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Dr. William Darlington Papers
Collection
Identifier: 022
Abstract
Dr. William Darlington (1782-1863) was a physician, botanist, politician, businessman, and philanthropist from West Chester, PA. Darlington earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine, wrote books on botany, served as President of the Bank of Chester County, and ran successfully for three terms as a U. S. Congressman. The collection includes Darlington’s correspondence with many prominent political and botanical figures of his time; speeches and essays...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Earl F. Sykes Collection
Collection
Identifier: 038
Overview
Dr. Earl Francis Sykes (1902-1977) was a teacher and university administrator from Kansas who served as president of West Chester State College (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania) from 1961-1969. The collection contains administrative material and correspondence related to his duties at West Chester, speeches, course material, and drafts of various writing projects.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Faculty Dames Records
Collection
Identifier: 047
Overview
The Faculty Dames were a group composed of West Chester faculty spouses. This collection includes correspondence, invitations, event flyers, and articles related to the Faculty Dames.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Longacre Family Letters
Collection — other: 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
West Chester University Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection
Collection
Identifier: 065
Overview
The West Chester University Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection features action plans, correspondence, promotional materials for training events, and social equity and affirmative action policies and procedures. A majority of this collection's materials are from the Office of Social Equity, a previous iteration of West Chester University's Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI). Materials range in date from 1973-2007.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives