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Edwin B. Bronner history course student reports
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The materials in this collection were composed by students enrolled in courses taught by Professor Edwin B Bronner. Bronner became a professor of History at Haverford and Curator of the Quaker Collection in 1962. He was named College Librarian in 1969 and served as clerk of the College faculty from 1974-1979. He stepped down as Librarian and Professor of History in 1986 and fully retired in 1990 when he stepped down as Curator of the Quaker Collection.
This collection contains four student reports written for history courses taught by Professor Edwin B. Bronner. All reports pertain to the history of Haverford College. Two of the reports are formulated around oral history interviews with Archibald MacIntosh. The report about MacIntosh written by David Ford Walton (Class of 1974) focuses mostly on what the atmosphere of Haverford was like during the years MacIntosh was a student, professor, or acting president. The essay about MacIntosh written by Steven Blake Shubert highlights how MacIntosh's experiences at Haverford correlate with larger moments in Haverford's history. Another report contains findings from oral history interviews with two retired Haverford professors, Leon Rittenhouse and Cletus Oakley. The report was completed by Richard L. Falk Jr. Falk writes about his methodology for collecting and documenting both interviews and describes both interviews in detail. The report includes a summary of both interviews and an explanation for why it is important to speak with former Haverford professors. The last report was written by George R. Conyne and chronicles how Gilbert White's presidency ushered in an era fo reform for Haverford. The report also considers White's role as a Quaker president and examines how students and faculty received his presidency.
This collection is arranged topically and chronologically.
Processed by Maia Schwallie, completed November 2023.
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- December, 2023
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Archibald MacIntosh entered Haverford in 1917 and graduated in 1921. While at Haverford, MacIntosh played football and ran on the track team, serving as captain of both teams his senior year. He was also a member of Beta Rho Sigma, haverford's only fraternity. MacIntosh served as acting president of Haverford from 1945-1946 and from 1956-1957. He also served as Vice President and Director of Admissions.
This report examines Archibald MacIntosh's impact on and perception of Haverford during the years 1917-1965. The report was written by David Ford Walton (Class of 1974). The report is 14 pages long and focuses mostly on the "feel" or atmosphere of Haverford during the years MacIntosh was a student, professor, and acting president. Walton found most of his information through oral history interviews with MacIntosh, but he also describes in length other sources he examined for this report, including Reports of the President and minutes of the Board of Managers.
Archibald MacIntosh entered Haverford in 1917 and graduated in 1921. While at Haverford, MacIntosh played football and ran on the track team, serving as captain of both teams his senior year. He was also a member of Beta Rho Sigma, haverford's only fraternity. MacIntosh served as acting president of Haverford from 1945-1946 and from 1956-1957. He also served as Vice President and Director of Admissions.
This item contains a report by Steven Blake Shubert completed for a history course taught by Edwin B. Bronner. The report contains information about Haverford's history collected from primary and secondary sources, as well as two oral history interviews with Archibald MacIntosh. The report includes stories about MacIntosh's time at Haverford, as a student, a professor, and as an acting president. MacIntosh tells of student activities, traditions, admissions, and scholarships. Shubert contextualizes MacIntosh's input with outside sources about Haverford's history.
Leon Hawley Rittenhouse was appointed as a professor of Engineering at Haverford in 1921. At the time of his interview with Falk, he was 94 years old and was completely blind and partially deaf. Rittenhouse spent over 50 years as a member of the Haverford community, and retired in 1945 to live with his daughter in Swarthmore. Cletus Oakley arrived at Haverford in 1934 and taught there for thirty years.
This report contains findings from oral history interviews with two retired Haverford professors, Leon Rittenhouse and Cletus Oakley. The report was completed by Richard L. Falk Jr., who wrote the report for a history class taught by Edwin B. Bronner. Falk writes about his methodology for collecting and documenting both interviews and describes both interviews in detail. The report is about ten pages long and includes a summary of both interviews and why it is important to speak with former Haverford professors.
George R. Conyne (Class of 1979) wrote this report as an assignment for a history course taught by Edwin B. Bronner. Conyne was a History major with minors in English Literature and History of Religion. Gilbert White was president of Haverford from 1946 to 1955, beginning his time as president at the age of 35. White went on to be a prominent scholar in Geology, teaching at the University of Chicago and Oxford University. White passed at the age of 94 in 2006.
This historical report contains ten handwritten pages and one typed page about Gilbert White's presidency at Haverford from 1946 to 1955. The report was written by George R. Conyne as an assignment for a history course taught by Edwin B. Bronner. The report begins by chronicling Haverford presidents who served before White and describes how when White took up the role of president, he sought to make changes to Haverford immediately. Conyne analyzes White's role as a Quaker president and explores how students and faculty received White's presidency. The final typed page of the reports explains how Conyne gathered information for his report.