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Swarthmore Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-016

Scope and Contents

The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1996. The records include legal and financial papers of the organization, minutes, projects, and related historic preservation work supporting the Swarthmore Planning Commission and Swarthmore Borough Task Force on Historic Preservation.

Dates

  • 1988-2014

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Rights Information

Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce items in this collection beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes plus reference files)

Language

English

Overview

The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1996. The records include legal and financial papers of the organization, minutes, projects, and related historic preservation work supporting the Swarthmore Planning Commission and Swarthmore Borough Task Force on Historic Preservation.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into 4 series:

  1. Minutes
  2. Legal and Financial
  3. Projects
  4. Miscellaneous including correspondence and clippings
  5. Historic Preservation

Physical Location

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Swarthmore Historical Society

Processing Information

The records originally were stored in Swarthmore Historical Society Reference Files/ RG7/004. With additional donations a separate RG 7 number was assigned and the records processed and described.

Title
Swarthmore Historical Society Records
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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