Organization: Swarthmore College / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1945">1945</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Darlington Family Papers, 1831-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 linear ft. (57 boxes (and photographs))
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of the Darlington family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Woodstown, New Jersey. Quakers with strong ties to Swarthmore College, the family was involved in education, social and peace concerns, and businesses in the Philadelphia area. Charles J. Darlington (1894-1966) served as Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends during the reunification of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. The collection includes family correspondence relating to the Darlington, Shortlidge, Gause, and Palmer families as well as genealogical research and 20th century Quaker activities.

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

Swarthmore College Civilian Foreign Service Training Program records, 1942-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear ft.
Abstract:: During World War II, Swarthmore College offered relief and reconstruction training programs, initially at the graduate level for men in the Civilian Public Service (CPS), and later as an undergraduate major. This collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, syllabi, reports, and other documents relating to Civilian Foreign Service (CFS) training programs at colleges and universities, particularly the CFS program at Swarthmore. The collection was compiled by J. Roland Pennock, a professor in the Political Science Department who oversaw both the CPS and CFS programs.

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

Brand Blanshard Papers, circa 1920-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: .63 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Brand Blanshard was a Quaker philosopher, writer, and teacher. He taught philosophy at Swarthmore College 1925-1944 and subsequently at Yale University until 1962 where he served as the chairman of the Philosophy Department. The collection contains primarily published writings and some correspondence and unpublished speeches.

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

William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records, 1943-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.25 linear ft.
Abstract:: The William J. Cooper Foundation provides funding for lectures, exhibits, concerts, and performances at Swarthmore College. The Cooper Foundation Committee, composed of students, faculty members, and staff members, works with members of all campus constituencies to arrange events and residencies. The William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records, 1943-1974, consists of administrative files that primarily document the committee's efforts to select, arrange, and publicize events.

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

Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Chapter Records, 1921-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The Phi Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa was established at Swarthmore College in 1906. By 1991, it was abolished, a victim of mounting debt and student disinterest. The collection includes correspondence, 1956-1957, concerning the Chapter's pledging of an African American, the first at the College; other correspondence mostly concerning the mounting debt; and agreements and leases.

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

Swarthmore College photographs, 1864-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 60 cubic ft.
Abstract:: This collection consists of photographs of Swarthmore College from the time of the College's founding into the 21st century. College buildings, students, alumni, employees, activities, events, and other subjects are depicted. Photographs collected by the Friends Historical Library from various sources internal and external to the College.

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

John T. Diebold scrapbooks, 1880-1999 (inclusive) 1937-1999 (bulk)

Extent:: 40 linear ft. (89 volumes)
Abstract:: The American businessman John T. Diebold, founder of the Diebold Group, Inc. and author of the management classic Automation, was a graduate of Swarthmore College (class of 1949). This collection consists of 89 scrapbooks carefully constructed by Diebold to document his life and the major events of his business career and personal life.

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

Louise K. Clement Photographs, 1914-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Louise K. Clement was an avid photographer who captured foreign landscapes and peoples, urban and idllyic settings, and portraits of people of all ages from approximately 1914-1946.

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

Swarthmore College War Years Photographs, 1943-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 cubic ft. (1 box and 1 binder)
Abstract:: This collection consists of 2 boxes of black and white photographs, postcards, loose prints, contact sheets, and negative slides, dating from approximately 1943-1946. Items were donated by alumni for the College's War Years Reunion in 1993.

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

Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College slide collection, 1925-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.6 cubic ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: The Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation was established at Swarthmore College in 1929 as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (1874-1927). The intention of the Foundation was to focus on plantings appropriate to Eastern Pennsylvania, creating a practical "garden of ideas" for amateur gardeners while at the same time improving the campus. The name changed to Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College in 1986. This collection consists of slides of plants, the Scott Arboretum, Arboretum employees, and other arboretums.

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

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