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Charles Collins (1813-1875) was a native of Maine and a graduate of Wesleyan University (1837); he served as president of Emory and Henry College (1838-1852), of Dickinson College (1852-1860) and as proprietor and President of State Female College in Memphis, Tenn. (1860-1875). The collection...
Location: MC 2003.6
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Certificates and Diplomas, Diaries and Journals, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Poetry and Lyrics, Scrapbooks, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: 
mc2003.06.pdf
Dickinson College President Charles Collins writes five letters to his wife, Harriet Collins, while on a trip. Collins describes his travel experience as well as the various meetings he attended. Collins explains that "contrary to expectation when I first came, I have enjoyed myself very much"...
Location: I-EwigC-1990-1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Health and Medicine, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
