Financial records.

Scope and Contents Note This collection contains materials from the Smyth, Young, Willson, and Strong families that have resided at Trumpington Manor for over three centuries. Much of the collection is the correspondence of Anna Young of Washington D.C. who married into the Willson family at Trumpington. Much of the later material was compiled by Mildred Strong, including the research on the Smyth family.This collection contains four series: Young family papers; Willson family papers; Smyth family...

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This collection contains materials related to the Board of Visitors & Governors at Washington College from its earliest inception. It includes correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and deeds related to college property. Due to a fire that destroyed the original college building in 1827 many of the earliest records of the college were lost.

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Charles Gould served as President of Washington College from 1919-1923. His papers deal with athletics, female students, planting trees on campus, and the creation of an endowment campaign with Col. Clarence M. Hodson.

Scope and Contents Note 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...