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Peter Dechert photographs of Swarthmore College

 Collection — othertype: PA-042
Identifier: SFHL-PA-042
Abstract

Peter Dechert Associates, a photography company, took thousands of photographs of schools, colleges, and universities between 1952 and 1968. One of these colleges was Swarthmore College. This collection contains a box of negatives and a box of small black and white photographs of various Swarthmore College functions and activities.

Dates: 1961 - 1965

John T. Diebold scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R3-002
Abstract

The American businessman John T. Diebold, founder of the Diebold Group, Inc. and author of the management classic Automation, was a graduate of Swarthmore College (class of 1949). This collection consists of 89 scrapbooks carefully constructed by Diebold to document his life and the major events of his business career and personal life.

Dates: 1880 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1999

Charles B. Doron "Views of Swarthmore" photographs

 Collection — othertype: PA-149
Identifier: SFHL-PA-149
Abstract

Approximately one dozen photographs of Swarthmore College and vicinity, from Charles B. Doron's "Views of Swarthmore" series. Collection is incomplete.

Dates: 1879 - 1881

Writings related to the Early History of Swarthmore College

 Collection — othertype: SC-245
Identifier: SFHL-SC-245
Abstract

This collection of correspondence and reminiscences concerns the early history of Swarthmore College including its founding, formative years, and student life.

Dates: 1869-1956

Fell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-039
Abstract Joseph Fell (1804-1887), the son of Dr. David and Phebe Schofield Fell, was a Pennsylvania Quaker teacher and farmer. In 1835 he married Harriet Williams, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Watson Williams of Buckingham, Pa. Joseph and Harriet Fell had five children: William W. (1836-1874), Emily Catherine who married William Seal in 1863; David Newlin (1840-1919) who married Martha Trego; Edward Watson (1843-1901) who married Elizabeth Matlack Kenderdine in 1867; and Lucy W. Fell, born 1847....
Dates: 1753-1923

David W. Fraser papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D12
Abstract David Fraser was the 12th President of Swarthmore College (1982-1991). Trained as a physician with an emphasis on epidemiology, David W. Fraser (b. 1944) is also known as an advocate of liberal arts education, a scholar of public health, and an artist in traditional methods of textile construction. He joined Swarthmore College in 1982 after working at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and resigned from Swarthmore in 1991 to to head the Social Welfare Department at the Aga Khan...
Dates: 1971 - 2007

Theodore Friend Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D11
Abstract

Theodore Friend was President of Swarthmore College from 1973 to 1982. He is a teacher, historian, and novelist. His books include Indonesian Destinies (Harvard University Press, 2003) and Between Two Empires: The Ordeal of the Philippines (Yale University Press, 1965). He is President Emeritus of the Eisenhower Fellowship and a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Dates: 1923 - 1982

Friends Historical Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-027
Abstract

This collection contains the records of Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Quaker reference library and archives, founded in 1871. Included are administrative records and correspondence, primarily that of the librarians and other staff, and miscellaneous records.

Dates: 1879-

J.William Frost Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-253
Abstract

Papers of J. William (Jerry) Frost, Emeritus Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professor of Quaker History and Research, Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1966-2004

Charles De Garmo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D04
Abstract

This collection contains the official correspondence and other related documents, of Charles De Garmo, fourth President of Swarthmore College (1891-1898).

Dates: 1891-1898

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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
Swarthmore College. Athletic Association 2
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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