day & Lord Barrett Smith until 1994; died in Bedford, New York.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), books

Extent

2 boxes and a few extra folders

Description

Books belonging to the late Oren Root (d. 1995); related letters, reviews, and articles. Loose extra folder containing letters and memoranda added to Box 1

Restrictions

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Andrew Wertz books and materials relating to Hamilton College (2012.14)

Biographical Information

Andrew Wertz was an administrator at Hamilton College from 1970 until the late 1980s or early 1990s. Died 2011.

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 box

Description

Box contains materials belonging to Andrew Wertz, a former Hamilton College administrator. The box contains materials pertaining to Hamilton College, such as a song book and several Hamiltonians, from late 1960s into 1980s.

Restrictions

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Albert W. Grokoest, class of 1940, materials (2012.15)

Biographical Information

Dr. Albert W. Grokoest, class of 1940, died 1991

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 box

Description

Box contains materials formerly belonging to Albert W. Grokoest, class of 1940. Many items were likely acquired during his college years. All items either pertain to Hamilton College or the Hamilton College chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Plaque of college seal; Hamiltonians 1938-40; other college and DU books, brochures, and magazines. 1. Wood plaque 2. Hamiltonian 1938 3. Delta Upsilon Book of Songs 4. Hamilton College brochure 5. The Manual of Delta Upsilon 6. Hamilton Alumni Review May, 1957 7. Hamiltonian 1940 8. Letters of John B. Flannagan 9. Hamiltonian 1939

Restrictions

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Hamilton College Junior Year in France (HCJYF) slides (2012.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 box

Description

Hamilton College Junior Year in France (HCJYF) slides of France: 1. Versailles; contains record of slides 2. Chartres Cathedral; record of slides 3. Vaux-Le-Vicomte & Chantilly; record of slides 4. Chateaux of the Loire; record of slides 5. On the Pilgrimage Route; record of slides 6. Renaissance Chateaux; record of slides

Restrictions

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Letter of Henry Davis to William Wetmore (1827) re. John Lawrence (1829), Dec. 18, 1827 (2012.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter of Henry Davis to William Wetmore (1827; graduated Union '28) re. John Lawrence (1829; graduated Union '29), Dec. 18, 1827, re. Lawrence's withdrawal from Hamilton College on his father's request.

Restrictions

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photographs of Hamilton College circa 1930, reproduced in 1931 Hamiltonian (2012.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

8 photos

Description

original photographs of Hamilton College in late 1920s; published in 1931 Hamiltonian: Old Quadrangle (p. 9); Root Hall Looking South (p. 10); Main Quadrangle North [Truax and new Science building] (12); Alexander Hamilton and Chapel (13); Administration Building (15); Fair Hamilton [roadway] (p. 30); Class of 1931 (p. 44); Class of 1933 (p. 76).

Restrictions

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Psychology lectures (2012.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

4 DVDs

Description

Psychology Master Lectures: multiple copies of "An Examination of Implicit Prjudice Using Behavioral, Attentional, and Physioogical Measures," by Mark A. Oakes, Fall, 2009; Master Lecture by Doug Weldon, Sept. 9, 2009; Master Lecture by Jonathan Vaughan, Oct. 12, 2009.

Restrictions

none

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Levitt Speaker Series lectures by Tariq Ali, November, 2009 (2012.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

2 DVDs

Description

Levitt Speaker Series, "Art, History, and the Politics of the Novel" Panel Discussion with Tariq Ali and Kami, Nov. 12, 2009; "Obama's War: Afghanistan/Pakistan" by Tariq Ali, Nov. 11, 2009.

Restrictions

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letter from Alexander Prentiss, class of 1848, to Henry Barto, class of 1845, re. fraternity matters, Oct. 22, 1845 (2012.21)

Biographical Information

Henry D. Barto, Class of 1845, member of Sigma Phi Alexander S. Prentiss, Class of 1848, member of Sigma Phi

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

letter from Alexander "Sandy" Prentiss, class of 1848, to Henry Barto, class of 1845, at Yale Law School, re. fraternity matters, dated Hamilton College, Oct. 22, 1845. Fraternities mentioned include Chi Psi, Delta Phi (Alpha Delta Phi?), Sig (Sigma Phi), Alpha Delt (Alpha Delta Phi), Psi Upsilon. Both Barto and Prentiss were members of Sigma Phi. 1 page, stampless cover.

Restrictions

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Miscellaneous posters (2012.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

5 posters

Description

Posters: Fifteen Minutes Warhol poster from library exhibit, Oct-Nov, 2011; Heads, senior project play by John Whitney and Jonathan Higginbotham (autographed) [2012]; Doors of Hamilton College [part of 2009.16, Walter Pilkington miscellany], 2001; large format photographs of Samuel Kirkland and Alexander Hamilton stained-glass windows on second floor of Burke Library; added 7/2013: posters for Duelly Noted (a cappella group) concert, 2/25/[2012], and Buffergrams, 2/10/[2012]

Restrictions

none

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Jerrald Townsend papers (2012.23)

Biographical Information

taught history at Kirkland College 1968-76

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 large boxes=>6 regular boxes

Description

Jerrald Townsend papers. Class syllabi and handouts; newspaper articles regarding Kirkland College; student essays; student evaluations; course evaluations; senior projects; independent studies; 1975 issues of Kirkland Matters; 1969-1970, 1975 issues of the Spectator; Kirkland College admissions brochures; 1969-1971 issues of Kirkland Newsletter; 1974-1975 Alumnae Newsletter; Kirkland College Catalog 1968-1974; Kirkland College Facebook 1974-1979

Restrictions

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Emerson Gallery Exhibition Records, 1982-1997, 2006-2011 (2012.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 bankers boxes; now 8 archival boxes

Description

Emerson Gallery exhibition archives for 1982 - 1997. Copies of exhibition programs & invitations. Each exhibition or group is stored in folder with name of the exhibition and dates. Another box includes 2006-2011.

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Photograph Album of Charles P. Skinner, class of 1866 (2012.25)

Biographical Information

Charles Patterson Skinner, class of 1866, member of Alpha Delta Phi; came to college from Westfield, NY; died in Ottawa, Kansas, in 1899.

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 small album

Description

Album of Charles Skinner, class of 1866, containing cartes de visite photographs of members of the class (30 of the 39 graduates?) plus others; 49 photos altogether, including 5 that include women. Many of the photos have names on the reverse (hidden unless photo is extracted from sleeve). Cataloged as [Portraits of students (Class of 1866) and others], Ham Coll HU 866s.

Restrictions

none

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2012 Time Capsule (2012.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs, realia

Extent

1 box

Description

Sealed metal box containing items chosen to represent Hamilton College in 2012; to be opened in 2112. Sealed with silicone.

Restrictions

To be opened in 2112

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3 Charlatans programs; 1924 letter to Prof. F.H. Ristine from Morton T. Walrath '23 (2012.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 programs

Description

Charlatans programs for Oedipus Rex, with choral music by Berrian Shute, directed by Theodore Bowie, May 18, [1946] (actors include Peter Ostroff, Charles Vetter '44, Matt McCullough '44, Katherine Johnston, Alison Shute); The Tempest, with music by Berrian Shute, directed by Theodore Bowie, set designed by William C. Palmer, May 23-24 [1947] (actors include Bernard Hawley '49, Peggy Nemerov, Roger Wilson '44 [graduated '47], Peter Falk '49, Barbara Graves ; Henry IV part 1, May 4-7, 1954, directed by William Woodman, incidental music by Berrian Shute (actors include Herbert Blitz, Richard Mead '57, Richard Feleppa '57, David Freyss '54, Sylvia [Silvia] Saunders). Letter dated Feb. 18, 1924 from Morton T. Walrath '23 to Professor Frank Humphrey Ristine, written on Emerson Literary Society letterhead, from Cambridge, MA, largely describing a production of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Restrictions

none

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Phoenix Society library catalogues (2012.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

4 books

Description

Four mss books (in collection but without catalog records until 2013): Catalogue of the Phoenix Society library Ham Coll HX P6Lc v.1 (1826-7); v. 2 (undated); List of the volumes presented to the Phoenix Society since 1814 Ham Coll HX P6L; Log-Book of the Phoenix Society Ham Coll HX P6La. Now cataloged as Ham Coll HX P6L, vol. 1-4.

Restrictions

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Record of the names of visitors at the Hamilton College Observatory (2012.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Record of the names of visitors at the Hamilton College Observatory, 1858-1876. Ledger in the cataloged collection, not linked to barcode. Call number: Ham Coll HW L71r.

Restrictions

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T-shirt from Winter Carnival 1987 (2012.30)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 t-shirt

Description

T-shirt from Winter Carnival 1987; picture of chapel and beer keg covered with snow on front, with lettering Winter Carnival 1987; Hamilton College on back.

Restrictions

none

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Backus Club records (Faculty Club) (2012.31)

Biographical Information

The proceeds from the sale of furnishings, when the building that had been the Faculty Club was demolished to make room for Bundy, became the endowment for Backus Club, which offered dinners for faculty at discounted prices for many years. Currently (2012), Backus Club helps the Dean of Faculty in subsidizing costs of dinners and receptions for faculty.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Restrictions

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Hamilton Carnival cartoon by Milton Caniff (2012.32)

Biographical Information

Edward J. Flynn, class of 1945, graduated in 1946.

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 cartoon

Description

A cartoon depicting a Hamilton man beseiged by women wanting him to take each of them to the Hamilton Carnival, by cartoonist Milton Caniff (1907-1988). The Hamilton man is Pat Ryan, Terry's mentor in Caniff's comic strip, Terry and the Pirates, and the women include some of his other characters, including the Dragon Lady and Southern belle April Kane. Published (slightly smaller) on the front page of the Continental, Winter Carnival edition, 1942.

Restrictions

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2012 Honorary Degree for Alexander Hamilton and citation, presented posthumously (2012.33)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed document

Description

Framed copy of honorary degree citation presented posthumously to Alexander Hamilton on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Bicentennial Meeting of the Alumni Association. President Joan Stewart presented the degree of Doctor of Laws "to include [Hamilton] among the ranks of educated men and women of the College that bears his name," to Trustee Susan Skerritt K '77, who accepted it on behalf of Secretary Hamilton. Chris McKay, corporate historian and museum curator at the Bank of New York Mellon and the mother of Andrew '01 and John '04, conveyed the diploma to the Bank's museum. The Bank of New York was founded in 1784 by Alexander Hamilton. Further information at http://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/alexander-hamilton-awarded-honorary-degree-at-alumni-association-meeting . Honorary degree added 2/5/13.

Restrictions

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Framed letters from Alexander Hamilton, 1793 and 1799 (2012.34)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 framed documents

Description

Framed letter dated March 29, 1793, signed by Alexander Hamilton; frame includes engravings of Alexander Hamilton (by F.T. Stuart) and his wife (nee Elizabeth Schuyler); begins "The ideas you have communicated give me pain. I wish you had not not [sic] had the idea of adjourning the hands [lands?], unless you had been legally directed so to do." Framed letter dated June 17, 1799 (New York), signed by Alexander Hamilton; frame includes engraving of Alexander Hamilton (by LW Gilbs and HB Hall); begins "Your favour of the 15th is received. I am very glad you have determined on changing the Purveyor." He mentions W. Williams, Major [?] Teussard [?], Capt. Elliot.

Restrictions

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Bruins Family Letters: John H. Bruins, class of 1918, to parents; William H. Bruins, class of 1953, to father John Bruins '18 (2012.35)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Letters from John H. Bruins, class of 1918, to his parents, and from William H. Bruins, class of 1953, to his father John Bruins

Restrictions

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Manuscript books of William J. Lonsdale, class of 1901 (2012.36)

Biographical Information

William James Lonsdale, class of 1901, died 1954

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 mss books

Description

2 bound books, handwritten by William James Lonsdale, class of 1901. One book has "Notes taken on the wing" written on the front, "Notes on Fosdick" on the spine, and "Notes of a Bachelor 1903-1904, Wm James Lonsdale, Benedict & Domine, September 1904 +" on the flyleaf. The journal entries begin Sept. 27, 1903 and continue until Sept. 1910. The other half of the book, the other way up, has "The use of the Bible in Modern Preaching" on the cover, and contains notes from Sept. 28, 1920, through May 2, 1921. The flyleaf says these are notes "copied from the notes in class of Allen W. Clark 1920-1921 of lectures by Professor Harry Emerson Fosdick Union Theological Seminary (class of 1904)." The other book has inscribed on the flyleaf "My English Trip. July 21st 1903 to September 12th 1903. Wm James Lonsdale, Senior, Union Theological Seminary." The other half of the book, the other way up, has notes on Epistles and other theological subjects.

Restrictions

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Coursework of Theodore H.M. Crampton, class of 1947 (2012.37)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.); books, publications

Extent

5 boxes

Description

Textbooks used by Theodore (Ted) Crampton, class of 1947, at Hamilton College; notebooks for class notes taken at Hamilton College; and non-classified publications by Theodore Crampton: mathematical research, including publications of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesday, MD, 1962-1964, and the National Defense University, Research Directorate, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, DC, Climate Study Project 1978-1980. Also Ted Crampton's Hamilton College diploma. 9/20/13: additional boxes delivered, including chemistry and physics notebooks and textbooks, Hamilton College memorabilia, 1941-49. Lecture notes on Fuchs Model added to Box 1.

Restrictions

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Papers of David H. Beetle, class of 1930 (2012.38)

Biographical Information

David H. Beetle, class of 1930, was a journalist who worked for Hamilton College for many years. He became the Director of the Bureau of Public Relations at Hamilton College in 1939, and was editor of the Alumni Review until 1955, after which he continued his journalistic career mostly in Albany, working for Gannett Newspapers and the Albany Knickerbocker News and writing several books. He died in 1972.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

23 boxes

Description

Papers of David H. Beetle, class of 1930, including correspondence, newsclippings, and other files related to his career in journalism and writing, focused mostly on his many years as writer and ultimately editor of the Albany Knickerbocker News, a part of the larger Gannett News Service. Beetle also worked as a freelance writer, specializing in personal and editorial journalism and selling his early stories to a variety of magazines, newspapers, etc., as well as working briefly in the Hamilton College publicity department (see 2012.38.16). An avid outdoorsman and politically-/civically-minded citizen, Beetle also played a role in hiking groups (see 2012.38.16) and was involved in the Hudson-Champlain Year of History celebration in Albany (2012.38.08). Also includes labeled botanical specimens.

Restrictions

none

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James T. Mabie '66 Collection of college publications, 1962-1967 (2012.39)

Biographical Information

James T. Mabie, Hamilton College Class of 1966

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 folder

Description

Pamphlets, programs, and publications collected by James T. Mabie '66 when he was a student. Includes Spectators 1965-1967; Continentals 1962-1965; programs for plays, concerts, services, and commencement; Root Art Center catalogues, 1965; newsletters, newsclippings, invitations, brochures, and a copy of the Courier from May, 1966. Added 12/12: additional folder including late 1960s newsclippings on Hamilton and Kirkland-related topics, from NY Times; Spectator issues from 2/4/1966 and 1/9/1970; Kirkland College prospectus from before its opening; 2 tickets to Baccalaureate, 1966; concert programs, 1966 and 1967; Commencement program, 6/5/1966.

Restrictions

none

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James Tate, class of 1903, additional materials (2012.40)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs, publications, mss

Extent

1 flat box

Description

Materials collected by James Tate, class of 1903. Includes alumni fund brochures, commencement, dance, and banquet programs, photos, newspapers, menus, dance cards, student handbooks, account ledgers, publications related to the Tau of Delta Kappa Epsilon, a quilted stole, and a leather pouch.

Restrictions

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Kirkland College sign, green, from reunions (2012.41)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 sign, about 3' x 10"

Description

Green Kirkland College sign, saying "Kirkland College: 1968-1978" with the Kirkland College logo

Restrictions

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Bicentennial memorabilia (2012.42)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box, 1 flat box, rolls

Description

Items from the college's Bicentennial, including three banners (two on poles, one not), newsletters, brochures, programs, and other publications; items submitted for inclusion in the new time capsule but not included, including beer cozy, wine bottle, mouse pad, 1987 winter carnival t-shirt, software files; drafts of Maurice Isserman's history of the college.

Restrictions

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Engraving blocks (2012.43)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 box

Description

Engraving plates for buildings on campus, including Chapel, Kirkland Cottage, Carnegie, South; portrait of Kirkland; person in library, men at desk, chemistry equipment, and other scenes.

Restrictions

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Kirkland College materials (2012.44)

Biographical Information

Eugenie A. Havemeyer GP '00, Hon. Degree 2012 Trustee of Kirkland College, Life Trustee of Hamilton College

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Kirkland College materials relating to Eugenie Havemeyer's trusteeship, including correspondence, 1964-1969; her journals, "Notes on the beginnings of Kirkland College, August 1968 - Sept. 1969" and "Reflections, Buildings and Grounds on Kirkland 1969-1972"; copy of At Kirkland, Spring Issue 1974; copy of Les Ballons, first yearbook of Kirkland College, 1970; copies of Kirkland newsletters from 1969, 1977, 1979; citation for Eugenie Havemeyer's reception of the Kirkland Medal, May, 1978; other articles and correspondence; 2 photos of Kirkland campus; tiny box of dirt from Kirkland groundbreaking; "Apple" gifts given at commencement to each graduating senior from Fran Musselman: half-eaten apple pendant, golden apple torc, stained-glass apple-core pendant; apple keyring made by a Kirkland faculty spouse.

Restrictions

none

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Hamiltonians 1906, 1907, photograph of house in Mexico, NY (2013.01)

Biographical Information

Chester T. Stone, class of 1909 Warren Stone, class of 1899 and faculty (rhetoric) 1899-1900

Contents

Books, Publications, photograph

Extent

2 books, 1 photo

Description

Hamiltonians for 1906 and 1907, inscribed with the name of Chester Tilton Stone, class of 1909; 1906 yearbook includes an issue of Hamilton Life for April 20, 1907; 1907 yearbook includes a very faded photo of a house with porch. Chester T. Stone, a member of Alpha Delta Phi, came to the college from Mexico, NY; the house has been identified by the donor as the home of Warren Stone, class of 1899, who lived next door to the donor's grandfather in Mexico, NY.

Restrictions

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Kirkland College student dress, ca. 1971-1975 (2013.02)

Biographical Information

Contents

realia

Extent

1 folder or small box

Description

embroidered long dress, linen or similar, off-white/beige with multi-colored embroidery (green, blue, dark red), possibly handmade, originally from Israel, worn on campus during the Kirkland College era

Restrictions

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Signs or plaques--Emerson Gallery and WWII Delta Upsilon (from Chapel?) (2013.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

metal signs

Extent

2 signs

Description

2 metal signs or plaques: square brass? plaque (14"x14") with "Fred L. Emerson Gallery" on it, from renovation of Christian Johnson after construction of Wellin Museum; heavy bronze? plaque (11.5"x8") surmounted by bas-relief eagle and flags, with inscription "Dedicated to the memory of those brothers of the Hamilton Chapter of Delta Upsilon who gave their lives in World War II: Richard J. Butler '46; Ralph E. Eisert Jr. '45; James F. Lawton '30; Edward B. Mills Jr. '45", taken from the chapel (probably) some time ago.

Restrictions

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New York Central Railroad breakfast menu featuring Hamilton College, circa 1949 (2013.04)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

New York Central System Dining Service breakfast menu, one folded sheet; cover displays a drawing of Hamilton College Chapel; back cover has photos of Truax Hall and James Library and gives information about Hamilton College, including that "Dr. Robert W. McEwan [sic] is President." McEwen became president in 1949. Two verses of Carissima are reproduced, and some information on the history of the railroad in the Mohawk Valley, with reference to Hamilton College, is also given. Added 8/26/13: 2 more copies of the same cover and back cover, but with no menu printed on the inside.

Restrictions

none

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1979 hand-carved cane and framed photograph of 1976 commencement where canes were first given to graduates (2013.05)

Biographical Information

W. Lawrence Gulick, Hamilton College Class of 1952, Dean of the College 1975-1979

Contents

Photographs, cane, textual material

Extent

1 framed item, 1 cane, 1 folder

Description

Hand-carved cane from 1979; large framed photograph of 1976 Commencement, showing hands holding canes and diplomas; letter from Lawrence Gulick '52 (Dean of the College) explaining how he came up with the idea of bestowing canes on each graduating senior.

Restrictions

none

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Letters written in 1834 by R.W. Smith 1836, and 1845 by W.D. Love 1843, mentioning Hamilton College (2013.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 letters

Description

Letter dated Stockbridge, Sunday P.M. November 1834 [?], to Henry [A or S] Clark [there's a Henry S. Clark in the class of 1837], from R.W. Smith [Robert W. Smith, class of 1836]. Mentions Sam Coe and [Alexander] Coburn, class of 1837, and James Brown, class of 1836 (graduated Union 1836). Discusses Phoenix Society, Irving Society, Hamilton College, Clark having visited Union. Letter from William DeLoss Love, Hamilton College class of 1843, from Andover Theological Seminary to Miss Matilda S. Wallace in Clinton, dated July 16, 1845. Discusses Hamilton's commencement; mentions a number of women. Ending of letter puns on his last name.

Restrictions

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Correspondence of Simeon North (and Seward Family) (2013.07)

Biographical Information

Simeon North, Yale 1825, President of Hamilton College 1839-1857, son of Col. Simeon North (1765-1852)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Correspondence between Simeon North and his parents, his wife Harriet Hubbard North, his sister Lucetta, and his half-sister Lydia H. North, later Seward. Over 30 letters, 1823-1883; bulk 1826-1835. Includes CD with transcripts of letters, transcribed by Carol Mayer.

Restrictions

none

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Photograph of three Bristols and Bristol-Myers sign, circa 1950 (2013.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photo

Description

Photograph of three Bristols, Lee Hastings Bristol (looks like class of 1914), William McLaren Bristol III (class of 1943), and Henry Platt Bristol (class of 1910), standing under a Bristol-Myers sign (probably at a trade show or annual meeting).

Restrictions

none

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Photograph of women at a 1909 Sigma Phi houseparty (2013.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 photo

Description

Photograph of women at a 1909 Sigma Phi houseparty, including a Mrs. Bristol. Text on the back says "Houseparty - [Sigma Phi] Hamilton Col. 1909. Back row at right Mrs. Bristol; next to her mother, Mrs. J.D. Burrell [i.e. the mother of Katharine and Monica Burrell]. Bottom row left - Jane Martin, Helen Wynant, Monica Burrell, Katharine Burrell. Murray Hastings (class of '10) sent this to me. KBD [Katharine Burrell Davis]"

Restrictions

none

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diploma from Hamilton commencement, 1985 (2013.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Framed diploma of Charles David-Paul Miller, class of 1985; includes buff-and-blue ribbon in frame.

Restrictions

none

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1844 letter from Louis Homri Delos Crane, class of 1845, to Miss Lucinda H. Hicks (2013.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from Louis Homri Deloss Crane, class of 1845, Clinton, NY, to his cousin Miss Lucinda H. Hicks, North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, dated Nov. 8, 1844. Stampless cover with small red wax seal; one sheet, folded to make four pages; writing on three, address on fourth page. On Hamilton College letterhead, with engraving showing Chapel and three dorms (North, South, and Middle). Letter mentions politics [presidential candidates Clay, Polk, and Dallas], local family and friends, and includes a story of Charlotte Comstock of Clinton who had secretly married "a classmate of mine by the name of Curtiss"--presumably Lucius B. Curtiss of Clinton, non-grad of class of 1845--and speculation as to whether their parents would cause the marriage to be annulled. Mentions James Eells [class of 1844] and Dan Eells [1848]; Professor [Marcus] Catlin [1827] and his wife.

Restrictions

none

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1944-1945 Letters to Mrs. L. David Hawley, found in wall at 100 College Hill Road (2013.12)

Biographical Information

See Hamilton Alumni Review, Volume L [1985], Number 1, p. 33-34, necrology of David Hawley for more details. For Dorothy Udall, see http://history.fcgov.com/u?/ma,13139 -- Rob and Dorothy Udall were two Colorado State University professors: Rob Udall was a professor in CSU's College of Veterinary Medicine. Dorothy Udall, who had graduated from Cornell University and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, taught Interior Design in what, in the 1950s, the University called its "Home Economics Department". In 1965 the Udalls moved to Kenya for Rob Udall to teach at the University of Nairobi. The move forced Dorothy to take a professional hiatus because American wives were not expected to obtain jobs there. Combining her background in art and design with her desire to provide work for some of the many women from rural areas seeking employment in Nairobi, Dorothy Udall opened a small textile production company, which she dubbed "Maridadi" after the Swahili word meaning "pretty" or "fancy". Maridadi's first textiles were produced as batiks, using a hand-applied wax-resist method, but Udall soon switched to silk screen printing, which she found much more time efficient. At first, Dorothy Udall developed all the company's patterns; her colors and designs arose out of the local milieu: the region's traditional arts, the local wildlife, the local people, and even typical household objects. When the Udalls returned to Fort Collins at the end of the 1960s the original Maridadi passed into other hands. However, Dorothy soon opened Maridadi West, a small textile printing factory on the outskirts of town. For her American designs Dorothy Udall turned to sources native to this continent: the local flora and landscapes, patterns from the Pueblo cultures of the Rio Grande Valley, Mimbres pottery designs, and the architecture of Colorado's ancient Pueblo dwellings.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

3 documents

Description

Three letters to Gertrude Hawley, wife of Prof. of Geology L. David Hawley, found in wall of garage at 100 College Hill Road, Clinton (faculty housing), circa 2004. Letter with postmark Aug 21, 1944, addressed to Mrs. L.D. Hawley in NYC, from Mrs. R. Udall, Sherburne, NY (to Gert from Dotty). Discusses Hawleys' new? house in Rhode Island, anticipates husband's return [from army], ponders whether to take teaching position at Cornell, discusses land army work on farm, driving tractors and team of horses, mentions various friends, mountain-climbing and camping trip to Adirondacks. Letter, undated, also to Gert from Dotty, details about moving; includes Dorothy Udall's new address in Maryland. Business letter from Associated American Artists, Inc., NYC, dated December 3, 1945, to Mrs. L. David Hawley, suggesting she bring her "Sunlight Pattern" molding in to them to find a satisfactory substitute.

Restrictions

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Map of Hamilton College campus, large format, for Reunions 2013 (2013.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

1 oversized map

Description

Map of Hamilton College campus, large format, for Reunions 2013, with locations of reunion events marked in red marker; approximately 40" rolled tube.

Restrictions

none

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Bristol Campus Center alteration plans (2013.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

1 oversized set of plans

Description

Bristol Campus Center Alterations for Career Services, November 12, 2010, MARCH Associates; 24 pages, bound together, showing framing plans for each floor, abestos abatement plans, various floor plans, schedules, and details.

Restrictions

none

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Microfilm Reading Room Plaque (2013.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 item

Description

Rectangular plaque, approximately 4" x 9", saying "Microfilm Reading Room given by Gannett Newspaper Foundation." Includes block of wood it was formerly attached to.

Restrictions

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Wellin Museum of Art exhibit materials (2013.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Folders, including exhibit catalogues, DVDs of photos, and other materials, for various exhibits at the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art: Affinity Atlas, October 5, 2012-April 7, 2013; Senior Art Thesis 2013, May 9-25, 2013; Faculty Art Show 2013, June 6-July 28, 2013; Dannielle Tegeder: Painting in the Extended Field May 10-July 28, 2013

Restrictions

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Presidential records (2013.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

Description

Restrictions

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Emerson Gallery photographs and audio-visual materials about exhibits (2013.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs, audio and video recordings

Extent

2 boxes

Description

Emerson Gallery exhibition materials. Includes press clippings, awards, gallery publications, photos and slides of exhibits from the 1980s through aprox. 2002. Visitor Registers from 1990 to 2011. Some cassette tapes from panel discussions, lectures and interviews 80's-90's. VHS tapes of CBS and PBS shows as well as other documentaries, gallery events and lectures as well as events from other college museums. VHS tapes possibly of video or performance art.

Restrictions

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Staff Advisory Committee files, Fall 2009-June 2013; also 2001-2009 (2013.20)

Biographical Information

The Staff Advisory Committee was formed in fall 1995 with this mission: "To encourage and promote community spirit at Hamilton College by providing staff representation and opinion on issues involving the College Community and other issues involving staff personel." Note that "staff" in this statement, and almost everywhere else in SAC documents, refers to support staff, Hamilton College's non-exempt, non-bargaining-unit hourly employees. (from Robin Vanderwall's cover letter)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 box

Description

Files from the Staff Advisory Committee, 2009-2013 (succeeded in July, 2013, by the Staff Assembly Council), including: 1. Meeting notes and documents from the four years Robin Vanderwall was on SAC 2. Employee Spotlight files for three years 3. Staff Sick Leave Bank and Emergency Leave Bank files, from the period (2010-2011) when SAC reviewed and strengthened these banks 4. Cover file with CDs of Robin Vanderwall's SAC-related emails and electronic SAC files; cover letter Earlier materials, including minutes from 2001-2009, staff handbooks from 1996 and 1998; letters, email, newsclippings from 1995-2011.

Restrictions

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Hamilton College Athletic Association 1890 meeting invitation; card of W.W. Smith, class of 1894 (2013.21)

Biographical Information

William Williams Smith, class of 1894 (non-grad.)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 item

Description

Invitation to the Autumn Meeting of the Hamilton College Athletic Association, October 16, 1890; inserted gold-edged card with the signature W.W. Smith on it. Printed invitation lists events (from 100 yard dash to relay race) and officers.

Restrictions

none

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Hamilton College Buffers audiotape, Spring, 1953 (2013.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

1 tape

Description

Reel-to-reel audiotape of the Hamilton College Buffers performing at the Yorkville Mothers Club, Spring, 1953

Restrictions

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Posters on History of the Library (2013.23)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

Description

Series of posters, (very) approximately 35"x45", showing scenes from the history of the Burke Library. Scenes are: Grand Opening, Burke Library, September 1972; Students studying in Burke, color picture; External view of Burke (color); Construction of Burke (black and white); Elevations from construction of Burke; Students studying in Burke, second floor (color); Students working in Burke MPC (color); Burke at night, seen through front windows (color); Two posters with text: "Burke Library Celebrates 40th Anniversary!"; External and internal views of Perry Smith Library, dated 1872-1914; External and internal views of James Library, dated 1914-1972; External view (black and white) of the Chapel (served as early library), dated 1827-1872; Floor plans from construction of Burke Library. All posters have backing of blue field with white text about library.

Restrictions

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Kirkland College materials collected by Nancy Rabinowitz (2013.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

1 box

Description

Kirkland College materials: "Guest Register, Kirkland College Archives Exhibition (June, 1997)"; Particulars; 9 folders of Kirkland College photos; folder labeled SFB MS (contains draft of Kirkland College 1965-1978 Its founding, brief existence, demise - and lasting legacy", dated 6/17/97); folder labeled Kirkland (contains a lengthy statement from Millicent McIntosh, May 12, 1978; article "Kirkland in the Seventies", 4/15/71; a memo from S. F. Babbitt to The Kirkland Trustees; article "Kirkland College"; memorandum from Edwin Barrett to The Long-Range Planning Committee of the Faculty, February 12, 1963; more articles and reports on Kirkland College. Addenda: Folder 1: Michelle Kasmer Coed. Comm.- Article print outs ("Leaving the Ivory Tower…"; "Valuing and Devaluing Women's Studies"; "The Classroom Climate…"; "J'Accuse"); memoranda, reports, and e-mails from the 1980's-1990. Folder 2: American Conversations- Greater Expectations Report; application and information on applying; e-mails from April and May 2003; "Journey Towards Democracy…". Folder 3: Babbitt Letter/Story of Kirkland College- "A Kirkland Report" (1968).

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Hamilton College and Psi Upsilon recordings (LPs) and pottery plate with Chapel (2013.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings, realia

Extent

1 small box

Description

LPs: Sounds of Hamilton (2 copies, one unopened); Songs of Psi Upsilon; Hamilton College Choir [1960]; Hamilton College Choir [1961]; Presenting the Hamilton College Choir [1956]. Buffalo Pottery plate of the Hamilton College Chapel.

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Panoramic photos of the classes of 2004, 2006-2010 (2013.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 framed photos

Description

Framed panoramic photos of the classes of 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, taken during Orientation in August of 2000, 2002-2006.

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none

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Howard Diner Scrapbooks, 1999-2009 (2013.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

6 scrapbooks

Description

6 large scrapbooks covering the Howard Diner in the years 1999-2009, created by Jean Elwood, containing newspaper clippings, Alumni Review clippings, online article clippings, photographs of athletic teams, match results, and schedules, photographs of students at diner, candid student photos, special event programs and mementos, photographs of Diner employees, personalized notes and student signatures, graduation photographs, souvenir photographs, emails, memorial articles, the Continental clippings, faculty photographs, senior class headshots, Diner menus, campus map

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Isaac Hall Papers Addendum (2013.28)

Biographical Information

Isaac Hollister Hall, Class of 1859, A.M. (1862), Ph.D. (1876), L.H.D., ADP, Phi Beta Kappa '90, lawyer, editor. Died NYC 1896. Isaac Hollister Hall (December 12, 1837 - July 2, 1896), American Orientalist, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated at Hamilton College in 1859, was a tutor there in 1859-1863, graduated at the Columbia Law School in 1865, practised law in New York City until 1875, and in 1875-1877 taught in the Syrian Protestant College at Beirut, where he discovered a valuable Syriac manuscript of the Philoxenian version of a large part of the New Testament, which he published in part in facsimile in 1884. He worked with General di Cesnola in classifying the famous Cypriote collection in the Metropolitan Museum of New York City, and was a curator of that museum from 1885 until his death in Mount Vernon, New York, on the 2nd of July 1896. He was an eminent authority on Oriental inscriptions. Following the scanty clues given by George Smith and Samuel Birch, and working on the data furnished by the di Cesnola collection, he succeeded about 1874 in deciphering an entire Cypriote inscription, and in establishing the Hellenic character of the dialect and the syllabic nature of the script. His work in Cypriote epigraphy is described in his articles in Scribner's Magazine, vol. 20 (June, f 880), pp. 205-211 and in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 10, No. 2 (1880), pp. 201-218. He published in facsimile the Antilegomena epistles (1886), which he deciphered from the WF Williams's manuscript, and edited A Critical Bibliography of the Greek New Testament as Published in America (1884). (from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica)

Contents

Books, Publications, realia

Extent

4 original boxes

Description

Items collected by Isaac Hall and passed down in his family. 3 boxes of assorted pottery and glass artifacts and vessels (approximately 68 pieces). 1 box of books, photographs, papers, three felt Fez hats, a scroll written in Hebrew, a pair of glasses, and two embroidered hats.

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Letter from Elihu Root detailing his government service (2013.29)

Biographical Information

H.C. Class of 1864 U.S. Sec of War U.S. Sec of State U.S. Senator from NY Lawyer Elihu Root was born in Clinton, NY on 15 February 1845 and died in New York, NY on 6 February 1937. He attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served in the following positions: Member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1917. Root was awarded the following: Nobel Peace Prize, 1912; Roosevelt Memorial Medal for Administration of Public Office, 1924; Woodrow Wilson Foundation Medal and Prize for Services to Peace, 1926. He was a member of the following organizations: British Academy; Istitut de droit International; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Commission of International Justice appointed by Council of League of Nations to prepare plans for a permanent Court of International Justice; Commissioner Plenipotentiary for the U.S. in International Conference on the Limitation of Armaments; Committee of Experts convened at Geneva 1929 to revise Statute of Permanent Court.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from Elihu Root to Dr. Rice, Dec. 19, 1912, detailing his government service and dates: Secretary of War under McKinley, 1899 to 1904, Secretary of State under Roosevelt, 1905 to 1909. On United States Senate letterhead.

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Seward-North Family Letters (2013.30)

Biographical Information

Frederick Dwight Seward graduated with the class of 1858 and died the following year.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 flat box

Description

Letters between members of the Seward and North families, late 19th-early 20th century. This fascinating collection of over one hundred letters and documents largely details the personal lives of members within the North and Seward families. Through letters dating from 1820-1909 several figures, particularly Lydia North and the Reverend D.M. Seward, can be explored, as their family members and friends frequently sent them letters from throughout the Northeast (and as far away as Paris). Furthermore, the letters and documents give insight into current events of the nineteenth century, as well as familial matters.

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Waterville Times newspaper, April 15, 1869, with article on Hamilton College and education in Clinton (2013.31)

Biographical Information

Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 newspaper

Description

Waterville Times newspaper, Vol. XIII, no. 15, April 15, 1869. Page 2 includes article on Hamilton College and educational institutions in Clinton, under "Clinton Correspondence" by L.L.S. The article describes the campus, the buildings, the Litchfield Observatory, faculty, and students; it also has brief descriptions of Houghton Seminary, Clinton Liberal Institute, and Clinton Female Liberal Institute, and mentions the Rural High School, three other "Select" schools, and the District School.

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Emerson Gallery exhibit materials (2013.32)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

8 boxes, some large

Description

Materials from the Emerson Gallery, related to exhibits there, but not included in the exhibition folders in 2013.19 or 2012.24. Mostly related to alumni or faculty.

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Video recordings on DVD of poetry readings, lectures, other events at Hamilton College, 1988 to 2014 (2013.33)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

1 box?

Description

Video recordings of events on campus, including performances, interviews, lectures, discussions, poetry readings, awards, competitions, commencement, reunions at Hamilton College; 82 DVDs.

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Correspondence from President Stryker to Calvin L. Lewis, class of 1890, regarding his hiring as professor of rhetoric (2013.34)

Biographical Information

Calvin Leslie Lewis, class of 1890, Upson Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Hamilton College from 1908 until his death in 1935.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

2 letters and 1 telegram (all dated in June, 1908) from President Melancthon Woolsey Stryker, class of 1872, to Calvin Leslie Lewis, class of 1890, regarding hiring Lewis to teach rhetoric and oratory at Hamilton College; photograph of the unveiling of a plaque honoring Lewis. Transcripts of the letters are included.

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none

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Printed engraving of Hamilton College Campus, 1847 (2013.35)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 piece

Description

Printed engraving of 1847 campus Engraving labeled Hamilton College and signed "Lewis Bradley del" on bottom left, "J.M. Gimbrede sc" on bottom right. View of Hamilton College, with 2 people, one seated (drawing?), and a dog in the foreground. College buildings include Chapel, North College, Old South College (or Hamilton Hall), and Kirkland Hall(or Middle College). Copy of printed engraving in copy 5 of A Memorial of the Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of Hamilton College, 1862

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Map of Forest Port, College Hill, Clarks Mills, and Farmers Mills, circa 1870 (2013.36)

Biographical Information

Contents

Maps, Plans

Extent

1 matted document

Description

Map of Forest Port, College Hill, Clarks Mills, and Farmers Mills, circa 1870, originally from a county map book. Archives has other copies of map of College Hill, cut from this publication (traces of compass rose and map of Forest Port visible at edge). College Hill map labels old South dormitory as Hamilton Hall; it was renamed Hungerford Hall in 1873. From Atlas of Oneida county, New York : from actual surveys and official records / compiled & published by D.G. Beers & Co., 1874

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Engs, Samuel Franklin, Testimonial Presented to--original (2014.01)

Biographical Information

Samuel Franklin Engs, class of 1883

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 framed item

Description

Testimonial presented to Samuel Franklin Engs, class of 1883, on 6/2/1937, the golden anniversary of his wedding, by the Class of 1883, original framed document

Restrictions

none

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Press photographs of Elihu Root (for obituary) and North Village ("Hamilton College Housewives") (2014.02)

Biographical Information

Elihu Root, class of 1864, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Nobel Peace Prize recipient 1912 Dot Granata, wife of Walter H. Granata, Jr., Class of 1949

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 items

Description

2 press photographs, with write-up on the back: one of Elihu Root (may be dated 9/4/25), with text "Elihu Root , at eighty, the counselor of the world"--followed by obituary (copyright Keystone View Co.) and handwritten "died 2/7/37"; and photo of a student's wife in North Village, crawling through a cupboard into a kitchen, with text "House to House: Clinton, N.Y.: Housewives of the Hamilton College veterans housing project discovered something new and very convenient. The apartments have adjoining closets with a common wall and the contractor cut a door in the wall of each closet. So when you want to go next door without wading through heavy snow, you just crawl through the closet just as Mrs. Dot Granata of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., is doing to borrow an item from the neighboring pantry. Credit (Acme) 12-27-47"

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none

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Root Art Center catalogues and additional materials (2014.03)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Root Art Center exhibition catalogues, schedules, and inventories

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John Kreinheder Planning Office Journal, 1974-75 (2014.04)

Biographical Information

John Kreinheder, Director of Planning for Hamilton College from 1967. Died in 1981.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 binder

Description

John Kreinheder Planning Office Journal or notebook, July 1, 1974 to June 3, 1975. Daily entries. Includes highlighted names of many Hamilton people and buildings.

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Additional Papers of Richard W. Couper, Class of 1944 (2014.05)

Biographical Information

Trustee, H.C. Former Provost, H.C. Class of 1944, H.C. President, New York Public Library President, Watson Foundation Richard Watrous Couper, born 16 December 1922 in Binghamton, N.Y. Originally enrolled with Hamilton College class of 1944, Couper enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 where he attained the rank of captain during World War II. After finishing his degree at Hamilton in 1947, he earned a master's degree in American History from Harvard University. Along with continuous service as a Hamilton College trustee since 1959, Couper served as administrative vice president of Hamilton College beginning in 1962 and was promoted to acting president and then vice president and provost. Couper later served as the first deputy commissioner for higher education for the New York State Education Department (1969-71), became the first full-time president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library (1971-81), and served as president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation until 1990.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

43 boxes (including one small and one oversized)

Description

Papers of Richard W. Couper, Class of 1944.

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Architects' Drawings/Blueprints, Faculty Housing plans, 1958 (2014.06)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

1 bound series

Description

14 drawings/blueprints, bound together, by Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw, and Folley, of Faculty Housing at Hamilton College, 1958. Plans of the Griffin Road apartments.

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None

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Materials pertaining to Kirkland History Project by Kirkland College Class of 1975 (2014.07)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), video

Extent

1 large folder

Description

2 VHS tapes from 1992: 20th reunion of Charter Class at Harding Farm; 20th reunion of Charter Class at Open Mike dinner at McEwen. Notes, bibliography of Kirkland documents in Archives by Kristen Gaven Russell; copy of 1973 Princeton University senior thesis by M. Robin Krasny (KIRK AL COLL K73 K57 1973 ). Copies of completed questionnaires by Kirkland students, faculty, admin, for the Kirkland History Project.

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Songs of Hamilton and Campus Road, LP records from Spencer House (2014.08)

Biographical Information

Contents

Sound Recordings

Extent

5 LPs

Description

LPs, including Campus Road by The Wag (copies cataloged as HAM COLL HQ W1 1981; digitized as HAM COLL HQ W1 CD 1981); 4 copies of Songs of Hamilton, by the Hamilton College Choir directed by John Baldwin (copies cataloged as HAM COLL HS C45 S65 LP; digitized as HAM COLL HS C45 S65 CD)

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none

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Brick from Fancher Guest House (2014.09)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 item

Description

Brick from the Fancher Guest House/Fancher Cottage, picked up after the destruction of the house, June 11, 2002. Wrapped in brown paper, with attached photo of house ("1934 Garden House") from Preservation magazine, November/December 2002 issue.

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Baccalaureate program 1904 (2014.10)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 document

Description

Hamilton College Baccalaureate Sunday program for June 26, 1904, held at the Stone Church, Clinton.

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Minor Theater Memorabilia from William Sidford, class of 1979 (2014.11)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs, programs

Extent

1 large folder

Description

Photographs, programs, reviews, and artwork from theater productions at Hamilton College, 1976-1979. Lower Depth article in the Spectator, "Preview: Lower Depths" by Andrea Kantor; the article in The Courier, "Gorky play well worth seeing" by Terrance Keenan. The Spectator articles about "Tooth of Crime" titled "Beautiful and Beastly" and "The Tooth of Crime: Flying in the Face of Contempt" were written by Debra Levere and Barbara Berson, respectively.

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13 College Hill Road (Powell House) Survey Collection (2014.12)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), realia

Extent

1 box

Description

Collection of artifacts from the Powell House, 13 College Hill Road, plus a report, Historical Archaeology and Structure Report of 13 College Hill Road: The Final Days of the Powell House, by Katherine Hill '14, Ying Lin '14, Samantha Miller '14, Nicholas Anastasi '15, Carolyn Mitchell '16, Emily Rubinstein '16, Clair Stover '14 Teaching Assistant, and Nathan Goodale PhD.

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none

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B&W photographs of theater at Hamilton in the 1960s (2014.13)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs, realia

Extent

1 folder, 1 box

Description

Black-and-white photographs (mostly 8"x10") of plays at Hamilton College in the 1960s. Names of players on backs of photos. Box of painted papier mâché masks from Faustus production, designed and created by Conway Stone '67, plus program from production of Doctor Faustus.

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Programs, posters, and photos of Charlatans' theater productions, 1965-69 (2014.14)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings, photographs, printed items

Extent

1 folder plus larger posters

Description

Programs, posters, and photos of Charlatans' theater productions, 1965-69, including the following: 1965 In the Jungle of Cities (Program, production photo, Spectator clips); 1966 Dr. Faustus (Poster, production/ rehearsal photos); The Bear/The Proposal (program); Under Milkwood (Poster, production/ rehearsal photos, publicity card); 1967 Rhinoceros (Poster, production/rehearsal photos); Bartholomew Fair (Program); 1968 The Collection (Poster--John Suplee, program, production photos); 1969 Journey of the Fifth Horse (program)

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none

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Photographs by John Suplee '69 from theatrical productions in Minor Theater, 1967-1968 (2014.15)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

Description

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Talks by Levitt Center Speakers, on DVD (2014.16)

Biographical Information

Contents

Film, Video

Extent

1 box

Description

DVDs of 56 talks by speakers in the Levitt Center Speaker Series, 2007 to 2014

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Papers from 1983 Curriculum Commission (2014.17)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

5 folder

Description

Folder of committee meeting notes, minutes, and other documents from Curriculum Commission, September through December, 1983. The commission's work culminated in A report of the curriculum commission of Hamilton College May 1984, Ham Coll HMC C8 R4 1984. Four additional folders added

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Medicine bottles and compact, 1920s-1930s, found in Fancher dump by Franklin Sciacca (2014.18)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 tiny box

Description

6 small medicine bottles and 1 silver compact from the 1920s to 1930s, found in the private Fancher dump located close to the Fancher House. Presumed to belong to Edith Read Fancher, who was sickly.

Restrictions

none

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Pentagon Honor Society Records (2014.19)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 large wooden box, 2 small boxes

Description

Wooden box of Pentagon Honor Society materials, including records and files, plus some Pentagon stationery supplies.

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Map of College Hill, Wag campus map, quotations poster, Truax lecture poster, prints of College Hill Road and Cemetery (2014.20)

Biographical Information

Contents

Prints, Paintings, Drawings

Extent

6 items

Description

Map of Forestport, College Hill, Farmers Mills, etc., circa 1870 (see 2013.36 for another copy); Wag campus map, labeled Hamiltonian, circa 1988; Hamilton quotations poster; Truax lecture poster and 2 fliers, for 1994 Truax Visiting Professor Lucius Outlaw; 2 11x17 prints of Hamilton College (Psi U, DU, and TDX houses on College Hill Road; College Cemetery--enclosure says For Mel Edwards)

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Theater photographs and articles from Ray Dooley, Class of 1975 (2014.21)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs, textual materials

Extent

1 folder

Description

Photographs of theatrical productions and articles, including Doll House review from the Utica Observer-Dispatch. A number of black and white 8"x10" photos and smaller color photos of productions in the early 1970s, including a group shot in front of Minor Theater in 1974.

Restrictions

none

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Hamilton Intramural Champions tee-shirt (2014.22)

Biographical Information

Contents

Realia

Extent

1 item

Description

White tee-shirt (large, poly-cotton), with Hamilton Intramurals Champions on the front, over a large Hamilton H.

Restrictions

none

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Bristol Campus Center Art Exhibition documents (2014.23)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 folders

Description

2 folders of documents regarding Bristol Campus Center Art Exhibition from 1986 and 1987-1988

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Speeches on history of Clinton and Vicinity and on Hamilton College Library (2014.24)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

2 documents

Description

one speech on the history of Clinton and vicinity, in the last years of the 19th century; one speech (by Walter Pilkington?) on the history of Hamilton College library, circa 1967 (53 years after the building of James Library in 1914), leading up to the building of Burke Library.

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Notes and sources for 4/25/14 talk on history of Fancher Guest House by Prof. Franklin Sciacca (2014.25)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

1 thin box

Description

Notes for talk on history of Fancher Guest House, "Hamilton Revisited: Sex, Politics and Religion on the Hill in the 1930s," by Prof. Franklin Sciacca, given as a Humanities Forum Talk, April 25, 2014. Includes copies of photographs of the Fanchers, other faculty members, Rev. Hastings Smyth '09, gravestones, the Fancher Guest House itself and other buildings designed by Cram, plus slides of the Fancher portraits in the College Collection. Also includes copies of letters and other historical sources, a copy of Architecture of Hamilton College and the Surrounding Area, and articles from various newspapers and college publications.

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none

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Late 19th-, early 20th-century photographs of groups, including Hamilton Glee and Instrumental Clubs, 1908 (2014.26)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

6 items

Description

5 large photographs and one poster. 5 late 19th-, early 20th-century photographs of groups, including several from a studio in Utica, NY. In one group, each man is labelled with a nickname ("Rip," "Cousin," "Ted," "Bede"). One group is of a guitar and mandolin club. Poster advertises a performance of the Hamilton College Glee and Instrumental Clubs, April 2, 1908, with a large photo of an instrumental club, including mandolins, guitars, a viola, and wind instruments. One group (labeled "S-11") is in front of the doorway to Benedict Hall.

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none

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Audited Financial Statements, Hamilton College (2014.27)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Audited Financial Statements, 17, covering 1997 to 2013. Title on most recent: Hamilton College: Financial Statements, June 30, 2013 and 2012 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon).

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Bound volume of Hamilton College and Psi Upsilon publications, 1844-45, and manuscript essays and poems delivered at fraternity meetings, 1844-1845; was in possession of Robert M. Langdon, Class of 1940. (2014.28)

Biographical Information

Contents

Extent

Description

Bound volume of Hamilton College and Psi Upsilon publications, 1844-45, and manuscript essays and poems delivered at fraternity meetings, 1844-1845. Illustrated with engravings and drawings; also includes a few news clippings. Includes Hamilton College Catalogue, 1844-45, programs for 1844 Junior Exhibition, Prize Declamation, 1845 Commencement (real and spoof); Triennial Catalogue of the Union Society of Hamilton College, 1844; Catalogue of Books belonging to the Union Society, HC, 1844; Catalogue of Minerals and Curiosities Belonging to the Cabinet of the Union Society, HC, 1844; Oneida Conference Seminary Annual Exhibition, 1840; engravings of Byron, etc.; Psi Upsilon catalogue 1844; manuscripts (with corrections): essay delivered before Psi U, HC, May 1844; poem "The Brigand: A Legend of the Rhine," before Psi U, 1845; valedictory speech to Psi U, eve of commencement 1845; Emigration: a Senior Oration, 1845; Psi U Students Song (in Latin); essay of sophomore year "Censure of Thomas Paine" before Union Society, 1842; Oration for Prize Declimation [sic], 1844, extract from Prof. Wheadons Master's Oration at HC [DD Whedon? AB 1828, AM 1831]; essay, "The Indian and his Traditional Songs," 1844; blank pages, followed by engravings of native Americans, one possibly at Niagara Falls, by G. Catlin and Tosswill & Myers, SC (probably from Catlin's 1841 Letters and Notes on ... the North American Indians).

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none

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Photographs of Hamilton College Chapel and Psi Upsilon house, circa 1900 (2014.29)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 items

Description

2 photographs, one of Hamilton College Chapel, viewed from NNE, with 3 men on lawn in front, 2 wearing top hats, one perhaps in a boater; other of Psi Upsilon House, with 11 men on the porch and steps, all wearing coats and waistcoats, one wearing a top hat. Both photos appear to be from the approximate period 1890-1910. The Psi Upsilon House is the one that later became Lambda Chi Alpha, currently 20 College Hill Road.

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Photograph of Delta Upsilon fraternity members, Hamilton College, 1881 (2014.30)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 item

Description

Photograph of Delta Upsilon fraternity members, Hamilton College, 1881; by Pach, 841 B'way, N.Y.; captioned "Delta Upsilon. Hamilton College 1881." Photo shows 17 men sitting or standing on or in front of the porch of a clapboard house. Pillars framing the porch are in a cut-out style, sort of like bargeboards (very similar to the pillars on the house at about 42 Williams Street, or the one on the corner of College St. and Hamilton Place). This is not the house at 22 College Hill Road which was the Delta Upsilon fraternity house c. 1910.

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Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity photographs, 1952 and 1954 (2014.31)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

2 items

Description

Two composite photographs of the fraternity members of Tau Kappa Epsilon, for the years 1952 and 1954. 1952 photo by House of Portraits, Norwich, NY; 1954 photo by Edward Dantine Studios, Hamilton, NY, Nationally Known College Photographers.

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Science building planning documents (2014.32)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 folder

Description

Agendas, notes by Ernest Williams, plans, and other documents regarding the planning of the Science Center, especially the sustainable design features and matters that affect the Biology Department, 1996-2002; folder on science facilities, 1996-1997, including feedback from individual faculty members on what space they currently have and would need; set of plans for the rooms for biology in the proposed science center, 2002.

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none

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Photograph of Hamilton College Chapel by Ed Michael (2014.33)

Biographical Information

Contents

Photographs

Extent

1 item

Description

Photograph of Hamilton College Chapel by Utica photographer Ed Michael, black and white, 11" x 14".

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none

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Documents, correspondence, and photographs from several alumni: notebook of Vincent S. Jones, class of 1928; folder of documents from James Mabie, class of 1966; framed photographs of George Dunham, class of 1879, and William Root Pinckney Bloyer, class of 1906 (2014.34)

Biographical Information

George Dunham, class of 1879, and his wife Helen. Helen's brother was William Vincent Jones, married to Susan Buckingham Starbuck; William and Susan's son was Vincent Starbuck Jones, class of 1928, a distinguished newspaper man, Class Annalist, and alumni volunteer. Vincent S. Jones married Nancy van Dyke Parsons (whose father was William Root Pinckney Bloyer, class of 1906, d. 1918, and whose sister married Delancey Jones '38). Vincent and Nancy's daughter, Margot, married James Mabie, class of 1966.

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.), photographs

Extent

1 small box, 3 framed photographs

Description

Documents, correspondence, and 3 framed ca. 1906 photographs from the Dunham-Jones-Bloyer-Mabie families. Notebook that belonged to Vincent Jones, class of 1928, includes event forms, pamphlets, newspaper articles, programs, photographs, alumni information and biographies, and correspondence with other alumni, including Wallace B. Johnson '15 and George Nesbitt '24, as professor Nesbitt attempted to compile an unofficial history of the English department. Dated 1953-1983; bulk 1977 to 1979. Folder from James Mabie, class of 1966, includes various pamphlets, event schedules, programs, essays (including one on Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Emerson Literary Society), and newspaper article. Dated 1962-1975; bulk 1962 to 1966. Framed photographs of the Utica Daily Press staff, including George Dunham, class of 1879, and William V. Jones, George's brother-in-law and father of Vincent S. Jones, class of 1928; members of Sigma Phi, including William Root Pinckney Bloyer, on the porch of Sigma Phi Place; and the Class of 1906 in graduation caps and gowns, including William Root Pinckney Bloyer, in front of Root Hall.

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none

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The Spectator, 1953-57 (2014.35)

Biographical Information

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 small box

Description

Issues of The Spectator dating from 1953-1957, folded. Includes humor issues.

Restrictions

none

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Photograph of Class of 1898 in 1923; LP of Hamilton College Choir, circa 1955 (2014.36)

Biographical Information

Contents

Extent

Description

Matted silver gelatin photograph of 12 men, with caption "Hamilton College 1898 - 1923"--presumably members of the Class of 1898 at their 25th reunion in 1923, in front of the fountain which their class gave to the college; 10-inch LP of Hamilton College Choir and Buffers, circa 1955, a second copy of a recording already in the Archives cataloged collection as A concert [sound recording] / by the Hamilton College Choir, John L. Baldwin, Jr., Director, HAM COLL HS C45 no. 6 (also digitized and available on a CD).

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Delta Kappa Epsilon manuscript ledger recording chapter elections, 1856-1863 (2014.37)

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Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 volume

Description

Ledger with handwritten records of Delta Kappa Epsilon's business from 1856, 7.5" x 12" x 1.25". On flyleaf: Tau of DKE (Hamilton's chapter). First page, dated February 1856, lists results of chapter elections, starting with Hamilton's, annotated "Reported to the different chapters the following result of our first election." Officials elected to Hamilton's chapter are members of the classes of 1856, 1857, and 1858. The bulk of the ledger consists of transcripts of correspondence reporting election results from the various chapters of DKE, with some more lengthy letters on other matters. The last election reported is in 1863.

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Richard E. Eades Collection (2014.38)

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Description

Hamilton College publications, reel-to-reel recordings, etc.

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1848 letter from John Pawling, class of 1843, to Thomas S. Searle, class of 1845 (2014.39)

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John Pawling (1823-1866), who was the son of Jacob Pawling (1787-1877) of Watertwon.. John Pawling was a graduate of Hamilton College. He later practiced law but switched over to theology and and became a minister of the Baptist church. (from ebay listing)

Contents

Textual records (letters, mss, etc.)

Extent

1 letter

Description

Letter from John Pawling, class of 1843, to Thomas S. Searle, class of 1845, dated January 18, 1848. From description on ebay: This folded lettersheet / stampless letter has a faint / partial circular date stamp for WATERTOWN NY, a matching 10 cents rate, and is addressed to Indiana county, Penn., and is a three page letter, also with writing on the back folds, written by J. Pawling. The dateline is Watertown Jeff Co. (NY) January 18th 1848. "By yours of July 31st I perceived you had almost become an [??????], having visited within two years two counties of Ohio, 3 of Virginia, and 29 of Pennsylvania, over 2500 miles, and 1000 of which you travelled on foot. Truly you have cast in the shade our College tramps." "I was interested in the inscription of the monument at Wheeling Creek Bridge. And the more so as it was erected out of respect for [?????] Henry Clay, a character, more than all others living, cherished by true Americans." "I am giving instructions to a brother in law in Latin & Greek ..." "I hear from our old Alma Mater frequently. She is flourishing like a bay Tree .... The rivalry between Secret Societies keep up a continual excitement. And they have also a 'Social fraternity'. A new Sig Phi informs me who are rather scaly [?] as he says. I presume you have heard of the Affray with Old Prex ...." ".... On the night of the fifth of November last, Came [?] off the usual Sophomore Burning celebration. every thing went off with the usual glee until [?] Mr Prex. was discovered, he ran up the Chappel steps and collared a student. They both stepped from the steps and the fellow just took the advantage of the 'toe lock' and landed the Prex on his back. The shock was so violent that he was unable to get up but groaned vehemently. A large number of students gathered. finally he recovered and walked behind the Chapel and suddenly fell again on the face. He was helped up by the students and he informed them that he could dispense with their company. He staggered and further and fell again. He was then taken up and carried to his house, and in a short time became absolutely deranged, probably, by an injury upon the head caused by the falling. He has, however, fully restored. And the matter has not been hatched up for further investigation." "I have left Copenhagen,a place which did not long intend to stay when I went there .... " "... Law Business is dull ..." "Jan'y 21st. I have left this letter some three days to attend Jefferson County Courts. I have had the defence of a person indicted for grand Larceny .... but all efforts in vain to save the poor fellow." "We talk of building a railroad from this place to Rome ...." Abstracts from ebay listing, corrected and expanded by K. Collett.

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Yearbooks, etc., from Herbert T. Slade, class of 1937 (2014.40)

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Contents

Books, Publications, photographs

Extent

1 small box

Description

Hamilton College Yearbooks from 1937 (5 copies), 1936, and 1938; 2 issues of the Alumni Review from 1950 (July and October); programs for Commencement 1937 and the McKinney Prize Debate, 1937; 2 small (8"x6") framed photographs, probably of Lambda Chi Alpha brothers in front of the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 20 College Hill Road. One photo has 10 men, one wearing a 1936 sweater; the other has 23 men, one wearing a 1939 (probably) sweater.

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Hamilton College publications and documents from mid-1800s to early 1900s (2014.41)

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Contents

Books, Publications

Extent

1 small box

Description

Historical documents from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s including Hamilton Junior Week Class of 1916 and 1917; Track and Field Meet 1912 and 1910; Interscholastic Week 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1913; Hamilton College Catalogue 1859-60, 1870-71, 1868-69, 1847-48, 1846-47; Schemes Presented to the Phoenix Society with Programs; historic photograph of Couper (Silliman) Hall

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