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Serendipity Day Camp records

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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

Founded in 1963, Serendipity Day camp is a seven week program on the Haverford campus for children ages 6 to 13 from the communities surrounding the College, particularly Ardmore. Since its beginning, the emphasis has been on providing services to diverse populations. The camp is staffed by junior counselors from the local community and senior counselors who are students at Haverford and other colleges. In its early days, many Haverford faculty were involved with the camp. Camp activities include sports, making art, cooking, swimming, theater and dance, and field trips to museums and recreation areas.

The materials in the Serendipity Day Camp records document the camp from the 1980s to 2000s. Newsletters and publicity provide information on the advertisement of the camp. Program information, songbooks, activities, and upper bunk materials show the types of activities campers engage in. There is a small amount of financial information. Materials for counselors include documentation for training and orientation, as well as evaluations of the camp from parents. Much of the collection is comprised of photographs, almost all of which are unlabeled and undated. There are also several video tapes of the camp and drama night.

Materials are arranged by topic.

Processed by Sarah Horowitz, completed August 2018

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Sarah Horowitz
Finding Aid Date
August, 2018
Access Restrictions

Records of Serendipity Day Camp are closed for a period of 25 years from the date of the creation of the record

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Newsletters, 1988-2013.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Publicity, 1986-1996.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Forms, 2003-2004.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Program Information.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Program Information, 2006.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Activities.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Upper Bunk, 1991-1992.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Song workshop.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Financials, 1986-2012.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Counselor information and orientation.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Evaluations, 1985-1990.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Evaluations, 1990-2000.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Evaluations, 2014.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Photographs, 1987.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Photographs, 1994.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Photographs, 1996.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Slides and Photographs, 2003-2005.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Slides and Photographs, 2003-2005.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Slides and Photographs, 2003-2005.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Photographs, 2006.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Photographs, undated.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Photo album, undated.
Volume 1
Archival Resource Key. Photo album, 2003-2004.
Volume 2
Archival Resource Key. Photo album, 2007.
Volume 3
Archival Resource Key. Serendipity video, 1991.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Drama night video, 1992.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Drama night video, 1994.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Drama night video, 1994.
Box 2

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