Estates/Wills/Bequests, 1938 - 1959

File — Box: D-07A

Identifier: D:074

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Admissions, budget, Career Planning and Placement, Dean of College/Faculty/Students, Development Office/development drives, estates/wills/bequests, Financial Aid, tuition, grants, Muhlenberg's libraries, Public Relations, Ministerium Appeals, Memorial Funds, Multicultural Life, Public Relations, Registrar, and scholarships.

Includes booklets, newspaper clippings, promotional and marketing materials, correspondence, statistical reports, letter heads, emails, published papers, newsletters, legal papers, photos, matriculation book, and postcards.

Dates

1938 - 1959

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Laura B. Swope real estate given to college;

college receives $30,000 from Mrs. John E. Snyder estate;

Samuel Augustus Bridges Stopp - will bequeaths to college his personal library, along with $5000 for maintenance of this separate collection $30,000 bequeathed to college by Minnie Snyder, widow of late John E. Snyder or Hershey, PA to be used for Lutheran ministerial student;

also mentions Trexler Estate Funds and Schieren Fund;

Tyson notes the will of Mrs. John A.W. Haas gives college trust fund of $50,000 for promotion of Sunday Vesper services and for music in Chapel;

Copy of codicil to will, bequeathing to Muhlenberg sum of $1,000.00 in Trust Fund to be known as "Jeanie Kramer Krause Memorial Fund", paid annually to three junior class members who are best in oratorical contest;

Mentions Spang Will 1950; Lutheran Synod, Trexler Estate;

Funds: William A. Freihofer, Charles A. Schieren, Spang Fund;

Attorney Paul A. Miller donates $500.00 for expansion of Mueller Library as memorial to late Professor Henry E. Mueller 1949;

MC is being considered to receive $100,000 under Estate of John L. Given, Jr. 1959;

College receives $2,000.00 from will of Wilson P. Ludwig - 1950;

Letter re: bequest of Mamie G. Longaker - 1953;

Ernest R. Keiter letter re: MC receives $100,000 from estate of John L. Given - 1958;

Fall 2006 Newsleltter "Growingg the Circle" Circle of 1848; 'Circle of 1848' founded in 1989, membership open to all who name the College as a beneficiary in their retirement planm life insurance policy, trust or estate;

College receives $2,500 under Will of David A. Miller - 1959; $600,000 estate of Peter S. Trumbower