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Speer Family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Abstract The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates: 1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Emma Waln diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-081
Abstract

Emma Waln's diary entries detail her active social life, including descriptions of attendance of various social events, including whist parties, women's clubs meetings, lectures, and parties, as well as more informal social calls from friends and family. Waln's diary also describes attending classes and lectures at Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1890-1891

George A. (George Arthur) Walton Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-157
Abstract George A. Walton (1883-1969) was the long-time headmaster of the George School, a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He succeeded his father as headmaster in 1912 and served until 1948. After his retirement, he continued to be active in Quaker organizations and concerns, including the reunification of the Society of Friends in 1955. He was a member of Newtown Monthly Meeting. The collection contains family and other correspondence, writings, and related papers. Correspondents...
Dates: 1842 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1969

Joseph Solomon Walton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-158
Abstract

Joseph Solomon Walton (1855-1912) was a Quaker educator and the second principal (1901-1912) of the George School (Bucks County, Pa.). The collection contains diaries and biographical material, financial and legal papers, correspondence, writings and lectures, and papers related to the George School.

Dates: 1878-1943 [bulk, 1878-1910]

William Penn Charter School archives

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Identifier: HC.MC-1115
Abstract

The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.

Dates: 1611-1992

Irma E. Zimmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-014
Abstract Irma Elizabeth Zimmer was a life-long Swarthmore resident who taught at Swarthmore High School from 1946 to 1976. After her retirement, she was active in groups that attempted to prevent the merger into the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. After these efforts were unsuccessful, she participated in projects to start a charter school, reopen the Swarthmore K-8 School, and develop a senior community center on Wallingford-Swarthmore School District property. She also served on Borough...
Dates: 1960-2004

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Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon (1890-1979) 2
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Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Colored Women 1
Association of Friends for the Relief of Freedmen (New York, N.Y.) 1
Bailey, Charles Lukens 1
Bailey, Emma Harriet Doll 1
Barbour, Constance Speer 1
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Benezet House Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Benezet, Anthony 1
Bible Association of Friends in America 1
Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926 1
Brinton, Anna Cox 1
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 1
Brown, Thomas Kite, 1851-1929 1
Byberry Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) 1
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Carter family 1
Carter, W. (William), 1651-1739 1
Cheyney Training School for Teachers 1
Churchman, John, 1753-1805 1
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Cope, Alexis T., 1850-1883 1
Cope, Alfred 1
Cope, Anna Stewardson 1
Cope, Caleb 1
Cope, Clementine 1
Cope, Elizabeth Stewardson 1
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Cope, Henry 1
Cope, Thomas Pim 1
Cope, William D. (William Drinker) 1
Cox, Sallie (Sarah Jones), 1837-1930 1
Cratty, Mabel 1
De Laguna, Grace Andrus 1
Dodge, Grace H. (Grace Hoadley) 1
Eastburn family 1
Eastburn, Margaret Roberts, 1880-1964 1
Eaton Institute 1
Eliot, Charles William 1
Emlen family 1
Emlen, James, 1760-1798 1
Emlen, James, 1792-1866 1
Emlen, Samuel 1
Emlen, Samuel, 1829-1920 1
Emlen, Sarah Foulke Farquhar (Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen), 1787-1849 1
Ercildoun Boarding School (East Fallowfield, Pa.) 1
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Evans, Jonathan, 1843-1911 1
Evans, Rachel Reeve Cope 1
Fager, Charles (Charles Eugene), -1942 1
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Forster, Josiah, 1782-1870 1
Fosdick, Harry Emerson 1
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Fothergill, Samuel 1
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Gummere, Richard M. (Richard Mott), 1883-1969 1
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Haverford College. Office of the President 1
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Heacock, Eliza 1
Heacock, Elizabeth Walker 1
Heacock, Jane 1
Heacock, Joseph, 1800-1883 1
Heacock, Joseph, 1846-1918 1
Heacock, Martha 1
Hodgkin, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1877-1933 1
Home for Destitute Colored Children (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 1
Hotchkiss School 1
Humphreys, Richard, 1750-1832 1
Jacoby, Judith Kate Haywood 1
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