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Haverford College Campus Club records

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-003-021

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two volumes of minutes of the Haverford College Campus Club as well as other organizational documents, including annual reports, drawings, publications, photographs, and membership materials.

The first volume contains minutes from 1901, and the second volume contains minutes and other materials from 1902 to 1934. The notebook includes notes on the history of campus, executive committee meeting minutes, lists of plantings, annual reports, committee reports, financial records, and correspondence. The materials on improvements to the pond include reports by Haverford engineering student Daniel Smiley, Jr.

Dates

  • 1901-1953

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Biographical / Historical

The Haverford College Campus Club was created for the "improvement and preservation of the College Campus, the marking and cataloging of the rare trees and schrubs on the campus, the stimulating of an interest in ornithology by the attraction and observation of birds, and especially the promotion of an interest in forestry in general."

Extent

.53 Linear Feet (2 volumes, 1 box)

Language

English

Overview

This collection contains two volumes of minutes of the Haverford College Campus Club as well as other organizational documents, including annual reports, drawings, publications, photographs, and membership materials.

Arrangement

The volumes in this collection are arranged chronologically and other materials are arranged topically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown

Related Materials

Arboretum Association records (HCC.001) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Processing Information

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo, completed June, 2018. Revised by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, September, 2021.

Title
Haverford College Campus Club records
Author
Madison Arnold-Scerbo
Date
June, 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • September, 2021: Finding aid revised by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger to include materials in Box 1.

Find It at the Library

Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting reproductions from Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Library

Contact:
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Haverford PA 19041 USA US