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Channing B. Richardson Collected Papers, 1968-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 linear in.)
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Correspondence includes letters responding to requests for support of conscientious objector status applications written by former students and/or Quaker acquaintances. He wrote letters on their behalf to various draft boards.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Robert S. Browne Collected Papers, 1962-1968, 1971, 1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear ft. (1.6 linear ft.)
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These papers document Robert S. Browne's peace and protest activities. They include biographical information, writings, speeches, correspondence (1962-1971), information about Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy (1965-1967), and Browne's reference material about the Vietnam War.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Bacon family papers, 1725-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft.
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Included are letters to the Bacons from family and friends; biographical and genealogical materials; travel letters; Margaret Hope Bacon's diaries of her trip to China under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee, 1972; to Australia, 1989 and Galapagos, 1992; to Costa Rica and Friends World Committee for Consultation, 1988; and Egypt, 1990; Margaret Hope Bacon's letters; Allen Bacon's letters; stories by Norman Borchardt (M.H. Bacon's father); Francis Bacon in Germany.

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

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Douglas Borgstedt cartoons, 1965-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
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Political cartoons by Douglas Borgstadt, 1965-1982, concerning the United States and world politics of the late 1960's and 1970's. Major themes include communism, diplomacy, war, and government corruption or ineptitude. Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger are frequently featured.

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

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Friends Historical Association records, 1873-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
22.1 linear ft.
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The collection contains records of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, information concerning the Conference for Quaker Historians and Archivists, details about various committes within the association, publications and publicity, events, and miscellaneous materials of the Friends Historical Association.

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

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Friends Hospital records, 1812-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
17.6 linear ft. (25 boxes, 229 volumes)
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Records of Friends Hospital from before its founding in 1813 through the late 20th century. Records include administrative, financial, hospital, published, and visual information.

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

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Levi Arnold Post papers, 1901-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.7 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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The papers of Greek Classicist, Levi Arnold Post, 1889-1971, who spent most of his career teaching and writing at Haverford College as a professor of Greek. He was a prolific correspondent and most of the collection contains his correspondence, primarily with his peers, though there are some early letters to his mother, as well as letters by his sister, Amy, also to her mother. Known for his work on Plato, he was a scholar of Menander, a concentration reflected in his correspondence and prolific writing. The collection also includes some of his works in typescript and manuscript, as well as some of his lectures.

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

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James P. Magill papers, 1911-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
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The papers of James P. Magill (b. 1885), a Quaker investment banker and philanthropist, dedicated to his alma mater, Haverford College, and with a great interest in the arts in the Philadelphia area. His circle of acquaintances included archaeologists, authors, and artists.

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

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Sol Mednick papers, 1946-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 document box)
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Papers relating to the film and photography departments at the Philadelphia College of Art and proposals for the establishment of the Creative Photographers' School, all by Sol Mednick in the 1960s, as well as biographical materials about Mednick and about exhibits of his work and a thesis mentioning Mednick.

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

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Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics, 1659-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear ft. (18 boxes and 2 volumes)
Abstract:
The collection provides insights into several issues important within the history of Quakerism, such as the abolition of slavery, education and Native American rights, as well as graphics depicting American travel views, Native American sites, Haverford College, Quaker individuals and places associated with Quakers.

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

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William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury collection, 1893-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
21.5 linear ft. (86 boxes)
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The principal creators in the collection are Quakers William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) and Catharine Jones Cadbury (1884-1970) who spent most of their lives in China. William Warder Cadbury came to China as a medical missionary in 1909.

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

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Woodbourne Orchards and family of Francis R. Cope Jr., 1848-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
43 boxes (26 boxes in original collection, 17 boxes in addition, 43 boxes total, and 1 tube.)
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Papers of the Cope family whose members descended from or were forebears of Francis R. Cope Jr. (1878-1962). The bulk of the papers was created by Francis R. Cope Jr., his daughter, Theodora Morris Cope and her first husband, John Frederick Stanwell-Fletcher. Other principal writers in the collection are Alexis T. Cope, Agnes Cope, Anna S. Cope, Caroline Cope, Clementine Cope, Elizabeth S. Cope, and Evelyn Cope, all from the 19th and 20th century. The earlier Copes were Quakers, but some joined other Protestant denominations.

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

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Taylor and Nicholson family papers, 1869-1944 1810-1999 (inclusive) 1869-1944 (bulk)

Extent:
10.75 linear ft. (21 boxes and 2 rolled items in a tube) and 21 containers and 3 rolled photographs
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The Taylor and Nicholson family papers contain the records of these two families from the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. The two focal points of this collection are William Nicholson Taylor (1882-1945), and his mother, Rebecca Morgan Nicholson Taylor (1857-1944). William graduated from Harvard in 1903 and afterwards spent considerable time abroad studying architecture. He also served as an officer in the United States Military from 1916 to 1917, and worked in diplomacy after the war. Rebecca was a noted writer and poet during this time period. The strength of this collection is the collected materials related to William's time in the military, as well as his sketchbooks related to architecture and Harvard. Researchers interested in the works of Rebecca Morgan Nicholson Taylor or Quaker women, should also consult Rebecca's notebook and correspondence. There is extensive correspondence between the various members of these two families from the 1880s to 1940s.

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

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Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton papers, 1859-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
26 linear ft. (57 boxes and 2 rolled objects)
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Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton were 20th-century Quaker educators and prolific authors whose areas of expertise included the physical sciences and the Classics. Notably, they also worked for the American Friends Service Committee in Europe, for Friends Center in Tokyo, Japan, and as directors of Pendle Hill, an adult study center in Wallingford, PA. They were both recorded ministers in the Religious Society of Friends. This collection also contains materials of other Brinton, Bean, Cox and Shipley Family members.

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

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Stephen G. Cary papers, 1930-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.25 linear ft. (33 boxes)
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Stephen G. Cary graduated from Germantown Friends School in 1933 and from Haverford College in 1937. He earned a master's degree in international administration from Columbia University in 1943. Between 1946 and 1969, Cary worked for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and was the chairman of the AFSC from 1979 to 1991. Cary was a member of the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1955 to 1969. In 1969, he joined the staff as vice president of development. He was acting president of Haverford from 1977 to 1978, and served as senior vice president of the College from 1979 to 1981. This is a collection of his professional and personal papers. Materials include documents related to the American Friends Service Committee, Haverford College, and the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership. Also included is his personal correspondence, as well as subject files on such topics as civil rights, the Germantown Friends School, and the Friends Association for...(see more)

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

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Elkinton, Waring Family papers, 1815-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.51 linear ft. (27 boxes, 1 tube)
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This collection includes information about multiple generations of the Elkinton and Waring families. It is concentrated on two generations: firstly, that of Howard West Elkinton (1892-1955) and Katharine Wistar Mason Elkinton (1892/3-1961), his wife, and secondly, that of their daughter, Theodora Elkinton (1927-) who married Thomas Waring (1921-2001). It is a story of life choices made by these Quakers: for Howard and Katharine Elkinton, to serve under the American Friends Service Committee in Europe after World War I and during World War II providing relief aid, and for Theodora and Tom Waring to continue this tradition by serving in Finland after World War II and then in the field of education in the United States.

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

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Henry J. Cadbury papers, 1910-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 linear ft. (60 boxes, 15,000 items)
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Papers of Quaker Biblical scholar Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974), a founder of the American Friends Service Committee and Nobel Prize winner on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee. Cadbury taught at Haverford (1910-1919 and 1954-1963) and Bryn Mawr Colleges as well as Harvard Divinity School as Hollis Professor of Divinity.

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

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John Davison Papers: Additions, 1939-1999 HC.Coll.839.1, 1939-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
38 linear ft. (61 boxes)
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John Davison was a prolific composer who taught music at Haverford College from 1959 until his death in 1999. Several of his compositions were performed and recorded by orchestras throughout the United States. Within this collection are drafts of many of his compositions, including Robert Burns: Poems and Songs, an anthology which he completed with John Ashmead. Also included are audio recordings of a couple dozen of his and students' pieces. This collection is an addition to the John Davison Papers, HC.Coll.839.

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

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Clarence Pickett journals, 1933-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear ft. (4)
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This collection consists of typescript copies of the journals of Clarence Pickett (1884-1965), prominent Friend and Executive Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee for 23 years. These journals form a record of Pickett's daily activities promoting peace worldwide between 1933 and 1965.

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

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John F. Rich papers, 1902-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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The papers of John F. Rich, who worked at the AFSC as a director of public relations and later founded his own public relations firm. The collection includes letters and diaries from his travels in Spain, India, and China during his years with the A.F.S.C. as well as materials from his firm.

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

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Cope-Evans Family papers, 1683-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear ft. (18 boxes)
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The Cope-Evans papers cover the years 1683 to 2012, and detail the history of the inter-related Cope and Evans families, important Philadelphia-area Quakers. The papers are divided into four series: Personal and Family papers, Business papers, J. Morris Evans papers, and Miscellaneous.

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

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Wood Family papers, 1899-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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Papers of Carolena Wood relating to her involvement in a number of Quaker philanthropic and relief efforts, and Jim Wood's interest in responsible investing.

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

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Thomas Scantlebury diaries, 1771-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.33 linear ft. (13 volumes, 4 foldered, 5 total folders)
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Thomas Scantlebury's diaries describe his life in Bristol, England, particularly meetings attended, visits among Friends, business related news, and social calls.

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

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Richard Hockley letterbook, 1737-1742, 1965-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of the single letterbook of Richard Hockley and contains business correspondence. The majority of letters in the volume are written by Richard Hockley on his travels for the business interests of Thomas Hyam, a London merchant. Letters are written from a variety of locations, including Barbados, Charleston, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

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John W. Nason Papers, 1927-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
35 linear ft.
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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]

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Swarthmore College property records, 1687-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
65 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Swarthmore College property records include real estate and building appraisals; deeds, mortgages, and leases; reports by Swarthmore committees and external consultants; administrative documents such as budgets and correspondence; blueprints, maps, and plans; and other records pertaining to college buildings and grounds, construction and maintenance, and utilities and resource use.

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

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Barbara Bernhardt Swarthmore Schools Papers, circa 1950-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
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Barbara Bernhardt was raised in the Borough of Swarthmore, Pa., and attended the local public schools from elementary through high school. She saved many of her workbooks and papers. They provide a perspective into the coursework and standards of mid-twentieth century public education in Pennsylvania.

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

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Swarthmore Chautauqua memorabilia, 1913-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes )
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The Chautauqua movement grew out of the American Lyceum and had its beginnings in 1874 at Chautauqua Lake, New York. In the late 1800s, this movement to provide entertainment and education to the American public was extended by circuit Chautauquas which expanded its influence from coast to coast. The Swarthmore Chautauqua was the youngest of the circuits and was founded in 1912 by Paul M. Pearson of Swarthmore College. This small collection of Chautauqua memorabilia contains programs, news clippings, and other material concerning primarily the Redpath Circuit, which operated out of Chicago and Ohio, and the Swarthmore Circuit, which was based in Swarthmore, Pa.

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

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Ruth Hyde Paine Papers on Marina Oswald, 1963-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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Ruth Hyde Paine (b. 1932), a Quaker who was living in Texas in 1963, befriended Marina Oswald. Marina was living at Ruth Paine's home at the time that her husband, Lee Oswald, was accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy. This collection consists primarily of correspondence of Ruth Hyde Paine documenting her friendship with Marina Oswald

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

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Vipont-Brown-Crowley Family Papers, 1802-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (14 items (10 folders)))
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The Vipont, Brown, and Crowley families were active Quakers in England and were particularly involved in Mount Street Monthly Meeting.

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

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Edith R. Solenberger papers on the Kinzua Project , 1961-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (18 folders.))
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This collection includes papers of Edith R. Solenberger, concerning her involvement in the Kinzua Project of the Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Included are letters regarding the Seneca Indians, and letters regarding their legal representation.

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

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Harry S. and Marjorie F. Scott Papers, 1942-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (12 folders.))
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Includes Marjorie F. Scott's correspondence concerning the planning of the 1949 American Young Friends Conference and papers relating to the 1942 All American Friends Conference and 1947 American Young Friends Conference. Also two letter from Quaker writer Leonard S. Kenworthy whose books were published by Scott's firm.

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

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Josiah P. Marvel papers, 1942-1966 (bulk)

Extent:
.2 linear ft.
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Josiah P. Marvel (1896-1959) was a Quaker, who worked with the American Friends Service Committee in France in 1940-41 and in 1942 became the chairman of the Quaker Emergency Service in New York City. This collection contains primarily Marvel's files on the Quaker Emergency Service, including its Civilian Readjustment Committee (a clinic that offered men arrested for soliciting sex with other men the option of psychiatric care in lieu of a prison sentence). The collection also includes a typescript of Marvel's unpublished memoir, "Peace in our time," and photographs of him.

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

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Swarthmore Borough Memorabilia Collection, 1905-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (2 oversize boxes)
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections are deposited in Friends Historical Library. The Memorabilia Collection is composed of objects donated by Swarthmore residents, largely athletic and business items.

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

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The Meeting School (Rindge, N.H.) records, 1957-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
18 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Meeting School was an experimental, co-educational Quaker farm school located in Rindge, N.H. It was founded in 1957 and closed in 2011. The collection contains the records from its inception to closing, publications, and other related records.

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

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John Barnes Trustees Records, 1880-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 linear ft.
Abstract:
Records of Barnes Trustees Inc., formed in 1949 to hold in trust for Abington Meeting and School the land deeded for its use February of 1697. Also included in their responsibility are investments made with funds received from land sales over time.

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

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Swarthmore College General Reference Files, 1921-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
15 linear ft. (workroom file cabinets)
Abstract:
Contains topical reference files on Swarthmore College including buildings and grounds, history, activities, events, etc. Files compiled by staff of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

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

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Swarthmore College employee photographs, 1864-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 linear ft.
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs of Swarthmore College faculty, staff, administrators, and Board Members, from the time of the College's founding into the 21st century. 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]

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Swarthmore College Photograph Albums, 1876-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.12 cubic ft. (16 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains 31 photograph albums, dating from approximately 1876 to 1975, that document Swarthmore College social life and campus views. Various sources donated the material, and the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College made an artifical collection in 3/2005 that combined all the photos into one group.

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

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Photographs from the E. Raymond Wilson Papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 cubic ft. (half box, stored with pa-066)
Abstract:
E. Raymond Wilson (1896-1987), a Quaker peace lobbyist, helped found the Friends Committee on National Legislation in 1943 and served as its Executive Secretary until 1962. He also helped organize the Committee on Militarism in Education in 1925. From 1931 to 1943, he served as Field and Education Secretary of the Peace Section of the American Friends Service Committee. He was the author of two books. This collection of photographs contains family photographs, greeting cards, and newspaper articles about his family and friends (all Quakers).

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

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