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Dora Anne Gilbert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-050

Scope and Contents

The collection contains chiefly biographical and genealogical materials relating to the Gilbert, Strickland, Trego, and allied families, together with memorabilia relating to Swarthmore College Class of 1893, of which Gilbert was a member.

Dates

  • Creation: 1893-1958

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce items in this collection beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

Dora Anne Gilbert, Swarthmore College alumna of the Class of 1893, was born in 1869 and died 12/2/1964. She lived in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was a member of Chester Monthly Meeting, and a librarian at the Lindsay Law Library in Chester;

Her parents grew up in Byberry, Pennsylvania. Until 1904, her father directed the Gilbert Academy, which was located at 9th St. and Potter Ave. in Chester, Pa. Miss Gilbert had no direct descendents, and her papers were given to the FHL by her close friend Elizabeth R. Lester.

Extent

0.42 linear ft. (1 box (ca. 100 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Dora Ann Gilbert (1869-1964), was Quaker librarian and genealogist from Chester, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1893. The collection contains chiefly biographical and genealogical materials relating to the Gilbert, Strickland, Trego, and allied families, together with memorabilia relating to Swarthmore College Class of 1893, of which Gilbert was a member.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:
  1. Manuscript biographical and genealogical material
  2. Memorabilia
  3. Pictures
  4. Printed reference material

Physical Location

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Elizabeth R. Lester, 1964, 1965

Gift of Elizabeth R. Lester, 1964, 1965, who was a close friend.

Separated Materials

The following materials have been removed from the collection and recatalogued:
  1. Phoenix, Vol. 13, Com. No., 6mo. 1893. (See Swarthmore College Archives, RG 6, Student Publications.)
  2. Class of 1893 reunion minutes, 1938; 1943 (also program folder, typewritten copy of verses by Dora Anne Gilbert, 2 snapshots); 1958 verses by Dora Anne Gilbert. (See Swarthmore College Archives, RG 6, Series 10, Alumni papers.)
  3. Scrapbook (Swarthmore College memorabilia). See Swarthmore College Archives, RG 6, Series 10, pkg., Box 12c.1

Processing Information

Collection was partially processed when received, then sorted and placed in a document box and placed in RG5. A folder of reunion minutes, memorabilia, and photos of the Swarthmore College class of 1893, were transferred to Swarthmore College Archives, RG6, in Series 10, Alumni Papers.

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Administrative Information

Title
An Inventory of the Dora Anne Gilbert Papers (1893-1958)
Author
FHL staff
Date
1965
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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