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Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.)

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG4.042
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (1 box (3 folders))
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.) Records, RG 4/042, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1847-1901 (inclusive)
Creator:
Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.)
Form:
Account books
Abstract:
Gwynedd Boarding School was a Quaker boarding school for boys operated by the Foulke family in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. The collection contains an account book (1847-1848), list of students (1853-1860), and material relating to an alumni association (1901).

Gwynedd Boarding School was a Quaker boarding school for boys operated by the Foulke family Gwynedd, PA.

The collection contains an account book (1847-1848), list of students (1853-1860), and material relating to an alumni association (1901).

The collection is organized into three series. The series are:

  1. Account Book
  2. Students
  3. Alumni Associations

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Gift of Eliza Foulke, 1957

The Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.) was operated by members of the Foulke family. These papers were received with a group of books and papers given by the Foulke family.

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2001
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Account book, 1847-1901.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

An Account of the expenses of entertainment for persons bringing, coming to see, and taking scholars from school. Groceries, hay-making and other labor.

Pupils, 1853-1860.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Listed by term, with addresses

Reunion certificate, 1901.
Box 1
Minutes of the Council, 1901.
Box 1
Physical Description

Pencil draft

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