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Scope and Contents In preparation for the 1936 election campaign, the conservative political organization "Sentinels of the Republic" began a Constitution-based campaign designed to undermine the government's New Deal policies and, possibly, prevent the re-election of President Franklin D. Rooseveldt. Animated cartoons, new to the political arena, were produced to call attention to government spending, taxes, the national debt and New Deal legislation. One of these cartoons, "The Amateur Fire Brigade: A...

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Amateur Fire Brigade. Political cartoon film excoriating the New Deal legislation and its backers. Produced by the Sentinels of the Republic for the 1936 presidential campaign. Copy 2.

Scope and Contents [b][u]Three Boxes:[/u][/b] [b][u]Box One:[/u][/b] “Vaccination” – Address by John Pitcairn at Harrisburg, 1907 “The Fallacy of Vaccination” by John Pitcairn in Ladies Home Journal, 1910 “The Pennsylvania State Vaccination Committee Report” by John Pitcairn, 1913 Other publications in which Pitcairn is quoted on anti-vaccination, 1906-1912 Anti-vaccination material used by John Pitcairn as reference data, 1894-1916 Articles on Vaccination in French, 1863-1881 History of John...

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Miscellaneous materials regarding the ownership, authenticity, inventory or other information about Raymond Pitcairn's collecting that doesn't fit into other categories. Mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, but contains some undated material.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection holds the personal and business papers of Raymond & Mildred Pitcairn.  The papers contain information about Raymond's business, art collecting, music, musical instruments, Cairnwood Estate, Cairnwood Farms, Bryn Athyn Stone Company, Bryn Athyn Studios, Bryn Athyn Borough, the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Pennsylvania and national politics, Prohibition Repeal movement and architecture.  The collection ranges from the last decade of the 19th century until Mildred Pitcairn's death...

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Architectural drawings related to the construction of Glen Tonche and to c. 1993 renovations. Located in Flat File drawer # 58 (Big Bertha).

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Photographic materials, written documentation and architectural drawings related to the design and construction of Glencairn. Photographic materials have been digitized and can be found at http://glencairnmuseum.omeka.net

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Blueprints and architectural linens of Bryn Athyn Cathedral

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This series contains blueprints and other architectural drawings for the construction of Cairnwood, along with its stable and Garden House. They include mechanical and electrical drawings and detail drawings of moldings, window casements, fireplaces, etc. Also included in this series is the drawings for the new dairy barn which burned down in 1908 while John Pitcairn was traveling abroad.

Where known, drawing number (dwg), date, scale and size are provided.

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Artifacts related to programs or events in the Bryn Athyn Historic Landmark District