The Papers of William Wallace Stetson
Monmouth College Archives
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DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE | ||
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Speech outlines |
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4 folders |
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Miscellaneous Poems and Writings Collected |
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1 folder |
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Stationery |
letterhead and envelopes |
1 folder |
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Biographical Accounts |
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1 folder |
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Monmouth College |
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1 folder |
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Portrait |
-9 1/2"x 12" |
1 folder |
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Colby College |
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1 folder |
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Berea College |
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1 folder |
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Scrapbook |
newspaper clippings reporting on the success and progress of Stetson during his tenure as State superintendent of Schools in Maine. Reports on various lectures given by Stetson |
1 folder |
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The Rubaiyat |
written by Omar Khayyam and handwritten here in translation by G. Harding Fitzgerald |
1 folder |
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Philadelphia Teachers Convention |
program from April 21, 1908 at which Stetson spoke on "Aesthetic Culture" |
1 folder |
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New Student Reference Work |
photographs of editors and contributors with Stetson among them |
1 folder |
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School Improvement League of Maine |
league pamphlet and article on league growth |
1 folder |
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National Education Association |
program from Chicago convention held on February 26-28, 1907 at which Stetson served as president |
1 folder |
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Auburn, Maine Superintendent Reports 1886-1893 |
unbound annual reports written and published by Stetson |
1 folder |
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Photographs for 1895 Maine School Report |
photographs of past and present school houses |
1 folder |
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Maine State Superintendent Reports 1895-1897 |
annual unbound reports written and published by Stetson |
2 folders |
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Mrs. Rebecca Jane Stetson |
includes notices for the Auburn Art Club, certificate from the Office of County Superintendent of Common Schools of the State of Iowa, and a short biographical account |
1 folder |
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Stetson Kindred of America |
information of group which traces the lineal descendants of Cornett Robert, earliest descendent of Stetson in the New World |
1 folder |
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Foreign Letters |
letters sent from foreign countries to Stetson about his work |
1 folder |
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Recommendation Letters |
letters written on behalf of Stetson early in his career |
1 folder |
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Testimonials From Friends |
bound and indexed book of letters written by friends and colleagues upon announcement of resignation in 1907 |
1 folder |
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Tributes Written By Stetson |
memorials written by Stetson about friends |
1 folder |
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Addresses |
includes handwritten and typed speeches |
1 folder |
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Responses to Letters Written After Death of Stetson by Mrs. Stetson |
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1 folder |
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Plans- Stetson University/Last Will and Testament |
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1 folder |
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Ideals and Essentials of Education |
rough draft of book |
1 folder |
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Newspaper Articles |
miscellaneous articles written on lectures, appearances and the work of Stetson |
1 folder |
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PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Plates of Stetson |
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Plates of College Plans |
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Plates of Home and Planned College Grounds |
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Stamps for Ideals and Essentials of Education |
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Plate of Stetson |
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Photo Album of Stetson and Family |
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Steel Plate Portraits of Eminent Authors and Poets (in case) |
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Landscape Photograph |
1 envelope | |
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William Stetson at Home |
7 envelopes | |
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Stetson Home-Exterior |
1 envelope | |
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Stetson Home-Interior |
3 envelopes | |
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Photograph Negatives |
1 envelope | |
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Stetson and Family Portrait |
1 envelope | |
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Portraits of Mrs. Rebecca J. Stetson |
1 envelope | |
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BOOKS WRITTEN AND OWNED BY STETSON | ||
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Books and Publications Written by Stetson |
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Ideals and Essentials of Education (two copies) |
published by Mrs. Stetson after the death of her husband |
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History and Civil Government of Maine(1898) |
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Maine School Report (1895-1906) |
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Educational Department Documents |
bound, 1895-1900 |
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Documents-Educational Department |
bound, 1898-1905 |
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Publications-Educational Department |
bound, 1905-1906 |
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Books Owned By Stetson |
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Holy Bible |
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Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush |
Maclaren, Ian |
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Day Dreams of a School Master |
Thompson, D'arcy |
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Poetical Works of Robert Burns |
Burns, Robert |
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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth |
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The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier |
Whittier, John Greenleaf |
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The Perfect Tribute |
Andrews, Mary |
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The Teacher's Dream |
Venable, W.H. |
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DIPLOMAS, CERTIFICATES, ETC. | |||
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Description |
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Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle |
Certificate of membership in Socratic League |
1886 | |
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Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle |
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1886 | |
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The Correspondence University (Chicago, Illinois) |
Appointed Assistant Professor and Examiner |
1889 | |
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The National University (Chicago, Illinois) |
Appointed Assistant Professor and Examiner |
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State of Maine |
Appointed as Superintendent of Common Schools of Auburn |
1895 | |
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State of Maine |
Appointed as State Superintendent of Public Schools |
1901 | |
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State of Maine |
Appointed as State Superintendent of Public Schools |
1904 | |
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The Correspondence University (Chicago, Illinois) |
Degree of Bachelor of Arts |
1889 | |
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The National University |
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
1889 | |
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Senatus Universitatis Colbianae |
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Monmouth College |
Degree of Baccalaureate of Science to Rebecca J. Killough |
1868 | |
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June 17, 1849 |
Born in Greene, Maine |
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1864 |
Began teaching at rural schools and attended Monmouth Academy (did not graduate) |
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1868 |
Went west and continued education |
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July 4, 1871 |
Married Rebecca Jane Killough |
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1883 |
Traveled to Europe, Germany and France to study different school systems |
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1885 |
Appointed principal of Webster School in Auburn, Maine |
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1885 |
Appointed Superintendent of Schools of Auburn, Maine |
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1886-1894 |
Auburn, Maine Superintendent Reports |
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January 17, 1895-April 17, 1907 |
State Superintendent of Public Schools of Maine |
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1895-1906 |
Maine State Superintendent Reports |
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1898 |
Publication of History and Government of Maine (American Book Company, Chicago. 340 pp.) |
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1902 |
Awarded degree of Doctor of Law by Colby College |
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1906 |
Donated $5,000 to Monmouth College to establish the Killough Lecture Fund |
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1908 |
Awarded the degree of Doctor of Law by Monmouth College |
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July 1, 1910 |
Died in Auburn, Maine |
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1911 |
Publication of Ideals and Essentials of Education (The Chase Press, Inc., Haverhill, Massachusetts). Compiled by Mr. Stetson and assisted by Everett S. Stackpole. |
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1864 |
William Stetson taught at rural district schools and attended Monmouth Academy and Monmouth College |
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1868 |
Rebecca Jane Killough graduated from Monmouth College then stays as an instructor in Latin |
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1904 |
Rebecca Jane Stetson given degree of A.M. |
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1906 |
William Stetson donated $5,000 to establish the Killough Lecture Fund |
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1908 |
William Stetson awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law by Monmouth College |
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1916 |
Rebecca Jane Stetson donated the personal library of her husband, including books and an art collection |
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Mrs. Stetson donated a sum of money to be invested and allowed to accumulate until it reached $100,00.00 at which time it was to used for the erection of a memorial fine arts building. (College Catalog, 1931, page 29) According to the biographical sketch in the file of Rebecca Stetson this money may have been used in the construction of Wallace Hall. |