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An Account of Haverford School From Its Institution To the Close of the Winter Session--Fourth Month, 1835: With The Constitution And By-Laws Of The Association. Published by Direction of the Board of Managers (Philadelphia: William Brown, Printer, 1835)

Scope and Contents This file contains two copies of a single document titled “Rules of Haverford School.” Both documents are dated 1833, the year of the school’s opening, and one is marked on the back as being the “printed rules of managers.” The rules primarily cover a student’s freedom to move throughout the campus building (Founders Hall) and explicitly prohibit any exploration beyond the building without permission. Guidelines for polite interactions are also outlined, as well as the prohibition of smoking...

Scope and Contents This file contains four documents regarding the incorporation and establishment of the Haverford School. The first two documents represent the original petition, by founders of the school, to create the corporate entity (known as the Haverford School Association), which would manage the new school. The latter documents pertain to a supplement, issued by the state of Pennsylvania, which allowed the members of the Haverford School Association to “alter or repeal any of the rules, orders,...