The Charles Wilcox Papers belong to the Keene, New Hampshire resident who was a Union soldier during the Civil War and was captured and imprisoned in Confederate internment camps as well as prisons from 1864-1865. These papers include Wilcox’s diary, correspondence, and official documents. The papers are part of the archival holdings of the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene, New Hampshire, and were included as part of the NH Citizens Archivists' Initiative.
Photo showing a young man in a jacket with the Greek letters "Kappa" "Delta" and "Phi," standing in front of a banner hung on a wall that reads "Kappa Delta Phi."
Verso: Photo showing a group of young women standing on a porch holding buckets,mops, and broooms. Recto: Handwritten caption read, "Kappa House, 1944."
Verso: Photo showing group of young women standing outside in the snow holding mops, buckets, and brooms. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Kappa House 1944."
Verso: Photo showing group fo people seated in front of a small stage where a man gives a speech. The man appears to be maybe dressed as a clown; large floppy hat, large shoes. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Parents Day - K.T.C. June, 1951. 'Address by the Mayor.'"
Verso: Photo showing a young man wearing a box around him that says "TNT" and "the Mayor" on it, wearing a floppy knit hat and oversized shoes, giving a speech. Sitting on the stage to his right are two more young men, also dressed in funky clothing. Behind them, a band waits to play. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Greetings by 'The Mayor' Parents Day - K.T.C. June 1951."
Verso: Photo of three young men, two shaking hands, standing on the steps. One of them wears a life jacket, an oxygen tank on his back, an empty water jug hanging from his side, and what appears to be a pair of black or dark colored underwear over his light colored pants. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Campaign for Mayor, K.T.C. Oct. 1951." and "Don Johnson, Mayorality."
Verso: Photo showing a group of sorority sisters walking down the street wearing their house letters and pulling a small wagon loaded with flowers. Recto: Handwritten caption, "Oct. '82 Homecoming."
Photo showing what appears to be side of an apartment building or a town house; far door appears to say "Kappa House" above it. Large snowbank out front.
Photo showing a young man standing outside of what appears to be the Kappa house. On the wall of the house hangs what appears to be a light board that, when lit, shows the letters of the fraternity.
Photo showing what appears to be smoke pouring from the roof of the KSC Kappa house. Ladders lean against the building, and firemen stand on the roof of the porch. Several young women stand outside in the snow with boxes and other luggage items. Bottom right of the photo is captioned "Kappa House K.T.C. 1/8/44."
Verso: Photo of a house with "Theta" written above the door. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Theta House, KSC #13876, as marked, Reduce to 50% and crop from left as marked to make it 18 pixels wide and 14 pixels deep."
Verso: Photo taken from outside of a house in the winter. In the foreground is a large bird figure made out of snow, wearing a suit and top hat, leaning on a cane, with the words "Stepping in Style" written on below him. Above the door of the house is a sign that reads "Alpha House" and on the side of the house above the porch roof is another sign that reads "Alpha Pi Tau." Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Photo Group 4" and "Winter Festival."
