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T. Wistar Brown Fund papers

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

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.

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.

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

Acquisition unknown.

Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed February, 2019.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Alexandra Stern
Finding Aid Date
February, 2019
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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

Collection Inventory

Minutes, 1916-1926.
Box 1
Minutes, 1917-1925.
Box 1
Minutes, 1926-1934.
Box 1
Minutes, 1926-1940.
Box 1
Minutes, 1941-1952.
Box 1
Minutes, 1935-1945.
Box 2
Minutes, 1946-1958.
Box 2
Minutes, 1952-1959.
Box 2
Minutes, 1958-1964.
Box 2
Minutes, 1965-1972.
Box 2
Minutes, 1981.
Box 2
Minutes, 1981-1986.
Box 2
Minutes, 1986-1994.
Box 3

Correspondence, 1956-1961.
Box 3
Correspondence, 1912-1970.
Box 3
Correspondence, 1972-1989.
Box 3

Applications, 1932-1962.
Box 3
Fellows Annual Reports, Minutes, Grant application list, 1979-1986.
Box 3

T Wistar Brown and Teacher's Retirement Fund of Phila Yearly Meeting, 1916.
Box 3
Fellows Publications, 1963-1991.
Box 3
Debbie Abbott Materials, 1987.
Box 3

Financial Ledger, 1912-1936.
Box 3
Financial Reports, 1952-1959.
Box 4
Financial Reports, 1967-1974.
Box 4
Financial Reports, 1972-1989.
Box 4
Financial Reports, 1978-1990.
Box 4
Estate Accounting, 1912-1993.
Box 4
Cash Book, 1936-1963.
Cash Book, 1963-1990.
Disbursements, 1955-1959.
Receipts, 1956-1960.
Treasurer Material, 1933-1938.

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