Irvin C. Poley signature album
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of five volumes of the signature albums of Irvin C. Poley. The volumes include autographs of famous people, particularly authors, actors, and those in government or diplomacy, primarily sent to Poley, though there are other recipients as well. Many of the instances are signatures. Some of the more well-known authors who wrote letters, rather than just signatures, often relate to speaking at an event or a fund solicitation or response to comment or request for signature from Poley.
Dates
- 1903-1937
Creator
- Poley, Irvin C. (Irvin Corson) (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Irvin C. Poley (1892-1974) was a Quaker and member of Germantown Monthly Meeting. He was the principal and vice-principal of Germantown Friends School and taught English there for 45 years. Poley was the co-author of two literary anthologies, author of the Poley Precis Tests, and author of many articles.
(Information from: Friends Journal, vol. 20, p. 345-6, 1974)
Extent
0.18 Linear Feet (5 volumes)
Language
English
Overview
The signature albums of Irvin C. Poley include autographs of famous people, particularly authors, actors, and those in government or diplomacy, primarily sent to Poley, though there are other recipients as well. Many of the instances are signatures. Some of the more well-known authors who wrote letters, rather than just signatures, often relate to speaking at an event or a fund solicitation or response to comment or request for signature from Poley.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
- Authors, American -- 20th century
- Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970
- Bunche Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
- Carver, George Washington
- Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- Coleman, John Royston
- Comfort, William Wistar
- Coolidge, Calvin
- Cullen, Countee
- Deland, Margaret Wade (Campbell)
- DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt)
- Einstein, Albert
- Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
- Hughes, Langston
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
- Morley, Christopher
- Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961
- Parrish, Maxfield
- Political leadership -- United States
- Quakers
- Rockwell, Norman
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Sandburg, Carl
- Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920
- Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- Wilder, Thornton
- autograph albums
Creator
- Poley, Irvin C. (Irvin Corson) (Person)
- Title
- Irvin C. Poley signature album, 1903-1937
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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