%eadnotat; ]> 5113ezpa An Inventory of the Edgar Zavitz Palmer Meeting House Research Papers, 1946-1974 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1978 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Edgar Zavitz Palmer Meeting House Research Papers, 1946-1974 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1978 Descriptive Summary Meeting House Research Papers, 1946-1974 RG 5/113 Edgar Zavitz Palmer, 1898-1977 1 box and index drawers; 1 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Edgar Zavitz Palmer (1898-1977) was a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1919. and a professor of economics at the University of Kentucky. This collection includes correspondence and other material relating to Palmer's activities in collecting pictures (mostly photographs) of Quaker meeting houses in the U.S. and around the world.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Edgar Zavitz Palmer (1898-1977) was a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1919. and a professor of economics at the University of Kentucky.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection includes correspondence and other material relating to Edgar Zavitz Palmer's activities in collecting pictures (mostly photographs) of Quaker meeting houses in the U.S. and around the world.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Opal Y. Palmer, 1978

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Edgar Zavitz Palmer Meeting House Research Papers, RG 5/ 113, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Processed by FHL staff. Pictures collected by Edgar Z. Palmer were transferred to the FHL Picture Collection. Most were placed in the Meeting House File, though the large slide collection has become PA 41. In addition reference material such as clippings, articles, maps, and directories were transferred to the appropriate FHL collection.

The following material, originally part of the collection, has been removed and recatalogued:

Pictures collected by Palmer are housed in the repository's Picture Collection. Articles and clippings were put in Pamphlet Groups, directories in PG 1, maps in map collection. SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Collectors and Collecting Churches - Quaker Quaker church buildings DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 1. Correspondence, 1946-1974 Correspondence by Edgar Z. Palmer requesting pictures from Friends meetings, schools, centers, and organizations. Alphabetically arranged. 1 1946-1974 2. Pictures, n.d. “Friends Meeting Houses in the Eastern States" "Notes on Their Appearance”, album with pictures compiled by Edgar Z. Palmer 1 Miscellaneous pictures (mostly unidentified) 1 Negatives (mostly of meeting house pictures) 1 Card index to picture collection 1 2-drawer card file