Whitcomb, Frank Sumner, 1889-1981
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1981
Biography
Frank S. Whitcomb was born in August 20. 1889 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth Collge in 1911 after which he worked for Checker Belmont Ironworks. He died in 1981.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frank Whitcomb correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MS-1438
MS-1438
Date(s):
1906 to 1911
Content Description
The collection contains letters from Frank Whitcomb while he was a student at Dartmouth College (Class of 1911) to his sister, Helen Whitcomb, while she was a student at Smith College, describing his college life. Two letters to his father, Arthur K. Whitcomb, are also included. Topics of Whitcomb’s letters include speakers at the College Club smokers, freshman hazing, Dartmouth football and other sports, and attending classes at Thayer. Of note is a letter describing the plans for the first...