Neometha Bathing Society records
Collection
Identifier: HCQ-003-006
Scope and Contents
The collection includes financial and logistical information on the construction and maintainence of "Julia's Bath", an area for the society's members to swim, and on the Society's financial records, elections, and major projects.
Dates
- 1873-1878
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
The Neometha Bathing Society was a Society on Haverford's campus during the 1870s. The Society collected membership dues from all prospective applicants and, as members of the Society, individuals paid monetary fees or participated in manual labor. These efforts at fundraising and labor were put towards the construction of "Julia's Bath," a private swimming area for Neometha's members. In the 1870s, Juila's Bath was renamed "Balmae Julianae" by vote of the Society's members. In the late 1870s, the Society removed all membership fees for Neometha.
Extent
.125 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language
English
Overview
This collection details the financial transactions, elections, and major projects of Neometha Bathing Society from 1873 to 1878. This includes payment for labor and supplies, officer information, and the construction and maintainance of "Julia's Bath," a pond created by the organization to provide swimming accomodations to its members.
Arrangement
Materials are organized into two folders. The first folder contains a bound volume of Society election information, minutes, and financial information. The second folder contains receipts from supply purchases and payment for manual labor.
Acquisition
The Neometha Bathing Society records were donated to The Library of Haverford College in June, 1930 by "The Society."
Processing Information
Processed by David Canada; completed September, 2016.
- Haverford College -- Societies, etc.
- Haverford College -- Students
- Haverford College -- History -- 19th century
- Swimming -- Societies, etc.
- account books
- minutes (administrative records)
- Title
- Neometha Bathing Society records, 1873-1878
- Author
- David Canada
- Date
- September, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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