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Swarthmore College Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-010
Abstract

This collection contains 31 photograph albums, dating from approximately 1876 to 1975, that document Swarthmore College social life and campus views. Various sources donated the material, and the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College made an artifical collection in 3/2005 that combined all the photos into one group.

Dates: 1876 - 1975

Swarthmore College photographs

 Collection — othertype: PA-200-210
Identifier: SFHL-PA-200-210
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of Swarthmore College from the time of the College's founding into the 21st century. College buildings, students, alumni, employees, activities, events, and other subjects are depicted. Photographs collected by the Friends Historical Library from various sources internal and external to the College.

Dates: 1864 - 2009

Pi Sigma Society Records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-Q016
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q016
Abstract

The collection contains the records, 1905-1912, of Pi Sigma Fraternity of Swarthmore College. The fraternity was founded in 1905 and in 1912 became the Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Gamma, the national women's fraternity.

Dates: 1906-1912

Swarthmore College preparatory department student file

 Collection — othertype: RG6-R7
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R7
Abstract

At its inception, Swarthmore College included a large preparatory department, but it began to play a secondary role by the early 1880s. In 1893, the preparatory division separated from the College and continued as a private institution, Swarthmore Preparatory School. This collection contains a card file of students who attended the Swarthmore College Preparatory School.

Dates: 1869 - 1893

Swarthmore College property records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-F
Abstract

The Swarthmore College property records include real estate and building appraisals; deeds, mortgages, and leases; reports by Swarthmore committees and external consultants; administrative documents such as budgets and correspondence; blueprints, maps, and plans; and other records pertaining to college buildings and grounds, construction and maintenance, and utilities and resource use.

Dates: 1687-1993

Swarthmore College Provost's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L6
Abstract

The Provost is the chief academic officer of the college and is responsible for the faculty and the curriculum. Professor Charles A. Gilbert was appointed the first Provost of Swarthmore College in 1969. The Swarthmore College Provost's Office records, 1969-2002, include correspondence within and beyond Swarthmore College, committee meeting minutes, reports, and other documents.

Dates: 1969-2002

Official Publications of Swarthmore College

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-A
Abstract

Publications of Swarthmore College including pre-opening issues relating to its establishment and building. Collection includes Bulletins, Directories, Calendars, Fundraising Publications, Special Events Publications, The Halcyon (yearbook), and Student Publications. McCabe Library is the official depository of the Swarthmore College publications; the archival collection is incomplete and forms part of the larger Swarthmore College Archives.

Dates: 1866-2014

Swarthmore College Sager Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-P004
Abstract

The Sager Symposium is an annual conference at Swarthmore College focusing on different issues relevant to the LGBTQ community. The first Sager Symposium was held in 1989. The collection contains records of the Sager Committee and event-related materials, 1988-2002.

Dates: 1988-2002

Swarthmore College search committees records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-P002
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-P002
Abstract This collection consists of records of the New Presidential Nominating Committee for the 11th President of Swarthmore College, 1972-1973, and the Presidential Nominating Committee for the 12th President of Swarthmore College, 1981-1982, as well as records from hiring several other executive office positions: Dean of Students, Dean of the College, Assistant to the President, and Vice President of Finance. The files do not contain personal information about specific candidates. They do contain...
Dates: 1974-1982

Somerville Literary Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q001
Abstract The Somerville Literary Society was a women students' literary organization founded at Swarthmore College in 1871. The purposes of the organization were to discuss literature, strengthen the friendship between its members, and prepare them for the wider field of action and influence opening to women, according to the group's constitution. The collection contains the records of the Somerville Literary Society, including constitution, minutes, financial papers,...
Dates: 1871-1978

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American Friends Service Committee 8
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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
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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
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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. Scott Arboretum 2
Swarthmore College. The Halcyon 2
United States. Navy 2
Walton family 2
Westtown Boarding School 2
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Wharton, Anna Lovering, 1830-1914 2
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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
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Bacon, George B., 1835-1890 1
Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 1
Baldwin Jr., DeWitt C. 1
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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
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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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