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World War I era postcards, mostly views of France, but some feature Great Britain, Italy and Monaco.

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Handwritten and printed copy of 8 stanza poem.

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Collection containing photographs of Ward Wright Briggs, M.D., UC Class of 1932. Photographs show Briggs at his graduation, as well as with his fraternity Kappa Alpha Order. Included is a article cut from a newspaper about the Class of 1912 winning the college alumni prizes. Collection donated by Ward Briggs, Jr.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises a donated gift of the late Warren O. Kamm from the Union College Class of 1945, as per his estate. It includes some personal memorabilia from Union College student days, alumni materials and reunions. The collection also contains State of the Union reports published by Union College, as well as materials related to war and wartime training, athletic events,as well as publications such as the Signet and Beta Rays, which were publications of the Beta Chapter of Phi...

Content Description The Wayne Somers Encyclopedia of Union College History Files collection contains research, correspondence, drafts, and other project materials relating to the Encyclopedia of Union College History (2003) edited by Wayne Somers. This publication features 828 topical articles and serves as a central resource for the study of Union College history. The Encyclopedia and this collection represent valuable starting points for...

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Two commonplace books kept by William A. Jackson (Class of 1851) while a student at Union College.

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The William A. Waldron personal papers include records of his work for the New York State Assembly and Constitutional Convention, the War Labor Board, class notes taken while a student at Union College, state and federal government publications, materials prepared for a Union College class reunion and correspondence. A small amount of material from his father, Charles N. Waldron, is also included and contains photographs, printed materials and news clippings.

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Small dictionary used by William F. C. Beattie (Class of 1845) while a student at Union College.

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Postcards of Union College campus views collected by William F. Hahn, Jr.

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Union College history related correspondence and ephemera collected by William H. Meyer (Class of 1948), including two letters by Eliphalet Nott.

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Four letters written by Huntington covering topics including the purchase of Benjamin Franklin busts, a Florentine ball, and William James Stillman.

Content Description The collection is comprised of a wide range of materials reflecting Stillman’s long and prolific career in journalism, as well as his intimate ties to literary, artistic and political circles of the nineteenth century. In addition to close to six hundred letters and documents between Stillman and family, friends, colleagues and associates, there are several unpublished manuscripts by Stillman: essays, articles, stories and poetry.Several large photograph albums contain...

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Manuscript memoir of First Sergeant William M. McCormick's service in Company D of the 91st New York Infantry during the Civil War. Written in 1891 for his son. Includes a detailed listing of the original roster of the unit.

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Union College handbooks and background information on William Mansfield Clinnick.

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The collection consists of 12.24 cubic feet and dates from 1848 to 1970. It includes the personal papers of William Stanley Jr., a pioneer of alternating current, demonstrating his laboratory work with power transformers and business ventures. Also included are general materials on the history of General Electric, Pittsfield Works.

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1905 diary of Union College student William T. Hunt (Class of 1905) covering his last half year at Union College and his first job for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also includes several entries by his grandson, William "Bill" Hunt in 1947.

Content Description Correspondence, diaries, and photographs of William Winne, Union College alum and Professor of Biology. The William Winne Papers collection contains diaries, theses, correspondence, and photographs. Majority of the collection is diaries kept by Winne between 1929 and 1982 but there are no diaries dating from 1950 to 1962. These diaries cover a wide range of topics such as travel, social events, daily life, news related to World War II, business and school. In his later diaries, he wrote...

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Student notes, Class of 1886 song, and other ephemera.

Content Description This collection contains recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by students in the class titled Gender and Society taught by Professor Sharon Gmelch. The interviews were conducted in 1995, and interviewees consist of faculty members, wives of faculty members, staff and students in the Union College community regarding experiences before, during and after coeducation was adopted at Union College. Scope and Contents...

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The WRUC collection contains records of the student radio organizations and radio stations at Union College. In addition to a large collection of audio recordings in various formats, files include station logs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and ephemera. Additional recordings are included that were recorded or produced by Union but broadcasted by other radio stations.

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Includes constitution, member lists, minutes, financial information, and other records from a student military organization formed at the outbreak of the Civil War.