C. Willis Edgerton papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts collected by C. Willis Edgerton. It includes a selection of items, including: "Copy of the opinion of Counsel concerning the Meeting property of Friends of Philadelphia, 1828;" letters (1919) from Emma Waln Hires and Charles Hires relating to the Society of Friends and a concern for the "decadence" within the Society, naming such Friends as Henry Cadbury and Rufus Jones; two letters (1925) from Robert Simkin, one a copy describing historical and political events in West China, the other to Charles and Ida Edgerton, regarding the political, anti-foreign situation in China; one letter from "RTS" to Martha McIllvaine regarding professors, including at Swarthmore College and housekeeping as women's work (1973); 1954 reunion photos of the Haverford College class of 1944; and a contract from the Cap and Bells Club of Haverford College with the junior class in 1914.
Dates
- Creation: Undated.
Creator
- Edgerton, C. Willis (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collections were open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
C. Willis Edgerton Jr. was born on April 20, 1926, in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Haverford College and became a mechanical engineer. He married Julia Edgerton; they had three daughters: Katherine E. Evans, Caroline E. George, and Julia E. Simons. Edgerton died in Florida on December 22, 2003. At the time of his death, he belonged to a presbyterian church in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts collected by C. Willis Edgerton.
Acquisition
The C. Willis Edgerton papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1986 by C. Willis Edgerton.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed January, 2016. Revised by Allison Hall; completed June, 2020.
- Title
- C. Willis Edgerton papers, undated
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- January, 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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