University history collection, 1895-1983.

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University history collection, 1895-1983.

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Collection includes invitation and program from opening ceremonies of the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School, 1896; programs, invitations, posters, bulletins, and addresses from subsequent celebrations of Founder's Day and Charter Day, 1916-1971; ledgers and cashbooks from the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology, 1895-1913; clippings, programs, early circulars and handbooks, photographs, reminiscences, and articles concerning the history of the University, 1895-1983; programs, photographs, and clippings from the 50th Anniversary celebration in 1945 and congratulatory letters from Herbert Hoover and Irving Bacheller; and manuscript notes, historical chronology, and typescript by Donald Gale Stillman of his book CLARKSON AT 75, 1971.

ca. 2 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6878634

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950

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Addison Irving Bacheller was an author and journalist, probably best remembered for his pioneering literary syndicate. Born in New York to an old New England family - his mother was descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins - he was named after authors Joseph Addison and Washington Irving. He graduated from St. Lawrence University and within a few years had founded his syndicate, which was both profitable and ground-breaking, and brought works from authors like Stephen Crane and Arthur Con...

Stillman, Donald Gale, 1904-

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Clarkson University

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...