Walter Penn Shipley Jr. papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the papers of Walter Penn Shipley Jr., and includes materials related to his time at Haverford College, including two trigonometry notebooks, four subject entrance exams, and his personal correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1983
Creator
- Shipley, Walter Penn Jr. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Walter Penn Shipley, Jr. (1897-1987), a Quaker, was born in 1897 and attended Haverford College, class of 1919. While at Haverford, he was captain of the soccer and tennis teams and a member of the Triangle Society and Founders Club. Although he did not graduate, he worked in banking and, for 20 years, was business manager of Germantown Friends School. He married Mary Strawbridge and died in 1987.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of Walter Penn Shipley Jr., and includes materials related to his time at Haverford College, including two trigonometry notebooks, four subject entrance exams, and his personal correspondence.
Acquisition
The Walter Penn Shipley Jr. papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 2000 by Paul E. Shipley.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
Subject
- Haverford College (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Walter Penn Shipley Jr. papers, 1913-1983
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- March, 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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