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Dudley Reed negatives

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0045
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains large and medium-format black-and-white negatives of various events. Those taken for the college include commencements and awards, John F. Kennedy’s campaign visit, and photographs of Charles Downs. Other images of events and people in Chestertown and the surrounding area were taken, most likely for the Kent News.

This collection is organized by subject.

Dates: circa 1950-1970

Peregrine Wroth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Scope and Content Note This collection contains letter books, lectures, and essays kept by Peregrine Wroth. Many of the letter books have the name of his wife, Margaret Nicols, on the inside cover. There are several books of his lectures while teaching chemistry at Washington College as well as a scholarly publication of Wroth’s on Bilious Fever. After the death of his daughter Eugenia he created several biographies of her for various family members. He wrote numerous "Extracts from 'Recollections' of 'My Life'"...
Dates: 1823-1898

Willis Wells Funeral Home records photocopies

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0064
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains photocopies of daybooks and ledgers for the Willis Wells Funeral Home in Chestertown, Maryland. Although they are primarily financial accounts, they still contain information on the decedent.

Dates: 1935-1993