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Academy Military Service Committee

 Collection
Identifier: RG.008
Dates: Majority of material found within 1914-1975

Academy Military Service Committee

 Collection
Identifier: RG.08
Dates: Majority of material found within 1914-1975

Bryn Athyn Cathedral

 Collection — Box: 24 boxes
Identifier: Mss.003
Scope and Contents The collection holds letters, sketches, architectural drawings, photographs and media articles regarding the design and construction of Bryn Athyn Cathedral.  There are files for many of the craftsmen and artists that worked on the project, as well as construction notes written by Raymond Pitcairn regarding the interior and structural design of hte building.  Several boxes of photographs document the various stages of construction. A slide show and audio tape is included that was used by one...
Dates: Created: 1912-1996

Geoffrey Childs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss.005.161
Content Description

Diaries of Geoffrey Childs Typed diaries in 25 small (approximately 4" x 6") bound volume, 3 three-ring binder volumes and 2 larger (approximately 9" x 12") that contain letters of employment rejections (1 volume) after his layoff from the Pitcairn Autogiro Co. and also letters of congratulations on his promotion to vice-president of the Michigan Sugar Company.

Dates: 1933-1956

John & Gertrude Pitcairn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss.001
Scope and Contents The John & Gertrude Pitcairn papers contain correspondence, diaries, notebooks, ledgers and memorabilia pertaining to the personal, public and business life of John and Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn.  This includes correspondence regarding the Swedenborgian Church, the Academy of the New Church, Cairnwood Estate, Cairnwood Farms, the Anti-Vaccination movement, homeopathy and the iron, coal, gas, oil and railroad industry.  The collection also contains a large accumulation of personal items...
Dates: Created: 1855-1917; Other: Majority of material found in 1865-1916; Other: Date acquired: 19800101

Theodore Pitcairn Family Papers

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss.005.089
Scope and Contents The Theodore Pitcairn Family Papers are housed in two locations.  The section of the collections that is housed at Swedenborg Library ranges in time from about 1910 to 2000.  The collection includes correspondence to and from Theodore as well as his wife and some of his children from various periods in his life.  There are even some examples of his schoolwork as a boy and a young man.  There is a small amount of material relating to business interests as well as some material relating to the...
Dates: 1897-2008