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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MC-020
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, ...
Dates:
1918-2002; 1940 - 1961
Collection
Identifier: MC-014
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,...
Dates:
1922-1999; 1960 - 1990
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
Collection
Identifier: MC-007
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...
Dates:
1936-1947
Collection
Identifier: SMC-188
Scope and Content
This small manuscript collection contains papers that belonged to Eleanor Kendall Abbott, including the correspondence of her family members during 1891. The collection contains Dr. S.W. Abbott's professional correspondence concerning the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' State Board of Health. It also includes letters from Dr. Abbott to his family while he was in Europe as well as letters to Dr. Abbott from his sister Mary and his children.
Dates:
1891
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
Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: SMC-017
Scope and Content
This collection contains semi-monthly reports for Jane (Jennie) L. Pronty for the subjects French and Arithmetic. It includes two monthly reports one of Jane Pronty and one of Elizabeth J. Pronty's order of room, order of wardrobe, care of health, promptness, accuracy in accounts, and deportment from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12, 1866. Correspondence between Jane (Jennie) L. Pronty and her sister Mary Pronty through the years of 1865 and 1866 are part of this collection.
Dates:
1865-1867
Collection
Identifier: MC-005
Abstract
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862; commonplace books, 1859-1867; herbaria; class books and grade book, 1859-1861; rhetoric notes, 1855 and 1857; correspondence with mother, John Greenleaf Whittier and his sister, Mrs. A.D.T.Whitney, and others, 1840s-1890s; paintings; clothing; manuscript poems and the Semi-centennial Sketch of Wheaton Seminary; Kansas Prize Song printed on handkerchief (1855); photographs Larcom owned; articles, obituaries, memorials;...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Collection
Identifier: SMC-280
Abstract
The collection includes materials collected by Martha Sawyer Holmers. The collection includes letters and reports on Wheaton Seminary. The main focus of the collection is Martha Sawyer Holmes' time at Wheaton as the principal from 1842-1846.The collection spans the years of 1839-1946.
Dates:
1839-1846
Collection
Identifier: SMC-007
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of typescript copies of Sarah A. Jarvis' correspondence. It contains twenty letters between Sarah, friends, and family, while she was a student at Wheaton Female Seminary, 1843. The collection also contains forty letters between Sally, friends, and family concerning family affairs, 1843 -1850. A color photograph of Sarah A. Jarvis' portrait in included.
Dates:
1843-1850
