Box 2

Scope and Contents An interesting letter dated 5 month 12, 1913, mentioned her mother's death and Carrie S. B. Kilgore's plea before the Supreme Court. Also Fannie's 1906 teaching certificate from Swarthmore College; she graduated from the College in 1903, had been a student of George Hoadley and was teaching physics in the Swarthmore High School at the time of her marriage in 1908. Also Carrie S. Burnham Kilgore's printed announcement of Fannie and George's marriage. Postcard-style Christmas card with...

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George B. Hoadley (1909-1995) was the son of George A. Hoadley's third wife, Fannie B. Kilgore Hoadley. He became a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting in advance of his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Betts. George graduated from Swarthmore College, Class of 1930, earned his D.Sc. from MI.T, and became a longtime professor at North Carolina State University. Some of the letters were written jointly while George was working on his thesis at MIT.

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Florence (1910-1993) was the daughter of George A. Hoadley's third wife, Fannie B. Kilgore Hoadley. She lived in the family home until her death and worked as her father's secretary. Florence became a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting in 1937. Her papers include report cards from elementary school and high school, a handwritten "Autobiography" written when she was about 12, and correspondence, 1908-1957

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Alfred (1913-2010) was the younger brother of Florence. Includes a copy of letter from George A. Hoadley after a visit by his children to the Physics Club. Wedding invitation 1938. Alfred graduated from the University of Delaware and served in the Marines during WWII.

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Henry (1915-1970) was the youngest child of George and Fannie. Hee earned a B.S. from Swarthmore College in 1937.

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Hoadley belonged to a wide range of organizations from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to the Swarthmore College Camera Club. He was active in a number of scientific organizations including the Physics Club and the Illumination Society and was a member of International Jury of Awards for the Sesquicentennial held in Philadelphia in 1926.

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Remarks by colleagues and friends. Typed.

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Including Agnes Kemp, Carrie B. Kilgore, and children of George A. Hoadley. Also Dorothy Hoadley, the daughter of Anthony Hoadley, who lived in Swarthmore with her husband, John Lawrence, MD.