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Ward, William Earl Dodge, 1884-1977 (AC 1906)

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Administrative material, 1911-1958

 File — Box 39: [Barcode: Frats 39], Folder: 6a
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 9 is composed of the records of the Amherst Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi, renamed Phi Alpha Psi after its split with the national organization over issues of racial discrimination in 1948. Of interest is the extensive documentation of the conflict with the national fraternity over racial discrimination and the surrounding correspondence, press coverage and trial material. This was the first instance of a local fraternity challenging its national on the topic of discrimination to gain...
Dates: 1911-1958

Administrative material, 1958-1965

 File — Box 39: [Barcode: Frats 39], Folder: 6b
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 9 is composed of the records of the Amherst Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi, renamed Phi Alpha Psi after its split with the national organization over issues of racial discrimination in 1948. Of interest is the extensive documentation of the conflict with the national fraternity over racial discrimination and the surrounding correspondence, press coverage and trial material. This was the first instance of a local fraternity challenging its national on the topic of discrimination to gain...
Dates: 1958-1965

Dora Judd Mattoon Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00285
Abstract

Papers documenting the personal and professional lives of Dora Ward and her husband, Earl Ward (AC 1906). The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence with family members describing the Wards' work as missionaries in Turkey and India, 1911-1932. The correspondence is supplemented with photographs, work records, diaries, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1883-1979; Majority of material found within 1911-1932

Edwin St. John Ward (AC 1900) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00189
Abstract

Correspondence, legal documents, newsclippings, journal articles, one book and one map relating to the professional activities and personal life of Edwin St. John Ward, Amherst College Class of 1900. The bulk of the material falls into the years 1915-1918, when Dr. Ward was in service to the American Red Cross in Turkey, Palestine and France.

Dates: 1897-1986; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1918

Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00365
Abstract

The Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers contain the personal and professional papers of Mark Ward, as well as personal papers of members of his Ward and Bliss family relatives, including items from earlier generations of related Porter and Clapp family members. There is also material related to missionaries associated with the Ward and Bliss families in Turkey.

Dates: circa 1800-1950

Scrapbook: Bliss-Ward Family, by Elizabeth W. Beach Keller, circa 1915-1980

 Item — Box Oversize 2
Scope and Contents

Cloth-covered album assembled by Elizabeth Keller with substantial genealogical content about the Bliss and Ward families, including original and copied correspondence by and about family members; obituaries; artwork; documents; photographs; publications, and charts.

Dates: circa 1915-1980

Senior Class Book Class of Nineteen Hundred Six Amherst College, 1906

 Item — Volume 1906 copy 2
Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Arranged chronologically. Some albums are stored flat and are so indicated in the list.

Bound volumes of prints 1853-1861 photo albums w/separate prints: 1862-1890(?) Printed volume similar to yearbook: 1890-1909

Dates: 1906

William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00234
Abstract

The William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers document the personal and professional lives of multiple generations of Ward and Bliss family members, dating from 1791 to 1977. Family correspondence makes up the largest portion of the material, supplemented with work records, diaries, memorabilia, photographs, writings, genealogical materials, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1790-1977