Papers, 1846-1909.

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Papers, 1846-1909.

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Includes correspondence of Jonathan Magill, 1846-58, correspondence between J. Campbell Robinson and his future wife, Beatrice Magill, and the lesson books of Edward H. Magill, President of Swarthmore College. Their daughter, Beatrice, married J. Campbell Robinson in 1904 at Ithaca, New York.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Magill, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paxson), 1798-1868.

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Robinson, J. Campbell (James Campbell)

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Robinson, Beatrice Magill, 1859-1951.

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Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Magill family.

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Edward M. Magill was a prominant Quaker teacher and was President of Swarthmore College from 1872-1889. He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jonathan P. and Mary Magill of Solesbury Monthly Meeting of Friends. In 1852 he married Sarah Warner Beans. From the description of Papers, 1846-1909. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 36099255 ...

Magill, Edward H. (Edward Hicks), 1825-1907

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Previously Principal of its Preparatory Department, Edward Hicks Magill became the second President of Swarthmore College in 1870. He had supported the decision to make the college coed and implemented one hundred rules to show his belief in strict discipline. Swarthmore College progressed during his Presidency and the first class was graduated in 1872. During his term, the Preparatory Department was abolished, and Swarthmore's reputation as an established college was secured. After his retireme...