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Class of 1888 records

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-002-1888

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a photograph album from the Haverford College Class of 1888 and an invitation to the cremation ceremony they held at the end of their sophomore year in 1886.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1888

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Historical Note

17 people graduated with the Haverford College Class of 1888, and 16 additional people were a part of the class at one point but did not graduate with them. 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

.23 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains a photograph album from the Haverford College Class of 1888 and an invitation to the cremation ceremony they held at the end of their sophomore year in 1886.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one volume and one folder.

Processing Information

Processed by Madison Arnold-Scerbo; completed June, 2018.

Title
Class of 1888 records
Status
Completed
Author
Madison Arnold-Scerbo
Date
June, 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2022-04-11: Revised by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger to include the invitation to the cremation ceremony held by the Class of 1888.

Find It at the Library

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Haverford PA 19041 USA US