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Baldwin Family correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MC-318
Dates:
1807 - 1810
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Talcott Banks letterbook
Collection
Identifier: MC-42
Scope and Contents
Copies of Talcott Banks' letters primarily concerning Kappa Alpha Society, family affairs such as real estate and bonds; Henry W. Banks & Son, the coffee/tea importing business for which he worked and his father, Henry W. Banks' estate matters. The letters date from 1896-1905.
Dates:
1896 - 1905
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Talcott Miner Banks, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-373
Scope and Contents
The Talcott Minor Banks, Jr. papers primarily concern material gathered by Banks (Williams 1928), lawyer at Palmer and Dodge, relating to the dissolution of the fraternity system at Williams. Banks worked with the administration during the transfer of fraternity properties to the College. Included are memoranda, newspapers and clippings, telegraphs, correspondence, Alumni letters regarding actions of the College, lists of fraternities, students, and alumni, draft copies of agreements, as...
Dates:
1936 - 1982
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Baxter Hall Time Capsule records
Collection
Identifier: MC-235
Abstract
This collection includes materials that were placed in a metal box (time capsule) which was placed in the cornerstone of Baxter Hall on the campus of Williams College in May of 1953. The items that were placed in the metal box include Williams College publications, reports, Board of Trustees minutes and reports, local newspapers, magazine articles, lists of faculty and students, financial and alumni information, various artifacts such as coins and a metal cross, an audio recording, and much...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1946-1959 and 2017.
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Pauline Baynes papers
Collection
Identifier: Brit-Mss-Baynes
Scope and Contents
The Pauline Baynes papers contain art, correspondence, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, notebooks, and other materials of British illustrator Pauline Diana Baynes (1922–2008). The original art includes sketches, pen and ink drawings, and paintings, some with translucent overlays indicating the placement of text or other aspects of book design. A few artworks by other illustrators are present in the collection. Some proofs of books illustrated by Baynes and sample dust jackets are also included....
Dates:
1944-2008
Found in:
Chapin Library
John B. Beall letters
Collection
Identifier: Am-Mss-Beall
Scope and Contents
The John Bramblett Beall letters consists of seventeen letters written by Beall, a Confederate soldier, from September 19, 1861 to June 16, 1862. The letters were sent from various camps of the 19th Georgia Infantry Regiment as it moved through Virginia during the American Civil War. They are addressed to Beall’s mother; an unnamed niece; and his cousin and wife Mary J. Merrell. The letters discuss Beall’s life while serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He writes about his...
Dates:
1861 - 1862
Found in:
Chapin Library
Beaupoil de St. Aulaire letters
Collection
Identifier: Gen-Mss-Beaupoil
Scope and Contents
The twelve items in the Beaupoil de St. Aulaire letters concern the social activities and family news of a female French émigré living in England at the turn of the nineteenth century. The letters are primarily personal in nature, but also discuss French politics, language, and culture, particularly in reference to Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution. The letters, many of which do not address the recipient by name, all appear to be written to the same person, possibly a Miss Phipps,...
Dates:
1803-08 - 1803-10
Found in:
Chapin Library
David Lawrence Belding class notes
Collection
Identifier: MC-352
Scope and Contents
The David Lawrence Belding class notes include several notebooks of course notes taken by Belding (Williams 1905) during his time at Riverview Military Academy in 1900, Williams from 1900-1905, Harvard in 1907, and a course at the Association Institute Cambridge, MA Y.M.C.A. in 1911. The collection dates from 1900-1912.
Dates:
1900 - 1912
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Michael Davitt Bell papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-86
Scope and Contents
The Michael D. Bell Papers contain papers documenting his professional life as an academic, both as an educator and a scholar. The collection also includes a personal scrapbook from the year before his death, when he was on medical leave from Williams College. Bell was a scholar of Modern British literature, especially fiction, eighteenth through twentieth centuries, American literature, and American Studies. The collection provides an opportunity to gain insight into Bell's pedagogical...
Dates:
1962 - 1997
Found in:
Williams College Archives
Bell Syndicate news releases for There Were Giants in Those Days
Collection
Identifier: Am-Mss-Bell
Scope and Contents
The Bell Syndicate news releases for There Were Giants in Those Days includes a series of typescript articles and associated materials compiled by The Bell Syndicate and released in 1942. The series was created at the encouragement of the U.S. Treasury Department, and emphasized patriotic themes during the Second World War. Each release documents the life of a famous American historical figure, and is accompanied by a photographic illustration. Also included is an advertising brochure for...
Dates:
1942
Found in:
Chapin Library