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.
Verso: Photo showing four men in the foreground dressed in regalia. Recto: Handwritten caption reading "Academic Convocation - K.T.C. november 6, 1959, 50th anniversary."
Verso: Photo of students walking into Rhodes Hall during the 1936 graduation. Recto: handwritten caption reading "class of 1936 at graduation, by Phil Whitney"
Verso: Photo of Keene State graduates and on-lookers watching as a man plays violin on stage during commencement ceremony. Recto: Handwritten caption reading "Commencement (Excersises) K.T.C. June 12, 1954 Michael Vitale playing violin solo."
Verso: two class marshals lead Dr. Young in to graduation commencement. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Graduation 1956 KSC, Dr. Young in back, class marshals Barbara Lees Hewitt, '57, Lee Marston (don't know married name) '57"
Verso: Photo of marshal leading in faculty members, followed by graduate students, at 1959 KSC graduation commencement ceremony. Recto: Handwritten caption reading "Keene Teachers College commencement, June 6, 1959."
Verso: Photo taken from the side of the stage at the 1959 KSC graduation commencement ceremony. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Keene Teachers College Commencement - June 6, 1959."
Verso: Photo taken from side of the stage showing faculty members standing at the podium during the 1959 KSC graduation commencement ceremony. Recto: Handwritten caption reading "Keene Teachers College Commencement - June 6, 1959."
Verso: Photo taken from between rows of seating showing stage with "Keene Teachers College" banner on it and faculty member standing at the podium. Recto: Handwritten caption reading, "Keene Teachers College Commencement - June 6, 1959."
Verso: Photo of KSC graduation commencement ceremony featuring the graduation students and onlookers with heads appearing to be bent in prayer, lead by faculty member standing at podium. Recto: Stamp reading "Keene Teachers College"
Photo taken of the KSC graduation commencement ceremony from an angle that captures most of the crowd and the stage, most likely from 1959 graduation ceremony.
Verso: Photo taken from directly beside the stage showing faculty members and speakers sitting on stage, one standing at the podium, most likely from the 1959 graduation commencement ceremony. Recto: Handwritten note reading "Return to Bob Mallar."
Overhead photo, appearing to have been taken from a second or third story window, showing the graduating students walking in to the commencement ceremony, most likely from 1959 ceremony.
Photocopy of a photo of a group of graduating students standing in front of Rhodes Hall. Beneath it a typed caption reads, "Keene and Plymouth Teachers college students who received diplomas last week(on aug. 22) following attendance at the summer session held in the Keene institution. In the last row center is James M. Pringle, state commissioner of Education, and, left and right, President E.L. Silver of Plymouth and President L.P. Young, of Keene, speakers at the excercises."
