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SFHL/SCA. Swarthmore College Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: SFHL/SCA
The Friends Historical Library collects, preserves, and provides access to the institutional archives of Swarthmore College.

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

Courtney C. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D09
Overview

Courtney C. Smith (1916-1969) was the ninth president of Swarthmore College, from 1953 to his death. The collection contains his official correspondence including correspondence with faculty. It includes extensive material on the controversy surrounding the construction of The Blue Route, Interstate Highway 476.

Dates: 1953-1969

Leah Smith office files

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-E10
Overview

Leah Smith was an administrator at Swarthmore College, at various times holding the positions of Assistant to the President and Director of Institutional Research, as well as Acting Associate Provost and Acting Dean of the College. This collection is made up of materials amassed by Leah J. Smith in her role as Assistant to the President (also included are some materials carried over from the Assistant to the President prior to Smith).

Dates: 1971-1996

Swarthmore College Songs and Skits

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-W002
Overview

This collection contains skits, songs, and related material concerning Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1876 - 2015

Stapleton interviews about Courtney Smith

 Collection — Othertype RG6-X-OH-2
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-X-OH-2
Overview This collection consists of audiocassette tapes of interviews created by Darwin H. and Donna Heckman Stapleton from 1991 to 1999 as research for their 2004 biography, Dignity, Discourse, and Destiny: The Life of Courtney C. Smith. Interviews were conducted with Swarthmore College faculty, staff, students, and Board members, as well as personal friends and family members of Courtney Smith. Courtney Smith (1916-1969) was the 9th president of Swarthmore College,...
Dates: 1991 - 1999

Joseph Swain Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D06
Overview

This collection contains the official and personal correspondences and related papers of Joseph Swain, sixth president of Swarthmore College (1891-1921). He was notable for presiding over the development of the college into a top-ranked academic institution.

Dates: 1891-1921

Swarthmore College Admissions and Financial Aid records

 Collection — Othertype RG6-N
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-N
Overview

In the early years of Swarthmore College, applicants applied directly to the College President and the cost of attendance was $350 per year. In the 21st century, a separately staffed Admissions Office and an Office of Financial Aid exist to support these functions. This small collection, dating from 1869 to 2003, includes admissions blanks, lists of applicants, reports, and other materials that document Swarthmore's admissions and financial aid policies and procedures.

Dates: 1869 - 2006

Swarthmore College Advocacy Training Group Project Records

 Collection — Othertype RG6-Q039
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q039
Overview

Collection contained the records of the Advocacy Training Group Project at Swarthmore College that trained students as peer faciliators in mediation and conflict resolution. It also includes materials related to various types of student advocacy in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.

Dates: 1989 - 1995

Swarthmore Alumni Association records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R1
Overview

The Swarthmore Alumni Association, founded in 1882 and still active, engages Swarthmore graduates in activities that support current students, alumni, and Swarthmore College. The Swarthmore Alumni Association records, 1882-1990, include meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, brochures, mailings, and directories for a variety of organizations of Swarthmore College Alumni, both in the Philadelphia area and elsewhere.

Dates: 1882 - 1990

Swarthmore College alumni files

 Collection — Othertype RG6-R2
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R2
Overview

Files created by the alumni office and added to over time by Friends Historical Library staff. These files typically contain basic information about the student (occupation, residence, etc.), newspaper clippings and obituaries, correspondence with the alumni office (usually about donations), and sometimes other material. Occassionally includes photographs.

Dates: 1869 - 2018

Swarthmore College Alumni Records and Surveys

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R6
Overview This series contains Alumni Records Office procedures documents as well as alumni surveys conducted by the College and various committees. Arthur Beardsley’s 1894 survey of alumni was used as the basis for The Alumni Historical Catalogue, 1873-1892. A survey conducted by an alumni group, The Garnet Band, was used gain support for the resumption of Swarthmore-Haverford football and the weekly publication of the Phoenix. After...
Dates: 1894-1980