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Haddonfield Natural Science Club (Haddonfield, New Jersey) Minute Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Purchased in 2012
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.