Williamson College of the Trades - Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History

A photograph of a group of Pennsylvania philanthropists who are taking a tour of the Cranberry Iron and Coal property in North Carolina in 1886. This is one of the few photographs of I.V. Williamson, who is fourth from the left in the second row. He would have been 83 years old.

One of the few photographs of Isaiah Vansant Williamson, founder of Williamson Free School, reproduced in an early yearbook.

A letter from Lemuel Coffin to John Shrigley, both among the first trustees of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades. The letter describes a visit that Mr. Coffin had with I.V. Williamson, 2 weeks before Williamson's death and details some of Williamson's symptoms.

A second letter from Lemuel Coffin to John Shrigley, both members of the original board of trustees of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, on Feb 27, 1889. In the letter, Mr. Coffin describes I.V. Williamson's deteriorating health and his desire to see the piece of property in Media before the trustees purchase it.

A brief note in Mr. Williamson's' handwriting on lined paper. The note is undated and is underlined and crossed out in places.

The first page of a printed three page pamphlet, describing the mission of Williamson and how they chose students for the program. Board of trustee members and the board secretary are listed on the back.

These two pages give additional details on how students are chosen for the program and what is expected of them.

Page 3 of the opening day program for Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades. It lists the original Board of Trustees, the current Board of trustees and the address of the city office of the Board in Philadelphia.

This show the continuation of a list of charities that I.V.Williamson donated to, in a chapter called "Philanthropy his real business".

Notes in Mr. Williamson's handwriting on lined paper with underlinings and a footnote. The notes are about a trust set up to provide beds in both Penn and Episcopal hospitals. The notes are undated.

A note on a scrap of hotel stationery in Mr. Williamson's handwriting about the trust providing beds in these two hospitals. It is undated.

A multi page undated set of notes regarding a proposed trust for University of Pennsylvania's hospital and Department of Arts and Sciences. It is written in I.V. Williamson's handwriting there are notes and figures on some pages.