Swarthmore College
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Swarthmore College records on the Area Universities' Bicentennial Exhibition
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-K03
Overview
In conjunction with the United States Bicentennial Celebration in Philadelphia in 1976, Swarthmore College banded together with eleven other local colleges and universities to create the Area Universities' Bicentennial Exhibition, a public display titled "Learning, Revolution, and Democracy." This collection includes both internal Swarthmore documents about the college's contributions to the exhibit, as well as correspondence with other members of the University and College Consortium for...
Dates:
1973/1977
George A. Hoadley Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-327
Overview
The collection contains the papers of George A. Hoadley, long-time professor of physics at Swarthmore College and secretary of the Franklin Institute, as well as papers of his extended family. Of particular interest are diaries kept by his second wife's parents, Carrie B. Kilgore and Damon Y. Kilgore, both attorneys and reformers. George Hoadley's correspondence with his children include mention of people and events in the Borough of Swarthmore and Swarthmore College. A founder of the...
Dates:
1850 - 1957
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