Series II: John Wilkes History, Club, and Statue, 1976 - 1996
Series
Scope and Content:
From the Collection:
The Betsy Bell Condron files contain memorandum, correspondence, personal letters and notes, invitation and event forms and programs, public relations materials, news articles and newsletters, informational packets and booklets, campus report documents, historical certification awards, keepsakes, photographs, biographical information, fundraising and donor documents, financial reports, meeting minutes and agendas, scholarly articles, and some restricted materials. Although the collection is dated from 1873-2004, the majority of documents are dated from 1979-1998, the time of Condron’s tenure at Wilkes. The general scope of Condron’s collection relates to important internal and external events that Wilkes either hosted or was invited to, the history of Wilkes College/University, public relations, correspondence with institutions and notable figures, and fundraising. Materials that predate Condron’s employment mainly include historical and administrative documents, while postdated materials are correspondence from Condron post-retirement and other general documents related to other information within the collection.
Dates
- 1976 - 1996
Access:
Open for Research with restricted folders in various series and subseries that are restricted up to 80 years from creation date. There is one permanently restricted folder: Folder #22.1.
Extent
From the Collection: 22 boxes (22 letter boxes) : 9.174 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Series II: John Wilkes History, Club, and Statue, 1976-1996
Series II: John Wilkes History, Club, and Statue, 1976-1996 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries I: John Wilkes Club, 1979-1996 and Subseries II: John Wilkes History & Statue, 1976-1995. This series contains organizational documents and preparations for the annual John Wilkes Club dinners, which were created to host Wilkes’s highest donors; materials related to the construction of a John Wilkes statue for Wilkes’s campus; and general historical information about John Wilkes. John Wilkes was a radical British journalist and politician from the mid-1700s who fought for independence of American colonists, and although he never visited the colonies, his influence was popular and important, and Wilkes-Barre and Wilkes College/University were named after him. Materials in this series include memorandum and correspondence, financial documents, and PR materials including newsletters, event programs, and photographs.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu