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Haverford College Special Events 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:
003
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
1.42 linear ft. (1 box and 4 volumes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Haverford College Special Events records (HCI.003) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1835-2019 (inclusive)
Creator:
Haverford College
Form:
registers (lists)
Abstract:
Materials pertaining to various Haverford College events, including inaugurations, addresses, and dedications.

The materials in this collection mark significant events in Haverford College's history, including transitions in leadership and academic rites of passage.

Materials pertaining to various Haverford College events, including inaugurations, addresses, and dedications. The materials in this collection date from 1835 to 2017.

This collection is arranged thematically and chronologically.

Further accruals are expected

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

Organization
Subject
Place

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. Isaac Sharpless inauguration, 1887.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Felix Morley inauguration, 1940.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Gilbert White inauguration, 1946.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Hugh Borton inauguration, 1957.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Tom Kessinger inauguration, 1988.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Stephen G. Emerson inauguration, 2007.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Daniel Weiss inauguration, 2013.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Wendy Raymond inauguration, 2019.
Box 1

Archival Resource Key. Addresses to Haverford students, 1835, 1888.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Howard Comfort remarks at Conklin Gate, ca. 1899.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Howard Comfort Remarks at Roberts Hall Opening, 1903.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Tom Tritton Reponse to September 11th Attacks, 2001.
Box 1

Archival Resource Key. Founders' Day, 1898-1991.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Haverford Founders' Day alumni registry, 1898 October 15.
Volume 1
Archival Resource Key. Haverford College Founders' Day register, 1931.
Volume 2

Archival Resource Key. Spring Day, 1948-1957.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Junior Day Exercises, 1870-1897.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Junior Promenade, 1933.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Dance cards, 1922-1929.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Francis B. Gummere Centenary, 1955.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Commemoration of Thomas Mann, 1959.
Box 1
Historical Note

A program to commemorate Thomas Mann was organized by Professor John Cary with a recital by the Juilliard Quartet. A dinner that included the presidents of Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges, members of the German embassy and others was arranged. The event was sponsored by Caroline Newton.

Scope and Contents

This file includes a program for the Commemoration Ceremony in Roberts Hall, an RSVP card to a talk held during the ceremony, a letter discussing which German Professors to invite, a second RSVP card for the Robert's Hall event, a list of attendees, a request for disability acommodations for a speaker, two documents pertaining to the performance of the Juilliard Quartert at the commemoration, a letter confirming a payment to the College from one of the speakers, and a letter from Hugh Borton thanking Professor Cary for putting the commemoration together.

Archival Resource Key. Dedications, 1983-2013.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Memorials, 1867-2014.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Retirement programs, 2017.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Miscellaneous events, 1932-2014.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. William Pyle Phillips Celebration scrapbook, 1952.
Volume 3
Archival Resource Key. 50th Reunion scrapbook (Class of 1867, 1917, 1967), ca. 1850-1960.
Volume 4

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