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Tamiment Institute Records
TAM.007.004
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Tamiment Institute. |
| Title: |
Tamiment Institute Records |
| Dates: |
1935-1990s |
| Abstract:
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The Tamiment Institute was founded in 1935 as the educational arm of the People’s
Educational Camp Society (PECS), which owned and operated Camp Tamiment, an educational
and recreational summer resort (originally) for socialists and their families near
Bushkill, in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. The Institute organized lectures, conferences
and seminars, essay contests, and book awards at the Camp and in New York City. Contains
clippings, correspondence, conference and seminar papers, essays, programs, and administrative
and financial records. (See also the Container List in the Scope and Contents note)
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| Quantity: |
15.5 linear feet (22 boxes) |
| Language of Materials note:
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Materials are in English |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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1-22 |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM.007.004 |
