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T. Wistar Brown Fund papers

This collection includes the administrative and financial documents of the T. Wistar Brown Teachers Fund.

Description

Where the collection came from, what's inside, and how you can use it.

Biography/History

The T. Wistar Brown Teachers Fund was established following the death of Thomas Wistar Brown in 1916. The Fund provides financial grants supporting Quakers over the age of 21 who request assistance for professional development in preparing themselves to teach at the primary or secondary school level, and those who seek to improve their skills with a graduate degree.

Scope and Content

This collection includes documents and publications relating to the T. Wistar Brown Teachers Fund, including the minutes, publications, and financial documents of the fund, correspondence from fund administrators and recipients, and records of applications to the fund.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in five series: Minutes, Correspondence, Applications, Publications, and Financial Documents.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed February, 2019.

Related Materials

HC.MC.1125 Thomas Wistar Brown papers, HCE.003.003.004 Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School records

Rights and citation

Use

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Preferred Citation
T. Wistar Brown Fund papers (HC.MC.1315), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding aids author
Alexandra Stern
Date
February, 2019

Subjects and headings

Inventory

Everything in this collection, in the order the archivist chose to help you understand it.

Minutes

Correspondence

Applications

Publications

Financial Documents

Cash Book, 1936-1963

Cash Book, 1963-1990

Disbursements, 1955-1959

Receipts, 1956-1960

Treasurer Material, 1933-1938

Contact

These materials are held by Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Contact them to schedule a visit or ask about your research.

Address
370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
Email
hc-special@haverford.edu
Website
https://resolver.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/ark:/37966/h1a49a5e29-5f42-42ac-849b-6f340d5f1718

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