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   www.williams.edu. Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.

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   The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Williams College, at Williamstown, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1785, opened as a free school 1791, became a college 1793, named for Ephraim Williams.

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   Founding of Williams College. 1755 On November 11th the will of Ephraim Williams is presented for probate in the court at Northampton, Massachusetts. 1762 Attempts are made by members of the Williams family to found Queens College in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

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   Feb 1, 2024 · A Williams anthology; a collection of the verse and prose of Williams college, 1798-1910 (IA williamsantholog00lehmrich).pdf 714 × 1,110, 244 pages; 10.47 MB WIlliamson College Exterior Sign.jpg 640 × 640; 93 KB

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   History. Founded in 1793, Williams College is the second-oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. The campus is home to approximately 2,100 students who develop close intellectual and personal relationships, learning from and alongside some of the world’s leading scholars.

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   WILLIAMS COLLEGE, located at Williamstown, Mass. It owes its origin to the bequest of Col. Ephraim Williams, for establishing a “Free School” in Williamstown.

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   How did Ephraim Williams start Williams College?

   • Williams College was founded by Ephraim Williams in 1755 when his will was presented for probate in the court at Northampton, Massachusetts. Attempts were made in 1762 by members of the Williams family to found Queens College in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

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   Is Williams College a private college?

   • Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.

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   Who was the first president of Williams College?

   • The first president was Ebenezer Fitch. Not long after its founding, the school's trustees petitioned the Massachusetts legislature to convert the free school to a tuition-based college. The legislature agreed and on June 22, 1793, Williams College was chartered. It was the second college to be founded in Massachusetts.

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   When was Williams College founded?

   • The legislature agreed and on June 22, 1793, Williams College was chartered. It was the second college to be founded in Massachusetts. Depiction of West College, which composed the entire college in its early years. At its founding, the college maintained a policy of racial segregation, refusing admission to black applicants.

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   What publications are produced at Williams College?

   • Numerous smaller campus publications are also produced each year, including The Telos, a journal of Christian thought; The Haystack, a humor magazine; the Williams College Law Journal, a collection of undergraduate articles; the Literary Review, a literary magazine; and Monkeys With Typewriters, a magazine of non-fiction essays.

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   What kind of Education does Williams offer?

   • At Williams, we believe that the most versatile, practical and enduring education we can offer students is a liberal arts education.

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   Williams College is a liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Williams College.