Harry A. Garfield endowments and gifts records, 1913-1933.

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Harry A. Garfield endowments and gifts records, 1913-1933.

1913-1933

The George Alfred Cluett correspondence contains correspondence with committee chairmen (trustees) and reflects the management of Professorship Fund campaign. References to the Stock Market Crash and campaign postponement are of particular interest. The Harry L. Agard correspondence contains reminders and acknowledgements for pledges. President Garfield's correspondence and reports focus on marketing endowed professorships. Two Million Dollar Endowment Campaign material comprises committee reports and sampled correspondence representing the management of the campaign. Williams War Memorial Endowment Fund files contain correspondence and reports. Bequests, gifts and scholarships series includes correspondence and legal documents.

3 linear ft. (5 boxes)

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11623226

Williams College, Sawyer Library

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Whittlesey, Charles White, 1884-1921

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Charles White Whittlesey, also known as Galloping Charlie, (born January 20, 1884; disappeared November 26, 1921) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the "Lost Battalion" in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I. On November 26, 1921, he committed suicide by drowning on route to Havana at age 37....