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Ash-Schofield Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-004
Abstract
Samuel Shinn Ash and his wife, Sarah Jane Schofield Ash, were prominent Quakers, active in a variety of philanthropic activities, including anti-slavery, peace, temperance, women's rights, and education. Samuel Shinn Ash was apprenticed as an engineer and machinist and worked in manufacturing. This collection consists of family papers, manuscript letters and memorabilia, largely of a domestic nature. Includes some descriptions of Meetings and religious journeys, of the early struggles of...
Dates:
1796 - 1933; Majority of material found within 1833 - 1912
Frank Aydelotte Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D07
Abstract
The Frank Aydelotte Papers consists of President Aydelotte's official correspondence, correspondence with faculty, and personal papers.
Dates:
1905-1956
William W. Birdsall Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D05
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, lists of prospective students, class lists of alumni, and miscellaneous material of William W. Birdsall, fifth President of Swarthmore College (1898-1902).
Dates:
1898-1902
Theodore Friend Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D11
Abstract
Theodore Friend was President of Swarthmore College from 1973 to 1982. He is a teacher, historian, and novelist. His books include Indonesian Destinies (Harvard University Press, 2003) and Between Two Empires: The Ordeal of the Philippines (Yale University Press, 1965). He is President Emeritus of the Eisenhower Fellowship and a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Dates:
1923 - 1982
Emily Cooper Johnson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-078
Abstract
Emily Cooper Johnson was a Quaker author and reformer, born 1885 and died 1966 The collection contains correspondence, articles, reviews, and other papers, relating to Johnson's books, Dean Bond of Swarthmore: A Quaker Humanist (1927), and Under Quaker Appointment: The Life of Jane P. Rushmore (1955); together with business and financial papers, family marriage certificates, reference materials, clippings, and photos.
Dates:
1884-1964
Annie M. Lukens papers
Collection — othertype: SC-077
Identifier: SFHL-SC-077
Abstract
This collection includes letters and papers of Annie M. Lukens, written while she attended Swarthmore College. Included are letters to her parents, describing her daily schedule and activities, and several brief anecdotes.
Dates:
1870-1872
E. Mae Myers papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-301
Abstract
The collection contains diaries and memorabilia of E. Mae Myers (1879-1953), a Quaker educator and graduate of the Martin Academy and Swarthmore College.
Dates:
1896 - 1942
John W. Nason Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D08
Abstract
In June 1940 at the age of thirty-five, John W. Nason (1905-2001) became the eighth president of Swarthmore College. A strong proponent of the Honors Program, he continued the mission of academic excellence established by Frank Aydelotte while adapting the campus to the pressures of World War. The first series of this collection, 1927-1965, contains John W.Nason's official correspondence and correspondence with faculty. There is also one box of reports collected by Nason's Vice President...
Dates:
1927-1965
Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1337
Abstract
This collection documents Lucius Outlaw’s academic career, including his tenure at Haverford College, his writing, and his mentorship of African and African-American scholars.
Dates:
1970 - 2021
Edward Parrish Papers
Collection — othertype: RG6-D01
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D01
Abstract
This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College (1864-1871).
Dates:
1859-1872
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