Box 01
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Academic attire and Baccalaureate "Hi Juvenes" tradition at service correspondence, 1916
File — Box: 01, Folder: 01
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1916
Accreditation correspondence with John R. Hayes, 1916
File — Box: 01, Folder: 02
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1916
Budget correspondence and other materials, 1913-1918
File — Box: 01, Folder: 07
Scope and content note
Also includes Budget System at Washington College 1913-1914, a statement 1917-1918, and examples from other institutions.
Dates:
1913-1918
James M. Cain recollections, 1933-1961
File — Box: 01, Folder: 09
Scope and content note
Includes “Tribute To A Hero” published in the American Mercury, November 1933; “A Memoir,” November 1943; and a memo for Fred W. Dumschott, 1961.
Dates:
1933-1961
James W. Cain biographical information, undated
File — Box: 01, Folder: 08
Scope and content note
Includes speech at the dedication of Cain plaque, October 30, 1937.
Dates:
undated
Charles F. Harley Scholarship Fund, 1916
File — Box: 01, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1916
Class of 1909 shield, 1917
File — Box: 01, Folder: 11
Scope and content note
Correspondence regarding replacing the Class of 1909 Shield that was lost in the fire of William Smith Hall.
Dates:
1917
Coal contracts with Orenda Quemahoning Bituminous Coal, 1914-1915
File — Box: 01, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1914-1915
Commencement correspondence with Rev. D. H. Steffens, 1914
File — Box: 01, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1914
Commencement correspondence, 1916
File — Box: 01, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents Note
From the Record Group:
James W. Cain served as President of Washington College from 1903-1918, however, a fire destroyed William Smith Hall, where the library and records of the college were stored, and much of Cain’s early papers were lost. The bulk of the records in the collection are from after the fire and deal with its repercussions including rebuilding and fundraising. Other areas covered are athletics, hazing, a fire in the gym, other campus infrastructure issues, and World War I. There is also...
Dates:
1916