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Start Over Place Montgomery County (Pa.) Place Jenkintown (Pa.) Year 1965 to 1969

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Lillian Rankin papers, circa 1960-2005

Extent:
11.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Lillian Bassett Rankin (nee Stringfellow) was born in 1913 and died in 2009. A graduate of Beaver College (now Arcadia University) and later a teacher there, Rankin lived most of her life in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. A large proportion of the Lillian Rankin papers, circa 1960-2005, consists of photographs and slides. The collection also contains a sizeable amount of her notebooks and writings, and a small amount of financial records, correspondence, and Beaver College/Arcadia University alumni ephemera.

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The Bookstore, Incorporated records, 1959-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Bookstore was established in 1959 as a non-profit book selling business for the benefit of the Jenkintown Library in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Bookstore, Incorporated records, 1959-1993, are comprised of financial records of the organization.

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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
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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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Greater Jenkintown Chamber of Commerce records, 1962-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
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The Jenkintown Businessmen's Association was established in 1933. Over the next several years the organization changed its name a number of times. In 1961 the group became known as the Jenkintown Chamber of Commerce. The organization marked its expanding geographical interests when it renamed itself the Greater Jenkintown Chamber of Commerce in 1968 and then the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in 1992. The Greater Jenkintown Chamber of Commerce records, 1962-1994, consist of Board of Directors minutes and other materials relating to the activities of the organization.

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Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
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The Noble Improvement Association was established in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1906 to "promote the advancement of the economic welfare of the members and residents of Noble, and the general improvement of said place and the properties thereof." The Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989, are comprised of the files of Russell S. Detweiler a Board member. They consist of minutes, correspondence, and financial records.

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

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
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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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W. Berkeley MacKenney, Jr. scrapbooks, 1958-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
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W. Berkeley MacKenney, Jr. was a resident of Jenkintown (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) and secretery of Old York Road Historical Society. The W. Berkeley MacKenney, Jr. scrapbooks, 1958-1990, consist of about 20 volumes of newspaper clippings about Jenkintown.

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Old York Road Historical Society scrapbooks collection, 1890-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Montgomery County, situated in southeastern Pennsylvania and established in 1784 out of the western portion of Philadelphia County, has played an important role in U.S. history. Since its founding, it has experienced "booming industry and manufacturing, rich farm fields, advanced transportation, artistic endeavors and unique religious beliefs." The history of the area of eastern Montgomery County has been documented significantly through the collecting efforts of the Old York Road Historical Society. The Old York Road Historical Society scrapbooks collection, 1890-2000, includes scrapbooks created by the Society and created by others that principally cover eastern Montgomery County.

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Martin Evoy papers, 1953-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.75 linear feet
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Martin Evoy (1903-1991), a management engineer by profession, was a local civic activist in the Abington area of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He worked with various neighborhood groups including the Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association, Resident Owners of the Harte Tract, and the Noble Improvement Association. The Martin Evoy papers, 1953-1989, are comprised of records of the various groups and projects in which he was involved. There is also a small amount of personal papers relating to Evoy's service in World War II.

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Jenkintown Day Nursery records, 1903-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
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The Jenkintown Day Nursery was established in 1903 by Mrs. Theodore B. (Annie W.) Culver (1867-1957). The Jenkintown Day Nursery records, 1903-2003, consist of board minutes, financial records, administrative records, and scrapbooks.

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Old York Road Country Club records, 1913-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.2 linear feet
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The Old York Road County Club was founded in 1909 by a small group of residents of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, many of whom were Quakers. In 1962, the club moved from land owned by Abington Friends Meeting to a new location in Spring House, Montgomery County. The club is still active as of 2012. The Old York Road Country Club records, 1913-1989, include scrapbooks, board minutes, committee records, and miscellaneous documents.

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

Extent:
15.0 linear feet (32 document cases)
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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
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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
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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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Jenkintown Senior Citizens records, 1967-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
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The Jenkintown Senior Citizens was an organization of men in Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who met monthly with speakers. The Jenkintown Senior Citizens records, 1967-1974, include a small amount of correspondence, memoranda and other materials relating to meeting arrangements.

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