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Swarthmore Garden Club Records, 1958-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft.
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Garden Club, Swarthmore, Pa., was founded in 1958 with the purpose "to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among both amateur and experienced gardeners." The collection contains minutes and reports, 1958-2014 (with gaps), scrapbooks and other miscellaneous papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Historical Society General Reference Files, 1893-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 linear ft. (stored in file cabinet, fhl workroom)
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Historical Society was established in 1988 to document, preserve, and protect the historic resources of the Borough of Swarthmore, Pa. Its archives were deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. The collection contains general reference files concerning the history, organizations, and activities of the Borough, combining materials collected by Swarthmore Historical Society together with reference files and photographs compiled by Friends Historical Library. Of particular interest are the field surveys on historic structures compiled for the Swarthmore Historic Resources Survey.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Rebecca Chopp papers, 2009-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:
Rebecca Chopp was the 14th President of Swarthmore College (2009-2014). She is a well-known scholar of religion and American culture. While at Swarthmore, Chopp researched changing structures and cultures of higher education, the role of liberal arts in a democratic society, and religion and higher education. She resigned from Swarthmore College in 2014 to become the 18th Chancellor of the University of Denver. This collection includes correspondence, speech texts, and other documents from Chopp's time as Swarthmore College President. Also included are similar documents from Interim President Constance Hungerford, 2014-2015.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Bassett-Little Family Papers, ca. 1923-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.75 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection contain papers of the Bassett and Little families who resided in Swarthmore, Pa., in the first half of the twentieth century. In the 1980s, May Virginia Bassett Little (1913-1994) created a series of family scrapbooks accompanied by short memoirs and excerpts from her diaries. Her father was a birthright Quaker, and the family had deep roots in Swarthmore College and the Borough of Swarthmore. Her husband, Ralph V. Little, Jr., (1909-2001), also was raised in Swarthmore. Their son, Donald Townsend Little, continued his mother's interest in autobiography and compiling family history.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Historical Society Records, 1988-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes plus reference files)
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1996. The records include legal and financial papers of the organization, minutes, projects, and related historic preservation work supporting the Swarthmore Planning Commission and Swarthmore Borough Task Force on Historic Preservation.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Co-op Collection, circa 1936-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear ft.
Abstract:
The collection contains photographs, clippings, historical research and related papers concerning the Consumers' Cooperative Association of Swarthmore, Inc., better known as the Swarthmore CO-OP. Located in Swarthmore, Pa., it was incorporated in 1937.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Schools Collection, 1896-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 linear ft. (27 boxes (and oversize photographs))
Abstract:
The Swarthmore School District, Delaware County, Pa., was created in 1893 with the incorporation of the Borough of Swarthmore. This is an artificial collection, composed of records and memorabilia from various sources and organized by the staff of Friends Historical Library.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Alfred H. Bloom papers, approximately 1973-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:
Alfred H. Bloom was the 13th President of Swarthmore College (1991-2009). One of Swarthmore's longest-serving presidents, he emphasized the importance of intellectual rigor, diversity, and social responsibility on campus, and is best known for revitalizing the Honors Program and eliminating varsity football. A linguistics scholar, Bloom formerly held faculty positions at Swarthmore College and Pitzer College, and resigned from his Swarthmore Presidency to become Vice Chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi. This small collection includes a large amount of material about the football controversy, as well as an assortment of other papers from Bloom's presidency, and a small amount of material relating to his personal affairs and research.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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David W. Fraser papers, 1971-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 linear ft.
Abstract:
David Fraser was the 12th President of Swarthmore College (1982-1991). Trained as a physician with an emphasis on epidemiology, David W. Fraser (b. 1944) is also known as an advocate of liberal arts education, a scholar of public health, and an artist in traditional methods of textile construction. He joined Swarthmore College in 1982 after working at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and resigned from Swarthmore in 1991 to to head the Social Welfare Department at the Aga Khan Secretariat. This scattered collection, which dates from 1971 to 2007 (bulk 1982-1991), primarily consists of records from Fraser's time as President of Swarthmore College, including the construction of the Blue Route (I-476), financial aid, National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities, senior staff retreats, and more. There are journals from his time as Swarthmore College president, as well as preceding years working for the CDC and Aga Khan.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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League of Women Voters of Swarthmore, Pa., 1956-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:
The League of Women Voters was established in 1920 as a nonpartison organization to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. The Swarthmore Branch was founded in 1948 and in 2006 merged with the League of Women Voters, Central Delaware County. The collection contains minutes, financial reports, publications, and miscellaneous papers of the League of Women Voters of Swarthmore, Pa.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Borough Photographs, 1880-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 cubic ft. (4 binders)
Abstract:
This collection consists of 4 binders of original and copy photographs and negatives, dating from approximately 1880 to 2005, of the Swarthmore Borough, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Many of the images were used in the book Swarthmore Illustrated: A Centennial History by Susanna K. Morikawa and Patricia C. O'Donnell (1993).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Irma E. Zimmer Papers, 1960-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.75 linear ft.
Abstract:
Irma Elizabeth Zimmer was a life-long Swarthmore resident who taught at Swarthmore High School from 1946 to 1976. After her retirement, she was active in groups that attempted to prevent the merger into the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. After these efforts were unsuccessful, she participated in projects to start a charter school, reopen the Swarthmore K-8 School, and develop a senior community center on Wallingford-Swarthmore School District property. She also served on Borough Council from 1974-1984 and was a member of the Swarthmore League of Women Voters, Swarthmore Womans Club, and Swarthmore Republican Committee. This collection contains her papers, largely her post-retirement projects pertaining to school protest groups.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Rotary Club Records, 1955-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (6 boxes, stored off site as of 2005)
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Rotary Club was organized April 1, 1937, and held its first luncheon on April 9th. It was chartered on April 26, 1937, with fifteen charter members. The Club's activities include supporting various charitable causes. It is active in the community with a web site at http://www.swarthmorerotary.org/

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Leah Smith office files, 1971-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
12.7 linear ft. (31 boxes)
Abstract:
Leah Smith was an administrator at Swarthmore College, at various times holding the positions of Assistant to the President and Director of Institutional Research, as well as Acting Associate Provost and Acting Dean of the College. This collection is made up of materials amassed by Leah J. Smith in her role as Assistant to the President (also included are some materials carried over from the Assistant to the President prior to Smith).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Woman's Club of Swarthmore records, 1898-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
16 linear ft. (8 cartons)
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the Woman's Club of Swarthore, founded in 1898. The Club offered women of the community a means of support and education, a place to meet and find common interests and nurtured the founding of a number of community organizations. The Club disbanded in 2002.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore Chautauqua memorabilia, 1913-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes )
Abstract:
The Chautauqua movement grew out of the American Lyceum and had its beginnings in 1874 at Chautauqua Lake, New York. In the late 1800s, this movement to provide entertainment and education to the American public was extended by circuit Chautauquas which expanded its influence from coast to coast. The Swarthmore Chautauqua was the youngest of the circuits and was founded in 1912 by Paul M. Pearson of Swarthmore College. This small collection of Chautauqua memorabilia contains programs, news clippings, and other material concerning primarily the Redpath Circuit, which operated out of Chicago and Ohio, and the Swarthmore Circuit, which was based in Swarthmore, Pa.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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