Creator: Nason, John W. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 35 linear ft.
Abstract:: In June 1940 at the age of thirty-five, John W. Nason (1905-2001) became the eighth president of Swarthmore College. A strong proponent of the Honors Program, he continued the mission of academic excellence established by Frank Aydelotte while adapting the campus to the pressures of World War. The first series of this collection, 1927-1965, contains John W.Nason's official correspondence and correspondence with faculty. There is also one box of reports collected by Nason's Vice President James A. Perkins, 1944-1946, received as a separate records transfer. Series B, Personal Papers, 1939-1948, includes correspondence received as a separate donation.

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

Extent:: 1.3 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection includes an assortment of legal documents, including deeds, marriage certificates, indentures, and leases.

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

Extent:: 135 boxes
Abstract:: The Council on Foreign Relations is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and national membership organization dedicated to promoting improved understanding of international affairs and to contributing ideas to United States foreign policy. The Meetings Series documents the work of the Council's Meetings Department, including administrative issues, such as correspondence with speakers, attendance records, and the non-attribution rule, as well as the records of the actual meetings themselves.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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