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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 ft. (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

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

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

Pre-Centenary Day, 1931.
Box 1

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

125th Anniversary, 1958.
Box 3

140th Anniversary, 1973.
Box 3

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

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