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Swarthmore Phoenix Records

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

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG6.Q020
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.25 linear ft. (1 box and 1 volume)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG6/Q-020, Swarthmore College Archives, Swarthmore Phoenix Records, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1884-1953 (inclusive)
Creator:
Phoenix (Swarthmore, Pa.)
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Phoenix, Swarthmore College's newspaper, began as a monthly publication in 1881. This small collection contains an account book, 1884-1899, and some miscellaneous papers, including letters to the editor concerning the abolishment of women's fraternities in 1933 and a scrapbook about a 1953 prank article that asserted Adlai Stevenson had accepted the position of Swarthmore College President.

The Swarthmore Phoenix, Swarthmore College's newspaper, began as a monthly publication in 1881, edited by J. E. Verre, Class of 1883. It took its name from the bird that arose from the ashes in Greek mythology since it was founded in the year that College's main building was gutted by fire. The building reopened in 1882.

It remains the official campus newspaper under the name The Phoenix.

Paper copies of The Phoenix are available in the library (see the catalog for location) and in RG6/A Official Publications of Swarthmore College.

Digitized copies of The Phoenix are available online at http://triptych.brynmawr.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/SC_Phoenix

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Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2017
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

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

Account book, 1884-1899.
Scope and Contents

Business manager's record

Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous receipts, etc., 1898-1901, n.d.
Scope and Contents

Includes Phoenix Handbook, ca. 1921

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to the Phoenix, 1933.
Scope and Contents

Concerning abolition of women's fraternities. Includes letters from Dorothy Canfield Fisher whose daughter graduated from Swarthmore College and Isabel Briggs Myers, Class of 1919. The majority supported the decision, arguing that at a College as small as Swarthmore, sororities had a negative impact on members and those outside the system.

Physical Description

1 folder

Scrapbook on Adlai Stevenson prank issue, 1953.
Physical Description

1 folder

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