Folder 1: Photographs including: Ronald Reagan campaign rally, October 1980 (2); Reagan/Bush sign, October 1980; George H. W. Bush leaving the President's plane; Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Capitol Building, 1951; Winston Churchill adressing Congress, 1941; President Truman delivering the State of the Union message
Folder 2: Letters: April 20, 1950 letter signed by Kevin McCann, assistant to the President; August 15, 1952 letter signed by Earle C. Clements; December 23, 1987 letter to Congressman Robert A. Roe from the US Postal Service; January 5, 1988 letter to Congressman Robert A. Roe from thr US Government Printing Office; June 6, 1990 letter from the office of Lottie H. Shackelford, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee; November 1, 1984 donation thank you letter from the Democratic National Committee; February 15, 1985 letter from State Senator Polly Baca; May 20, 1965 letter to Assistant Postmaster General Richard J. Murphy; May 24, 1988 letter to President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, Richard Wiener; February 18, 1985 letter from the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party; June 20, 1990 letter from Mayor Michael R. White, Cleveland; March 21, 1990 letter from Thomas J. Coyne, Mayor of Brook Park, Samuel H. Miller, honroary chairman and Michael R. White, Mayor of Cleveland; April 19, 1960 letter to Justice Stanley Reed from Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources; July 21, 1958 letter from C. William O'Neill, Govenor of Ohio; July 1956 letters about missing letter of Chief Justice Roger Brook Taney.
Folder 3: General election ballot, Chester County, November 4, 2008 (Obama presidential election); Democratic Poll Book, Lehigh County, Campaign of 1938 (blank)
Folder 4: United States Air Forces postcard; White House envelope with James Hoban, White House Architect, stamp; White House Commemorative envelopes, 1992; U.S. Supreme Court elects Gov. Bush as President envelope, December 14, 2000; Bush Wins the Battle, 2000 election envelopes; Inaugeration Day, January 20, 2005 envelope; Souvenir stamps of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1937; 133rd Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence souvenir booklet, July 4, 1909; Invitation tickets to the Reagan Administration Executive Forum, January 25, 1985; Invitation to the Vice Presidential Reception honoring VP Elect James Danforth Quayle and Mrs. Quayle, January 19, 1989; Invitation to the Celebration for Young Americans, January 21, 1989; Napkin printed with the Seal of the President of the United States; Program for the Appreciation Dinner for Govenor Michael V. DiSalle, 1962
Folder 5: June 3, 1876 Delaware license agreement for manufacturing goods signed by Delaware Govenor John P. Cochran
Folder 6: National Heritage News Vol. 18, No. 1 1992 newspaper announcing Bush as President; Washington Inquirer, Vol. 12, No. 30 July 24, 1992 newspaper about Bill Clinton and alleged affair with Sally Perdue; Time Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 11, September 11, 1939 with new section, World War, following WWII events.
Folder 7: Democratic National Convention program for July 12, 1948; The White House and the Presidency by Earl Schenck Miers 1965; The Living White House by Lonnelle Aikman 1966; American Presidents Album booklet 1967; New Faces of 1953 booklet by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Folder 8: Back of the Ballot: A Woman Suffrage Farce in One Act by George Middleton, 1915; Spirit of America short stories by Don Valentine (signed by author), 1972; Thumbs Up, American sheet music. Inaugural theme song for President Ronald Reagan and his First Lady, Nancy, January 20, 1981.
Folder 9: Your New Social Security: Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance booklet, April 1951; State and Revolution: Marxist Teaching about the Theory of the State and the Tasks of the Proletariat in the Revolution by V.I. Lenin, 1932; Report of the Sub-Committee Appointed to Investigate the Causes Underlying the Dissatisfaction with our Judicial System, presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association, January 24-25, 1913; Is Our Representative Government Imperiled? by Francis T.A. Junkin, an address delivered at the 84th Kenyon College Commencement, June 17, 1912; Annual Report of the Public Printer, from the Government Printing Office, 1926; Political Facts Including Full Text of Republican and Democratic Platforms, c. 1920; Our American Government: What Is Is? Hos Does It Function?, 1942; Proceedings at the Ceremony in Commemoration of the 150th Commencement of the First Congress of the United States under the Constitution, March 4, 1939; United States Department of the Interior Petroleum Administration for Defence, November 13, 1952
Folder 10: 1000$ bank note/check, December 15, 1840; Tax document, December 31, 1895; Certificate issued by the State of Georgia during the Revolutionary War. "Georgia. 1777. No. 2991, This Certificate for the Support of the Continental Troops, and other Expences of the Government, entitles the Bearer to Three dollars in Continental Currency, according to the Resolution of Assembly, September 10th, 1777."; Bank note, South Carolina No. 640 Five Shillings, lawful money dated the tenth day of April 1778; Captain commissioning document dated December 31, 1850, signed by the Pennsylvania Govenor.
History / Biographical
Stephen Kauffman is a Social Work faculty member at Widener University and has taught at Widener University since 1991.
Leather books sent to Widener University by the Estate of Eleanor D. Wilson, May 28, 2003. (Eleanor Wilson preferred to be called Siddy Wilson, a nickname she had been called since childhood.)
Book, Author, Publisher
Armstrong, Margaret, "Fanny Kemble", MacMillan, 1938, First Edition, Full morocco binding
Blackmore, Richard. "Lorna Doone". Burrows, 1889. Full morocco binding.
Boccaccio, G. "Amorous Fiametta". Mandrake Press, 1929. Full morocco binding.
Burton, Richard. "Kasidah". McKay, 1931. Full morocco binding.
Celline, Benevenuto. "Life". Dutton, 1926. Full morocco binding.
Cunliffe, J.W. "Pictured Story". First Edition, 1933. Full morocco binding.
Dobson, Austin. "Beau Brocade". First Edition, 1892. Full morocco binding
Douglas, Norman. "South Wind". First Edition, 1929. 2 volumes, full morocco bindings.
Drake, Joseph. "Culprit Fay". Rowfant, n.d. One of 95 copies. Full morocco binding
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Du Maurier, George. "Peter Ibbetson". First Edition, 1892. 2 volumes. Full morocco binding.
Eliot, George. "Adam Bede". London, 1896. One of 250 copies, with full morocco binding.
Fielding, Henry. "Tom Jones". Limited Editions Club, 1931. Signed by Alexander King. Sangorski binding, full morocco.
Flexner, James. "America's Old Masters". First Edition, 1939. Full morocco binding.
France, Anatole. "Thais". London, 1928, Full morocco binding
Goldsmith, Oliver, "Deserted Village", Deluxe Edition, 1902, full morocco binding
Grossmith, George. "Diary". First Edition, 1892. Full morocco binding.
Hind, Arthur. "Etchings of D.Y. Cameron". London, 1924. Full morocco binding.
Holme, C.G. "Lettering of Today". London, n.d.
Jefferson, Joseph. "Autobiography". First Edition, 1890. Full morocco binding.
(Kent, Rockwell). "Venus and Adonis". Leo Hart, 1931. Full morocco binding.
Klee, Paul. "Novalis". First edition, 1949. Full morocco binding.
Le Sage, Alain. "Gil Blas". Limited Editions Club, 1937. Signed by John Austen. Sangorski binding, full morocco.
Lord Byron. "Poetical Works of Lord Byron". London, 1838, leather-bound, 8 volumes, 9 books
Malory, Thomas. "Le Morte D'Arthur". Medici Society, 1920. 2 volumes. Full morocco binding
Montesquiou, Robert. "Paul Helleu". Floury, 1913. One of 100 copies. Full morocco binding.
Merimee, Prosper. "Carmen, Hutchinsons & Company, London. Full Morocco binding
Newton, A. Edward. "Doctor Johnson". First Edition, 1923. One of 585 signed copies. Full morocco binding.
Paderewski, Ignace. "Memoirs". First Edition, 1938. Full morocco binding.
Pennell, Joseph. "London Reverie". First Edition, 1928. Full morocco binding.
Pennell, Joseph. "Philadelphia". First Edition, 1926. Full morocco binding.
Reade, Charles. "Peg Woffington". First Edition, 1899. Full morocco binding.
Smollett, Tobias. "Peregrine Pickle". Limited Editions Club, 1935. Signed by John Austen. Sangoriski binding,
Southern, Edward. "Melancholy Tale". Deluxe Signed/Limited Edition, 1916. Full morocco binding
Sienkiewicz, Henry. "Quo Vadis". First edition, 1897, with tipped-in letter from the author. Full morocco binding.
Stoker, Bram. "Henry Irving". Heinemann, 1906. 2 volumes. Full morocco binding.
Van Loon, Hendrik. "Rembrandt". Heritage Reprint, 1939. Full morocco binding.
Van More, Emile A. "Decorated Letter". First Edition, 1950. Full morocco binding.
Verner, Elizabeth. "Prints and Impressions of Charleston". First Edition, 1939. One of 1,500 copies. Full morocco binding.
Wagner, Richard. "Rheingold and Valkyrie". Second edition, 1910. Rackham illustrated. Full morocco binding.
Wilson, Francis. "Life of Himself". First edition, 1924. One of 310 signed copies. Full morocco binding.
Wilson, Francis. "Recollections of a Player", 1897, Limited, Signed Edition, Full morocco binding
Sheridan. "The Rivals", Full morocco binding. Please note at front of this book is cast list including Francis Wilson
Wilstach, Paul. "Richard Mansfield". First Edition, 1909. Full morocco binding.
Adjutant's Books: 1862-1880, 1879-1880, 1880-1888, 1888-1896; books include a listing and description of each of the Adjutant's orders, including a description of cadet infractions and the resulting punishment, rules of conduct established by the adjutant, and a listing of appointments and promotions. Many of the orders came from Colonel Hyatt and were signed by the Adjutant.
Materials donated to the Archives by the PMC Museum.
Cadet Regulation Books:
1904, 1931, 1939, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1968 - 1969.
Note: 1954 Regulation book is on display near elevator
Time Magazine picture with Mrs. Edith Wolfgram as "Woman of the Year"; books on the 10th Mountain Division; Photographs of Wolfgram Family; pictures and articles about Edith Wolfgram; materials relating to the death of Edith Wolfgram; family tree of Edith Wolfgram.
Letters about William Wolfgram's death in 1945; Personal memorabilia including 1946 Shorewood High School Yearbook honoring graduates who died in World War II includes William, Scrapbook of early years of his life, Program of 1943 Pennsylvania Military College Commencement (William graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering),
William's copy of the Holy Bible, and other childhood memorabilia.
White blanket with blue embroidery of his name.
Includes poem entitled "Gold Star Mother" and red flag with gold star in the center. (On display near Circulation desk. See Box 10 oversize)
Photographs of William Wolfgram on the Pennsylvania Military College Campus.
The Three Little Pigs book, signed with "To our dearest boy" 1940
ROTC Manual Infantry Basic Volume II
ROTC Manual Infantry Advanced Volume III, includes PMC grading system papers, lesson assignments, motor vehicle quiz, hand written letter requesting to be assigned to active duty assignment, and map assignment.
Insignia and Decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces December 1, 1944
Copperdome yearbooks 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938.
Northwestern Military & Naval Academy rememberance certificate to William Wolfgram Ocotber 1948.
War Department letter dates 16 August 1945 to Frank Wolfgram awarding William Wolfgram the Bronze Medal.
The Observation Post Vol. 9 No. 2 Dec. 1940 Harvard University Department of Military Science & Tactics student newsletter.
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy "Geneva Lake" fifty-second Annual Catalog 1939 - 1940. Includes blank application form. (second copy is smaller)
American Flag
Homework assignments and notebooks of William Wolfgram
Envelope containing 1 special Map A, 1 protractor graduated in degrees, 1 protractor graduated in Mils.
Harvard University memorial program, A service of Commemoration in Honor of the Harvard Dead in the Second World War December 7th, 1945.
The Logbook newsletter Vol. 32 no. 1, no. 3, no. 4, no. 5, no. 6 1939 - 1940.
Handbook for Officers and Candidates, The Infantry School Fort Benning, Georgia. Included violet colored "Win the War "3cent stamp.
Fighting Divisions by Vheif Warrant Officer E. J. Kahn, Jr & Technical Sergeant Henry McLemore 1946
Special Orders given to Wolfgram, inlcudes War Department Pay Guide for Commissioned Officers 27 July 1944.; Immunization Register; Pay and allowence account; 1944
Wolfgram Memorial Library Dedication program, November 7, 1970
War Department letter awarding Wolfgram the Purple Heart.
PMC Fall Session Report for January 15, 1943
Letter from 10th Mountain Division to Edith Wolfgram about Monument.
American Capers music for piano by John W. Schaum to William Wolfgram, copyright 1935.
Personal effects of William Wolfgram, including the box for the Purple Heart medal and ribbon. Letters from William Wolfgram when he was at school, the army, and overseas during World War II. This also includes letters while he was at PMC.
Scrapbook of the groundbreaking of the Wolfgram Memorial Library in 1968. Scrapbooks of the dedication, dinner, and convocation in honor of the Wolfgram Memorial Library, 1970.
Custodial History
Part of Wolfgram Family Collection created by Edith Wolfgram
History of the 87th Mountain Infantry Italy 1945 by Captain George F. Earle (2 copies)
Tenth Mountain Division: A Remembrance 1943 1965 booklette
Photos 10th Mountain Division service Denver 1992
This Was Italy with the 87th Mountain Infantry 10th Mountain Division by R. A. Rocker (2 copies)
10th Mountain Hut & Trail System Colorado 10th Mountain Trails Offical Guide 2ed by Louis W. Davison II
Mountain Troopers! the Story of the Tenth Mountain Division by Curtis W. Casewit
Night Climb The Story of the Skiing 10th by Frank Harper
10th Infantry Division magazine
Letters, correspondance, newspaper articles of the 10th Mountain Division
The Mountineers
Fire on the Mountain video (VHS)
