Call Number:

MC.975.05.008

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.18 linear ft. (5 volumes)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Irvin C. Poley signature albums (HC.MC.975.05.008), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1903-1937 (inclusive)

Creator:

Poley, Irvin C. (Irvin Corson)

Form:

autograph albums

Abstract:

The signature albums of Irvin C. Poley include autographs of famous people, particularly authors, actors, and those in government or diplomacy, primarily sent to Poley, though there are other recipients as well. Many of the instances are signatures. Some of the more well-known authors who wrote letters, rather than just signatures, often relate to speaking at an event or a fund solicitation or response to comment or request for signature from Poley.

Irvin C. Poley (1892-1974) was a Quaker and member of Germantown Monthly Meeting. He was the principal and vice-principal of Germantown Friends School and taught English there for 45 years. Poley was the co-author of two literary anthologies, author of the Poley Precis Tests, and author of many articles.

(Information from: Friends Journal, vol. 20, p. 345-6, 1974)

This collection is comprised of five volumes of the signature albums of Irvin C. Poley. The volumes include autographs of famous people, particularly authors, actors, and those in government or diplomacy, primarily sent to Poley, though there are other recipients as well. Many of the instances are signatures. Some of the more well-known authors who wrote letters, rather than just signatures, often relate to speaking at an event or a fund solicitation or response to comment or request for signature from Poley.