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Poem written by Paul Swain Havens in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer, describing the challenges and hardships of student life.

Article written by Paul Swain Havens arguing that colleges for women offer educational advantages not found at coeducational institutions.

Photograph of Anne Elizabeth “Bess” Swain, Wilson College alumna and mother of Paul Swain Havens.

Photograph of Anne Elizabeth “Bess” Swain and classmates participating in a Washington’s Birthday celebration at Wilson College.

Havens appears in the front row on the far left.

Instructions for a comprehensive exam for undergraduate students studying language and literature. This exam was issued by Paul Swain Havens during his time teaching at Scripps College.

Eulogy for Paul Swain Havens written by Wilson College alumna Nan Hudnut Clarkson.

Drawing of a study room in the Claremont, California, home of Paul and Lorraine Havens.

Instructions for the final exam of a Freshman Humanities course taught by Paul Swain Havens at Scripps College.

Eulogy for Paul Swain Havens written by Wilson College alumnae Joanne Martin and Pat Shollenberger Bear.

Photograph of Henry Clay Havens, father of Paul Swain Havens. A graduate of Princeton University, Henry Clay Havens served as vice principal and principal of the American University of Beirut, Syria from 1892-1895, and taught Latin and Greek at the…

Lyrics to a humorous song extolling the faculty of Scripps College.

Page from the Lawrenceville School Yearbook, showing the school’s mandolin ensemble, of which Paul Swain Havens was director.

The first page from notes for a lecture delivered by Paul Swain Havens while he was teaching at Scripps College. This lecture was given at the end of a humanities course for first year students at the college.

Letter from author and educator Mary Ellen Chase expressing her gratitude towards Paul Swain Havens.

Letter written by T.S. Eliot congratulating Paul Swain Havens for his appointment to the presidency of Wilson College. Eliot and Havens were both American-born Oxford alumni.

Eulogy for Paul Swain Havens written by Wilson College alumna Jane Taylor Fox.

Photograph of Paul Swain Havens and Lorrain Havens outside of Ellen Browning Hall at Scripps College.

Page from Olla Podrida, the Lawrenceville School Yearbook, showing Paul Swain Havens’s academic achievements and interests during his primary education.

Photograph of the Swain Family, showing Paul Swain Havens's mother and maternal grandparents.

Back row, left to right: Mary Swain; James Ramsey Swain; Sarah Swain; Anne Elizabeth Swain.
Front row, left to right: George Swain Jr.; Anne Elizabeth…

Poem found in the papers of Paul Swain Havens, reflecting upon the tragedies of war.

Page from Olla Podrida, the Lawrenceville School Yearbook, showing the yearbook editing staff. Paul Swain Havens was editor-in-chief.

Poem found in the papers of Paul Swain Havens reflecting upon beauty and the natural world.

Poem found in the papers of Paul Swain Havens, reflecting upon a wife's mourning following the death of her husband at war.

Photograph of Wilson College alumnae at Mont Alto Park, Mont Alto, Pennsylvania.

Left to right: Mary Belle McElwain; Oda M. Nicklas Stewart; Anne Elizabeth “Bess” Swain.

Article written by Paul Swain Havens for the Wilson College Bulletin describing the importance of education in preparing women for the responsibilities of work, citizenship, and domestic life.