Miscellaneous Founding Documents
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Box 3. Includes of an assortment of materials relating to the founding of Bennington College. The bulk of this series consists of correspondence of founders and early supporters of the college.
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Item Open Access Bennington College Corporation(Bennington College, 1925-04-15)Item Open Access Recollections of the early founding and history of Bennington College(1952-09) McCullough, EdithTranscription of spoken recollections about the college's early history by Edith McCullough, chairman of the board of trustees and one of the founders of Bennington College. Edith McCullough enlisted the expertise of William Kilpatrick of Columbia Teacher's College to bring a progressive women's college to Bennington. This document also contains as an addendum a copy of Kilpatrick's 1926 letter sent to people inquiring about the college in which he outlines the aims and educational vision.Item Open Access Invitation to Housewarming(Bennington College, 1932-09-03)Item Open Access Photograph from housewarming event showing the student houses.(Bennington College, 1932-09-03)Item Open Access Housewarming: Information for Guides(Bennington College, 1932-09-03)Item Open Access Opening remarks by Robert Devore Leigh, President of Bennington College, at the occasion of breaking ground for Bennington College (1931-08-16) Leigh, Robert DevoreItem Open Access Remarks of William Allan Neilson, President, Smith College, at the occasion of breaking ground for Bennington College (1931-08-16) Neilson, William AllanItem Open Access Item Open Access Program for the ground breaking ceremony with the notes of the first president of Bennington College, Robert Devore Leigh(1931-08-16) Leigh, Robert DevoreItem Open Access Remarks of Vermont Governor Stanley C. Wilson at the occasion of breaking ground for Bennington College(1931-08-16) Wilson, Stanley C.Item Open Access Remarks of Bennington College trustee Dorothy Canfield Fisher at the occasion of breaking ground for Bennington College(1931-08-16) Fisher, Dorothy CanfieldItem Open Access Detailed Arrangements for Ground Breaking(1931-08-16)Item Open Access Prayer delivered by Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, Canon of Washington Cathedral, at the occasion of breaking ground for Bennington College(1931-08-16) Stokes, Dr. Anson PhelpsItem Open Access Ground Breaking Program(Bennington College, 1931-08-16) Bennington CollegeA program for the ground breaking ceremony listing the order of events and the speakers.Item Open Access Remarks of Dr. Vincent Ravi Booth at the ground breaking for Bennington College(1931-08-16) Booth, Vincent Ravi