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Frances Lorrayne Layman papers
Collection
Identifier: 066
Overview
The Frances Lorrayne Layman papers contain items related to alumna Frances Lorrayne Layman's student life at West Chester State Teachers College between 1931 and 1935. These items include a student handbook, sports schedules, and programs from campus events and activities Frances attended. Materials in this collection span in date from 1931 to 1935.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Longacre Family Letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 006
Abstract
This collection contains three letters written between 1897 and 1900 by the Longacre family.
Arrangement Chronological
Arrangement Chronological
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Randolph H. Lytton West Chester, PA & Environs Collection
Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 002
Abstract
Dr. Randolph H. Lytton is a professor of European History at George Mason Unviersity, he donated this collection West Chester materials in 2009. This Collection contains historical memorabilia from around Chester County, but mainly West Chester. It includes Postcards, business cards, and memorabilia from Chester County, Christian Sanderson, and the Sharples Separator Company.
Arrangement Thematic
Arrangement Thematic
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Charles G. Mayo Collection
Collection
Identifier: 026
Overview
Charles G. Mayo (1931-1985) served as President of West Chester State College from 1974-1982. Prior to leading WCSC, Mayo was the Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Southern California. WCSC had just been censured by the AAUP when Mayo assumed his presidency of the institution; the circumstances of his firing eight years later led to another AAUP investigation and censure. This collection contains administrative correspondence and paperwork from Mayo’s tenure. These...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Moore Literary Society Records
Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 017
Abstract
The Moore Literary Society Records is a collection of materials relating to the society's events, business (such as bylaws and constitutions) and publications. The Moore Literary Society was one of two literary societies at West Chester during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The societies served as the main social outlet for West Chester State Normal School students and also provided a place for healthy debate and publication. The Moore Literary Society published its own periodical,...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Presidents' Papers
Collection
Identifier: 034
Scope and Contents
This collection is divided into three series: Series 1, West Chester State Normal School includes the papers of Andrew Thomas Smith (1920-1927); Series 2, West Chester State Teachers College includes the papers of Norman W. Cameron (1927-1935); Series 3, West Chester University of Pennsylvania includes the papers of Stanley Yarosewick (1992), Linda Lamwers (2008), and Greg Weisenstein (2008-2016).
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Dr. Walter Ridley papers
Collection
Identifier: 085
Abstract
Dr. Walter N. Ridley (1910-1996) was an accomplished professional in the world of higher education. In 1953, Dr. Ridley became the first black person to receive a doctorate from a Southern public university, after the State of Virginia integrated its all-white university system in 1950. Dr. Ridley ended his professional career as the Chair of the Department of Secondary Education and Professional Studies at West Chester University (then West Chester State College). Throughout his professional...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Student Files
Collection
Identifier: n/a
Overview
This collection contains correspondence, class notebooks, commencement and event programs, degrees, magazine and newspaper clippings, memorabilia, photographs, school handbooks and ledgers, research papers, teacher certificates, and yearbooks.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Student Government at West Chester University
Collection — other: ISG [2, 8, 9, & 16]
Identifier: 014
Abstract
The Student Government at West Chester University Collection is compiled of several West Chester University student organizations including student council, student senate, student activities association, and students’ government association. Within each association is the meeting minutes containing the individuals participating in the organizations and the information that was discussed at the meetings. These minutes give insight on the issues that West Chester University dealt with ranging...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Charles S. Swope Collection
Collection
Identifier: 036
Overview
Dr. Charles S. Swope (1899-1959) was president of West Chester State Teachers College from 1935-1959. He was a 1921 graduate of West Chester State Normal School and began his career as a teacher and school superintendent in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This collection includes many outlines for speeches Dr. Swope delivered during his career as well as correspondence, administrative papers, and ephemera from his time at West Chester. A large portion of the collection is comprised of yearly...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
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