Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1965">1965</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Josiah P. Marvel papers, 1942-1966 (bulk)

Extent:: .2 linear ft.
Abstract:: Josiah P. Marvel (1896-1959) was a Quaker, who worked with the American Friends Service Committee in France in 1940-41 and in 1942 became the chairman of the Quaker Emergency Service in New York City. This collection contains primarily Marvel's files on the Quaker Emergency Service, including its Civilian Readjustment Committee (a clinic that offered men arrested for soliciting sex with other men the option of psychiatric care in lieu of a prison sentence). The collection also includes a typescript of Marvel's unpublished memoir, "Peace in our time," and photographs of him.

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Swarthmore College Astronomy Department records, 1899-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 linear ft.
Abstract:: Swarthmore College offered its first elective course in Astronomy in the mid 1870's. In 1885, the Board reported a proposal to erect an observatory near the east end of the College property. After Professor Susan Cunningham retired in 1906, Dr. John A. Miller was appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Until 1952, courses were listed under the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy; a separate Department of Astronomy existed until it became the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the mid 1980's. Administrative files, departmental scrapbooks, correspondence, information on symposia and assemblies of the International Astonomical Union, and miscellaneous records. Includes substantial information on eclipses and extensive correspondence with astronomers throughout the world. Correspondants include: Margaret E. Powell, L.J. Comrie, Peter van de Kamp, Sarah Lee Lippincott, James F. Wanner, Harry J. Augensen, J. Francisco Villamediana, John A. Miller, John H. Pitman, Ross...(see more)

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Swarthmore Borough Memorabilia Collection, 1905-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (2 oversize boxes)
Abstract:: The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections are deposited in Friends Historical Library. The Memorabilia Collection is composed of objects donated by Swarthmore residents, largely athletic and business items.

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Swarthmore Historical Society scrapbooks collection, 1918-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft.
Abstract:: Personal scrapbooks from various donors. They were compiled by students of the Mary Lyon and Swarthmore Preparative Schools and Swarthmore residents.

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Helen M. Carroll Papers, 1955-1992 (bulk)

Extent:: .5 linear ft.
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The Meeting School (Rindge, N.H.) records, 1957-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 linear ft.
Abstract:: The Meeting School was an experimental, co-educational Quaker farm school located in Rindge, N.H. It was founded in 1957 and closed in 2011. The collection contains the records from its inception to closing, publications, and other related records.

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John Barnes Trustees Records, 1880-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 linear ft.
Abstract:: Records of Barnes Trustees Inc., formed in 1949 to hold in trust for Abington Meeting and School the land deeded for its use February of 1697. Also included in their responsibility are investments made with funds received from land sales over time.

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Swarthmore College General Reference Files, 1921-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15 linear ft. (workroom file cabinets)
Abstract:: Contains topical reference files on Swarthmore College including buildings and grounds, history, activities, events, etc. Files compiled by staff of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

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Swarthmore College employee photographs, 1864-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection consists of photographs of Swarthmore College faculty, staff, administrators, and Board Members, from the time of the College's founding into the 21st century. Photographs collected by the Friends Historical Library from various sources internal and external to the College.

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Swarthmore College Photograph Albums, 1876-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.12 cubic ft. (16 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains 31 photograph albums, dating from approximately 1876 to 1975, that document Swarthmore College social life and campus views. Various sources donated the material, and the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College made an artifical collection in 3/2005 that combined all the photos into one group.

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