Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three informational guides regarding the Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School. They date from 1920 to 1926 and give a general overview and short history of the graduate school, before providing course descriptions and lists of those enrolled. Though the school operated on the Haverford campus, there are very few registered students who obtained their bachelor’s degree from Haverford; instead, most of the students came from other colleges associated with the Religious Society of Friends including University of Pennsylvania, Earlham, Juniata and Guilford colleges.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1926
Creator
- Haverford College (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Historical Note
The Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School was established in 1917 after the donation of nearly $400,000 by Thomas Wistar Brown, a donor and Haverford College manager from 1853 to 1916. In 1918, the graduate school opened its doors to women, becoming the first part of Haverford to do so. The program primarily focused on masters in biblical literature, philosophy, sociology and history. Students had access to many of the facilities of Haverford College including the library. Housing was segregated by gender, with the women housed in Merion Hall and the men in Graduate House (now referred to as Cadbury House). By 1926, however, the program was deemed too costly to keep in operation and it was closed. Many believe that the cost of separate men’s and women’s housing was partially to blame for the program’s inability to generate a profit.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (one folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains three informational guides regarding the Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically
Acquisition
Unknown
Processing Information
Processed by Cullen Worth, completed July, 2024
- Title
- Thomas Wistar Brown Graduate School records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Cullen Worth
- Date
- July, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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