Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Abstract The papers of Allan A. Kuusisto, President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges from 1970 to 1982, contain materials from 1969 to 2000. The majority of these materials originating during his presidency, they include correspondence, biographical information, Colleges related documents, published materials, photographs, and personal files. The collection covers a variety of professional as well as personal matters during Kuusisto's presidency, including the Tommy the Traveler incident, the...

Scope and Contents Box 1 contains manuscript materials, which includes: materials on Alexander Campbell and family, including correspondence; the Aviator's Flight Log book of Kenneth MacLeish; book dust jackets; materials on the Archibald MacLeish Collection at Greenfield Community College; photocopies of newspaper articles on Archibald MacLeish; articles by Alexander Campbell for publications of "For Arts Sake!"; and other miscellaneous papers. This collection of papers dates from...

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This collection contains informational student files created by the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Alumni and Alumnae Relations office. The files in this collection cover Geneva College, Hobart College, and William Smith College students who graduated between 1826 and 1930. Materials include newspaper clippings, articles, correspondence, information sheets, photographs, and some publications.

There are also a couple files on faculty and staff.

Abstract This collection contains materials related to the tumultuous events of 1968-1970, inspired primarily by student opposition to the Vietnam War. These events include the flag-washing incident, the sit-in protesting the Air Force R.O.T.C. program, the firebombing of the R.O.T.C. office in Sherrill Hall, and the campus drug raid and subsequent standoff with police. Additional materials cover the arrests and trials which followed. Thomas Tongyai (a.k.a. Tommy the Traveler) is a primary figure in...

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The Church family papers contain both personal and business correspondence, along with financial records, wills, newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials that span over a century.

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A collection of Professor E. E. Griffith's personal papers, biographical materials, and materials regarding the Little Theatre, of which he was the Director. The collection spans the years 1946-1995.

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This collection contains eight "brag books," or scrapbooks, including newspaper clippings, poems, prizes, programs and correspondence from publishers and fans. There are also two binders, one of songs written by Hunt with correspondence, the other with haiku poetry and correspondence.

Abstract The collection contains many photographs and other memorabilia from Frances Turgeon Wiggin, William Smith College class of 1912. The photographs date from Wiggin's time in college and depict the campus and her fellow classmates. Wiggin went on to compose music and write a book titled Maine Composers and Their Music: A Biographical Dictionary (1959), and the collection includes a series of sheet music and music programs. There are also some correspondence,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains the memorabilia of Frank Noyes Merrill, Jr., Hobart College class of 1930. Included are newspaper clippings, a program, and an invitation from Commencement, a program from the Delta Psi Omega initiation, a 1930 Echo of the Seneca yearbook, postcards from Merrill's 25th Reunion in 1955, a photograph of the Class of 1930 at their 50th Reunion in 1980, and 36 small photographs of campus and students taken by Merrill ca. 1926-1930. These photographs feature Merrill and...

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This collection contains documents relating to the genesis and the early years of the Geneva Medical College and how it became a part of Hobart College (then called Geneva College). Materials include circulars and annual catalogues listing students and faculty of the Geneva Medical College along with documents that describe the hardships of the medical college, notably the difficult relationship between the Board of Trustees and the Medical Faculty.

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The collection contains campaign and fundraising materials, pamphlets, donor lists, lists of committee and board members, recipient lists, and financial information. There are also newspaper clippings and photos related to the Geneva Scholarship Associates. The original Articles of Association, as well as some amended copies, are also included in the collection.

Abstract This collections contains the papers of George Maxwell Blackstock Hawley (1870-1941). Hawley entered Hobart College with the class of 1892, but did not graduate with that class. He received his L.L.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1895 and returned to Geneva, NY, where he practiced law. The collection contains notes, correspondence, articles, and other writings by Hawley and others, as well as a large collection of newspaper clippings. Subjects include the history of Geneva, New York,...

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This is a small collection provided by the family of George Robert Brush comprised of materials from 1885 to 1919. Items include high school report cards, a scrapbook including events and newspaper clippings, programs from events from his time at Hobart College such as class banquets, and religious events, such as the missionary conference for Rev. and Mrs. George Robert Brush.

Abstract The papers of Helen Bateman Heath, William Smith Dean from 1944-1967, contain personal items such as poems, scrapbook pages, files relating to her husband Raymond D. Heath, photographs, and correspondence. The collection also includes documents related to her work at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Class plans, notes, and examinations from the Western Civilization program offer valuable information on the development of the curriculum. There are also three files of correspondence,...

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The materials in this collection consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials related to John E. Kitagawa’s anti-war activity while a student at Hobart College.

Scope and Contents The Leo Srole Papers contain notes, lectures, drafts, and correspondence related to all aspects of LS's career with the exception of his Judaica studies which are housed at YIVA in New York City. These papers were presented to Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Archives in three sets. The first includes notes and correspondence regarding the Ameriton, Ligonier, Geel Project, Midtown Manhattan, and Anomia studies, as well as journal publications and books, from 1933 to 1993. The actual...

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Papers and items belonging to or regarding Marianna MacKay Wilkins, WS '28. Includes 83 items in 14 folders, all contained in one box. Materials in this collection date from 1924 to 1987.

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This collection includes the "H" Book of Hobart College, Inter-fraternity Council's Rushing Handbook, Commemcement program for 1969, Hobart letter certificates, Kappa Sigma fraternity certificate, issue of "Gleek," football scrapbooks and photographs, football game programs, newspaper articles, an issue of the Hobart and William Smith Quarterly, and greeting cards.

Scope and Contents The Robert Huff papers contain numerous newspaper articles, letters, magazine articles, and note cards that span the years 1900 to 1920.The largest part of the collection is made up of newspaper and magazine articles. These articles were pulled from The Geneva Daily Times, The New York Times, The Delineator, and The Woman's Journal. These articles all pertain to Elizabeth Smith Miller, Anne Fitzhugh Miller, the Political Equality Club, and the Women's Suffrage Movement,...

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The collection is primarily made up of drafts and manuscript versions of Robert S. Jones' novels Force of Gravity (Viking, 1991) and Walking on Air (Houghton Mifflin, 1995). Also included are notebooks and date books, correspondence, newspapers and magazines, scrapbooks, loose photographs, and other miscellaneous items.

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The SAGA Corporation Records collection contains correspondence, employee handbooks, SAGA collectibles, SAGA publications, newspaper articles, health care documents, job descriptions, management materials, photographs, films, audio cassettes, and slides from the SAGA Corporation, a food service organization in operation from 1948 to 1986. SAGA was founded at Hobart and William Smith Colleges by three students in 1948.

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This collection contains scapbooks by individual students and scrapbooks by or for college presidents and their families. Also included are scrapbooks of news clippings, of college history, of college records, of college organizations, of class reunions and news clippings from World War I.

Scope and Contents This is a collection of Valerie Saiving's scholarly and professional work. It includes her work as a scholar as well as material that reflects her time as a student at the University of Chicago and as a Professor at HWS.The HWS Course Notes series includes 57 folders reflecting 30 different courses in Religious and Women's Studies. The University of Chicago series includes 7 term papers written from 1945-1959, 22 folders of class notes reflecting 19 different courses,...

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This collection contains the papers of Warren Hunting Smith, Hobart & William Smith trustee, editor of the Horace Walpole letters, and grand-nephew of William Smith, founder. The materials include voluminous personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, programs, and assorted materials related to genealogical research. There is a large amount of collected articles and pamphlets on various topics, most notably Geneva history.

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Collection includes pamphlets, scrapbook pages, correspondence, programs, schedule guides, playlists, posters, calendars, scripts, promotions, news releases, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous items.