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Artifacts

 Series
Identifier: Series 10
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...
Dates: Created: 1885-1979; Other: Majority of material found in 1895-1965

Artifacts

 c03
Identifier: Series 8
Scope and Contents

Various 3-dimensional objects found in the collection or donated to the collection.

Dates: Created: 1855-1917; Other: Majority of material found in 1865-1916; Other: Date acquired: 19800101

Artifacts, 1893-present

 Series
Identifier: Mss.008.05
Scope and Contents

Objects relating to the history and buildings of the Bryn Athyn Historic District.

Dates: Created: 1893-present

Audio Visual Material, 2008

 Series
Identifier: Series
Scope and Contents

Mini Digital Video Cassettes containing oral history interviews with Carl Gunther

Dates: Created: 2008

Audio-Visual Material, 1925-1966

 Series
Identifier: Series 12
Scope and Contents

Audio-Visual recordings of various subjects (family home movies, politics, musical performances, speeches) and formats (reel-reel audiotape, 35mm & 16mm film, DVD and videotape in 3/4", VHS and Betamax).

Dates: Created: 1925-1966

Biographical Information

 c04
Identifier: Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Various biographies written about John Pitcairn, including 160 plus page biography written by C.T. Odhner.

Dates: Created: 1863-1916

Book of Short Stories, 1927

 Item
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

2014.09.0001 Volume 2 of a multi-volume set entitled The World's Best One Hundred Short Stories. Small hardcoverbook.

Dates: Created: 1927

Booklets, Notebooks & Pamphlets, 1859-1919

 c05
Identifier: File 4
Scope and Contents Various small-format printed materials: 1859 - Summary of the Doctrine of the New Church 1873 - Spirit-Mediums and Conjurers (exposed) 1876 - Specimen Verses – American Bible Society 1877 - Is Swedenborg a Revelator? An Open Letter 1877 - A New Translation of the Word of God c. 1880 - Lessons in Anatomy, The Tongue 1884 - Pictures of English Society – George Du Maurier 1891 - Proceedings of the Joint Council, Gen’l Church of the Advent of the Lord 1895 - Houghton, Mifflin & Co....
Dates: Created: 1859-1919

Books

 File
Identifier: File 1
Scope and Contents

Books authored by Raymond Pitcairn.  Two copies each.

Dates: Created: c. 1910 - 1976

Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 2010-present

 Series
Identifier: Mss.008.02
Scope and Contents

Contemporary research and information regarding the Bryn Athyn Cathedral as it relates to the Historic District. Original materials are held in the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Collection at the Glencairn Museum Archives.

Dates: Created: 2010-present