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Swarthmore College

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Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:

Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Beta Chapter (Swarthmore College) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q013
Overview

This collection consists of primarily published materials, 1891-1933, relating to Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Beta Chapter, the first sorority to maintain a chapter at Swarthmore College. The Chapter was established in 1891 and laid down in 1933 when the College abolished sororities. Included are national publications of the fraternity, directories of Swarthmore chapter alumnae; an initiation certificate; and a photograph album.

Dates: 1890-1985

Kappa Sigma Pi Records

 Collection — Othertype RG6-Q017
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q017
Overview

Kappa Sigma Pi was the Pi Chapter of the national fraternity Kappa Sigma until 1962 when it was suspended on charges of "attempting to involve other chapters in organizing to defy some of the Kappa Sigma basic principles." The local folded in 1971 due to low membership and financial debt. This small collection contains material pertaining to its last years.

Dates: 1958-1971

KWINK Minutes

 Collection — Othertype RG6-Q022
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q022
Overview

The Society of KWINK was an organization of the managers of the men’s athletic teams at Swarthmore College. The collection contains one folder of the minutes of the Society of KWINK, 1951-1960.

Dates: 1951-1960

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

Little Theater Club (Swarthmore College) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q004
Overview The Little Theater Club was established at Swarthmore College about 1922 to create a stable foundation for theatrical projects and coordinate productions on campus. No course credit was given for participation. After Swarthmore created a Drama Department in 1968/69, the Little Theater Club became inactive. The collection contains the records of the Little Theater Club of Swarthmore College, 1924-1969, including programs, scripts, clippings, financial records, and related materials. Also...
Dates: 1924-1970; 1946-1969 (bulk)

Memorandums to Swarthmore College faculty and staff

 Collection — Othertype RG6-L5
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L5
Overview

This collection consists of memorandums distributed to the Swarthmore College faculty and staff, primarily from the college president and members of senior administration.

Dates: 1928-2000

Swarthmore College Oral History Project

 Collection — Othertype RG6-X-OH-1
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-X-OH-1
Overview

The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted with more than 50 current and former Swarthmore College faculty, staff, and students, conducted by Regina Smith Oboler from 1982-1983.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

Swarthmore College Penguin Club records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L4-A
Overview The Penguin Club, previously known as the Campus Club and before that the Faculty Club, served as the primary social organization for Swarthmore faculty and their spouses from around 1920 until 1989. The Penguin Club records, 1920-1989, include minutes of the Penguin Club and predecessor organization (including some Men’s and Women’s minutes), 1920s-1980s; faculty-staff drama production materials, such as programs, scripts, planning materials, and flyers, 1960s-1989; files on other...
Dates: 1920 - 1989

Phi Beta Kappa. Epsilon of Pennsylvania (Swarthmore College)

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q008
Overview

The collection contains the records of the Swarthmore College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa from its founding in 1893 until 1942, with gaps in some series.

Dates: 1893-1942

Phi Psi (Swarthmore College) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q009
Overview

Contains the records of Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Omicron Psi, and Phi Psi from 1889 to 1967, with gaps in some series. Now a local fraternity at Swarthmore College, Phi Psi began as Pennsylvania Kappa, a chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Pennsylvania Kappa was established in 1889 and was a chapter of Phi Kappa Psi until 1963.

Dates: 1889-1986

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Student Activities 10
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Greek letter societies -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 8
Society of Friends -- Education 8
diaries 8
Students -- Social life and customs 7
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 5
Universities and colleges -- Administration 5
Literature -- Societies, etc. 4
Quakers -- Diaries 4
Quakers -- Social service 4
genealogies (histories) 4
College sports -- United States -- History 3
College student newspapers and periodicals -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 3
College students -- Pennsylvania 3
College students -- Social life and customs 3
Gay students -- Pennsylvania 3
Greek letter societies -- United States -- History 3
Quaker authors 3
Quakers -- 20th century -- Diaries 3
Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 3
Society of Friends -- History 3
Swarthmore (Pa.) -- History 3
Universities and colleges 3
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History 3
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century 3
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 21st century 3
albums (books) 3
African American students 2
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Blue Route (Pa.) 2
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Byberry (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2
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Lesbian students -- Pennsylvania 2
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School enrollment -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore -- Statistics 2
Secret societies 2
Society of Friends -- Charities 2
Society of Friends -- History -- Societies, etc. 2
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 2
Society of Friends -- Reunification 2
Student organizations 2
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United States -- History -- Colonial period -- ca. 1600-1775 2
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th century 2
Universities and colleges -- United States -- History 2
criticism 2
Adult education and state 1
Affirmative action programs 1
Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
Altar of Good Will 1
Amateur plays 1
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 1
American periodicals -- Pennsylvania 1
American poetry 1
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 1
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration 1
Arms control 1
Arms control -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 1
Art -- Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 1
Art appreciation -- Societies, etc. 1
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century 1
Asian American Students -- Pennsylvania 1
Baffin Island (Nunavut) 1
Bisexual college students -- Pennsylvania 1
Botany 1
Business and education 1
Castles -- Great Britain -- History 1
Charities -- France 1
Charities -- Germany 1
Charities -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Chautauquas 1
Chautauquas -- History 1
Chester (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
Chester (Pa.) -- Quakers 1
Chester County (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
China 1
Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
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