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Box 02

 Container

Contains 28 Results:

Water tower prospectus, 1916

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 21
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

West Hall water damage, undated

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 22
Scope and content note

Letter from members of the class of 1919 apologizing for causing damage to college property from “throwing water.”

Dates: undated

William Smith Hall fire correspondence, 1916 January

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 23
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 January

William Smith Hall rebuilding correspondence, 1916 February-March

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 24
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 February-March

William Smith Hall rebuilding correspondence, 1916 April-June

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 25
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 April-June

William Smith Hall rebuilding correspondence, 1916 July

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 26
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 July

William Smith Hall rebuilding correspondence, 1916 August-1917 June

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 27
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 August-1917 June

World War I correspondence and pamphlets, 1916-1918

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 28
Scope and content note

Mainly concerns Military Training for alumni and current students in aid of the War effort.

Dates: 1916-1918