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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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Wyncote Players records, 1933-1992 (bulk) 1933-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
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The Wyncote Players was a local theatre group located in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. The Wyncote Players records, 1933-2001, contain minutes of the group, Treasurer's reports, attendance records, and membership records. There are also a number of programs for events held by the group.

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The Neighbors of Hatboro records, 1933-1984 (bulk) 1912-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
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The Neighbors of Hatboro was organized in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in May of 1910. It's purpose was "to create among women an organized center of thought and action, tending toward intellectual and moral development and to promote the best interests of the community." The Neighbors of Hatboro records, 1912-1992, consist of minutes, annual reports, account books, scrapbooks, and yearbooks.

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Borough of Jenkintown records, 1881-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
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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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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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Fesmire papers, 1967-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
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Norman W. Fesmire was chairman of the Lower Moreland Township Historical Architectural Review Board and his wife Sylvia co-founded the Pennickpacka Historical Society. These papers relate to the Fesmires' interest in Lower Moreland Township history and historic preservation. The Fesmire papers, 1967-1997, include notes on local history and historic sites, extracts from publications, and ephemera.

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Richard Rothe photographs and diaries, 1895-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.5 linear feet
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Internationally-known horticulturalist Richard Herman Rothe was the developer of what he called the "American rock garden." The Richard Rothe photographs and diaries, 1895-1930, consist of 250 lantern slides and color prints of garden views of Pennsylvania estates in eastern Montgomery County, Philadelphia, and the western Main Line as well as family scenes and views on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The collection also contains copies and originals of some of Rothe's diaries, photocopies of articles he published, and research materials on him.

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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust records, 1971-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
18.0 cubic feet
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The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust was established as the Pennypack Watershed Association in 1970. A public non-profit organization, it was dedicated to providing a unified approach for implementing sound environmental goals for the 56 square-mile Pennypack Creek area that extends through the suburbs of Bucks and eastern Montgomery Counties and into the highly urbanized areas of Northeast Philadelphia. The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust records, 1971-2009, chiefly consist of minutes reporting on land acquisition, finances, and programs and activities. There are also miscellaneous records relating to the organization's activities.

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Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
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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