Organization: Swarthmore College / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1890">1890</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1894">1894</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Peaslee-Engle Family Papers, 1893-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Correspondence of the related Peaslee/Peasley and Engle families, as collected by Emma P. Engle. Includes letters to her parents while she was a student at Swarthmore College.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Phi Beta Kappa. Epsilon of Pennsylvania (Swarthmore College), 1893-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The collection contains the records of the Swarthmore College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa from its founding in 1893 until 1942, with gaps in some series.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore Phoenix Records, 1884-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box and 1 volume)
Abstract:: The Swarthmore Phoenix, Swarthmore College's newspaper, began as a monthly publication in 1881. This small collection contains an account book, 1884-1899, and some miscellaneous papers, including letters to the editor concerning the abolishment of women's fraternities in 1933 and a scrapbook about a 1953 prank article that asserted Adlai Stevenson had accepted the position of Swarthmore College President.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Writings related to the Early History of Swarthmore College, 1869-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (11 folders)
Abstract:: This collection of correspondence and reminiscences concerns the early history of Swarthmore College including its founding, formative years, and student life.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Clippings about Swarthmore College, 1862-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 60 linear ft. (95 document boxes, 11 record cartons, and 5 oversized flat boxes)
Abstract:: Original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and other publications cover topics relating to Swarthmore College, its students, faculty, and administrators.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore Borough Photographs, 1880-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 cubic ft. (4 binders)
Abstract:: This collection consists of 4 binders of original and copy photographs and negatives, dating from approximately 1880 to 2005, of the Swarthmore Borough, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Many of the images were used in the book Swarthmore Illustrated: A Centennial History by Susanna K. Morikawa and Patricia C. O'Donnell (1993).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore College alumni files, 1869-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 250 linear ft.
Abstract:: Files created by the alumni office and added to over time by Friends Historical Library staff. These files typically contain basic information about the student (occupation, residence, etc.), newspaper clippings and obituaries, correspondence with the alumni office (usually about donations), and sometimes other material. Occassionally includes photographs.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

George A. Hoadley Family Papers, 1850-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.75 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains the papers of George A. Hoadley, long-time professor of physics at Swarthmore College and secretary of the Franklin Institute, as well as papers of his extended family. Of particular interest are diaries kept by his second wife's parents, Carrie B. Kilgore and Damon Y. Kilgore, both attorneys and reformers. George Hoadley's correspondence with his children include mention of people and events in the Borough of Swarthmore and Swarthmore College. A founder of the Swarthmore College Camera Club, he was a avid amateur photographer. Approximately 2,000 of his glass negatives were preserved in the family home; they illustrate Swarthmore College and local homes and sites from circa 1899-1929.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Travilla-Speakman Family Papers, ca 1850-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear ft. (7 lertter size boxes)
Abstract:: The collection is composed largely of correspondence and related papers of Anna Travilla Speakman and her husband William Williams Speakman, Quakers of Swarthmore and Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania. Also represented is Anna's mother, Martha Newport Travilla, a Quaker minister who corresponded regularly with Samuel Willets. The Speakmans had a wide circle of friends in the extended Quaker community, particularly in Swarthmore College. The collection contains family photographs, some diaries, and albums.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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