KISTLER & KAUL COLLECTION
Collection
Identifier: KIST
Scope and Contents
The Kistler family of Sedgwick and Bertha (née Kaul) is inextricably connected to many aspects of Rosemont College's past and future. Initially the Kistlers strived to turn the personal tragedy of losing their only child at a young age into a gift for future generations of Rosemont students. In 1925 the Kistlers and the college’s second president, Mother Mary Ignatius Carroll, met and discussed a college library to be built in honor of their lost child, Gertrude. Throughout the years the Kistlers continued to support the college through periodic renovations of the library, becoming a trustee of the college, and establishing the Kistler Honor Society. This collection contains the important papers and mementos of the Sedgwick Kistler Family. Included are early family tintype photographs, a family scrapbook, newspaper clippings, estate papers, as well as, awards and accolades conferred upon the Kistlers.
Dates
- ca.1880-2010
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (4 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Kistler & Kaul Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Lillian Mann
- Date
- 2018 December 5
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Rosemont College Archives Repository
Contact:
Rosemont College Archives
Gertrude Kistler Memorial Library
1400 Montgomery Avenue
Rosemont PA 19010 United States
(610) 527-0200, x2208
archives@rosemont.edu
Rosemont College Archives
Gertrude Kistler Memorial Library
1400 Montgomery Avenue
Rosemont PA 19010 United States
(610) 527-0200, x2208
archives@rosemont.edu
