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Diary, 1905

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
This collection is divided into eight (8) series. Series 1: Personal Papers & Artifacts includes diaries, Bibles, scrapbooks, and various personal and family papers and items. Series 2: Normal School Administration includes correspondence regarding general school matters, personnel, and the state take-over of the normal schools; course catalogs, student placement logs, and miscellaneous papers. Series 3: Philips Autographed Library includes correspondence with authors and multiple library catalogs. Series 4: Autograph Collection contains autographed ephemera from more than 100 well-known figures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series 5: Johnson Scandal includes many letters both supporting and denouncing Philips’s role in the affair as well as transcripts, reports, and various witness testimonials generated during the investigation. Series 6: PA School Code includes commission meeting minutes, press clippings, and drafts with edits of versions of the code. Series 7: State Take-over contains meeting minutes and other documents relating to the state’s acquisition of the normal schools. Series 8: Memorial Publications & Papers includes testimonials and publications commemorating Philips’s life as well as correspondence and papers on the Philips Memorial Fund.

Dates

  • 1886-1920

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 3 Boxes

From the Sub-Series: 3 Boxes

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the West Chester University Archives Repository

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