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Aryan Literary Society Records
Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: 018
Abstract
The Aryan Literary Society Records is a collection of materials relating to the society's events, business (such as bylaws and constitutions) and publications. The Aryan 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 Aryan Literary Society published its own periodical,...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Bernard S. Oldsey Collection
Collection
Identifier: 41
Overview
Bernard S. Oldsey (1923-2008) was a professor in the English department of West Chester State College/West Chester University from 1969 to 1985. The collection contains material related to books he edited and a book he wrote, and material related to a lecture series.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Dr. Thomas E. Berry Manuscript
Collection — other: 1 FI[179]
Identifier: 013
Abstract
Dr. Thomas E. Berry (1912-1991) was a member of the West Chester University English department from 1947-1978. This collection encases one of Berry's many publications, Journalism Today, published in 1958.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Carol Eckman Papers
Collection
Identifier: 046
Overview
Carol Eckman (1938-1985) was the Head Coach of the Women's Basketball team at West Chester State College from 1967-1972. This collection includes materials such as personal correspondence, photographs, and articles, as well as memorial materials from Eckman's funeral and programs of basketball tournaments created in her honor.
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
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
Marion Farnham Collection
Collection — other: 1 FI[132]
Identifier: 015
Abstract
Marion Farnham (1887-1983) was an art professor at West Chester University from 1923-1952. Miss Farnham aided in the production of the Serpentine Yearbooks, as a result this collection contains yearbooks autographed by students and faculty members.
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
Robert B. Gordon Papers
Collection — Box: Boxes 1-108
Identifier: 004
Abstract
Robert B. Gordon (1901-1981) was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After a short career as an optician and optometrist, he returned to The Ohio State University and earned a Ph. D. in botany (1931). Gordon taught botany and environmental science at universities and nature centers for more than forty years. He taught courses in botany, plant ecology, and conservation at West Chester State College (1938-1964) and was appointed Head of its Science Department in 1944.
This collection includes personal...
Found in:
West Chester University Archives
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