Papers, 1914-1920.

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Papers, 1914-1920.

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The collection is comprised primarily of the correspondence of John Edwin Bakeless to his wife, Katherine Little, prior to their marriage. The letters concern Bakeless's student life at Williams College and Harvard University, and his activities while serving in the United States Army training schools at Camp Devans, Mass., and Camp Lee, Va. Williams College Greek exams and a scrapbook are also included.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Williams College, Sawyer Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7412141

Williams College, Sawyer Library

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Bakeless, John, 1894-1978

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John Edwin Bakeless was born on December 30, 1894, in Carlisle, Pa. He married Katherine Little in 1920. Bakeless attended Williams College (1914-1918) and, though his final year was not completed because of enlistment in the army, received his bachelor's degree in absentia in 1918. At the end of World War I, he embarked on graduate studies at Harvard University where he studied Philosophy (M.A. 1920) and English (Ph. D. 1936). Author of a number of books and magazine articles, Bakeless also ser...

Bakeless, Katherine Little, 1895-1992

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Williams College. Class of 1942

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Williams College

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