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Haverford College student registers
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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.
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This collection spans from the inception of The College until the mid-twentieth century. The student registers include the names of the first-ever students of the Haverford School in 1833 and the first students to attend Haverford once it was officially declared a college in 1856. These registers were used to catalog the students that entered Haverford from 1833-1859 and from 1900-1943.
This collection includes three student registers dating from 1834 to 1943.The first student register includes names, ages, and residences of students who attended the Haverford School (now Haverford College) from 1833-1856. The students ranged in age from 9 to 25 years old and were mostly from Pennsylvania and New York, though some hailed from other states along the East Coast. The next student register includes information on students who entered Haverford College from 1855-1859, with a few entries for students who entered as early as 1853. The book includes name, date of admission, date of birth, name of parent or guardian, post office address, and school last attended for these students. The last student register includes around 400 pages of information about students who entered Haverford College from 1900-1943. The categories students filled out were Class and Course, Name in Full, Post-Office Address, Place Born, Date of Birth, Father's Name in Full, Mother's Name in Full (Full Maiden Name), and School or College Last Attended. While the first student register is entirely handwritten, the following two contain a mix of handwritten and printed text.
The 1834-1856 register was donated anonymously in 1931.
Processed by Maia Schwallie; completed November, 2023.
- Publisher
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Maia Schwallie
- Finding Aid Date
- December, 2023
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Collection Inventory
This student register includes names, ages, and residences of students who attended the Haverford School (now Haverford College) from 1833-1856. The students range in age from 9 to 25 years old and were mostly from Pennsylvania and New York, though some hailed from other states along the East Coast.
This register begins at the inception of the Haverford School and continues until the school became an official college in 1856.
This student register includes information on students who entered Haverford College from 1855-1859, with a few entries for students who entered as early as 1853. The book includes name, date of admission, date of birth, name of parent or guardian, post office address, and school last attended for these students.
This student register includes around 400 pages of information about students who entered Haverford College from 1900 to 1943. The categories students filled out were Class and Course, Name in Full, Post-Office Address, Place Born, Date of Birth, Father's Name in Full, Mother's Name in Full (Full Maiden Name), and School or College Last Attended.