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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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Abington Civic Club records, 1925-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Abington Civic Club was organized in 1925 by local women as the Highlands Farm Civic Club, "hoping to better conditions in our community and to establish neighborly relations among the residents." The Abington Civic Club records, 1925-2002, consist of minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and newsletters.

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Wyncote Audubon Society (Wyncote Bird Club) records, 1914-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
18.0 linear feet
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The Wyncote Audubon Society was founded in 1914 as the Wyncote Bird Club by Ernest Harold Baynes. Its goal was the preservation of birds and their environment; later, it took on the management of Crosswicks Wildlife Sanctuary and the preservation of Briar Bush Nature Center. The Club became a chapter of the National Audubon Society in 1968, and in 1977 it incorporated as the Wyncote Audubon Society. The Wyncote Audubon Society (Wyncote Bird Club) records, 1914-1993, include meeting minutes, financial records, membership records, activity files, several films, and other records of the organization.

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Woman's Club of Wyncote records, 1898-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.75 linear feet
Abstract:
The Woman's Club of Wyncote was organized in 1898 to form an organized center for the intellectual and social development of its members, and to promote such public measures as shall be conducive to the welfare of the community. Its programs were devoted to literary subjects and interests. The bulk of the Woman's Club of Wyncote records, 1898-2005, is scrapbooks compiled by member Flavia Witte. There are also some minute books, account ledgers, membership lists, and other manuscript volumes.

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Theresa Hanlon collection on Overlook Elementary School, 1994-2007 (bulk) 1961-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.75 linear feet
Abstract:
Overlook Elementary School is one of seven elementary schools in Abington School District, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Overlook School, originally constructed in 1926, was rebuilt in 2005; Theresa Hanlon was a sixth grade teacher there. The bulk of the Theresa Hanlon collection on Overlook Elementary School, 1961-2007 (bulk 1994-2007) is mock-ups for school yearbooks. There are also video recordings of school performances and graduations, and photographs and slides of graduation classes and school events.

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American Association of University Women, Northeastern Montgomery County Branch records, 1946-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The mission of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is to "advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research." The Northeastern Montgomery County branch of the AAUW as founded in Glenside, Pennsylvania in 1945. The American Association of University Women, Northeastern Montgomery County Branch records, 1946-2006, include meeting minutes, financial records, activity records, newsletters, and scrapbooks.

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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
Abstract:
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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Cox-Robinson-Ross family papers, 1669-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Cox, Ross, and Robinson families were important Pennsylvania families active in early Philadelphia and Bucks Counties, and later in the development of Hatboro in Montgomery County. The Cox-Robinson-Ross family papers, 1669-1980, include letters, financial and property records, business papers, photographs, scrapbooks, architectural drawings, and research materials documenting several generations.

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