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HC.Archives/HCS/HCS.003. Alumni Papers

 Record Group Term
Identifier: HC.Archives/HCS/HCS.003

Found in 159 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin H. Lowry orations

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-135
Abstract

This collection consists of several orations by Lowry as well as his grades at the end of his senior year at Haverford College.

Dates: 1872-1876 and undated

Booker T. Washington letters to Henry Pleasants Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-136
Abstract

This collection consists of two letters written by Booker T. Washington to Henry Pleasants Jr. in December 1905 and March 1906. Washington discusses his recent visit to and lecture at Haverford College and a donation by the Haverford Civics Club to the Tuskegee Institute.

Dates: 1905 December 16 - 1906 March 16

David S. Bispham letter to Mr. Mellor

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-137
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from David S. Bispham, Haverford College Class of 1876, to a Mr. Mellor, probably Ralph Mellor, Haverford College Class of 1899. In the letter, Bispham discusses a piece he has written that may be performed by the Haverford Cap and Bells Club and the Glee Club, possibly as part of a fundraiser.

Dates: 1914 June 13

Roger Easton collection

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-138
Abstract

This collection consists of materials related to the fictitious George Stephens created and collected by Roger Easton, Haverford College Class of 1972, a football explainer created by Dana Swan, and a schedule for the junior varsity baseball team.

Dates: 1970-1971

Kingsley B. Leeds, History of Haverford College Library

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-139
Abstract

A paper charting the history of the Haverford College Library from its establishment until 1929.

Dates: 1930

Steven Rosen collection

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-140
Abstract

Documents concerning the Bryn Mawr and Haverford College Gay People's Alliance (GPA) and the Friends Conference on Gay Concerns.

Dates: 1976-1978

Joseph Cauffiel scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-005
Abstract

The Joseph Cauffiel scrapbook documents Haverford College football games during the 1953 and 1954 seasons. The scrapbook contains gameday booklets, local newspaper clippings, and issues of "Haverford News" to relay information concerning the members of the 1953 and 1954 football squads and record the outcomes of the football games.

Dates: 1953-1954

Thomas S. Downing Jr. songbook

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-004
Abstract This small volume contains songs and poems collected by Thomas S. Downing Jr. (1852–1926) during his time at Haverford College. Downing, the son of a prosperous farmer in West Whiteland, Chester County, Pennsylvania, attended Haverford from 1869 through 1872. After graduating, Downing returned to Chester County and became a farmer. Various Haverford students wrote verses in Downing's songbook, some traditional and some original compositions. They cover a wide variety of topics and offer...
Dates: 1869–1872, 1882

William H.S. Wood diary

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-008
Abstract

William H.S. Wood's diary records the first five months of his time as a student of Haverford College. It contains information pertaining to his extracurricular activities, the weather, personal projects, and events around Haverford at the time.

Dates: 1855-1856

Howard L. Haines autograph and composition books

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-009
Abstract

Howard Haines’s autograph book contains five categories: Faculty, Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman. Each entry includes basic information on members of these categories, except in the case of the faculty, which was left almost entirely blank. His composition book contains several essays concerning animals, historical and contemporary figures, national histories, and notes on several scientific and mathematical subjects.

Dates: 1860-1861