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Swarthmore College Book and Key Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q005
Abstract

Book and Key was a senior men's honor society that was active at Swarthmore College from 1906 to 1957. The collection contains the records of the Book and Key and the Temple Trust Association including by-laws, history, minutes, financial papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, a large Bible, and a large plaque.

Dates: 1906-1966

Swarthmore College Camera Club Records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-Q028
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q028
Abstract

The Swarthmore Camera Club was student organization devoted to the study of photography. It sponsored an annual Lantern Slide Exhibition beginning in 1894 for which the participants took the photographs and manufactured the slides for presentation. This small collection contains a volume of minutes, 1896-1902, with some financial records and program..

Dates: 1896-1902

Chi Omega Fraternity Records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-Q019
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q019
Abstract

Chi Omega Sorority, Gamma Alpha Chapter of Swarthmore College, was chartered in April 1919. This small collection contains membership cards and initiation stubs, 1919-1931.

Dates: 1919-1931

Swarthmore College Civilian Foreign Service Training Program records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-J03
Abstract During World War II, Swarthmore College offered relief and reconstruction training programs, initially at the graduate level for men in the Civilian Public Service (CPS), and later as an undergraduate major. This collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, syllabi, reports, and other documents relating to Civilian Foreign Service (CFS) training programs at colleges and universities, particularly the CFS program at Swarthmore. The collection was compiled by J. Roland Pennock, a...
Dates: 1942-1946

Swarthmore College classes records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-R4
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R4
Abstract

Contains materials pertinent to each class, such as: class business records (constitution, accounts, meeting minutes); clippings; correspondence with Alumni Office; reunion planning materials; reunion yearbooks; class day materials (programs, speeches); commencement materials (press releases, information about honorary degree recipients, commencement speaker speeches/remarks); and more.

Dates: 1869 - 2015

Clippings about Swarthmore College

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-K02
Abstract

Original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and other publications cover topics relating to Swarthmore College, its students, faculty, and administrators.

Dates: 1862 - 2011

Community Housing Project Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q023
Abstract

In 1976 a group of Swarthmore College students organized to propose a communal living experience within the context of the College housing. The experiment ended after the Spring 1982 semester due to student disinterest. The collection contains proposals and studies, The Ashton House log which includes meeting minutes, informal log entries, and topics of discussion, and miscellaneous notes.

Dates: 1976-1982

William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-P003
Abstract

The William J. Cooper Foundation provides funding for lectures, exhibits, concerts, and performances at Swarthmore College. The Cooper Foundation Committee, composed of students, faculty members, and staff members, works with members of all campus constituencies to arrange events and residencies. The William J. Cooper Foundation Committee records, 1943-1974, consists of administrative files that primarily document the committee's efforts to select, arrange, and publicize events.

Dates: 1943 - 1974

Swarthmore College Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-B
Abstract

Collection contains the records that document the founding of Swarthmore College, its preceding bodies and founding committees, Charter and amendments, records of stockholders and stockholders’ associations, the Incorporators and the first Board of Managers. Records consist of minutes of the Corporation, letters, books of stock certificates and ledgers.

Dates: 1854-1964 (bulk 1854-1911)

Swarthmore College Dean's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-M004
Abstract The Dean of Students oversees vital aspects of student life, including pre-major academic advising, career services, health and psychological services, residential life, multicultural initiatives, and social and extracurricular activities. The Swarthmore College Dean's Office records, circa 1871-2005, include correspondence files, meeting minutes, reports, clippings from the student newspaper ("The Phoenix") and other publications, and other documents pertaining to student life on campus and...
Dates: 1871 - 2015

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American Friends Service Committee 8
Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 4
Hoadley, George A. (George Arthur), 1848-1936 3
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 3
Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 3
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Pennock, J. Roland (James Roland), 1906-1995 3
Smith, Courtney C. (Courtney Craig), -1916 3
Swarthmore College. Board of Managers 3
Swarthmore College. Faculty 3
Swarthmore College. Swarthmore African-American Student Society 3
Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 3
Wister, John C. (John Caspar), 1887-1982 3
Aydelotte, Frank, 1880-1956 2
Beardsley, Arthur, 1843-1917 2
Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909 2
Bloom, Alfred H. 2
Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926 2
Civilian Public Service 2
Cross, Robert D., 1924-2003 2
Fraser, David W. 2
Friend, Theodore 2
Friends Educational Association (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1862-1864) 2
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 2
Harvard Business School 2
Holmes, Jesse Herman, 1864-1942 2
Jackson, William M. (William Morris), 1837-1919 2
Jeanes, Anna T. (Anna Thomas), 1822-1907 2
Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 2
Lang, Eugene, 1919-2017 2
Magill, Edward H. (Edward Hicks), 1825-1907 2
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 2
Nason, John W. 2
Palmer, Samuel Copeland 2
Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 2
Pearson, Paul M. (Paul Martin), 1871-1938 2
Penn, William, 1644-1718 2
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 2
Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) 2
Swain, Joseph, 1857-1927 2
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association 2
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Swarthmore College. Black Cultural Center 2
Swarthmore College. Gospel Choir 2
Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum 2
Swarthmore College. The Halcyon 2
United States. Navy 2
Walton family 2
Westtown Boarding School 2
Wharton family 2
Wharton, Anna Lovering, 1830-1914 2
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 1
Albertson, Mary, 1895-1986 1
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1
American Peace Society 1
American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy 1
Andrews, Fannie Fern, 1867-1950 1
Appleton, William Hyde, 1837-1926 1
Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation 1
Bacon, George B., 1835-1890 1
Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 1
Baldwin Jr., DeWitt C. 1
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1968). Committee on Education 1
Barbour, Hugh 1
Barnard, Ella K. (Ella Kent), 1853- 1
Barnard, Mary A. (Mary Anna), 1828-1865 1
Barrows, Samuel J. (Samuel June), 1845-1909 1
Barus, Carl, 1919-1990 1
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 1
Beardsley, Monroe C. 1
Benjamin West Society (Swarthmore College) 1
Biddle family 1
Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
Biddle, Owen, 1737-1799 1
Biddle, William Canby, 1864-1942 1
Billikopf, Jacob, 1883-1950 1
Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825-1921 1
Blanshard, Brand, 1892-1987 1
Blanshard, Frances Bradshaw, 1895-1966 1
Blatch, Harriot Stanton, 1856-1940 1
Boardman, Anna Florence, 1913-1978 1
Booth family 1
Booth, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Martin), 1816-1882 1
Booth, Ellen M. (Ellen Miller), 1853-1929 1
Booth, George M. (George Martin), 1851-1918 1
Booth, William, 1812-1877 1
Boynton, Percy Holmes, 1875-1946 1
Branson family 1
Brinton family 1
Brown, Josephine C., 1887-1976 1
Browning, Robert M., 1913-2009 1
Burnham, Carrie S. (Carrie Sylvester), 1838-1909 1
Bush, Edwin M. 1
Butler, Thomas S. (Thomas Stalker), 1855-1928 1
Camp, Kay 1
Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839 1
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1
Cerstvik, Milan S. 1
Chester Preparative Meeting School 1
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