Williamson College of the Trades - Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History

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A collection of papers and biographical materials from Williamson College of the Trades founder Isaiah Van Sant Williamson. Some photographs and genealogical research as well as correspondence, legal and financial papers.
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Academy of Natural Sciences Library Note
Academy of Natural Sciences Library Note
Charities--Pennsylvania, Libraries--Pennsylvania
A note in Mr. Williamson's handwriting on a scrap of lined paper about his donation to the library of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The donation is to purchase "books, periodicals and papers" for the library.
Charitable requests in Trust
Charitable requests in Trust
Charities--Pennsylvania
A list in Mr. Williamson's handwriting of charities requesting donations, it is undated.All are Philadelphia charities. The list is numbered on both sides.
Charity List
Charity List
Charities--Pennsylvania
An undated list of Pennsylvania charities and the amount given to each in the handwriting of I.V. Williamson.
Fallsington Library Donation note
Fallsington Library Donation note
Charities--Pennsylvania, Libraries--Pennsylvania
A brief note in Mr. Williamson's handwriting about his donation to the Fallsington Library in Bucks County, PA. The note is undated and states that the donation is for the purchase of "suitable books".
Genealogy of Isaiah Williamson, undated
Genealogy of Isaiah Williamson, undated
Genealogy, Williamson family, Van Sant family
A hand drawn chart of the genealogy of I.V. Williamson.
German Hospital donation note
German Hospital donation note
Charities--Pennsylvania, Hospitals--Pennsylvania
A brief note in Mr. Williamson's handwriting about his donation to the German Hospital.
German Hospital donation notes
German Hospital donation notes
Hospitals--Pennsylvania, Charities--Pennsylvania
A series of brief notes in Mr. Williamson's handwriting, detailing his donation to the German Hospital and his support of three beds. The notes are undated.
Hospital trust notes
Hospital trust notes
Hospitals--Pennsylvania, Charities--Pennsylvania
Notes in Mr. Williamson's handwriting about the trust he set up for hospital donations. They are on lined paper and undated.
Invitation to attend the annual Merchant's Fund Meeting, undated.
Invitation to attend the annual Merchant's Fund Meeting, undated.
Letters
A letter from John Atwood inviting I.V. Williamson to attend the annual meeting of the Merchant's Fund in The Mercantile Library Building. The letter is undated.
I.V.Williamson portrait
I.V.Williamson portrait
Portrait photography
One of the few photographs of Isaiah Vansant Williamson, founder of Williamson Free School, reproduced in an early yearbook.
Notes on creating a hospital for the indigent
Notes on creating a hospital for the indigent
Charities--Pennsylvania, Hospitals--Pennsylvania
Notes in I. V. Williamson's handwriting about creating a hospital for the indigent. The notes are on two small pieces of scrap paper. They are undated.
Notes on donation to the Protestant Episcopal Hospital
Notes on donation to the Protestant Episcopal Hospital
Charities--Pennsylvania, Hospitals--Pennsylvania
A brief note in Mr. Williamson's' handwriting on lined paper. The note is undated and is underlined and crossed out in places.
Penn and Episcopal Hospital notes
Penn and Episcopal Hospital notes
Charities--Pennsylvania, Hospitals--Pennsylvania
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.
Penn and Episcopal Hospitals donation notes, undated
Penn and Episcopal Hospitals donation notes, undated
Charities--Pennsylvania, Hospitals--Pennsylvania
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.
Plans to create a Free Library in Philadelphia, undated
Plans to create a Free Library in Philadelphia, undated
Charities--Pennsylvania, Public libraries--Pennsylvania
A four page document titled " A Plan to make a Free Library in Philadelphia" undated. Financial details are discussed, the document is undated.
Site of Mr. Williamson's death, 1889
Site of Mr. Williamson's death, 1889
Deathbeds--Pennsylvania, Death--Pennsylvania
A black and white photograph of the house on Chestnut St. in Philadelphia where I.V. Williamson died. The caption reads "House (next to corner) in which Mr. Williamson died- Chestnut below 19th St."
Thank you note, undated
Thank you note, undated
Letters
A thank you note for a Christmas gift from Myra M. Dieter to I.V. Williamson with a date of December 27th but no year. It is written on stationery that has "1709 Locust St." printed as a heading.
Williamson's notes on charitable donations
Williamson's notes on charitable donations
Charities--Pennsylvania
A set of notes on scraps of paper, originally folded into one sheet of paper. They are notes about various charitable donations written in Williamson's handwriting. They are undated.