Abstract A. Howard Meneely papers focus on Alexander Howard Meneely, his interactions and achievements of Wheaton College and his academic/writing pursuits. The documents in the series span the years of 1918-2002, with the bulk dates being from 1940-1960. The bulk dates, 1940-1960 is the time frame before Meneely became President at Wheaton and his term at Wheaton. These papers contain his publications, newspaper clippings, inauguration details, hospital and insurance bills, correspondence letters, ...

Scope and Content The collection includes the following items: 1. Letter to "Nellie", signed "Katie", from her "Prairie home", 21 Feb. 1852. 2. Compositions, all dated 1854: Chronicles 19:1; "A Chapter of Chronicles"; "Stray Leaf fr. a Teachers Diary!"; "Love is not always clothed in light!"; and "Would you be a Genius?" 3. Constitution of F.A.F., a society "for the...

Scope and Contents This manuscript collection includes personal, academic, professional, and legal documents regarding Dr. Anna Rechnitzer, a German professor at Wheaton from 1946 to 1963. The collection includes personal letters in German covering 1925-1950. It contains a family tree drawn by hand that is accompanied by description of family genealogy in German as well as documents and correspondence in German regarding family business and property, covering 1946-1959. The special collection includes...

Scope and Contents The Antoinette Thomas Dress Pattern Collection includes three hundred dress patterns from various pattern makers specifically from Anne Adams, Butterick, Hollywood, Jean Hardy Patterns, McCall's, Polynesian Pattern, Printed Pattern, Simplicity, Stretch and Sew, and Vogue. For the most part the patterns have been used and annotated by Thomas. The collection also includes thirty-six Boy Scout Merit Badge Pamphlets.Later additions to the collection include crochet dress...

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At the request of José Manuel, Agustín Domingo, and Louisde Arechaga, Don Juan Alonso Guerra y Sandoval, the Principal King of Arms of Spain, prepared this history of the nobility of the Arechaga family and its branches, including Mendieta, Aguirre, Vergara, and Asteyza. The family is Basque and the history of the ancestors involves events in that region.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the materials created by Nancy in the course of her life's work as a textile artist. The first series, Artworks, consists of images of most of Nancy's major works of art. The second series, Alphabetical Art Files, contains her correspondence with dealers, museums, collectors, and providers of raw materials for her work. The collection also contains private correspondence with family and friends, samples of the wool and other material she worked with, cassette tapes...

Scope and Contents This collection contains information regarding Beryl Proctor Fenstemacher's family life. It also contains correspondence with Wheaton individuals from 1940 to 1989, scrapbooks, photograph albums, articles and pictures within Wheaton publications regarding or written by Beryl, photographs of Beryl during and after her Wheaton College career, clothing worn by Beryl at her wedding to William Fenstemacher, her contributions to the Wheaton Annual Fund, correspondence written to Wheaton staff,...

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Records of the Chaminade Music Club, including programs, fliers, meeting records, newsletters, calendars, etc.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of diaries and notebooks kept by the Chase family of Lowell, Massachusetts between 1874 and 1909. The first series contains the diaries of Mrs. J. M. Chase, who journaled about daily household activities such as gardening, cooking, family news, and church activities. The second series consists of the stuy notebooks of Roscoe Chase, who attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1882 to 1884. The final series contains other assorted Chase family material...

Scope and Contents Manuscript Collection 12 contains the papers of Professor Clinton V. MacCoy, professor of Ecology at Wheaton College. The collection contains materials ranging in date from 1925-1965, comprising the length of his teaching career at Massachusetts State College (Now UMass Amherst) and Wheaton College. The collection, arranged into three series within four boxes, is comprised of bibliographies, guidebooks, handbooks, research notes, and limericks relating to field research which MacCoy himself...

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,...

Scope and Contents The manuscript collection is composed of letters and related material that was sent by Dr. Lenore Sportsman Miller to her husband, Dr. John K. Miller of New York, while she was working as a nurse at Butterworth Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital, covering 1936-1947. The collection is broken down into three series: BUTTERWORTH HOSPITAL, JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, and OTHER SENDERS.Lenore does not always list the date in which she’s writing or compiling the papers, so the...

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The Eleanor Troy Williams collection is comprised of correspondence and scripts. Williams was a playwrite and illustrator working mainly during the late 1920s to the early 1940s.

Abstract The majority of the Elizabeth Stoffregen May papers focus on her interaction with Wheaton College. The documents are very specific relating to May’s various positions while at Wheaton College. The documents illustrate the different roles that Mrs. May filled while at Wheaton College as Academic Dean 1949-56, Dean of the College 1957-60, Acting President 1960-62 and as Professor of Economics. The documents span the years 1949 until 2001 but the bulk of the collection is in the years from...

Scope and Contents This Small Manuscript Collection consists of the nineteenth-century papers of the Emerson family of Massachusetts. The Emersons were deeply involved in Wheaton's educational project: Martha Vose Emerson served as Seminary Principal from 1840-1842. Alfred Emerson served as treasurer of the school as well as trustee. Annie Austin Emerson and Francis Vose Emerson were alumnae, and Frances later served as trustee. Emerson Dining Hall is named for this family. The materials span the entire...

Abstract The collection is comprised of papers, images, and objects collected by or given to Emily Hartwell and her family. The collection spans the years 1800-1949 with some undated papers, images, and objects. These materials related to Chinese culture were collected while the family served as missionaries in Foochow (Fuzhou) China. Parts of the collection are written or printed in Chinese. A later addition to the collection was donated by the Religious Association and contains records...

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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.

Abstract The Park family papers focuses on John Edgar's academic positions and pursuits specifically his role as president of Wheaton College. The papers also contain information relating to the academic positions of his children William E. Park and Rosemary Park. The collection contains supplementary information on his wife Grace B. Park and his granddaughter Susan Vail Park Utz. The documents in the papers span the years 1903 to 2004 with the bulk dates between 1908 and 1956. Materials include...

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This small manuscript collection contains the album "Our Country: Pictures of the Spanish-American War," which covers 21 April 1898 to 12 August 1898. It was created by John W. Hanes. Clippings include photographs of soldiers, buildings, and scenes related to the war as well as articles.