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Ripley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0101
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains financial, legal, and personal documents for several families tied to Ripley.

This collection is arranged into eight Series: Boardley family papers; Brown family papers; Miscellaneous; William Skinner papers; Smyth family papers; Alpheus Wheelock papers; Abraham Woodland papers; and James Woodland papers.

Dates: 1659-1938
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Robert C. Thackery letter (transcript)

 Collection — Box: Multi 06
Identifier: MS-0143
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains a transcript of a letter written by Robert C. Thackery to the editor of The Cecil Whig. It was published in the June 14, 1870 paper. The letter was written in Chestertown, while Thackery was a student at Washington College. In this letter, Thackery laments the fact that people on the Eastern Shore are not sending their children to Washington College, and implores them to do so.

Dates: 1870 June 14
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Robert Day manuscript

 Collection — Box: Multi 08
Identifier: MS-0176
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains a copy of Where I am Now by Robert Day. Also included is a note by Robert Neill.

Dates: circa 2012
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Robert Farr, class of 1929, education assignment

 Collection — Box: Multi 05
Identifier: MS-0113
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains Robert Farr’s coursework, “Program of Studies for Four Year Rural High School” for his education class, most likely High School Organization and Class Management, with Dr. Livingood.

Dates: 1929 April 19
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Robert L. Swain, Jr., class of 1937, articles and painting

 Collection — Box: Multi 08
Identifier: MS-0169
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains “Your Delaware and Mine” articles by Robert L. Swain. Most likely from The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware. There is also a painting of a native American by Swain.

Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Samuel Ringgold trigonometry notebook

 Collection — Container: Volume 01
Identifier: MS-0103
Scope and Content Note This collection contains a notebook belonging to Samuel Ringgold with various lessons including astronomy, navigation, trigonometry, and an essay on industry. There are many beautiful hand-drawn diagrams. There is faint writing on both covers one of which indicate he used it while attending Washington College, there are also various dates in different parts of the book, one cover has 1787, a flyleaf of multiple signatures has 1786, while a clear flyleaf mentions President Washington and...
Dates: 1786-1792
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Samuel T. Rogers letter

 Collection — Box: Multi 03
Identifier: MS-0047
Scope and Content Note This collection contains a letter from Samuel T. Rogers of Bridgeport Connecticut to L. Wethered Barroll dated February 18, 1910. Barroll befriended Rogers while studying at Yale. Barroll was a Chestertown native and Rogers served as professor and Vice President of Washington College. The letter talks of Rogers health and goes on to discuss the issues of tariffs as they relate to politics of the time, this is shortly after the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909. A transcript of the letter is...
Dates: 1910 February 18
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Scott family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0074
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains several documents belonging to the Scott family of Chestertown, Maryland, including two 18th-century diplomas from Washington College. Also included is a document from George Washington appointing John Scott IV the customs collector for the port of Chestertown and a letter, dated November 12, 1788, by John Scott IV regarding permits and other financial matters.

Dates: 1785-1789
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Sesquicentennial Commencement scrapbook

 Collection — Container: Volume 01
Identifier: MS-0196
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains a scrapbook of clippings regarding Washington College’s 150th celebration. The event included parades, speeches, and reenactments of colonial events, including George Washington receiving an Honorary Degree from the College. Some of the events included people in blackface.

Dates: 1932
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

Short story page

 Collection — Box: Multi 09
Identifier: MS-0181
Scope and Contents Note

The collection contains page fourteen of a short story.

Dates: circa 1900
Found in: Washington College Archives & Special Collections

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Black-and-white photographs. 15
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Education--Maryland--History--19th century. 10
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Speeches (compositions) 6
Constitutions. 5
Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--History. 5
Invitations. 5
Kent County (Md.)--History. 5
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genealogies (histories) 5
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Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Social life and customs. 4
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Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Pictorial works. 2
Endowments. 2
Ephemera (general object genre) 2
Episcopal Church--United States--Clergy. 2
Football. 2
Greek letter societies. 2
High school students. 2
Indentures. 2
Kent County (Md.) 2
Learning and scholarship--United States--History--19th century. 2
Lecture notes. 2
Letter books. 2
Male college athletes. 2
Manuscripts for publication. 2
Personal papers. 2
Postcards. 2
Probate courts--Maryland--Cecil County. 2
Referral letter. 2
Research (documents) 2
Service records. 2
Sheet music. 2
Short stories. 2
Short story--Fiction. 2
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Student newspapers and periodicals. 2
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