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Eddystone School Board records, 1919-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.67 linear feet
Abstract:
The Eddystone School District was established shortly after the Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was incorporated in 1888. In 1966, the state mandated that the district merge with the Ridley Park and Ridley Township School Districts. The Eddystone School Board records, 1919-1966, include by-laws, board minutes, treasurer's reports, and legal documents, 1919-1965 (incomplete).

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Anthony F. C. Wallace "Rockdale" research files, circa 1975

Extent:
1.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Anthony F.C. Wallace (born 1923) is a noted Canadian-American psychological anthropologist and historian famous for the theory of revitalization movements. His book, Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978), is a psychoanthropological history of the Industrial Revolution in which he studies the cultural aspects of the cognitive process, especially involving the transfer of information during periods of technological expansion. The Anthony F. C. Wallace "Rockdale" research files, circa 1975, consist of notes made by or under the direction of Wallace during the research and writing of his book. Most of the material is transcripts or extracts from primary-source documents, such as ledgers and account books, with information about the residents of Rockdale (along the banks of Chester Creek in Delaware County, Pa.) from the early to mid-19th century.

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Government Study Commission of Delaware County records, 1973-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Under the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law (Act 62) of 1972, for the first time in Pennsylvania history, local governments were authorized to change their governmental structure upon voter approval. The Government Study Commission of Delaware County began meeting in July 1973. The home rule charter they drafted went into effect in January of 1976, making Delaware County the first in the state of Pennsylvania to become a home rule county. The Government Study Commission of Delaware County records, 1973-1975, consist of papers originating with or consulted by the Delaware County Government Study Commission. It includes the minutes, correspondence, press releases, and other records of the commission, as well as publications on governmental structures consulted by the commissioners during the course of their work, and drafts of the home rule charter they wrote.

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Darby Borough Historical and Preservation Society local history collection, circa 1900-2012

Extent:
25.0 cubic feet
Abstract:
The borough of Darby in Delaware County, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers in the early 1680s. It had its first Town Meeting in 1683 and was incorporated in 1853. The Darby Borough Historical and Preservation Society local history collection, circa 1900-2012, focuses on the history of Darby Borough and surrounding areas. It consists principally of secondary materials, such as copies of photographs and documents, computer print-outs of articles and narrative histories, newspaper clippings, printed materials including newsletters and ephemera, and genealogy research, with a very small amount of original materials such as scrapbooks.

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Henry Shmith scrapbooks, 1950-1975 (bulk) 1924-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
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Henry Shmith (also spelled Heinrich Schmitz and Henry Schmidt) was born on August 21, 1899 in Germany. Shmith traveled extensively, working as a professional chef at many locations in the Delaware Valley region of the United States and frequently returning to Germany for visits. He settled in Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where he passed away in 1982. The Henry Shmith scrapbooks, 1924-1979 (bulk 1950-1975), consist of about 20 volumes compiled by Henry Shmith, with photographs as well as clippings, ephemera, stamps, greeting cards, and letters. The scrapbooks, heavily annotated by Shmith, mostly in German with some English, focus on areas in the Delaware Valley or in and around Germany (including Spiegelau).

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Delaware County Historical Society deeds and documents collection, 1681-20th century

Extent:
40.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Delaware County was the first section of Pennsylvania to be settled by Europeans, specifically Swedes in 1643. It was in the city of Chester, the original county seat of Delaware County, that William Penn and the General Assembly of Pennsylvania adopted Penn's "Great Law of Pennsylvania," which granted the right to vote, citizenship, freedom of religion and trial by jury to all settlers. Located adjacent to Philadelphia, Delaware County's suburban population grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Delaware County Historical Society deeds and documents collection, 1681-20th century, consists of over 8,000 deeds and similar property, estate, and legal documents. It includes a large number of 19th and 18th century documents - the earliest is from 1681 - as well as several deeds from William Penn and John Morton.

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Chester Redevelopment Authority records, 1955-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Chester Redevelopment Authority (CRA) was the administrative agent for most economic and community development programs and activities in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Amidst controversy that CRA's grant programs had not adequately been administered, its funds were transferred to the newly-created Chester Economic Development Authority (CEDA) in 1995. The Chester Redevelopment Authority records, 1955-1995, consist largely of newspaper clippings, 1955-1995, with a large quantity of case files relating to the Emergency Rehabilitation Program, 1986-1991, and some folders on other CRA projects.

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Delaware County Resource Recovery Facility permit applications, 1987

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
The Delaware County Resource Recovery Facility, an incinerator located in Chester, Pennsylvania, began commercial operation in 1992. The plant is currently owned and operated by Covanta Energy, and processes up to 3,348 tons of municipal and commercial solid waste each day. The Delaware County Resource Recovery Facility permit applications, 1987, consist of permit applications for the construction of the facility by Chester Solid Waste Associates.

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Citizens Council of Delaware County records, 1958-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.35 linear feet
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The Citizen's Council of Delaware County (Pa.) is a county-wide citizens organization concerned with studying and making suggestions for solving the physical problems caused by the growth of the county. It was created in 1957 by the merger of the Citizens' Housing and Planning Association of Delaware County (CHPA) and the Citizens' Creek Valley Association of Delaware County (CCVA). The Citizens Council of Delaware County records, 1958-1977, include correspondence, minutes, pamphlets and brochures, ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and several maps. Subjects include Tinicum Marsh, the construction of the Blue Route, landfills, recycling, and open space / Rose Tree Park.

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Lansdowne Stamp Club records, 1925-1960 (bulk) 1925-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Lansdowne Stamp Club, founded in 1925 in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was one of the first stamp clubs on the eastern seaboard. The Lansdowne Stamp Club records, 1925-1994 (bulk 1925-1960), include administrative, membership, and financial records, as well as materials relating to stamp exhibitions, and copies of the club's newsletter, The Tattler.

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