A history of Haverford College for the first sixty years of its existence Description: A history of Haverford College for the first sixty years of its existence. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1892. Notes: Edited by Philip C. Garrett View this book online Subject(s): Haverford College -- History Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Haverford Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Lower Merion Table of Contents: Front matter Title page History of this history Proem Contents List of illustrations Chapter I. Introductory--Environment Chapter II. Education in the Society of Friends before the founding of Haverford Chapter III. Genesis, 1830-33 Chapter IV. Early days--1833-39 Chapter V. A storm approaches--1839-46 Chapter VI. Overwhelmed by disaster--1846-48 Chapter VII. The flood subsides--Haverford reopened, 1848-52 Chapter VIII. The Loganian--From the reopening to 1851 Chapter IX. Growth of the college idea, 1852-56 Chapter X. Becomes a college, 1856-60 Chapter XI. Civil war period, 1860-64 Chapter XII. Government at arms length, 1864-72 Chapter XIII. Government by the faculty, 1872-76 Chapter XIV. Barclay Hall built, 1876-81 Chapter XV. The semi-centennial, 1881-84 Chapter XVI. Beginning of second half-century, 1884-87 Chapter XVII. A visit from republican royalty.--Further growth.--Chase Hall and Woodside Cottage, 1887-90 Chapter XVIII. Societies--College papers--Library and Museum collections Chapter XIX. Haverford at sixty List of students Member of the faculty Officers and managers Officers of the alumni association with the years of their election Orators, poets and prize winners of The Alumni Association Index

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