1899–1973
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.
1788–1911
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.
1870–1940
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.
1846–1986
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 WWI.
1884–1993
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.
1832–1962
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.
1885–1919
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.
1846–2003
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.
1848, 1869–1948
This collection contains publications and letters written by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. There are also materials related to other members of the Blackwell family.
1827–1996 (bulk 1834–1845)
This collection is comprised of materials that give an insight into the administration of the Geneva Medical College mostly during its genesis and early years.
circa 1865–1872, undated
This collection contains notes and letters from Hobart College Trustee Thomas D. Burrall regarding Hobart College and the Gospel Messenger.
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.
1823–2016
The Board of Trustee records—Minutes and Committees collection contains the agenda, minutes, and other meeting materials of the Board of Trustees including the materials of Board of Trustees committees.
1826–1930
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.
1852–2013
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.
1861–2015
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.
1894–2017
This record group contains documents from the Statesmen Athletic Association, the Heron Society, and other Hobart and William Smith Colleges athletics associations as well as materials related to awards that these and other groups have bestowed upon indivduals and teams.
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