Subject: Students' songs / Organization: Haverford College -- History -- 19th century / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1876">1876</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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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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