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Class of 1885 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.

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20 people graduated with the Haverford College Class of 1885, and an additional ten were a part of the class at some point but did not graduate with them.

This collection contains a cremation songbook, junior orations, a collection of poems, the Class of 1885 account book, and a fiftieth reunion program from the Haverford College Class of 1885.

This collection is arranged in two volumes and one folder.

Elliston P. Morris donated the junior orations to Haverford College in 1952 and the cremation songbook in 1957. The fiftieth reunion program was likely donated by Elliston P. Morris in 1949.

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed June, 2018. Additional processing by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, June, 2023. Additional processing by Maia Schwallie, February, 2025.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Madison Arnold-Scerbo and Maia Schwallie
Finding Aid Date
June, 2018
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Class of 1885 cremation songbook, 1885.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

A volume filled with handwritten songs.

Class of 1885 junior orations, 1884.
Volume 2
Scope and Contents

A collection of typed essays for the Order of Exercises of the Junior Class held from Fourth Month 12th to 18th in 1884.

Class of 1885 materials, 1882-1935.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

This folder includes a Class of 1885 50th anniversary program, a collection of Class of 1885 poems, and the 1885 class account book. The account book includes notes from the treasurer regarding purchases for the Class of 1885 from their freshman to senior year.

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