Recorded by David Lumsdaine at Spirey Creek, Warrumbungle Range, between 15th and 17th of September, 1983. From Mutawinji (Tall Poppies TP 091). Used by Permission.
Letter from Walter N. Hill, '01 to his grandmother, Catherine R.C. Smith (Mrs. Augustus W.), concerning President Raymond and co-education. (Photocopy. Original in the collection of Smith-Hill letters.)
Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Ackerly (family name) George (first name) Asa (middle names) Class: 1920 Date of birth: October 13 1897 Place of birth: Brooklyn (town) Kings (county) New York (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: George Briggs Ackerly Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Marie S. Brown Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: S. Spafford Ackerly ex. 1918 Prepared for college at: Boys High School Brooklyn, N.Y. Entered college: Sept 1916; graduated (or left): Fraternity: Alpha Chi Rho; Class Societies: Academic degrees: (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married to of on Children born Occupation before entry into service: Student; employer: Residence before entry into the service: 647 Monroe St, Brooklyn, Kings N.Y. Present address: 47 Monroe St Brooklyn Kings N.Y. Permanent address: NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less
WAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Assigned originally to: (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Plattsburg R.O.T.C. June 3 - June 30 Plattsburg S.A.T.C. June 3 - Sept 18 Camp Grant, Illinois, Sept 18 - Dec 3 Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From (rank) To (rank) Date private Corporal Corporal 2nd Lieut. 9/18/18 Embarked from: on: and arrived at: Proceeded from: to: From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Show less