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Box 02

 Container

Contains 28 Results:

Furniture contract with J. C. Dulany Company, 1907

 File — Box: 02, 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: 1907

Glee and dramatic clubs accounts, undated

 File — Box: 02, 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: undated

Gymnasium fire, 1916

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 03
Scope and content note

Correspondence, insurance, and accounts for the repair of the floor of Cain Gym due to a fire on March 21, 1916.

Dates: 1916

Hazing, 1914

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 04
Scope and content note

Regarding accusations made by M. E. F. Hacker’s accusations of the abuse by upperclassmen upon the freshman class, exceeding acceptable college hazing, and Dr. Cain’s ambivalence to Hacker’s concerns.

Dates: 1914

Inventories for William Smith Hall, Dining Hall, and lab equipment, 1916

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 05
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

Invitation list, undated

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 06
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: undated

Invitations and programs, 1916-1918

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 07
Scope and content note

For events attended by Dr. Cain.

Dates: 1916-1918

Laboratory fees, 1916-1917; 1917-1918

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 08
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: 1916-1917; 1917-1918

Library donations, 1916-1917

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 09
Scope and content note

Correspondence regarding rebuilding the library collection after the fire.

Dates: 1916-1917

Maryland Educational Survey Commission correspondence, 1917

 File — Box: 02, 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: 1917