Organization: Haverford College -- Students and Haverford College -- History -- 19th century / Form: songbooks - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .2 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: These two volumes contain handwritten song lyrics compiled by Edward M. Wistar and his classmates during his time at Haverford in the early 1870s. Some are specific to Haverford, while many were other popular songs of the time.

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Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: The Francis Barton Gummere songbook and notebooks consists of three volumes of papers created by Gummere. There is a songbook created during his time at Haverford College in addition to his notebooks on Germanic life and the philosphy of Baruch Spinoza.

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Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This album contains about ten entries of autographs that were pasted into a volume between 1868 and 1871. These entries contain people's names and sometimes the date and their college affiliation. Most of the entries in this album are song lyrics. At the bottom of the lyrics are names of Haverford students, the year the lyrics were added to the album, their graduation year, and their hometown.

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Extent:: .125 linear ft. (2 volumes, 1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains a cremation songbook, junior orations, and a fiftieth reunion program from the Haverford College Class of 1885.

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Extent:: .083 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection contains one songbook gathered by Lindley Haines in 1866 and 1867. The song lyrics in the volume were copied by his peers at Haverford College.

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Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This small volume contains songs and poems collected by Thomas S. Downing Jr. (1852–1926) during his time at Haverford College. Downing, the son of a prosperous farmer in West Whiteland, Chester County, Pennsylvania, attended Haverford from 1869 through 1872. After graduating, Downing returned to Chester County and became a farmer. Various Haverford students wrote verses in Downing's songbook, some traditional and some original compositions. They cover a wide variety of topics and offer insight into the attitudes of Haverford students in the early 1870s.

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