Haddonfield Natural Science Club (Haddonfield, New Jersey) Minute Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Haddonfield Natural Science Club (Haddonfield, New Jersey) Minute Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Haddonfield Natural Science Club (Haddonfield, New Jersey)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Haddonfield Natural Science Club (Haddonfield, New Jersey) Minute Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Minute book, 1921-1926, of the Haddonfield Natural Science Club of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Entries contain the date and place of the club's meetings, the name of the speaker and their topic, a synopsis of the talk and the ensuing discussion, election of new members, invitations extended to local high school students, and communications with and attaendance at the annual summer outing held with the Delaware Valley Naturalists Union. Topics of talks include chemistry, pharmacy, botany, astronomy, agriculture, and anthropology, often with an emphasis on local history and area examples. Members also discuss their travels and their observations on the people of different countries.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in 2012
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard