II. William Henry Steele Demarest Files,, 1906-1938

Summary: The Demarest Series contains correspondence of Rutgers President William H. S. Demarest. It includes correspondence regarding research he was conducting, letters to and from the grandson of the architect of Van Nest Hall. The largest amount of correspondence are letters written between 1926 and 1938 to and from his classmates concerning fund raising for the "Class of 1883" Gates. These letters often refer to the economic difficulties suffered by Rutgers alumni after the Wall Street Crash of 1929.