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A professor at Wilson College beginning in 1912

Professor of Latin and Greek at Wilson College from 1912-1920.

A silver bracelet engraved with "CDR James Hickerson 12-22-67". Lt. Cmdr. James Hickerson was a Prisoner of War during the Vietnam War. On December 22, 1967, a surface-to-air missile hit his A-7 aircraft near Haipong, North Vietnam, forcing Hickerson…

"Mississippi Faces Challenge" newsletter from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party related to challenging the Mississippi Delegation at National Convention.

Blowing Rock as a place of medical practice for Mary Warfield

Memorandum report on the arrest of Howard Kirschenbaum and Ronald Ridenour in Moss Point, Miss. and several other unconfirmed race-related charges.

Photograph of Pat Vail's father, Jeremiah Vail.

Photograph of Pat Vail's mother.

Associated with Erna Barschak

associated with Satoko Matsumoto

Mycenaean stirrup jar used for perfumed oil.

o Born: December 18, 1866 in Chambersburg, PA
o Died: August 9, 1947
o Professor emeritus of Latin
o Wilson College Class of 1889
o Taught for 33 years at Wilson
o Traveled to California and Honolulu
o Sailed from New York through Panama…

associated as a place of work for Francis Dunkle

Received by Captain Joan R. Hankey

Photograph from a newspaper article June 1916

The Nereids were formed in 1965 as a student club with an interest in synchronized swimming. Their first performance was “A Trip to Remember” in April 1967 with 18 participants. Members had to be able to perform a back dolphin, a kip, alternate…

The Nereids were formed in 1965 as a student club with an interest in synchronized swimming. Their first performance was “A Trip to Remember” in April 1967 with 18 participants. Members had to be able to perform a back dolphin, a kip, alternate…

The Nereids were formed in 1965 as a student club with an interest in synchronized swimming. Their first performance was “A Trip to Remember” in April 1967 with 18 participants. Members had to be able to perform a back dolphin, a kip, alternate…

The front of the new gym

The “new” gymnasium was completed in 1900.
“Like all healthy girls, the students are interested in athletics and outdoor sports. The large grounds afford ample space for tennis and hockey, and the Conococheague invites to canoeing. The gymnasium has…

associated with Elisabeth Scott Stam

A photo of Nikki Giovanni, 1975.

Nikki Giovanni on the day of her Given Lecture at Wilson College

Norland Hall

This image features the short note and autograph from Robert Frost to Margaret Disert, former Dean of Wilson College.

Note from Laura C[?ley] to Pat Vail. It reads: "Pat, I was cleaning my desk yesterday and found this letter you wrote back in the Freedom Summer. Since it's an original, I didn't want to throw it out even though you had a copy. I thought about your…