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Title: Haverford Grammar School
Description: Aerial view of the Haverford School, located at 450 Lancaster Ave. in Haverford, Pa. Depicts circular driveway in front of school buildings, and nearby residences. Pennsylvania Railroad line and Haverford Station can be seen in the distance. Founded in 1884 as the Haverford College Grammar School. Renamed Haverford School around 1916 after it severed ties with the college., Negative number: 2756.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2756]

Title: Workshop in Founder's Hall, room no. 63, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a workshop in Founder's Hall filled with multiple desks and tables. The table surfaces contain various tools and instruments for construction. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built., Time: 11 A.M., Light: Fair no sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 25, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.504]

Title: Evergreen trees west of Founder's Hall, covered with snow, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of evergreen tress covered in snow at Haverford College. Two trees with bare branches stand on the right and the left. Haverford College was founded in 1833., Time: 12:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 25, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.505]

Title: Museum, Founder's Hall, Haverford Coll[ege]
Description: Glass negative showing the museum in Founder's Hall at Haverford College (founded 1833). Slender columns line the center of the room. On either side of the columns is a line of glass covered cases. On the far wall are two large vitrines displaying various objects. Two large stuffed birds face each other on opposite sides of the room. The museum of natural history was originally part of the library in Founders Hall. In 1878, money was donated to update Founders Hall, including the creation of a separate room for the museum., Time: 2:30, Light: Fair sun not out, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.506]

Title: Founders Hall & Library fr[om] N. door of Barclay Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall, a three-story building with ivy climbing the walls. There is a small pond in front of the building and a path to the left. Trees line the path and there is bench sitting in front of the nearest tree. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built. Alumni Hall, later known as Magill Library, was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Photographer remarks: Snow., Time: 11:10, Light: Very good., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 20, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.499]

Title: [Haverford College], Founder's Hall from S.E
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall, a large building with wide steps leading up to the entrance seen from across a field. The field is dotted with trees, especially close to the building. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built., Photographer remarks: Intens. 2, 28, '85, Time: 10:20, Light: Good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: December 2, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.478]

Title: [Haverford College], Barclay Hall from Maple Ave[nue]
Description: Glass negative showing an open field to the right and Barclay Hall in the distance, a large stone residential hall at Haverford College with a rounded entryway and a prominent spire. A path lined by trees and scored with wheel tracks is visible in the foreground. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Photographer remarks: Intens. 2, 28, '85, Time: 9:45, Light: Good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: December 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.480]

Title: Founder's Hall from S.E
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall, a large four-story building with shuttered windows and a wide porch. The building is surrounded by trees and seen from across a lawn. A metal bench sits in the lawn in the lower left corner of the plate. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built., Photographer remarks: Intes. 2, 28, '85, Time: 10:20, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: December 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.485]

Title: My room, side opposite bed, from telegraph instrument shelf, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing the corner of Marriott C. Morris' room in Barclay Hall at Haverford College. On the left there is a door and a chair; on the right is a small table holding magazines and what appears to be a large wooden spoon. Above the table is a shelf holding framed pictures and a clock, and on the wall are various other framed pictures. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Photographer remarks: slightly overexposed., Time: 1:55, Light: Fair, sun not out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: January 27, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.491]

Title: My room from closet, showing desk & book-shelves, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' small room at Barclay Hall at Haverford College. On the right is a chair with a cushion, and on the left is a desk with another chair. Above the desk is a shelf piled with books. There are various framed pictures on the walls. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Photographer remarks: Slightly overexp., Time: 10:30, Light: Fairly good, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.493]

Title: [My room (No. 20 Barclay Hall, Haverford College) from closet showing desk & book-shelves]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' small room at residential hall, Barclay Hall. On the right of the room is a chair with a cushion, and on the left is a desk with another chair. Above the desk is a shelf piled with books. There are various framed pictures on the walls. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Same as last., Time: 12:15, Light: Fair, sun not out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.494]

Title: Interior of the Library, Haverford [College] from folding doors. E[lias] H[enley] White & W[illiam] S[amuel] Hilles in foregr[oun]d. Wilfred White near gate
Description: Glass negative showing the interior of Magill library at Haverford College (founded 1833). The walls are lined with shelves and covered in books. Many of the shelves have bust statues resting on top. Elias Henley White (Haverford College class of 1885) and William Samuel Hilles (class of 1885) sit in the foreground reading. Wilfred White (class of 1886) sits in the background. Magill Library was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Photographer remarks: Expos. about right but stop too large for sharpness., Time: 11:45, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.496]

Title: Pres[ident] T[homas] Chase's [classics] class-room. No. 68 Founder's Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Thomas Chase's classroom in Founder's Hall at Haverford College (founded 1833). Pupil's desks arranged in rows and a larger desk piled with books sits at the front of the room on a small dais. Behind this desk is a blackboard. A small stove sits in the left corner of the room. A map of Rome hangs on the wall behind the stove. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built. Chase was a professor of Greek and Latin at Haverford College from 1855 to 1875, and then became president from 1875 to 1886. In 1887, he was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society., Time: 3:55, Light: Sun not out, pretty fair., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.507]

Title: Haverford Meeting H[ouse]. Front from toward sheds, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford Meeting House, a low building with a wide porch set in a field dotted with trees. The Haverford Meeting was founded in 1683 by Welsh settlers. The Southern portion of the stone Meeting House was completed in 1700. The Northern portion was added in 1800., Time: 11:35, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.765]

Title: Boardwalk to [Haverford] meeting house, looking up from bridge, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooden path lined with trees and a wooden fence on the right leading to the Haverford Meeting House. The photograph displays sharp one point perspective as the path travels toward the horizon line and the trees form a canopy overhead., Time: 11:50, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.766]

Title: Cane-rush between '88 & '89 at Haverford College
Description: Glass negative showing a group of men from the classes of 1888 and 1889 gathered in a field at Haverford College (founded 1833) to participate in the cane rush. Most of the men wear jackets and hats as they cluster together looking toward something in the center of their circle. The cane rush was an annual event where sophomores and freshman would fight to put the most hands on a cane. The event was officially abolished in 1889., Same subject as last, Time: 12:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.768]

Title: Cane-rush at Haverford [College] between '88 & '89
Description: Glass negative showing a group of men from the classes of 1888 and 1889 gathered in a field at Haverford College (founded 1833) to participate in the cane rush. Most of the men wear jackets and hats as they cluster together looking toward something in the center of their circle. The cane rush was an annual event where sophomores and freshman would fight to put the most hands on a cane. The event was officially abolished in 1889., Same subject as last., Photographer remarks: Developed by Campbell at W.J. Intens. 5/85[86?]., Time: 12:20, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.769]

Title: Class of '89, Haverford College
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College (founded 1833) class of 1889 posed in a stone doorway with a pointed arch. The men in the last few rows stand while the first row sits on the stair. Most of the men wear jackets and hats., Photographer remarks: Developed too slowly? Intens. 5/85., Time: 1:35, Light: Good light, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.770]

Title: Class of '89, Haverford [College]
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College (founded 1833) class of 1889 posed in a stone doorway with a pointed arch. The men in the last few rows stand while the first row sits on the stair. Most of the men wear jackets and hats., Time: 1:35, Light: Light same as last. [Good light], Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.771]

Title: Founders Hall & Library from under bay window of collection room, Barclay Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall at Haverford College with Magill Library in the distance. The Hall is a three-story stone building with ivy climbing the walls. A path runs next to the building, and to the left is a lawn dotted with trees. A metal bench sits at the base of the nearest tree. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built. Alumni Hall, later known as Magill Library, was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Photographer remarks: 1st plate of new lot - bought 3,'85. 14 doz B & 10 doz. SP., Time: 10:15, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.510]

Title: Fallen tree back of Alumni Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a field at Haverford College (founded 1833) with two trees in the foreground. The tree on the left has spit and fallen to the ground., Time: 11:30, Light: Bright sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 6, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.514]

Title: On "Serpentine Walk" to Pres[ident] Chase's, looking toward steps, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a path winding among trees at Haverford College (founded 1833). The trees have narrow trunks and bare branches. Patches of snow line the edges of the path., Time: 12, Light: Good, strong sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 6, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.515]

Title: Snow on trees, looking from my window in B[arclay] H[all], [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a snowy field seen from above and dotted with trees at Haverford College (founded 1833). A metal bench sits under the large tree to the left., Time: 10, Light: Poor, no sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.516]

Title: Old saw mill. Mill Cr[eek] Road & Gulf Road (old road). Arthur Jones standing upon mill. [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a saw mill built into a hillside at Haverford. Logs pile up against the stone base of the building and Arthur Jones (Haverford College class of 1885) leans against a pillar on the main level., Time: 2:40, Light: Fair sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 10, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.517]

Title: On Mill Cr[eek] just below where Old Gulf Road crossed it, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing Old Mill Creek winding through a field. There is a house on the hillside to the left and a long wooden fence on the right., Photographer remarks: Overexposed, but I piled in the bromide & got a good neg., Time: 3, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 10, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.518]

Title: Barclay Hall, [Haverford College], from path through grove
Description: Glass negative showing Barclay Hall, a large stone residential hall with a prominent central tower, at Haverford College. A small path winds toward the building on the right. Trees grow across the grounds. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of the college, originally founded in 1833., Time: 11:30, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 6, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.588]

Title: Barclay Hall from the lawn W. of grove [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Barclay Hall, the large residential hall with a prominent central spire seen from a distance across a wide lawn at Haverford College. A path winds toward the building on the right and the lawn is dotted with trees. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of the college, originally founded in 1833., Time: 11:35, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 6, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.589]

Title: Founders Hall fr. N[orth] end of Barclay Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall, a three-story building covered in ivy at Haverford College. Two wooden staircases lead to the doors on the front and side of the building. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built., Time: 6:05, Light: Very weak sun., The left edge of the negative fades to black., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 8, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.591]

Title: Looking S. from S.W. corner of Founder's Hall, [Haverford Class of 18]86's Junior Day
Description: Glass negative showing a field at Haverford College (founded 1833) with a raised circular area on the center. In this area is a large tree and the rest of the field is surrounded by trees., Time: 3:40, Light: Good afternoon sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 16, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.537]

Title: Elm tree at Haverford [College], between Founder's & Barclay Halls. A sapling from the Penn Treaty Elm
Description: Glass negative showing a slender elm tree with bare branches. Four male students gather in the field surrounding the tree. This elm is a relative of the tree under which William Penn met with Lenape Chief Tamanend in 1682 to pledge a treaty of friendship. The original tree fell in 1810, but cuttings survived. This elm was given to the Haverford College (founded 1833) in 1840 from General Paul Oliver and comes from a scion of a cutting of the original., Time: 3:50, Light: Good afternoon sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 16, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.538]

Title: Intercollegiate cricket prize cup, won by Haverford [College] last year. Arranged on library table with club flags. Haines prize bat & Congdon prize ball & belt
Description: Glass negative showing a table covered with a cloth and displaying a trophy, cricket bat, and flags in the Magill Library at Haverford College (founded 1833). Two men sit to the right of the table in the library. Books line the walls. Magill Library was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Time: 4:30, Light: Not very good. Most of shutters closed., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 16, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.539]

Title: [Dogwood trees in bloom], looking down road toward Yarnall's, father standing under trees, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a road lined with dogwood trees in bloom at Haverford. The road winds through a field. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands under the nearest tree on the right, his hand against the trunk of the tree., Photographer remarks: Same subject as 609., Time: 4:30, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.610]

Title: David Murray, our waiter at Haverford [College] & his wife at door of Gym
Description: Glass negative showing African American waiter David Murray and his wife posing in a doorway at Haverford College (founded 1833). In the left, Murray, attired in a white collared shirt, a tie, a waistcoat, a jacket, pants, and black shoes, stands placing his left hand on the back of the chair his wife sits in to the right and slightly in front of him. Mrs. Murray, wearing her curly hair tied behind her head and attired in hoop earrings, a long-sleeved checkered blouse with a white lace collar and decorative buttons running down the middle, a dark-colored skirt with ruching at the bottom, and dark-colored shoes, sits with her hands on her lap. David looks at the viewer while Mrs. Murray faces slightly left., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 11:10, Light: Faint sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 29, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.611]

Title: [Haverford] Class of '88 on front steps of Barclay Hall
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College class of 1888, a large group of young men posed in rows on a set of steps at the residential hall, Barclay Hall. Some hold cricket bats and racquets. The back row stands while the front two rows sit on the steps. Some of the men hold racquets and cricket bats. They wear three-piece suits and hats. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Time: 2:40, Light: Good light, sun out on other side of the house., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.612]

Title: [Haverford College] Class of '88
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College class of 1888, a large group of young men posed in rows on a set of steps at the residential hall, Barclay Hall. Some hold cricket bats and racquets. The back row stands while the front two rows sit on the steps. Some of the men hold racquets and cricket bats. They wear three-piece suits and hats. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Time: 2:45, Light: Same light as 612. Good light, sun out on other side of the house., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.613]

Title: 1st eleven of the Hav[erford] Coll[ege] Cricket Club. On a bench near cricket field
Description: Glass negative showing a group of young men from the Haverford College Cricket Club posed on a bench next to a field. Some of the men hold cricket bats and many of them wear striped suits. Five men sit on the bench while three stand behind and three sit on the grass at their feet. The man on the far left sitting on the ground wears shin pads. Haverford College was founded in 1833., Time: 5:15, Light: Not very good light., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.614]

Title: Dogwood trees in bloom. On road between College & Mr. Yarnall's, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a field dotted with dogwood trees in bloom at Haverford. A tennis net is set up in the grass in the foreground., Time: 3:30, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 21, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.609]

Title: South view of Haverford School, Pennsylvania
Description: View showing Founder’s Hall of the educational institution founded as a school for Quaker boys in 1833 in Haverford, Pa. Includes the arbor of grape vines given to Haverford in 1836, a residence, and a lane lined by trees in the foreground. Individuals, including men, women, and boy mill the grounds. Forestry dominates the background., Not in Wainwright., pdcc00025, Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 223, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 27A:24
Creator: Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist
Date: 1837
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Photograph Collection. FLP Castner 27A:24

Title: Haverford Meeting
Description: Exterior view of meeting house constructed in 1834 on Buck Lane. Meetings were held for several years at Samuel Garrigues' farm beginning in 1827, but the space became insufficient, especially after the opening of Haverford College in 1833. The current meeting house was enlarged in 1894 and a school wing was added in 1904., Inscribed in negative: 3707., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.143]

Title: Haverford Meeting
Description: Oblique view of pediment over the entrance to the meeting house constructed in 1834 on Buck Lane. Meetings were held for several years at Samuel Garrigues' farm beginning in 1827, but the space became insufficient, especially after the opening of Haverford College in 1833. The current meeting house was enlarged in 1894 and a school wing was added in 1904., Inscribed in negative: 3709., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.144]

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