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Ambler Campus Alumni Association Records
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Overview and metadata sections
The Ambler Campus Alumni Association, originally the Horticulture Council Association, changed names multiple times but always remained dedicated to the alumni of the campus. Through scholarships, events, and reunions, the association connected alumni from a wide range of graduation years.
The Ambler College Alumni Association Records consists of minutes, correspondence, publications, financial records, photographs and scrapbooks.
Series 2: Clubs and activities records, 1946-2020
Series 3: Reunion materials, 1968-2023
Series 4: Publications, 1937-2013
Series 5: Photographs, scrapbooks, and objects, 1920-2016
Donated by Claire Whiting on October 21, 2024.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared in March 2025 by Holly Beth Wilson, Associate Archivist.
A few copies of Pen and Trowel were removed and added to Temple University Ambler Campus Records, SCRC 202.
Organization
Subject
- Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
- Women in agriculture--United States--Pennsylvania--History
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Holly Beth Wilson, Associate Archivist
- Finding Aid Date
- April 2025
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The Ambler Campus Alumni Association is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has not assigned their rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
Board meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, reports, and scholarship records are all included in this series.
Physical Description0.6 Linear Feet2 boxes
This series includes materials related to the various events and activities the association sponsored or co-sponsored.
Physical Description0.4 Linear Feet1 box
This series includes correspondence, background information and notes related to the reunions the association planned every five years. It also includes Diamonds of the Decade materials where the school and post-graduate accomplishments of several graduates from each year were highlighted.
Physical Description0.4 Linear Feet1 box
Newsletters, pamphlets, and flyers make up the bulk of this series. Also included are notes, background materials, and correspondence relating to the book by Jenny Rose Carey, A Century of Cultivation.
Physical Description2.27 Linear Feet2 boxes and 1 map folder
This series includes photographs, Diamonds of the Decades scrapbooks, a scrapbook by Eleanor Fullerton (Class of 1921), various ephemera, one poster and two squishy toys.
Physical Description2.13 Linear Feet3 boxes