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Robert C. Bucher Photograph Project
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Held at: Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc. [Contact Us]Red Men's Hall, PO Box 476, Green Lane, PA, 18054
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc.. 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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Robert Clemens Bucher (1911-2008) was former township supervisor for Lower Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and a founder of the Goschenhoppen Historians.
Bucher was a chemist by profession who earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Ursinus College. He worked as a research chemist for D. U. Dupont in Wilmington, and Fleers Inc. After retirement, he continued to consult for Dande Corporation of Denmark.
In addition to the Goschenhoppen Historians, Bucher was also a founding member of Lower Salford Historians, Pennsylvania Log House Society, Historic Schaefferstown and Heckler-Fest.
Bucher was a member of Indian Creek Church of the Brethren in Harleysville, and taught at the Sunday school there for 50 years.
Bibliography:
Gross, Bud. "Robert Clemens Bucher." July 4, 2008. Accessed December 19, 2012, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28035786.
This collection consists of photographs and negatives of area properties taken by Bucher. It is arranged alphabetically by property name.
Gift of Robert C. Bucher.
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- Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc.
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Michael Gubicza through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories
- Sponsor
- Records processed and finding aid prepared with support from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and National Endowment for the Humanities.
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