Williamson College of the Trades - Isaiah Van Sant Williamson History

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.

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".

The title page and front page of the John Wanamaker biography of his friend I.V. Williamson. This is a 1972 reprint by the Alumni Association of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades. The original was published in 1928, five years after Wanamaker's death, 20 years after he wrote the book.

A page from the June, 1922 issue of the Williamsonian which shows I.V. Williamson and a group of Philadelphia philanthropists posed on a front porch after inspecting the Cranberry Iron and Coal Properties. The visit was in 1886. The caption is written by J.Chabot, class of 1906.