Scope and Contents

The collection contains promotional  and informational literature about the Bryn Athyn Historic District, as well as information provided by the Historic Distric Council.  The collection includes photographs, posters, brochures and news articles.

Abstract

The Bryn Athyn Historic District Research Collection is developed for the purpose of, and as a byproduct of, research performed in support of the various entities that make up the Bryn Athyn Historic Landmark District.  This collection is active and related to, but not part of, the original collections in the Glencairn Museum Archives.

Abstract Glencairn Museum, former home of businessman, art collector and philanthropist Raymond Pitcairn & his wife Mildred Glenn Pitcairn, opened its doors in 1981 as a museum focused on the intersection of history, art and religion.  Glencairn boasts one of the finest private collections of French Medieval Stained Glass as well as collections filling the following galleries: Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, the Ancient Near East,  Ancient Far East and Native American.  The home is built in the...

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...