Oliver James Bond Papers President of The Citadel

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1 The Citadel Archives & Museum 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, South Carolina Telephone Fax Oliver James Bond Papers Biography Oliver James Bond was born in Marion, South Carolina on May 11, He graduated from The Citadel in 1886 finishing first in his class. After graduation, he accepted the position of assistant professor of mathematics at The Citadel. From this position, he went on to become Professor of Mathematics, Superintendent , President , and Dean of The Citadel , serving the college for fifty-one years. (Note: in 1910, the title of Superintendent was changed to President.) While still teaching at The Citadel, Colonel Bond earned a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1895 from Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1912, the University of South Carolina awarded him an honorary degree of doctor of laws. In 1922, under his leadership, The Citadel moved from its Marion Square campus to its new site on the banks of the Ashley River and reached its highest enrollment. The administration building was named in his honor in Colonel Bond was the author of The Story of The Citadel, a history of The Citadel published posthumously in He died in his home on The Citadel campus on October 1, Scope and Content Note: Papers consist of correspondence, diaries and typescript and comprise seventeen boxes (11 linear feet). The correspondence pertains to Colonel Bond s presidency of The Citadel and is arranged as follows: The Citadel Board of Visitors arranged chronologically; General Correspondence arranged chronologically; Correspondence arranged by subject. Colonel Bond s diaries and and the typescript of The Story of The Citadel are included. 1

2 Box 1 Correspondence Board of Visitors Folder 1 Index to the Collection Box 2 Board of Visitors July 1926 Folder January - July Box 3 Board of Visitors August Folder Aug. - Dec Jan. - June June 19 - Dec Jan. - May June - Dec Box 4 General Correspondence June Folder June - Dec Jan. - Dec Jan. - Dec Jan. - May June - Dec Jan. - Dec. 2

3 Box 5 General Correspondence Jan Aug 1917 Folder Jan. - Dec Jan. - April May - Dec Jan. - Nov Jan. - Dec Jan. - Aug. Box 6 General Correspondence Sept Folder Sept. - Dec Jan. - April May - Aug Sept. - Nov Dec. Box 7 General Correspondence 1919 Folder Jan. - Feb March - May June - July August Oct. - Dec. Box 8 General Correspondence Folder Jan. - July Aug. - Dec Box 9 General Correspondence Folder

4 Box 10 Correspondence by Subject Folder 1. Alumni American University Union - Europe Association of Graduates Association of Military Colleges and Schools U.S Beneficiary Scholars Beneficiary Scholarships Beneficiary Scholarships , 1925 Box 11 Correspondence by Subject Folder 1. Budget College Discipline Questionnaire Commencement " " " " " " " " " " Commandant Cornerstone Bond Hall 1920, Salvage 1969 Box 12 Correspondence by Subject Folder 1. Encampment (Plattsburg, NY) Encampment (Camp Lee, VA) Discipline Discipline Discipline

5 Box 13 Correspondence by Subject Folder Rough Sketch for new Citadel buildings 2 Greater Citadel 1919 Feb.-Sept. 3 Greater Citadel Oct. 4 Greater Citadel 1921 Jan.-August 5 Greater Citadel 1921 Sept. - Dec. 6 Greater Citadel Greater Citadel Box 14 Typescripts (3) of The Story of the Citadel (Oliver Bond s history of The Citadel) Box 15 Correspondence by Subject Folder 1 Marion Square Commission Military Inspection Reports 1905, Orders, General Orders, General Orders, General Box 16 Correspondence by Subject Folder 1. Orders, Special Orders, Special Orders, Special , Personal Correspondence Personal Correspondence Personal Correspondence Undated 7. ROTC Sinking Fund Commission Statistics Tablets T-Misc Undated - Bond 13. World War I Records from Citadel Graduates requested by Col. Bond (53 replies) Box 17 Diaries of Oliver Bond Folder 1. Diary original, typed transcriptions 2. Diary original, typed transcriptions 3. Correspondence from diaries Notes and research material for use in The Story of the Citadel 5. National Cyclopedia of American Biography correspondence concerning Bond's listing in cyclopedia. 6. Letters of sympathy 1933 concerning Bond's death 7. Correspondence with Eliza Mims concerning portrait of Bond 5