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Mabel Detweiler files
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Mabel Detweiler (1917-2005), resident a resident of Noble, Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was active, was active in local Republican Party politics, particularly with the Eastern Montgomery Council of Republican Women for which she served as president from 1970 to 1973. Mabel's husband Russell was also active in local politics and served as Abington Township Commissioner, 1969-1979.
This collection consists of the files of Mabel Detweiler (1917-2005), who was active in local Republican Party politics, particularly with the Eastern Montgomery Council of Republican Women for which she served as president from 1970 to 1973. The files consist of campaign literature, circulars, programs, newsletters, clippings, and other ephemera relating to State and local elections, with some meeting notes and correspondence during the 1970-1973 period. Other organizations represented in this material are the Abington Township-Rockledge Borough Republican Organization (ATRO) and the Montgomery County Republican Committee. There is some additional material reflecting her other activities, although selected files have been transferred to other record groups (see Allied Materials).
Mabel's husband Russell was also active in local politics and served as Abington Township Commissioner, 1969-1979. There is a small group of his papers as Commissioner that include documents relating to zoning questions, especially concerns with the Arthur Treacher's restaurant, and the 1980 Township budget proposal.
When the collection was acquired, it appeared that file drawers had been upended in the storage boxes. There was a basic chronological arrangement, with separate files kept for some subjects. This arrangement has been retained as best as possible.
Boxes 1-4: Chronological
Box 5: Miscellaneous political files, including Larry Coughlin, Jon Fox, Stewart Greenleaf, John Heinz, Eastern Montgomery County Council of Republican Women, Tabulations of votes, Registration/Poll Watcher, Ballots.
Box 6: Montgomery County Republican Committee Handbook, 1995, Annual Dinner programs, 1969-1984 (incomplete).
Box 7: Montgomery County Republican Committee Annual Dinner programs, 1987-1998, and newsletters, 1979-1988 (incomplete).
Box 8: Abington Township-Rockledge Borough Republican Organization (ATRO) Winter Dance programs, 1993-1997; Woman’s Club of Noble; Clippings, and other miscellaneous.
Box 9: Russell Detweiler.
Gift of Russell Detweiler, 2005.
Summary descriptive information on this collection was compiled in 2011-2012 as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR), using data provided by the Old York Road Historical Society. The HCI-PSAR project was funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
This is a preliminary finding aid. No physical processing, rehousing, reorganizing, or folder listing was done in the HCI-PSAR project.
Transferred to other collections: --Noble Improvement Association (2005.059.1) --Abington Civic Club (2003.128) --Abington High School (1000.002.24) --Abington Presbyterian Church (1002.002.04.2)
Removed: --National campaign committee literature and clippings --State campaign committee literature (to Historical Society of Pa.) --Tourist ephemera from trips to conventions --Pennsylvania Association of Township Commissioners annual meeting programs --Clippings unrelated to politics or Abington Township
People
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- Eastern Montgomery County Council of Republican Women.
- Republican Party (Pa.).
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
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- Old York Road Historical Society
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- Finding aid prepared by staff of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories using data provided by the Old York Road Historical Society
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- This preliminary finding aid was created by staff of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) using data provided by the Old York Road Historical Society. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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