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Start Over Creator Haverford College Creator Bryn Mawr College Year 1950 to 1999

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The Underground, 1989-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
An opinion and commentary magazine with Haverford and Bryn Mawr contributions published in the 1980s and 1990s.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Friends Freedmen's Association Records, 1863-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 linear ft. (18 boxes)
Abstract:
Friends' Freedmen's Association was an organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded in 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freemen. Its purpose was to provide relief and education to formerly enslaved people during and after the Civil War. The name was changed circa 1873. From 1947-1955 the Association supported black students in schools and summer work camps. From 1955-1970 the income from investments was used to provide grants for scholarship to needy black students. From 1970 income and principal was distributed yearly primarily among Bryn Mawr, Earlham, Guilford, and Haverford Colleges. In January 1982 the Association was dissolved. The funds were distributed among the four colleges named above to be used as aid to black students as the J. Henry Scattergood Scholarship Fund. The collection contains the records of the Friends' Freedmen's Association, including minutes, charter, by-laws, minutes, reports, and publications. Also...(see more)

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

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Zig Zag, 1967

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
Zig Zag was an occassional Bi-College student publication concerned with internal affairs at Haverford and Bryn Mawr College.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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The Revue, 1952-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
.75 linear ft. (1 box, 5 volumes)
Abstract:
A literary magazine with contributions from Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges issued between 1952 and 1963.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]