Photograph of Benjamin Franklin, class of 1864, Inscriptions: Pope, Benjamin Franklin, Class of 1864 -- B. Frank Pope, Ps. U. [Psi Upsilon] Class of '64, Ham. Coll.
Original charter from the Regents of the University of New York establishing Hamilton College as an institution of higher education. Tompkins, Daniel D., Chancellor of the University of the State of New York.
Diary of Joel Smith Bacon, Class of 1826. Bacon attended Cortland Academy in Homer, N.Y. and Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. (B.A. 1826). Later in life he was a president of Columbian College (now George Washington University), and a Baptist minister who distributed Bibles to freed slaves after the Civil War.
Diary of Justus B. Doolittle (Class of 1846). Describes Doolittle's life as a student at Hamilton College on pages 3-5. Diary entries begin on page 52, after an autobiography of his life up to that point.; Biography: J.B. Doolittle (1824-1880) H.C. Class of 1846 Missionary to China: 1849-1864 Justus B. Doolittle was born on 23 June, 1824 in Rutland, NY, and died on 15 June, 1880 in Clinton, NY. Af... [description clipped]