John F. Gummere, "Sixty-eight, thirty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight years"
Scope and Contents
An essay titled "Sixty-eight, thirty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight years" written by John F. Gummere about three events: his first visit to the Haverford campus in 1913, his first time serving as the college's Secretary of the Corporation in 1942, and the founding of Haverford College in 1833.
Dates
- Creation: 1981
Creator
- Gummere, John Flagg (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical Note
John F. Gummere graduated from Haverford College in 1922 and received his Ph.D. in Indo-European languages from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia and served as headmaster from 1941 to 1968. After his retirement he taught Latin and English at Haverford and contributed a weekly column, "Words, Etc.," to The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was a long-time member of Haverford College's Board of Managers and was a founder of the National Association of Independent Schools.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An essay titled "Sixty-eight, thirty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight years" written by John F. Gummere about three events: his first visit to the Haverford campus in 1913, his first time serving as the college's Secretary of the Corporation in 1942, and the founding of Haverford College in 1833.
Acquisition
Gift of John F. Gummere, November 1981
Processing Information
Processed by George Tran, completed October 2024
- Title
- John F. Gummere, "Sixty-eight, thirty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight years"
- Author
- George Tran
- Date
- October, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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