Box Multi 07

Scope and content note The bonfire, held on campus, was to celebrate Liberty Loan Victory and was lit by Judge James A. Pearce. The pyre was made up of wood and materials from various buildings around Chestertown including a door from the Custom House, wood from the Pearce home (possibly the Hynson Ringgold House), a plank from the oldest house in Maryland, shingles from Wide Hall, and woodwork from the Wickes home. Speeches were given by Prof. Ten Hoor, Thomas S. Bowers, William F. and L. Bates Russell, and Capt....

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence from brothers Lawrence and W. Carlton Gorsuch. Lawrence’s materials deal mostly with his time at Washington College, while Carlton’s are mostly from his time with the Justice Department. There are also receipts, teaching certificates, and a program for a Bonfire at Washington College.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence from brothers Lawrence and W. Carlton Gorsuch. Lawrence’s materials deal mostly with his time at Washington College, while Carlton’s are mostly from his time with the Justice Department. There are also receipts, teaching certificates, and a program for a Bonfire at Washington College.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence from brothers Lawrence and W. Carlton Gorsuch. Lawrence’s materials deal mostly with his time at Washington College, while Carlton’s are mostly from his time with the Justice Department. There are also receipts, teaching certificates, and a program for a Bonfire at Washington College.

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Includes a J. K. B. Emory & Co. receipt for corn, November 26, 1901, and a Robert W. Kirby receipt for coal, December 6, 1924.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains correspondence from brothers Lawrence and W. Carlton Gorsuch. Lawrence’s materials deal mostly with his time at Washington College, while Carlton’s are mostly from his time with the Justice Department. There are also receipts, teaching certificates, and a program for a Bonfire at Washington College.

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In these letters, Lawerence describes his life at Washington College.

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These letters give updates on local news and ask about Lawerence at college.

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Includes a letter from a fellow scout in Bocas del Toro, Panama, a card to his parents, a letter on Department of Justice stationery from Phoenix, Arizona to his mother, and a letter from 1928 to his mother were he expresses concern for what the election might mean for his job at the Justice Department.

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This collection contains the military records of Grace Strickland Chaires and items collected from her training for the United States Navy’s Women’s Reserves (WAVES) including items from the Naval Reserves Midshipman School, correspondence, certificates for her service, programs, pamphlets, and clippings. There is also her diploma from the University of Michigan.