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Start Over Repository Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Subject Students -- Social life and customs Organization Swarthmore College Year 1915 to 1919

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Ye Monks of the Black Cowl Records, 1912-1919 ,n.d. (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
Ye Monks of the Black Cowl was a secret society composed of ten male students chose from even year classes at Swarthmore College. The file contains the initiation rite, constitution, a scavenger hunt, and other papers.

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Somerville Literary Society Records, 1871-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.25 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Abstract:
The Somerville Literary Society was a women students' literary organization founded at Swarthmore College in 1871. The purposes of the organization were to discuss literature, strengthen the friendship between its members, and prepare them for the wider field of action and influence opening to women, according to the group's constitution. The collection contains the records of the Somerville Literary Society, including constitution, minutes, financial papers, writing, correspondence and material concerning the Lucretia Mott and Martha F. Tyson Scholarships

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Swarthmore College Book and Key Records, 1906-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (7 boxes (plus one large volume and one large plaque))
Abstract:
Book and Key was a senior men's honor society that was active at Swarthmore College from 1906 to 1957. The collection contains the records of the Book and Key and the Temple Trust Association including by-laws, history, minutes, financial papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, a large Bible, and a large plaque.

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