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Fred B. Noble reminiscence

 Collection — Box: Multi 03
Identifier: MS-0136
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains one letter, written by Fred B. Noble to Fred W. Dumschott on July 12, 1973. This letter is in response to a letter from Dumschott asking Noble to reminisce about his years as a student at Washington College, beginning in 1898. Topics include activities of the Mount Vernon Literary Society, social life and hazing of students, athletics, faculty, and some history of the campus's development and renovations.

Dates: 1973 July 12

John Coats letter (transcript)

 Collection — Box: Multi 05
Identifier: MS-0137
Scope and contents note This collection contains a transcript of a letter written by Dr. John Coats to his brother Lindsay Coats. The letter was written on June 25, 1795 in Chestertown, Maryland, while John Coats was visiting his son John Henry Coats at Washington College. Topics addressed in the letter include the estrangement between John Coats and his brother, general family relationships, John Henry Coat's time at Washington College, Dr. John Coat's desire to visit his brother in Philadelphia, and his poor...
Dates: 1795 June 25

Joseph Burchinal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0006
Scope and Contents Note This collection contains Joseph Burchinal’s correspondence, course work, speeches and other materials during and after his education at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. Included in his correspondence are two letters that discuss the beginning of the Civil War and mention soldiers in Chestertown, the other is on stationary with an image of Uncle Sam kicking Jeff Davis. There are also letters to two of Washington College’s presidents and Dr. Montgomery Jones. In Burchinal’s course...
Dates: 1855-1863

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