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Williams College. Office of the President. Harry A. Garfield college buildings and property records, 1908-1934.

Title: Harry A. Garfield college buildings and property records, 1908-1934.

Most of the material in this series regards new buildings or additions constructed during Garfield's tenure. These include the following: Droppers House, Power Plant, Taconic Golf Course, Chemical Laboratory, Grace (Chapin) Hall, the Freshman Dormitories (Williams and Sage), Cole Field House, the Lasell Gymnasium addition, Stetson Hall (College Library and Chapin Library), the College Infirmary, and Stetson Road. President Garfield was very involved in the construction process and was consulted by architects on a regular basis. Cram and Ferguson served as architects for most of the building projects, although Densmore, LeClear and Robbins designed the Field House and Power Plant. Perry Smedley served as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and supervised many projects. Benefactors, such as Alfred Chapin, Francis Stetson and Mary Thompson, were frequently consulted on building details and expenditures, and planning of the Freshman Dormitories, the Power Plant and new gymnasium reflects the influence of alumni opinion. The Stetson Hall files include input from faculty regarding pro-seminar rooms and detailed design recommendations from Christine Price, Librarian in Charge.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45861468 View

Chapin, Alfred Clark, 1848-1936. Letter to Mr. President, 1920 February 19.

Title: Letter to Mr. President, 1920 February 19.

Letter to the president of Williams College discusses in detail the death of Byron Johnson Rees.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60494278 View

Williams College. Office of the President. Harry A. Garfield Board of Trustees records, 1908-1934.

Title: Harry A. Garfield Board of Trustees records, 1908-1934.

The general Correspondence subseries contains material regarding Board of Trustee meetings, committee business, and requests for Garfield. Some correspondence contains discussion of the war effort and personal issues. Major correspondents include Henry Lefavour, Francis Lynde Stetson, Clark Williams, and Frederic T. Wood. The Alfred Clark Chapin subseries deals primarily with the building of Grace (now Chapin) Hall, donation of his rare books, and the opening of the Chapin Library. Much of the Bentley W. Warren subseries relates to issues before the Buildings & Grounds Committee--including construction of Grace Hall (1910), an addition to Lasell Gymnasium (1926), and the Physical Plant (1931)--and includes architects' proposals, blueprints, progress reports, etc. Additional correspondents include Alfred C. Chapin, Treasurer Willard Hoyt, and architects Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson. The Meetings and Committees subseries, comprising material relating to board and committee meetings, contains meeting announcements, agendas, minutes, statistics, etc.

ArchivalResource: 8.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45849994 View

Alfred Clark Chapin letter and miscellany, 1875-1888

Title: Alfred Clark Chapin letter and miscellany 1875-1888

Prominent lawyer and mayor of Brooklyn. Present are a letter to his brother James (1875), an engraved portrait of Chapin, and contemporary newspaper clippings about his activities.

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/8392 View

Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940

Title: John Jay Chapman additional papers, 1841-1940.

Chiefly correspondence between American essayist John Jay Chapman and family, friends, and associates.

ArchivalResource: 37 boxes (18.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00718/catalog View