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Swarthmore Recreation Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-015

Scope and Contents

Series 1 includes records of board meetings, budget tables, and financial reports between the years 1954 and 1961. The annual files (Series 2) are comprised of further financial statements and reports, letters to board members, program brochures, and, in later years, newspaper clippings. The miscellaneous files (Series 3) contain documents pertaining to the history of the Swarthmore Swim Club as well as photographs by Weemie Kingham of Swarthmore documenting a fiftieth anniversary party for SRA.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Swarthmore Recreation Association (SRA) was founded in 1940 to provide and supervise recreational facilities for residents of the Borough of Swarthmore and to encourage participation in indoor and outdoor games, sports, and athletic competitions. Among other programs, SRA offered a summer day camp for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Extent

2.7 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Contains the records of the Swarthmore Recreation Association (SRA) which include material on the organization from its founding in 1940 up to the year 1990. SRA was established to provide and supervise recreational facilities for residents of the Borough of Swarthmore and to encourage participation in indoor and outdoor games, sports, and athletic competitions. Among other programs, SRA offered a summer day camp for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

  1. Minutes
  2. Annual files
  3. Miscellaneous filse

Physical Location

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Don Henderson

Date: 2006

Title
Swarthmore Recreation Association Records, 1940-1990
Author
FHL staff
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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