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Barbara Bernhardt Swarthmore Schools Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-023

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the school papers of Barbara Bernhardt of Swarthmore, Pa., who attended the local public schools from elementary through high school.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1950-1960

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

The Swarthmore School District, Delaware County, Pa., was created in 1893 with the incorporation of the Borough of Swarthmore. The District merged with Rutledge in 1955. In 1971, the Swarthmore-Rutledge School District was consolidated with Nether Providence School District to form the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The merger was completed in 1983 with the opening of Strath Haven High School.

Extent

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Barbara Bernhardt was raised in the Borough of Swarthmore, Pa., and attended the local public schools from elementary through high school. She saved many of her workbooks and papers. They provide a perspective into the coursework and standards of mid-twentieth century public education in Pennsylvania.

Arrangement

The collection arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Barbard Bernhardt, Acc. SHS 2016.005

Processing Information

The papers were organized by the donor. The original order was retained and her folders were replaced with acid free folders.

Title
An Inventory of the Barbara Bernhardt Swarthmore Schools Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Susanna Morikawa
Date
June 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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