Preston Reading Room Association records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one record book of minutes for the Presto Reading Room Association. It contains finance reports, purchases, and hiring decisions, among other information.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1894
Creator
- Nicholson family (Author, Family)
- Hetzel, Theodore Brinton, 1906-1990 (Author, Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
The Preston Reading Room Assocation, Haverford, PA, was founded in 1890 for the purpose of "maintaining a building and direct its uses in such a way as shall tend to promote the welfare of the neighborhood of Friends' Meeting at Haverford."
Extent
0.07 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Preston Reading Room Assocation, Haverford, PA, was founded in 1890 for the purpose of "maintaining a building and direct its uses in such a way as shall tend to promote the welfare of the neighborhood of Friends' Meeting at Haverford." The collection consists of one record book of minutes for the Presto Reading Room Association. It contains finance reports, purchases, and hiring decisions, among other information.
Acquisition
The Preston Reading Room Association records were donated to Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, in 1949 by Theodore B. Hetzel.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed December 2015.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Preston Reading Room Association records, 1890-1894
- Author
- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Date
- December 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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