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DeWitt Family Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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William Radcliffe DeWitt, the son of John Radcliffe DeWitt, was a clergyman and a pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Harrisburg, Pa. John DeWitt, one of the sons of the Rev. William Radcliffe and Mary Elizabeth Wallace, was born in Harrisburg, Pa., on Oct. 10, 1842. He attended the Harrisburg Academy, and in 1858 entered the sophomore class at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), from which he graduated in 1861. He died in 1923.
The collection consists of correspondence and documents of members of the DeWitt family, particularly William Radcliffe DeWitt. Some of the correspondence is related to the purchase of a tract of land to erect the "Upper" college of Marion College (Mo.). Correspondents include John Holmes Agnew, William Warner Bishop, Calvin Blythe, Henry Clay Cameron, Samuel Cross, Ezra Stiles Ely, and William S. Potts. The documents include receipts of payments, bills, and an idyllic poem written by John DeWitt, titled "The Star of the Lake," for the 70th birthday of his mother, Mary Elizabeth Wallace.
Arranged by accession number.
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Much of the material in the collection was given by Wallace DeWitt, Princeton Class of 1912, in 1965 and 1976.
An undated letter by William DeWitt was the gift of Henry Clay Cameron, Princeton Class of 1847, in 1918. Various AM.
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Finding aid written by James Flannery on February 6, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2006
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The collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory
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Primarily includes letters relating to Marion College.
Physical Description1 folder
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