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Jack Gummere photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-06-004

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of two volumes of photograph albums which are largely comprised of the baby photos of John "Jack" Flagg Gummere.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895-1911

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

John "Jack" Flagg Gummere (1901-1988) was born in July, 1901, in Pennsylvania, the son of Henry V. Gummere and Lydia F. Gummere. John F. Gummere graduated from Haverford College in 1922, and then received his Ph.D. in Indo-European languages from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Gladys Wheeler Barnes in 1931. He taught at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, and served as headmaster of the school from 1941 to 1968. After his retirement, Gummere 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. John Flagg Gummere died in 1988.

Extent

0.25 linear ft. (2 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection is comprised of two volumes of photograph albums which are largely comprised of the baby photos of John "Jack" Flagg Gummere.

Acquisition

The Jack Gummere photograph albums were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 2001 by Mary Jane Small.

Related Materials

  • HC.MC.1168 Theodore Brinton Hetzel papers and graphics
  • HC.MC.1121 Addition to the Henry Joel Cadbury papers

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.

Title
Jack Gummere photograph albums, 1895-1911
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
October, 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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