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Class of 1880 records

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-002-1880

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a program for the cremation ceremony conducted by the Class of 1880 at the end of their sophomore year in 1878.

Dates

  • Creation: 1878

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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

Biographical / Historical

This collection contains materials created by Haverford College Class of 1880. The cremation ceremony took place at Haverford throughout the late nineteenth-century when the sophomore class burned the most hated textbook in a ritualistic ceremony.

Extent

0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of a program for the cremation ceremony conducted by the Class of 1880 at the end of their sophomore year in 1878.

Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, completed April 2022.

Title
Class of 1880 records
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger
Date
April, 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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