Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Swarthmore Historical Society General Reference Files
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-004
Abstract
The Swarthmore Historical Society was established in 1988 to document, preserve, and protect the historic resources of the Borough of Swarthmore, Pa. Its archives were deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. The collection contains general reference files concerning the history, organizations, and activities of the Borough, combining materials collected by Swarthmore Historical Society together with reference files and photographs compiled by Friends Historical...
Dates:
1893 - 2016
Swarthmore College Lantern Slide and Glass Plate Collection
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-198
Abstract
The collection of Swarthmore College lantern slides contains historic images of the College and Borough of Swarthmore and photographs of College events and activities. The core of the collection was the selection presented by Professor George A. Hoadley at the Alumni Banquet on June 9, 1917. An avid amateur photographer, he served as the president of the Swarthmore College Camera Club which sponsored an annual lantern slide exhibition. The lantern slides were created from a number of...
Dates:
1897 - 1931
Swarthmore Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-016
Abstract
The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1996. The records include legal and financial papers of the organization, minutes, projects, and related historic preservation work supporting the Swarthmore Planning Commission and Swarthmore Borough Task Force on Historic Preservation.
Dates:
1988-2014
Wheelock family papers, 203 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.
Collection — Othertype RG7-025
Identifier: SFHL-RG7-025
Abstract
The collection contains publications relating to the house at 203 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and Wheelock family memorabilia including a family tree and photographs.
Dates:
1904-ca. 1980
