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Haverford College Anniversaries 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

Call Number:
002
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
3.26 linear feet (4 boxes and 5 volumes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Haverford College Anniversaries records (HCI.002) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1883-1983 (inclusive)
Creator:
Haverford College
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of materials related to anniversaries of Haverford College's founding in 1833, dating from the College's Semi-Centennial (1883) to its Sesquicentennial (1983).

The materials in this collection mark significant anniversaries in Haverford College's history including its Semi-Centennial (1883), 75th Anniversary (1908), Pre-Centenary celebration (1931), Centenary (1933), 125th Anniversary (1958), 140th Anniversary (1973), and Sesquicentennial (1983).

This collection is comprised of materials related to anniversaries of Haverford College's founding in 1833, dating from the College's Semi-Centennial (1883) to its Sesquicentennial (1983). Materials include planning documents, fundraising materials, invitations, programs, photographs, and publications. This collection is especially rich in materials pertaining to Haverford College's Centenary in 1933.

This collection is arranged chronologically by anniverary event.

Further accruals are expected

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo, Ella Culton, and Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, completed July, 2021

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger and Madison Arnold-Scerbo
Finding Aid Date
July 2021
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Semicentennial Programs and Invitations, 1883.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Semicentennial manuscript catalogue of alumni, 1883.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Semicentennial oration of John B. Garrett, 1883.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. A Poem Read at the Semi-Centennial of Haverford College 10 mo. 27th 1883, 1883.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Semicentennial catalogue, 1883.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Semicentennial Celebrations at Haverford College, 1883-1884.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Haverford Semi-Centennial alumni registry, 1883 October 27.
Volume 1

Archival Resource Key. 75th Anniversary programs and proceedings, 1908-1909.
Box 1

Archival Resource Key. Pre-Centenary Day, 1931.
Box 1

Archival Resource Key. Centenary Committee materials, 1930.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary Committee materials, 1931.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary Committee materials, 1933-1935.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary Committee materials, undated.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary campaign, 1931-1933.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary alumni survey, 1931.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Report Prepared for the Centenary Program, 1931.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Report of the Haverford College Centenary Effort, 1932 July.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary invitations, events, and programs, 1933.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary press and publicity, 1933-1934.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Centenary photographs, 1933.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Published Centenary programs, 1933.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Christopher Morley, Footnotes for a Centennial, 1936.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Haverford Centenary scrapbook Vol. 1, 1933.
Volume 2
Archival Resource Key. Haverford Centenary scrapbook Vol. 2, 1933.
Volume 3
Archival Resource Key. Haverford College Centenary Celebration no. 1, 1933.
Volume 4
Archival Resource Key. Haverford College Centenary Celebration no. 2, 1933.
Volume 5

Archival Resource Key. 125th Anniversary, 1958.
Box 3

Archival Resource Key. 140th Anniversary, 1973.
Box 3

Archival Resource Key. Sesquicentennial planning, promotion, and events (1 of 2), 1981-1983.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Sesquicentennial planning, promotion, and events (2 of 2), 1981-1983.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Sesquicentennial campaign materials, 1982-1983.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Sesquicentennial catalogue and calendar, 1983.
Box 3

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