Richard "Dick" Sherman '49 left, leads a group in singing Bard's Alma Mater: "The Bard College Song," in Preston Hall. Richard Sherman wrote the words and music to this song. With his brother Robert (also a 1949 Bard graduate) he went on to write...
An unidentified group of male students sing "The Bard College Song" in the gymnasium while a female student accompanies them on the piano. Richard Sherman wrote the words and music to this song. With his brother Robert (also a 1949 Bard graduate)...
A letter to James Starr Clark informing him that he had been elected to the position of Missionary of Annandale in 1854. This provided an official title and stipend to Clark for the work that he had already undertaken with the financial support of...
Handwritten letter dated June 15, 1836, from David Boyd, owner of a tanning business in Poughkeepsie, NY, to his 11-year-old son John Gary Boyd. John is a student at the Academy School, located on Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY. He is obviously...
Letter written by Johannes Lefevre to his brother Peter during his Junior year at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He tells his brother that a "French & Indian" student was expelled because he committed perjury when "he swore that there was no...
War; Soldiers; Casualties; War correspondents; Physicians; Death; War casualties;
Dr. West writes to Josiah to alert him that Johannes has taken a turn for the worse. New symptoms have set in and the Captain's condition is a critical one. He advises Josiah to return to Winchester as soon as he can.
A handwritten letter to the Haverstraw Brick & Clay Co from the Secretary of the Garnerville Railroad written in 1888 in which the brick company is informed that the railroad line will pass over the brick company's land. At the bottom of the page,...
Invitation for the commencement ceremonies of the first graduating class at DCC. Cardstock paper with the seal of Dutchess Community College in gold appears at the top of the invitation.
Women; Health; Correspondence; Medicine; Death; Dead persons; Religion; Christianity;
Leah writes to Maria's three children about the ways of the world, especially to Nathaniel and Kitty who are about to enter school. She knows that Andrew is too young for school but hopes that he will assist in the care of baby Maggie. She...
Women; Correspondence; Diseases; Medicine; Health care;
Twelve days after the death of Leah's baby Mary, Leah has become quite feeble. Thomas writes, "I must say that I have not
all along entertained in my own mind any doubt as to her recovery." Leah has been treated with cod liver oil which appeared to...
