Vintage Points

Williams alumni weekend brings many wonderful guests to the Archives. Nancy Clapp (class of 1987) was no exception,  donating a wonderful collection of correspondence and photographs pertaining to her father, Charles Clapp II (class of 1945) and his Psi Upsilon fraternity brothers. Using a mail service in order to share their writings with their “delegation,” the correspondence encapsulates both the culture of war and memories of their beloved Williams College. In a September 2, 1945 letter, Clapp wrote about completion of his coursework while stationed in the Pacific: “Williams came through with my degree the other day.” (See letter below)
Archives and Special Collections hope to make this collection, along with other war-time materials digitally accessible later this year. -JGD