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Margaret Metcalfe World War II scrapbook

 Collection — Box: Multi 03, Folder: 01
Identifier: MS-0086
Scope and Content Note

Collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles related to World War II. It appears that Margaret “Peggy” Metcalfe kept this for one of her history classes at Washington College since there are grades and comments next to some of the articles.

Dates: 1943-1944
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Marion deKalb Smith, Jr. report card and biography

 Collection — Box: Multi 03
Identifier: MS-0050
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains an 1898 report card for Marion deKalb Smith, Jr. while at Washington College. There are also two copies of Smith’s biography published through the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Dates: 1898; 1944
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Marion Weeks papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0063
Scope and Content Note This collection contains the papers of Marion Weeks including correspondence, financial documents, and her writings. Marion inherited her aunt Frances Denton’s house, 107 Water St. in Chestertown, Md. Along with the house Marion also inherited her aunt’s papers which included correspondence, financials, and information on the Denton branch of the family.This collection has been separated into 4 series: Series 1: Correspondence; Series 2: Manuscripts; Series 3: Personal Papers;...
Dates: 1880-1965
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Middle Dutch Psalter

 Collection — Container: Vol 01
Identifier: MS-0146
Scope and Contents Note This is a trigesimo-segundo sized Psalter, circa 1500, in Middle Dutch. The text includes a calendar, litany, and offices. It is believed that it is from the Utrecht region possibly from one of the convents devoted to St. Katherine. Some pages have been cut from the book; these were most likely the highly decorated scenes that separated the various sections of the text. The book is handwritten on parchment in its original binding but is badly damages and missing parts of the book lock. There...
Dates: circa 1500
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Mount Vernon Literary Society address and invitation

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Identifier: MS-0037
Scope and Content Note This collection contains an address written by J. Frank Hazell entitled “March of the American Mind.” He gave the speech in August of 1866 to the Mount Vernon Literary Society during commencement. There is also an invitation dated November 3, 1860 to Dr. C. C. Cox from the Society committee for him to speak on February 22 as part of the Washington Birthday Celebration. Dr. Cox did accept and gave a speech “Demagogues and their arts.” A review of this speech and its comment on a tense...
Dates: 1860; 1866
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Mount Vernon Literary Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0095
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains records related to the Mount Vernon Literary Society at Washington College including accounts, minutes, constitutions and bylaws, as well as some publications and programs of events.

Dates: 1875-1941
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Nellie Saunders letter

 Collection — Box: Multi 03
Identifier: MS-0080
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a letter home written on the playbill for the Washington College Dramatic Club’s production of “A Full House” where Nellie played the role of Susie. The letter talks about the production and the dramatic club as well as other news.

Dates: 1929
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Pearce family papers

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Identifier: MS-0042
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains an account book kept by the Pearce family. James A. Pearce, Sr.'s correspondence with other politicians regarding slavery in Maryland and the lead up to the Civil War. James A. Pearce, Jr.’s lecture notebooks while at Princeton University, correspondence, and a scrapbook he kept of the 1896 presidential election.

Dates: 1802-1913
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Peregrine Wroth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Scope and Content Note This collection contains letter books, lectures, and essays kept by Peregrine Wroth. Many of the letter books have the name of his wife, Margaret Nicols, on the inside cover. There are several books of his lectures while teaching chemistry at Washington College as well as a scholarly publication of Wroth’s on Bilious Fever. After the death of his daughter Eugenia he created several biographies of her for various family members. He wrote numerous "Extracts from 'Recollections' of 'My Life'"...
Dates: 1823-1898
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Philip J. Wingate, class of 1933, manuscript

 Collection — Box: Multi 05
Identifier: MS-0069
Scope and Contents Note

The manuscript, proposed title Reflections from a Board, is a collection of stories from Wingate's time on various boards of various colleges and universities including Washington College. He submitted the manuscript in the hopes that the Washington College Press might publish it and distribute some copies to the 1930s alumni.

Dates: 1996
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

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