Papers, 1891-1898.

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Papers, 1891-1898.

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Consists of miscellaneous correspondence including acceptances for teaching positions, correspondence from students concerning readmissions, requests for literature, information from the college calendar, and an application for the Joshua Lippincott Fellowship.

4 boxes (33 folders) ; 2 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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De Garmo, Charles, 1849-1934

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Charles De Garmo became the fourth President of Swarthmore College in 1891. He believed in the Herbartian method of teaching and taught in Illinois many years before arriving at Swarthmore as Professor of Modern Languages and Reading. While President, he developed two fellowships and established a Department of Economics and Social Science. Following conflict with the Board of Managers, he returned to his teaching position in 1898, retiring in 1914. From the description of Papers, 18...

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...