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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.

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John W. and William M. Ridpath photographs, 1890-1935 (inclusive)

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12.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Both John W. Ridpath (a Jenkintown pharmacist, newspaper publisher, and borough government official) and his son, William M. Ridpath (an engineer), were amateur photographers. The John W. and William M. Ridpath photographs, 1890-1935, consist mostly of glass plate negatives, with some contact prints and (film) slides created later. John W. Ridpath's photographs include local scenes of eastern Montgomery County as well as some domestic scenes of late Victorian home-life. William M. Ridpath's photographs document his work on the construction of the Panama Canal as well as aspects of life in Panama.

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

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1.8 linear feet

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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.

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Harry J. Utzy, Jr. photographs, 1926-1985 (inclusive)

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20.0 linear feet

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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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John B. Harper glass negatives, circa 1890-1920

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3.33 linear feet

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The John B. Harper glass negatives, circa 1890-1920, consist of about 300 glass plate negatives donated by John B. Harper. The photographer is unknown. About ten of the images are of local scenes in the vicinity of eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The remainder depict unidentified people and sites.

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Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program records, 1985-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.0 linear feet

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The Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program (JUMP) was created as a non-profit corporation in 1985. Its purpose was to establish a full-time revitalization effort for the Central Business District of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program records, 1985-1993, consist of planning studies and administrative records of the organization.

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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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Theodore B. and Annie Wallace Culver receipted bills, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

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0.5 linear feet

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Theodore B. Culver was a wealthy mill-owner in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His wife was Anne Jane Skilton Wallace, who established the Jenkintown Day Nursery in 1903. The Theodore B. and Annie Wallace Culver receipted bills, 1912-1914, are from various vendors in the Jenkintown area and Philadelphia, as well as receipts for charitable contributions, paid wages, collected rents, and other miscellany.

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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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