Samuel Valentine Cole, Rev. Dr., 1851-1925 (Wheaton President, 1897-1925)

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b. 1851, Machiasport, ME; attended Washington Academy; grad. Bowdoin: A.B. 1874; A.M. 1877; D.D. 1898; LL.D. 1912; minister of Broadway Church (Congregational), Taunton, MA; m. (1) 1880 Annie Maria Talbot (d. 1906), (2) Helen Wieand; Trustee of Wheaton Female Seminary, 1893-1925; President of Wheaton Female Seminary, Wheaton College, 1897-1925; transformed Seminary into College, 1912; d. 6 May 1925, Norton, MA.

Citation:

Werner, Susan A., "Wheaton: A Visual History", 1977.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

A. Ellen Stanton collection

Collection

Identifier: SMC-288

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises correspondence, business and information cards, scripts of speeches, obituaries, and photographs created by, for, or about A. Ellen Stanton. Notable people involved in the collection include Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton, Dr. Samuel Valentine Cole, Caroline L. Blake, S. C. Stanton, Pauline Holmes, Marian D. Merrill, "Vinnie" Gould, and Miss Clara M. Pike.

Dates: 1871 - 1947

Found in: Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections

Cole and Wieand Families Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC-004

Abstract The Cole and Wieand families papers focus on Samuel Valentine Cole and Helen Wieand Cole, their interactions with Wheaton College, and their academic/writing pursuits. The papers also contain supplementary information about Samuel's brother, William Isaac Cole, and Helen's sister, Irma C. Wieand. The documents in the series span the years 1878 to 1975 with the bulk dates between 1897-1925, Samuel Valentine Cole's term as president. These papers include letters, publications, manuscripts,...

Dates: 1878-1975; 1897-1925

Found in: Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections

Eleanor Norcross Papers

Collection

Identifier: SMC-021

Scope and Contents Eleanor Norcross papers include correspondence between Eleanor Norcross and Wheaton President Dr. Samuel V. Cole and Dr. Emory Holman, 1922. Also included is the correspondence between Eleanor, the Wheaton Registrar Sarah Belle Young, Al G. Pritchard and Co. (custom broker), Wheaton Trustee Annie M. Kilham, W1870, and Fitchburg and Leominster St. Railway Co. concerning the gift of artwork and antiquities which Miss Norcross sent from Paris and whether or not it could pass through U.S....

Dates: 1872-1991; 1915 - 1929

Found in: Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections

Harriet E. Paine Papers

Collection

Identifier: SMC-015

Abstract

Harriet E. Paine's Papers includes published and unpublished manuscripts focusing on classical works and abolition. Paine's collection also has correspondence to William Lord regarding the Civil War, Samuel Austin Chapin (brother of Eliza Baylies Wheaton), and Wheaton College President Dr. Samuel V. Cole concerning Wheaton Seminary's War efforts circa 1915.

Dates: 1861-1915; 1905 - 1915

Found in: Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections

Wheaton Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-001

Abstract The Wheaton Family Collection covers the years 1721-2009. The bulk of the collection relates to the years 1779-1905. The collection shows the activities of an affluent family in the small town of Norton, MA. Laban Morey Wheaton and Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton were both active in the community, and established Wheaton Female Seminary. Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton contributed a great deal to the town of Norton by helping to renovate the Trinitarian Congregational Church and building the...

Dates: 1721-1994; 1779 - 1905

Found in: Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections

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Samuel Valentine Cole, Rev. Dr., 1851-1925 (Wheaton President, 1897-1925)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

A. Ellen Stanton collection

Cole and Wieand Families Papers

Eleanor Norcross Papers

Harriet E. Paine Papers

Wheaton Family Collection

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