Series III: Historic Preservation, 1873 - 2003
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
- 1873 - 2003
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 III: Historic Preservation, 1873-2003
Series III: Historic Preservation, 1973-2003, is divided into four subseries: Subseries I: General History, Reports, and Materials of Wilkes, 1921-1990s, Subseries II: Building and Land History, Development, and Dedications, 1958-1993, Subseries III: History of Kirby Family and Hall, 1873-2003, and Subseries IV: E.S. Farley Library, 1981-1992. Series III contains a wide variety of information related to the history of properties that Wilkes either acquired, built, or received as donations from the community. Subseries I contains general historical information and reports about the Wilkes campus; Subseries II contains information related to the history and development of Wilkes and its various properties and buildings on campus; Subseries III contains materials regarding the history and renovations of Kirby Hall, biographical information of the late Kirby figures, and Condron’s correspondence with some members of the Kirby family; Subseries IV contains various materials related to exhibits, rooms, and events at E.S. Farley Library. Series III: Historic Preservation, 1873-2003, biographies, news articles and newsletters, campus reports and records, public relations materials, renovation documents, memorandum and correspondence, photographs, keepsakes, and event programs.
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