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Class of 1898 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

23 people graduated with the Haverford College class of 1898, and an additional 15 people were a part of the class at one point but did not graduate with them.

This collection contains a record of members and two volumes of letter books from the Haverford College Class of 1898. It also includes a copy of the Class of 1898's "Freshmen Ten Commandments" directed towards the Class of 1899, materials pertaining to the Class of 1898's twenty-fifth reunion in 1923, and materials pertaining to the Class of 1898's fiftieth anniversary gift.

The volumes and folders in this collection are arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition unknown.

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed June, 2018.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Madison Arnold-Scerbo
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 1898 membership record, 1894-1908.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Gives a record of the activities and life events of the members of the class of 1898, during their time at Haverford and beyond.

Class of 1898 letter book vol. 1, 1899.
Volume 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters that members of the class of 1898 wrote to their classmates just after their graduation. It gives interesting insight into the activities Haverford alumni participated in at the turn of the century.

Class of 1898 letter book vol. 2, 1904.
Volume 3
Scope and Contents

Contains letters that members of the class of 1898 wrote to their classmates five year after they graduated.

Freshmen rules and reunion materials, ca. 1895-1923.
Box 1
Fiftieth anniversary gift, 1947-1949.
Box 1

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