Smoak, William Wightman Collection
Title
Smoak, William Wightman Collection
Subject
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
Student life and customs.
Description
W. W. Smoak was a cadet at The Citadel. He was expelled in 1898 as part of the Cantey Rebellion but was later reinstated and graduated in 1900. He was an editor for The Sphinx yearbook and a member of the Polytechnique Society.
Creator
Smoak, William Wightman, 1877-1947
Source
A1979.7
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Rights
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Relation
William Wrightman Smoak Collection
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/22
Coverage
Charleston (S.C.)
Audience
Citadel Class of 1910
Collection Items
Photograph of William Wightman Smoak with Friends, May 1900
Photograph of William Wightman Smoak with a group of friends. From left to right: Miss Hyams, Smoak, Miss Hawkins and Mr. Phillips.
Certificate of Scholarship in South Carolina Military Academy for William Wightman Smoak, October 1, 1896
Certificate of scholarship in the South Carolina Military Academy presented to William Wightman Smoak.
Humorous Guard Report Written By William Wightman Smoak, circa 1897.
Humorous guard report filled out by Smoak circa 1897.
Letter from William Wightman Smoak to his family, March 22, 1898
Letter from W. W. Smoak to his family concerning the Cantey Rebellion of 1898.
Letter from William Wightman Smoak to Colonel Asbury Coward, May 16, 1899
Letter from W. W. Smoak to Colonel Asbury Coward concerning his reinstatement at the Citadel.
Journal of William Wightman Smoak, October 1, 1897 - March 16, 1899
Journal kept by Cadet William Wightman Smoak from October 1, 1897-March 16, 1899. Smoak recounts the events concerning the Cantey rebellion, the largest cadet rebellion in Citadel history.
Journal of William Wightman Smoak, March 17, 1899 - December 30, 1899
Journal kept by Cadet William Wightman Smoak from March 14-December 30, 1899.
Journal of William Wightman Smoak, January 1, 1900 - June 24, 1900
Journal kept by Cadet William Wightman Smoak from January 1-June 24, 1900.
Journal of William Wightman Smoak, May 26, 1900-May 27, 1900
Journal kept by Cadet William Wightman Smoak where he details his trip to Wadesboro, North Carolina to watch the solar eclipse. The journal also includes news clippings about the eclipse, a story called "The Fern Leaf's Story," and advice on how to…