Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More information about our collections can be found on our website.
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MS-086: Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (Rood) Papers
Catherine Q. Perry
The Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (Rood) collection consists of materials relating to her writing career, 1938-1978, including typed manuscripts, editions of the journals in which Taylor (Rood’s) stories appeared, several editions of her books, articles, and book reviews. -
MS-087: Phi Sigma Kappa, Rho Deuteron Chapter
Howard A. Hamme
This collection consists of many records relating to the Rho Deuteron Chapter of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at Gettysburg College, as well as the group's original, local name, The Druids. -
MS-088: Dillon Anderson Papers
David Putnam Hadley
This collection consists of the papers of Dillon Anderson, including correspondence, speeches and documents, an interview transcript, newspapers, and other miscellaneous materials. -
MS-089: Yarnell Collection
Christopher C. Culig
The Yarnell Collection consists of correspondence received by Orpha Yarnell during World War II from both of her sons, Clyde and Glenn, during their service overseas. -
MS-090: Interfraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council Records
David Putnam Hadley
The collection consists of correspondence, official minutes and other records about activities of the Interfraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council, the two student coordinating bodies for the fraternities and sororities at Gettysburg College. -
MS-091: Women’s Student Government Association Papers
David Putnam Hadley
This collection consists of records of the Women's Student Government Association at Gettysburg College, ranging from 1939-1971. -
MS-092: Phi Kappa Psi, Pennsylvania Epsilon Chapter
Howard A. Hamme
This collection consists of the National Chapter publications, as well as the local PA Epsilon publication. It also includes local chapter meeting minutes dating back to 1855, correspondence, registers, ledgers, and roll call lists of the local chapter. -
MS-093: John Henry Wilbrand Stuckenberg Papers
Tara R. Wink
This collection consists of correspondence, publications, articles, newspaper clippings, and personal papers—such as diaries, biographical material, and photographs of J.H.W. and Mary Gingrich Stuckenberg. -
MS-094: Letters of John Duttera, World War II
Kayla Lenkner
This collection consists primarily of correspondence received by Ruth Feiser during World War II from John Duttera, Joseph E. Atland, and others. -
MS-095: John Wright Collection
Kayla Lenkner
This collection consist of letters and postcards received by John Wright between June 1917 and December 1919 from various soldiers and officers in Europe during World War I. The letters were often published in the Knoxville Journal. -
MS-096: John W. Miner Letters
Matthew R. Gross
This collections includes the letters of John W. Miner to his wife Anna throughout his service in the Civil War with the 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry at Petersburg, Virginia and his service in the 4th US Cavalry at Fort Griffin, Texas. Miner’s letters are most valuable when used as a tool to study the perceptions of the Civil War soldier regarding battles and national events. -
MS-097: Robert B. Fortenbaugh Papers
Christine M. Ameduri
This collection consists mainly of material related to his professional careers as a Lutheran minister and professor of history. There's also some materials related to his personal and family life, and Gettysburg College. -
MS-098: Eisenhower Letters to Col. & Mrs. Sam White
Catherine Q. Perry
This collection of letters includes personal correspondence between Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower, and Colonel Sam White and his wife. Topics include gifts, family, and personal health. -
MS-099: Robert H. Fryling Papers
Andrew D. Royer
This collection consists of material related to Robert Fryling's professional association with Gettysburg College, including student life and school governance. This collection does not contain any papers relating to Fryling’s research, personal life, or his time as an undergraduate at Gettysburg College. -
MS-100: Reuel Williams Waters, 1st Battalion, Maine Light Artillery, 6th Maine Battery
Chelsea M. Bucklin
This collection consists of three letters and a twenty-two page diary penned by Reuel Williams Waters. The letters are written by Waters to his sisters. -
MS-101: Miscellaneous 18th and 19th Century British Letter Collection
Joshua L. Stewart
This artificial collection consists of 40 letters between various parties, written between 1771 and 1887. The letters share no single origin or destination, and are therefore divided chronologically rather than by subject or author/recipient. -
MS-103: Jes Jerry Jessen World War I Letters
Kate Boeree
This collection contains letters written by Jes Jerry Jessen addressed to his family in Spokane, WA, including his mother and father, his brothers George and Ralph, his sister Helen (“La La”) and his aunt Molly, June 1917 - June 1919. These letters follow him through his training in Vancouver, Washington; Charlotte, North Carolina; France; and Germany. -
MS-104: World War II Letters from Carl G. Ohmer and Richard E. Ohmer
Kate Boeree
This collection contains 109 letters written by soldiers in World War II. Many are letters are addressed to the Ohmer family in Girard, PA from their sons, Carl and Richard, as well as a friend of the family, Ray O’Connor. Some are addressed to Georgia Hitchcock in New York, NY from John V. Starr. All letters include their original envelope. -
MS-105: John L. Barry Civil War Letters
Kate Boeree
This collection contains 47 letters, 37 of which are written by John L. Barry during his time in the Civil War between 20 June 1861 and 7 June 1862. The letters are written to his family in Dunkirk, New York, addressing his mother, father, sister Ellen, and brother Robert. -
MS-106: J.G. Morris & Morris-Hay Family Diaries
Kate Boeree
This collection contains 10 diaries ranging from 1827 to 1890, two of which are written by John Gottleib Morris and eight by M.A. Hay. These diaries contain church membership and donation records as well as Morris' personal thoughts on the ministerial profession, and his duty to the church.