Title:
The birth of Williams Memorial Institute
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Williams Memeorial Institute
Object ID:
scr-001A-149
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, Ct.
Pubication Date:
12/01/1988
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
The handsome reddish Romanesque Williams Memorial Institute opened on Broad Street in 1891. It was established as a memorial to Thomas W. Williams II, a leading partner in the whaling firm Williams and Barnes. He died in 1855 after watching his ship, North Star, depart form New London under Captain Silas W. Fish. He was only 40 years old. His mother, Harriet Peck Williams, established a trust fund to build a free girl's high school in his memory.35 years later the fund had increased to $85,000, and the school was built. The first class graduated in 1892. The Williams Memorial Institute became the Williams School, located on the campus of Connecticut College.
People:
Buell, Colin S.
Fish, Capt.Silas W.
Otis, Lucy
Williams, Harriet Peck
Williams, Thomas W. II
Fish, Capt.Silas W.
Otis, Lucy
Williams, Harriet Peck
Williams, Thomas W. II
Search Terms:
Williams Memeorial Institute