Finding Aids for Archival and Manuscript Collections

The majority of this collection is personal correspondence from E. H. C. Taylor to his family during his service in the U.S. Civil War from 1860-1864. It also includes some later correspondence, his Muster Roll and a lithograph from the 4th Regiment Michigan Infantry.

The collection contains items from Virginia C. Trimble's time at William Smith College in the early 1920s and some items from the 1930s. Materials include William Smith College viewbooks, Pine yearbooks, postcards and greeting cards, and an examination book from 1923.

The materials in this collection were originally placed in the cornerstone of the Demarest Memorial Library addition of 1894-95.

A small collection of undated photographs of campus scenes donated by Charles V. Adair and his wife. Includes photographs of sporting events, religious life, fraternities, campus houses, theatre, and general student life activities.

This collection contains handwritten sermons written between 1811 and 1837 by Rev. Dr. John Churchill Rudd, Episcopal priest and Geneva College trustee from 1828-1848.

The materials in this collection primarily date from Howard Van Rensselaer Palmer's time at Hobart College ca. 1899-1902 and his fundraising activities in the 1920s and 1930s.

This collection largely consists of papers and speeches written by Thomas McBlain Steele and others related to political issues prominent in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

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.

This collection consists of the professional papers of David Bates Douglass. These papers encompass many of Douglass's professional activities, including professions as a soldier, engineer, professor, college president, and architect of cemeteries.

This collection includes the papers of David Bates Douglass, Malcolm Douglass, Sarah Hale Douglass, the Josiah Little family, the Heywood family, the Hale family, and President Benjamin Hale.

The papers of Elon Howard Eaton, Professor of Biology from 1908-1935, author of "Birds of New York", and a noted ornithologist.

The Adaline Glasheen papers contain correspondence and printed materials, as well as Glasheen's notes and workbooks pertaining to her James Joyce scholarship from approximately 1950 to 1980.

The papers of George M. B. Hawley, Geneva lawyer and local historian, include notes, correspondence, articles, and other writings by Hawley and others on the history of Geneva, the Finger Lakes region, and Hobart College.

A collection of Professor E. E. Griffith's personal papers, biographical materials, and materials regarding the Little Theatre, of which he was the Director.

This collection contains the papers of Alexander Sloan Campbell H '25 and his wife Ishbel MacLeish Campbell. A. S. Campbell taught English at HWS from 1948-1968. His expertise was in Shakespeare and American Literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.

This collection contains the personal files and work of Toni Flores. Flores was a professor of Anthropology, Women's Studies, and American Studies at HWS from 1971-1997.

The papers of Kathryn Dapp Cook, Prof. of English at HWS from 1942-1979. Cook specialized in the study of James Joyce. Materials include correspondence, lecture notes, and photographs.

Materials relating to Prof. of Biology Theodore T. Odell include correspondence, publications, photographs, newspaper articles, biographical materials, awards, honorary degrees, event programs, and academic memorabilia.

This collection contains eight "brag books," or scrapbooks, of poet Evelyn Tooley Hunt WS '27, including newspaper clippings, poems, prizes, programs and correspondence from publishers and fans.

This collection contains scrapbooks by students and scrapbooks by or for college presidents. Also included are scrapbooks of news clippings, of college history, of college records, of college organizations, of class reunions and news clippings from WW I.

The Robert Huff papers contain numerous newspaper articles, letters, magazine articles, and note cards on Elizabeth Smith Miller, Anne Fitzhugh Miller, and the Geneva Political Equality Club from 1900-1920.

This collection contains the memorabilia and college papers of Elizabeth Willcox Thomson, a 1937 graduate of William Smith College.

Lecture notes, supplementary teaching materials, publications, and biographical information on John Lydenberg, Professor of English.

This collection contains memorabilia of Gladys Moyer Dean, WS 1912 including correspondence with her parents, play notices, postcards, invitations, programs, dance cards, and term reports and schedules.

This collection contains the papers of Romana Lashewycz-Rubycz, most of which relate to her time as a professor of inorganic chemistry at HWS. The collection includes research grant proposals, publications, course notes, and handouts.

A collection of papers belonging to or regarding Rosalind A. Daniels 1918 including event programs, photographs, composition books, class schedules, and textbooks.

A collection of papers of Geraldine Oyen Steindler WS '45 including two photograph albums, a scrapbook, and newspaper clippings.

A collection of papers belonging to or regarding Marianna MacKay Wilkins '28, including programs, cards, bridge tally cards, dance cards and programs, correspondence, articles, photographs, and various memorabilia.

The papers of Helen Bateman Heath, William Smith Dean from 1944-1967, contain personal items and documents related to her work at HWS. Materials include class plans, notes, and examinations from the Western Civilization program.

The Arch Merrill papers contain correspondence and papers related to Merrill's profession as a journalist. He spent a large part of his career working for Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle.

Pro Patria was printed for remembrance of those HWS students who died in World War II. This collection has documentation of the process of the making of the Pro Patria publication and includes receipts, correspondences, associated texts, and edited copies.

This is a small collection comprised of four notebooks once belonging to Professor of Chemistry Dr. Ralph H. Bullard. The notebooks contain handwritten notes on chemistry. Most of the books are undated.

Materials from the Seneca Lake Waterways Association (1950-1979) and the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association (1989-1994).

Collection includes memorabilia, posters, photographs, plaques, correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, and other material related to trustee William F. Scandling '49.

A collection of photographs and papers relating to the Delta Chapter of Sigma Phi fraternity at Hobart College. The papers give a record of financial matters, and date from 1926 to 1934.

This collection is comprised entirely of the notebooks of Prof. of Sociology Helmut Wagner. There are 272 notebooks in all. Most notebooks contain research on people or topics, mainly related to religion, sociology, and economic social status.

This collection contains a variety of documents ranging from the time Dr. Robert E. Doran '22 spent in the Navy to his long position on the Board of Trustees of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Materials related to Elizabeth R. Durfee (Registrar), Walter Hetherington Durfee (Dean, Provost, Acting President and Professor), William Pitt Durfee (Dean, Acting President and Professor), and Horton K. Durfee, Hobart class of 1949 and WW II veteran.

The collection is primarily made up of drafts and manuscript versions of Jones' novels "Force of Gravity" (1991) and "Walking on Air" (1995). Also included are notebooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, loose photographs, and more.

This collection contains the notebooks of Paul Mitchell Dove, class of 1915. Most of the notebooks deal with either chemistry or physics, although one contains notes on philosophy and religion.

The collection contains over 1600 dime novels once belonging to Joseph J. Myler, class of 1919 and member of the Board of Trustees. The novels are almost exclusively those published by Beadle & Adams of New York and Street & Smith of New York from 1860-1936.

The diary of Rev. James Clarence Jones, Episcopal minister and member of the Hobart College class of 1886. The dates in the diary range from 1878-1931.

The collection contains Murray Bartlett's diary from his time in France in 1918 as a chaplain in the 18th Infantry of the U.S. Army. Also included is a handwritten transcript of the diary done in 1973.

This collection contains letters between James R. Doolittle 1834 and friends from Geneva College. There are also a few papers and speeches written while at college and during his career, though not while he served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

The collection contains photographs and other memorabilia from Frances Turgeon Wiggin, WS class of 1912. The photographs depict the campus and her fellow classmates, ca. 1908-1912.

The materials in this collection primarily consist of theater programs from productions staged theaters, the majority of which are from theaters in New York City from the 1920s to the late 1950s. Also included are programs from productions staged in theaters at HWS, the Smith Opera House, and other theaters in the Rochester area, the U.S., and around the world.

This collection contains the college memorabilia of Paul Stambach, class of 1969, including two scrapbooks documenting his football career.

A collection of 8 postcard albums from Britain, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and various places in the U.S. Collected by Prof. Charles D. Vail during his travels from 1904-1905.

This is a collection of Valerie Saiving's papers that includes her work as a scholar as well as material reflecting her time as a student at the University of Chicago and as a Professor of Religious Studies at HWS from 1959-1987.

This small collection contains letters written to Theodore Baird, class of 1921, from classmate George M. Rutter '20 and Professor Herbert Hilarion Yeames. The correspondence to Baird was written over a period from 1938 to 1966.

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 many of these events.

This collection contains the memorabilia and photographs of Frank Noyes Merrill, Jr., Hobart College class of 1930.

This collection contains memorabilia and scrapbooks on the history of Sill House from 1939-1993. Included are photographs, stories, and letters that have been compiled into two scrapbooks, the first created in 1955 and an updated version from 1993.

The papers of Prof. of Sociology Leo Srole, including notes and correspondence regarding his Ameriton, Ligonier, Geel Project, Midtown Manhattan, and Anomia studies.

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, most notably his voluminous personal and professional correspondence.

This collection contains memorabilia from Edward A. Knight's time at Hobart College as a member of the Navy V-12 Unit during WWII, July 1944 - June 23, 1945.

The materials in this collection document Don Woodrow's tenure as a faculty member in the Geoscience Department and the department's evolution and growth. Also included are materials documenting larger campus events.

Materials of Rev. George R. Brush, class of 1892. Items include high school report cards, a scrapbook including events and newspaper clippings, programs from his time at Hobart College, and more.

This collection is comprised mostly of correspondence from Benjamin Hale to his wife, Mary Caroline King Hale, to his sons and daughter, and to friends and associates from 1833-1862. Also includes letters from Mary Caroline King Hale to her husband and family.

These materials are related to research on John Ruskin in support of the Ruskin volumes in our rare book collection. Also included are the Derrick Leon papers, primarily correspondence between Derrick Leon and Greville McDonald regarding letters of Ruskin's.

Collection contains a variety of material related to Elizabeth Blackwell including articles written by and about her, newspaper clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, and more. The collection does not contain any of Elizabeth Blackwell's personal papers.

This collection contains holiday cards sent from 1919 to 2013 by Hobart and William Smith Colleges presidents, provosts, and other administrators.

This collection is comprised of 16 oral history interviews with William Smith College alumnae conducted between 2001 and 2003. The interviews were part of a feminist oral history project for Women's Studies 301.

This collection contains the papers of Professor of Religion Richard "Doc" Heaton, and includes materials related to his courses, study abroad programs, campus events, and local social and religious organizations.

This collection contains the family papers of Daisy Weeks Buchholz, WS 1912. The materials cover her time at William Smith College, her marriage to Arthur Buchholz, H 1909, and their subsequent life and family. Items include diaries, correspondence, photographs, and a large collection of genealogical materials assembled by Daisy and Arthur’s daughter, Priscilla Frisbee.

This collection contains items from Wilson Hinsdale Fraude's time at Hobart College including newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs from performances, as well as materials covering the resignation of President Holland and the President Selection Committee.

This collection is primarily comprised of correspondence between members of the Mumford family and their relatives through several generations. The letters are personal and are largely on everyday topics and life events.

This small collection contains letters Elizabeth Russell wrote to her parents while attending William Smith College in the 1950s.

This small collection contains notes and letters from Thomas D. Burrall regarding Hobart College and the Gospel Messenger.

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.

This collection contains materials covering the United States Air Force R.O.T.C. at Hobart College, which existed from 1951-1970. The materials consist primarily of photographs and newspaper clippings removed from five scrapbooks and several files of correspondence.

The SAGA Corporation records collection contains materials from the SAGA Corporation, a food service organization in operation from 1948 to 1986. SAGA was founded at HWS by three students in 1948.

Files contain biographical information on people associated with HWS including alumni/ae, faculty, administrators, guest speakers, and award recipients. There are also files on people of local significance.

The Board of Trustee records -- Minutes and Committees record group contains the agenda, minutes, and other meeting materials of the Board of Trustees including the materials of Board of Trustees committees.

Files pertaining to the creation of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award in 1958, and its recipients. Includes correspondence, photographs, programs, nominations, news releases, slides, biographical information, and award certificates.

The papers of Allan A. Kuusisto, President of HWS from 1970 to 1982, including correspondence, biographical information, Colleges related documents, published materials, photographs, and personal files.

This record group contains records from the Art and Architecture Department. The majority of the materials relate to exhibitions held on campus. Materials include invitations, correspondence, posters, programs, and planning documents.

The two files in this records group contain departmental records, memos, reports, and correspondence. Most of the material is on the subjects of staffing, course development, and department planning.

This Record Group contains files on the creation of the LGBT Studies program in the 1990s. Items include correspondence, notes, syllabi, and proposal documents.

This record group contains records of the Hobart College Museum, including the museum accession book, ca. 1908-1960, and a card catalog of birds in the museum.

This Record Group contains "The Gradient," the Mathematics and Computer Science department newsletter, from 1987-1989.

This record group is a collection of syllabi created by HWS faculty for courses taught at the Colleges between 1946 and 1987. The majority of the syllabi are from courses in the Western Civilization program.

This Record Group contains the records of the library at Geneva College, Hobart College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

A collection of materials created to support several of the colleges' Self-Studies prepared for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It includes committee reports, surveys of faculty and students, departmental reports as well as miscellaneous items.

This collection contains informational student files created by the HWS 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.

Capital campaigns are designed to raise money for the endowment, for scholarships, and for specific building and renovation projects. This record group contains materials from the 1984, 1994, and 2006 HWS capital campaigns.

The Geneva Scholarship Associates was created ca. 1967-1968 to supplement funds, or scholarship aid, already available at HWS in order to enable worthy high school graduates residing within Geneva to attend the Colleges.

This collection contains the papers of Edith O. Rapalee, class of 1945. The papers primarily date from her time as Assistant Director of Development.

This Record Group includes 39 boxes of photographs and files pertaining to college events ca. 1930-2000.

Materials from the William Smith Dean's Office include newsletters, correspondence, matriculation lists, event programs and invitations, materials related to the honor societies Hai Timiai and the Laurel Society, Dean's reports, and more.

This Record Group contains records from the Hobart Dean's Office, including programs from yearly events, newsletters, matriculation lists signed at Orientation, and information on honor societies.

This Record Group contains materials from both Hobart and William Smith athletics departments over the years. Includes programs from sports games, schedules, and histories.

Collection includes pamphlets, scrapbook pages, correspondence, programs, schedule guides, playlists, posters, calendars, scripts, promotions, news releases, and newspaper clippings from the Colleges' radio station WEOS.

Records from and information on Hobart College fraternities, some of which are now defunct.

This Record Group contains HWS student publications. Many of these publications were short-lived, only producing a handful of issues. A few publications, however, had longer runs.

RG 10 contains the records of the Office of Religious Life, which encompasses the Chaplain's Office and the Abbe Center for Jewish Life. The majority of these materials were given to the Archives by the Chaplain's Office sometime around 1994.

This record group contains early financial records of the Colleges.