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Clippings about Swarthmore College

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-K02

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and other publications covering topics relating to Swarthmore College, its students, faculty, and administrators. The collection is organized into three series: I. Clippings by date; II. Clippings by subject; and III. Clippings by title or topic.

Series I. Clippings by date, 1862-2006, is by far the largest series in this collection. Occassionally, there are files pertaining to specific topics within a time period, whether events like the Swarthmore College Centennial, or topics like baseball or societies & clubs. Early clippings are pasted into scrapbooks, but later clippings are loose.

Series II. Clippings by subject, circa 1980-2005, is the second largest series in the collection. See also RG6/V General Reference Files.

Series III. Clippings by title or topic, circa 1985-2011, is subdivided into newspapers (alphabetical by title), magazines (alphabetical by title), national publicity (chronological by year), and ratings & rankings (eg. US News and World Report ranking of top colleges; chronological by year).

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 - 2011

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for research use.

Conditions Governing Access

All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Friends Historical Library staff at friends@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.

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

Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Established by Hicksite Quakers in 1864, it was one of the first coeducational colleges in the United States.

Extent

60 linear ft. (95 document boxes, 11 record cartons, and 5 oversized flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and other publications cover topics relating to Swarthmore College, its students, faculty, and administrators.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into three series: I. Clippings by date; II. Clippings by subject; III. Clippings by title or topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Swarthmore College Public Relations Office, and predecessor and successor deparments including the Communications Office, maintained files of clippings about the college. Clippings were transferred to the Friends Historical Library in batches and added to the collection.

Related Materials

See also RG6/V. General Reference Files and RG6/A. Swarthmore College Publications.

Subject

Author
Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Cee Howe
Date
2017 August
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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