George A. (George Arthur) Walton Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains family and other correspondence, writings, and related papers. Correspondents include J. Barnard Walton, the brother of George A. Walton.
Dates
- Creation: 1842 - 1969
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1904 - 1969
Creator
- Walton, George A. (George Arthur), 1883- (Person)
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Walton, J. Barnard (Joseph Barnard), 1885-1963 (Contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
George A. (George Arthur) Walton (1883-1969) was the long-time headmaster of the George School, a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph and Dora (Brosius) Walton and was raised near Coatesville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1906 married Emily Ingram. His father, Joseph, was the second headmaster of the George School, and after his early death, George Walton 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.
Extent
7.5 linear ft. (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
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 include J. Barnard Walton, the brother of George A. Walton
Arrangement
The collection is divided into eight series:
- Biographical and genealogical material
- Correspondence
- Writings
- Notes on various subjects
- George School
- School Affiliation Service
- Photographs
- Reference material
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: George School, 1971, 2009
The collection was given by the George School, from the home and office files of George A. Walton.
Donor: George School, 2017, Acc. 2017 049
Separated Materials
The following items, originally part of the collection, have been recatalogued:
- George A. Walton Diplomas (Filed in Diploma Chart Case), including:
- Friends Central School - 1900
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A. - 1904
- Philomethea Society - 1904
- University of Pennsylvania, M.A. - 1907
- Swarthmore College, Doctor of Laws - 1946
- Earlham College, Doctor of Laws - 1949
- Haverford College, Doctor of Laws -1964
- Emily Williams Ingram (Walton) Diplomas, including:
- Friends Central School - 1901
- State Normal School - 1903
- Marriage certificates (filed in chart case), George to Emily Williams Ingram - 9/20/1906
Processing Information
When received by the Library, most of the collection was arranged by George A. Walton by topic, with correspondence and related materials kept together. That order was retained as much as possible. Additional material, largely personnel files, was deposited by the George School in 2009 (Acc. 2009.012) and added to the collection in 2012.
6/14/24- Added three files of notes donated from the George School to box 10, primarily correspondence.
Subject
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- George A. (George Arthur) Walton Papers, 1842-1969 [bulk, 1904-1969]
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1971
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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