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Jonathan Evans scrapbook, 1817

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The scrapbook of Jonathan Evans was originally used as an account book, circa 1775-1782, and was later used as a scrapbook. The volume includes newspaper clippings, which generally focus on poetry, philosophy, and politics, pasted in over the original financial records.

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Stephen Meader manuscripts, 1972, undated

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
The collection includes three unpublished stories: "The Fight for the Marsh," "The Freedom Trail," and "The Hawley House Mystery."

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Joseph Mendenhall papers, 1882-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:
.15 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
The collection consists primarily of lively letters by Joseph Mendenhall, a Quaker bachelor, to his cousin. They are written from Lawrence, Kansas, between 1882 and 1903, on topics ranging from Quaker ministers, the possibility of less plainness in meetinghouses, and many details about episodes in his or others' lives.

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Carter Nash correspondence, 1999-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection contains the letters of Carter Nash, a Quaker inmate of a federal correctional institution in Texarkana, Texas, to Special Collections at Haverford College, regarding his religious beliefs and requests for books. This correspondence took place from 1999 to 2000. Eventually, this correspondence led to his publication of a September 2000 column in the publication Quaker Life. A copy of the column is also included.

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Thomas P. Nichols correspondence, 1839-1844 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the photocopies of 11 letters addressed to Thomas P. Nichols in the 1830s and 1840s concerning the Wilburite separation in the Quaker community in Rhode Island and New York.

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Herbert Nicholson papers, 1949-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (4 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the papers of Herbert Nicholson. It includes sections of a manuscript, letters to Herbert Nicholson from individuals he met in Japan, photographs of Herbert Nicholson and others, and Nicholson's research notes related to Japanese internment.

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Norwegian Quakers correspondence, 1813-1848 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (4 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the correspondence of various Norwegian Quakers, often with Quakers in Great Britain. Correspondence focuses on the state of Quakerism in the letter writer's community.

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Walter Koch correspondence, 1923

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of the typed correspondence of Walter Koch, and is written in both German and English. Koch generally corresponds with Friends in the United States about their financial "gift," toward his efforts to teach Quaker texts in German schools, and his promotion of the pacifist movement in Germany.

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting papers, 1692, 1917

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of a single folder of miscellaneous papers related to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The collection includes three handwritten pages of journal fragments, a handwritten interview with George Keith, as reported to PYM (1692), a photocopy and typed transcript of the PYM Declaration of Beliefs, three handwritten pages of minutes for the PYM Meeting for Suffering, and a typed informal report concerning Emergency Service Work (1917).

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Thomas C. Potts correspondence, 1920

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Thomas C. Potts. Many of the letters are written from Potts to Ethel, his wife, while he was traveling with the American Friends Service Committee in 1920.

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Robert Proud manuscripts, Undated.

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of the single folder collection of Robert Proud's manuscripts. The majority of the collection is comprised of notes on Robert Proud's life, presumably written by a descendant. The most significant item is titled "Notes & memorandums by Robert Proud of Philadelphia respecting his early turn of mind, education etc., anno 1786." There is also information in another hand about other Proud family members, a Robert Proud signature, and some fragments.

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Thomas Elsa Jones papers, 1936-1946, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
0.44 linear ft.
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This collection contains materials relating to the South African apartheid, including correspondence, notes, draft reports, reports, essays, and other materials related to apartheid, racial justice, and Quaker involvement in these movements.

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Rosalie Regen scripts, 1952-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of the scripts, generally for one-act plays, written by Rosalie Regen. Each play focuses on Quaker history, and particularly important Quaker individuals, including Elizabeth Fry, John Woolman, William Penn, Rufus Jones, George Fox, Mary Fisher, and John Greenleaf Whittier.

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Leeds and Tatum family collection, 1829-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.44 linear ft.
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The collection consists primarily of photographs depicting various Tatum and Leeds family members, including Sarah Mickle Tatum and Lewis L. Tatum, and also Daniel Leeds and a picnic at the Joseph Sturge First Day School. In addition, there are commonplace books of Sarah M. Tatum, at least one kept while she was a student at Westtown Boarding School in Westtown, Pennsylvania, and of Lewis L. Tatum.

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Pike family papers, 1769-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear ft.
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Collection contains letters, memorials, commonplace books, and miscellaneous items of the Pike family, especially Sarah Pike, and letters of Thomas Scattergood to his son, Alfred Scattergood.

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Edward Rhoads correspondence, 1865-1871 (inclusive)

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0.22 linear ft.
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Letters written to Edward Rhoads, a Quaker physician and Haverford College graduate. Letters writers include Edward Rhoads's parents (Samuel and Anne Gibbons Rhoads), Thomas Chase, Josiah Forster, Anna Harrison, Sophie and John Pease, Elisabeth and Henry Crosfield, William Pepper, M.A. and William Longstreth, James Carey Thomas, the Yarnall family, and others. The letters generally offer friendly regard.

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Walter Penn Shipley Jr. papers, 1913-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the papers of Walter Penn Shipley Jr., and includes materials related to his time at Haverford College, including two trigonometry notebooks, four subject entrance exams, and his personal correspondence.

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Sharpless family papers, 1891-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection contains materials of the Sharpless family, related to the Anna T. Jeanes and Joseph Jeanes Fund and the George School.

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Thomas P. Cope estate settlement papers, 1908-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection contains materials related to the settlement of Thomas P. Cope's estate. Included are letters and documents of Edward Evans, Walter Penn Shipley, and members of the United States Treasury and United States District Attorney's office.

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Irene Wales papers, 1939-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of two folders of Irene Wales's papers. It includes a single folder of her correspondence with Thomas E. Drake, curator of the Quaker Collection at Haverford College, and a folder of materials related to Wales's research on 18th century Quaker history.

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Walking Purchase records, 1735-1738 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection consists of materials related to the 1737 fraudulent seizure of land in Pennsylvania from the Lenape or Delaware Nation.

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Wood family papers, 1839-1885

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (5 folders)
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This collection is comprised of the papers of the Wood family, and includes primarily sketches made by various family members, and engravings of Quaker leaders, though it also includes a single letter to Richard D. Wood, two unidentified photographs and the Will of Julianna R. Wood.

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Lippincott family tree, Undated.

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (5 items)
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This collection is comprised of the five pieces of the large illustrated Lippincott family tree, which at one time belonged to Charles Lippincott.

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Haines and Bunting family papers, 1682-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (5 folders)
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This collection is comprised of the papers of the Bunting and Haines families, and includes clippings, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and marriage certificates of the family. While the majority of materials focus on Samuel Bunting Haines, other members of the family are represented among the materials as well.

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"John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828", Undated.

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This collection is comprised of the single typed volume entitled "John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828." The manuscript was copied from the original by one of Comly's grandsons. The original manuscript was written for "Rupp's History of the Religious Denominations of the United States" in Byberry Friends' Library.

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Thomas Scantlebury commonplace book, Undated.

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The commonplace book of Thomas Scantlebury is almost entirely comprised of an "extract from the Journal of George Fox," as well as a single copied letter addressed to Thomas Aldum.

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Morris/Engle Family Papers, 1820-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
Although the central figure in this collection is the Philadelphia Quaker businessman and philanthropist, T. Wistar Brown (1826-1916), it also includes materials relating to his father Moses Brown, mother Mary Wistar Brown, and wife Mary Farnum Brown, along with other members of the Brown family. Among the papers are correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and deeds.

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Friends of Ramallah Friends Meeting (Quakers) records, 2002-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection relates to the Ramallah Friends Meeting and Friends International Center in Ramallah, Palestine. The majority of the collection is dated between 2002 and 2014, and pertains to renewing the Ramallah Friends Meetinghouse and transforming it into a Friends Center.

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A Trip to Europe photo album, 1891

Extent:
.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This photo album documents a trip to Europe in 1891. The album begins on the S.S. Waesland with many images of the passangers and crew. In Europe, Hemmenway visits Antwerp, Brussles, Cologne, Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Pisa, Paris, London, Stratford, Chester, and Liverpool, as well as traveling down the Rhine by boat.

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Ocean Voyage Diary and Ship Logs, 1844-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear ft. (1 box)
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The first half of the text concentrates on the author's experience sailing aboard a merchant vessel. It gives a first-person view of living and traveling abroad as a merchant in the 19th century, providing insight into cultural differences and similarities at the time. The second half of the text contains the travel history of five ships: The Tyrian, Iconium, Thracian, Persian, and Eurotas.

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John S. Bradway scrapbook, 1911-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
John Bradway's scrapbook contains theater pamphlets, newspaper clippings, pictures, and other materials pertaining to his time as an undergraduate at Haverford College from 1907 to 1911, while working on his Master's degree in 1915, and in the Philadelphia area between and after these periods.

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Rayner Wickersham Kelsey memorial book, 1934-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:
.125 linear ft. (1 box)
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This binder contains different published obituaries and recognitions of the death of Rayner Wickersham Kelsey. It also contains a transcription of remarks made at his funeral and obituaries for his mother, father, and grandfather.

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FIG collection, 2007 - 2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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The collection contains email and website printouts with information about the club and members lists.

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Teaf Business Society collection, 2011

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains email printouts with information about the club's events.

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Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection, 1760-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Emma Lapsansky-Werner collection holds material primarily related to the life and career of Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner (1945-), History Professor and Curator of Special Collections at Haverford College from 1990-2005. The collection also holds records of family members from Emma's maternal lineage dating back to the 1760s including members from the Jenkins, Parker and Hughes families.

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Richard Jordan Transferware, circa 1833

Extent:
1 linear ft. (1 box, 3 items)
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This collection is composed of three pieces of Staffordshire transferware pottery in commemoration of Richard Jordan, produced by Joseph Heath.

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Haverford College Architectural Drawings and Plans, ca. 1870s-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 linear ft. (1 oversized box, 3 map case drawers, and 78 tubes (157 items))
Abstract:
This collection consists of architectural drawings, blueprints, site plans, and other visual works representing the architecture and landscaping of Haverford College from the 1870s to the 2010s.

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Photocorps collection, 2011-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains printouts of emails with information about events which need to be photographed.

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Books Through Bars collection, 2013

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains email printouts with information about the club.

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C. C. Morris Cricket Library Association records, 1968 - 2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
The collection primarily contains the Cricket Library newsletters from the years 1970 - 2010. Included also are correspondence regarding the library's activities, such as invitations to annual meetings and brochures which describe the history of the affiliated cricket team.

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Embodyment collection, 2013

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains email printouts with information about the club's weekly meetings.

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Food Science Club collection, 2010

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains email printouts with the club's mission statement.

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The Musical Revue Company collection, 2002

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains a brochure with information about the club's musical performance.

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Real Food Challenge collection, 2013

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains email printout with information about updates pertaining to the club's mission.

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Taboo collection, 2012

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains the mission statement of the club.

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Class of 1902 records, 1903-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters, which include communications from members of the class and addresses of the graduates. It also contains information on the Class of 1902 compiled by Edward Evans, the Alumni Association Secretary.

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Class of 1907 records, 1903-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters, which include communications from members of the class and addresses of the graduates. The collection also contains an original copy of Rules for Freshmen '07, created by the Class of 1906.

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Class of 1906 records, 1902-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters, which include information about the reunion, communications from members of the class and addresses of the graduates. Also included are Haverford College Rules for Freshmen '06, created by the Class of 1905.

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Class of 1910 records, 1915-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters, which include information about the reunion, communications from members of the class and addresses of the graduates.

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Class of 1912 records, 1967-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
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The collection contains class letters of the Haverford College Class of 1912, which include information about the reunion, communications from members of the class and addresses of the graduates. Also included is correspondence pertaining to the class's 60th reunion and a roster of class members from 1967.

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Class of 1914 records, 1954-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters of the Haverford College Class of 1914 as well as materials pertaining to the class's fortieth and forty-fifth reunions.

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Class of 1918 records, 1968-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters for the Haverford College Class of 1918, including letters pertaining to their reunion.

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Class of 1920 records, 1975-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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The collection contains issues of the Class Observer, which include information about annual giving and individual members of the Class of 1920.

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Class of 1923 records, 1968-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.03 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains a yearbook for the 45th anniversary of the Class of 1923 as well as class letters.

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Class of 1932 records, 1928-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains "Rules for Rhinies" and class letters addressed to members of Haverford College Class of 1932.

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Class of 1965 records, 1968-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1965 containing updates pertaining to their lives.

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Class of 1971 records, 1996-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1971 containing updates pertaining to their lives.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial ephemera, 1953-01-03-1954-03 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection surrounds the controversy around the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The collection consists of numerous press releases after the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, article clippings and correspondence form various newspapers.

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Class of 1974 records, 1994-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1974 containing updates pertaining to their lives, and their 20th, 25th and 30th reunion.

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Class of 1975 records, 1975-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1975 containing updates pertaining to their lives as well as a November 1975 report on the class from the Career Planning Office.

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Class of 1978 records, 1994-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1978 containing updates pertaining to their lives and their 30th reunion.

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Class of 1979 records, 1996-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1979 containing updates pertaining to their lives and their 20th reunion.

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Class of 1981 records, 1996-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1981 containing updates pertaining to their lives.

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Class of 1982 records, 1994-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1982 containing updates pertaining to their lives and their 15th reunion.

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