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Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown records, 1949-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
15.0 linear feet (32 document cases)
Abstract:
Kiwanis Club is an international, co-educational service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, which commits volunteer hours to serve children and strengthen communities. The Kiwanis club of Jenkintown was chartered in 1949 through the sponsorship of the Kiwanis Club of Glenside. The Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown records are a gift of the club, consisting of 13 linear feet of material housed in 32 boxes. The collection spans from 1949 to 2014 and comprises chronological files, administrative records, financial, and membership records, as well as publications and memorabilia.

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Harry J. Utzy, Jr. photographs, 1926-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
20.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Harry J. Utzy, Jr. (1908-1992) was a commercial, portrait, and news photographer active in the Jenkintown area. The Harry J. Utzy, Jr., photographs, 1926-1985, contain approximately 20,000 glass negatives, original film negatives, and prints that largely document the area of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Also included are photographic prints documenting the newly-constructed Alaska Highway (1943).

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Old York Road Woman's Exchange records, 1932-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Old York Road Woman’s Exchange was a non-profit consignment store that was established to "help others to help themselves." It opened in Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1932 and closed in 1996. The Old York Road Woman’s Exchange records, 1932-1995, consist largely of minutes that span nearly its entire existence (1932-1994), with several volumes of account books, a consigners’ book, a scrapbook, and a scattering of clippings and other memorabilia. The Old York Road Woman's Exchange was a charter member of the Federation of Woman's Exchanges, and this collection also includes several decades of the Federation’s annual meeting packets.

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League of Women Voters of Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown records, 1952-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The League of Women Voters (LWV) was established in 1919 to help educate women on the civic responsibilities of voting. The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown branch, still active as of 2013, was established in 1951 and expanded in 1959. The League of Women Voters of Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown records, 1952-2009, include newsletters, minutes, programs, photographs, articles (clippings), government directories, correspondence, bylaws, membership directories, board meeting agendas and minutes.

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Russell Smith family papers, 1852-1949 (bulk) 1805-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Smiths were a family of artists who worked and lived at their home in Edgehill, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Russell Smith (1812-1896) was a prominent theater curtain painter who became a landscape painter, and his son Xanthus (1839-1929) was known for his Civil War naval battle scenes. The bulk of the Russell Smith family papers, 1805-1952, are comprised of financial records and estate records from the Smith family. The collection also includes pencil and ink sketches and watercolors created by Russell and Xanthus Smith.

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Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc., records, 1942-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc. was founded in 1909 as a community development organization. The Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc., records, 1942-1980, consist of materials relating to the activities of the organization as well as minutes and correspondence of various presidents.

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Old York Road Contemporary Club records, 1951-1992 (bulk) 1939-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Old York Road Contemporary Club was organized in 1934 by a group of women who broke away from the Woman’s Club of Jenkintown "because they wished to follow a format of current event study including World Affairs." The Club’s motto was "Getting together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success." The Old York Road Contemporary Club records, 1939-1992, consist of minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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Borough of Jenkintown records, 1881-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Borough of Jenkintown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was incorporated in 1874. The Borough of Jenkintown records, 1881-1957, consist of account books, correspondence and other documents of the Sewer Committee, and Jenkintown Borough yearbooks.

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Community Weekday Bible School of Jenkintown scrapbooks, 1926-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Abstract:
The Community Weekday Bible School of Jenkintown was organized in 1921 under the auspices of the Community Council of Religious Education. The Community Weekday Bible School of Jenkintown scrapbooks, 1926-1954, contain notices to parents, commencement programs, and clippings. The volumes were compiled by the Community Council’s President, George S. Young.

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R. B. Ball and Company, Incorporated, records, circa 1940-1996

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
The R. B. Ball and Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1976 as Ball and Coffin, Inc., but changed its name in 1978. R. B. Ball and Company, Inc. sold and rented residential and commercial properties in the Jenkintown area and managed the Valleybrook Apartments. The R. B. Ball and Company, Inc. records, circa 1940-1996, are comprised of the files of Robert E. Murray, President of the Board of Directors and sales manager. The records include minutes and financial records.

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