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This is a teaching collection for hands-on history.  United States and New Church history from colonization through the present.  Contains primary and secondary material in the form of letters and fragments, reproductions, facsimiles, newspapers, clippings, photographs, magazines, articles, books and other items regarding the history of the United States that can be used as teaching tools for Bryn Athyn College and the ANC Secondary Schools.

Abstract

The community of Bryn Athyn was formed in the late 19th century by members of the Philladelphia Swedenborgian Church (New Church).  This collection documents the early Village Association (before becoming a Burough) as well as the various community groups, old and new, that sprang up in the community.  This collection does not contain any official records of the Borough of Bryn Athyn.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard Morse in Sydney, Australia. Pendleton has received Morse’s letter of Nov. 7th with enclosed pamphlet and also the newspaper which Morse forwarded to him. Pendleton hopes the Church will be able to advertise through the newspaper, though he personally believes that “the Church is most readily communicated to others by personal contact.”

Scope and Contents The Sentinels of the Republic material (found in the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn Papers) is partly comprised of advertisements for the organization, which come in the form of articles, pamphlets, and booklets. Of the 150+ articles, the majority are written by Raymond Pitcairn and discuss topics such as taxes and recent Congressional actions through the ideological lens of the organization. The rest of the articles are written by news outlets such as the Chicago Daily Tribune, the...