Letters (correspondence)

Scope and Contents Note This collection contains materials related to alumni who served in World War II. It includes information on those who served and those who died in that service. Correspondence with Doris Bell and records of the Post-War Reunion committee and the memorial service it held in 1946. There are also various pieces of ephemera related to the war.This collection has been divided into four series: Series 1: Correspondence regarding veteran alumni; Series 2: Doris Thistle Bell...

Scope and Content Note This collection contains a letter from Governor William Paca to General Joseph Reed dated September 12, 1783. Paca has concerns about the Episcopal Church now that the United States is separated from England. Since there were no dioceses or bishops in any of the colonies all decision had to come from England which took a long time and the journey was still treacherous. In 1782 William White had begun making a case for the establishment of governing body for the Episcopal Church in the United...