Swarthmore College
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Dora Anne Gilbert Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-050
Overview
Dora Ann Gilbert (1869-1964), was Quaker librarian and genealogist from Chester, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1893. The collection contains chiefly biographical and genealogical materials relating to the Gilbert, Strickland, Trego, and allied families, together with memorabilia relating to Swarthmore College Class of 1893, of which Gilbert was a member.
Dates:
1893-1958
Charles Palmer Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-112
Overview
Charles Palmer (1863-1966) was a Quaker teacher, lawyer, and real estate broker from Chester, Pennsylvania. The collection includes family correspondence, including that of Palmer as a student at Swarthmore College, diaries of Palmer's father, Lewis Palmer (1837-1917), mother, Hannah H. Palmer (1836-1917), and other family members in Chester and Delaware counties, Pa., account books, business and legal papers, essays, poetry, clippings, memorabilia, and other papers. Includes material...
Dates:
1829-1942
Intercultural Center Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q030
Overview
The Intercultural Center (IC) at Swarthmore College was founded in 1992 to promote systemic change toward a multicultural perspective across the institution and to foster community-building and collaboration among diverse groups within and outside of the college. The collection contains records relating to the founding of the IC and its activiites, as well as records that detail the activities of groups within the IC, specfically HOLA (Hispanics Organized for Latino Awareness/Hispanic...
Dates:
1988 - 2017
Swarthmore College Lantern Slide and Glass Plate Collection
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-198
Overview
The collection of Swarthmore College lantern slides contains historic images of the College and Borough of Swarthmore and photographs of College events and activities. The core of the collection was the selection presented by Professor George A. Hoadley at the Alumni Banquet on June 9, 1917. An avid amateur photographer, he served as the president of the Swarthmore College Camera Club which sponsored an annual lantern slide exhibition. The lantern slides were created from a number of...
Dates:
1897 - 1931
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- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 3
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 2
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 2
- genealogies (histories) 2
- Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 1
- Asian American Students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Bisexual college students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Chester (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Chester (Pa.) -- Quakers 1
- Chester County (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Gay students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Genealogists 1
- Genealogists -- Pennsylvania 1
- Hispanic American students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Indian students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Intercultural communication in education 1
- Lesbian students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Multicultural education 1
- Pennsylvania -- Genealogy 1
- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Photographers 1
- Poetry 1
- Prohibition -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quaker women -- Pennsylvania 1
- Student movements 1
- Swarthmore (Pa.) -- History 1
- Swarthmore (Pa.) -- Social life and customs 1
- Temperance -- Pennsylvania 1
- Transgender college students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Women college students -- Pennsylvania 1
- Women genealogists -- Pennsylvania 1
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