Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Raymond J. Middleton bird banding papers, 1928-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Raymond J. Middleton (1898-1980) was a well-known naturalist, conservationist, and civic leader of West Norriton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in bird banding for over 40 years, during which time he banded an estimated 57,000 birds. At the core of the Raymond J. Middleton bird banding papers, 1928-1979, are seven bird banding journals. There is also a quantity of form-letter correspondence with the United States Department of the Interior regarding banded birds data, correspondence with various other bird banding associations, and reprints of an ornithology article by Middleton (1969).

Held at: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove [Contact Us]

Yerkes family papers, 1791-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Yerkes family in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, dates back to the early 1800s. They were retail merchants, preachers, politicians, lawyers, hotel owners, medical doctors, farmers, and teachers. The Yerkes family papers, 1791-1993, contains deeds, speeches, correspondence, marriage certificates, newspapers and clippings, an account book, and photographs.

Held at: Millbrook Society [Contact Us]

Montgomery Township Historical Society collection of Montgomery Township records on property development, 1988-2012 (bulk) 1958-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Montgomery Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Montgomery Township Historical Society collection on Montgomery Township property development, 1958-2012, primarily consists of maps submitted to the Board of Supervisors with applications for real estate development, circa 1988-2012. The collection also includes a small amount of zoning board hearings records and permits.

Held at: Montgomery Township Historical Society [Contact Us]

Robert N. Jordan real estate records, 1946-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Robert N. Jordan formed the Jaytee Corporation in December 1946 and transferred title to properties he owned to the new real estate holding company. The Jaytee Corporation mostly dealt with industrial properties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ended when Jordan retired. The Robert N. Jordan real estate records, 1946-1986, consist mostly of sales records and advertising data, with settlement agreements, insurance records, and property fact-sheets.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Roslyn Elementary School scrapbooks and photographs, circa 1953-1996

Extent:: 6.1 linear feet
Abstract:: As of 2011, Roslyn Elementary School was one of seven elementary schools in the Abington School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Roslyn Elementary School scrapbooks and photographs, circa 1953-1996, consist primarily of scrapbooks, with a few photograph albums of class pictures. Most scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers; one album from the 1960s also includes board minutes, correspondence, and ephemera.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Child Care of Montgomery County records, 1996-2001 (bulk) 1977-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The Child Care of Montgomery County (CCMC) began as a study group of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and became a non-profit organization providing pre-and after-school care for children of working parents. It was incorporated on July 25, 1977, and folded in 2000. The Child Care of Montgomery County records, 1977-2001 [bulk 1996-2001], is comprised of the financial and administrative records of the organization, as well as some newsletters and brochures.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School records, 1939-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School was a part of the Abington School District. It opened in 1907 and closed in 2001. The Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School records, 1939-2000, is primarily composed of scrapbooks assembled by the Glenside-Weldon Parent Teacher Association (PTA), as well as subject-based files and administrative and financial records of the PTA.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Suburban Horsham Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce records, 1987-2006 (bulk) 1965-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 24.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Suburban Horsham Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce (SHWGCC) was a civic group in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that worked to advance the business interests of the area from about 2004 to 2008. The Suburban Horsham Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce records, 1965-2006, include administrative records from SHWGCC as well as from the two former organizations which merged to create it: the Greater Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Horsham Township Chamber of Commerce.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

Keswick Theatre records, 1980-2006 (bulk) 1924-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Keswick Theatre, designed by famed architect Horace Trumbauer as a combination vaudeville/movie house, opened in Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1928. The theater was closed in 1980 and slated for demolition when the Glenside Landmarks Society, a not-for-profit group, formed with the hope of restoring it to its former grandeur and operations. They were successful, and the Keswick re-opened under private ownership in 1988. The Keswick Theatre records, 1924-2006, include newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, ephemera such as tickets and programs, documents from the Glenside Landmark Society, and research for a book on the Keswick.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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