Original Letter from Andrew Carnegie to President Holden Congratulating Him on Reaching the Requirements to Receive $100, 000 1902
subject: Andrew Carnegie: A Reluctant Hero
description: Andrew Carnegie wrote personally to President Holden once he was informed that the University met his requirements. He pledged to follow through by paying $100,000 and said his cashier would send the check.
creator: Andrew Carnegie
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1902-07-22
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
rights: Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio, 44691

Harry McClarran on the 1901 Fire
subject: Story of 1901 Fire and Aftermath
creator: Interviewed by Shannon Dade, Elisabeth Abell, and Scott Mclellan
publisher: Edited by Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-12
contributor: Harry McClarran
format: Video
language: English

President Holden's Form Letter Asking for Donations After Old Main Fire 1902
subject: "President of a Hole in the Ground": President Holden's Rush to Rebuild
description: In the letter, President Holden is soliciting donations from the University community and town to rebuild, while also alluding to an anonymous donor who was eventually revealed.
creator: President Louis Holden
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1902-01-14
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
rights: Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 11891 Beall Avenue, Wooster Ohio, 44691

Form Letter from President Holden Thanking Subscribers for Donating to Rebuilding Efforts 1902
subject: "President of a Hole in the Ground": President Holden's Rush to Rebuild
description: In the letter, President Holden thanked people for donations and informed them that they had helped meet the conditions set forth by Andrew Carnegie, which allowed the University to receive $100,000.
creator: President Louis Holden
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1902-03-03
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
rights: Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio, 44691

President Holden's Autobiography, Selections of the 1901 Fire and Rebuilding 1932
subject: "President of a Hole in the Ground": President Holden's Rush to Rebuild
description: President Holden wrote his autobiography for his children in 1932 and it featured an extensive portion on his time as the President of the College of Wooster. He focused on the difficulties he ran into as he desperately tried to find donors for rebuilding including Louis Severance and Andrew Carnegie.
creator: President Louis Holden
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1932-03-10
contributor: Courtesy of the College Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: Wooster, OH

Severance Hall, College of Wooster
subject: Severance
description: View of Severance Hall (chemistry), constructed in 1902, from the academic quad of the College of Wooster
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/07/03
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: 2013-07-03 16.59.00
coverage: 40.809534,-81.93587

Special Edition of The Wooster Voice About the 1901 Fire
subject: Story of 1901 Fire and Aftermath
description: The Special Edition describes the story of the fire and how the college responded. A lengthy section was devoted to listing how many people and organizations had donated and how people could continue to help.
creator: The Wooster Voice
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
publisher: The Wooster Voice
date: 1901-12-14
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
rights: Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691

Photograph of Old Main Building the Morning After it Burned Down 1901
subject: Story of 1901 Fire and Aftermath
description: The main academic building on campus burned down early in the morning in mid December 1901. Students and faculty could only watch in horror as the fire destroyed the building.
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1901-12-11
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
type: Image
coverage: 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691

Photograph of Remains of Old Main Building After Fire 1901
subject: Story of 1901 Fire and Aftermath
description: The photograph shows just how little remained of the campus’ main academic building after a fire ravaged the structure in 1901.
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1901-12-11
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
type: Image
coverage: 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio 44691

Portrait of Louis H. Severance
subject: Severance
description: Portrait of Louis H. Severance, trustee of the University of Wooster, circa 1910
source: College of Wooster Libraries Digital Resource Commons
date: circa 1910
contributor: Courtesy of The College of Wooster Digital Resource Commons
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: severance (2)
coverage: 40.809534,-81.93587