Medals of Haverford College

“During my school-days…”

– The Adventure of the Naval Treaty

Many are aware of the Sherlockian tie-ins to Haverford College. Christopher Morley, founder of the Baker Street Irregulars was born at Haverford while his father taught mathematics there. Morley, along with his brothers Frank and Felix, would all later graduate from the College. Felix would later become President of the College. Haverford College also posesses the original manuscript for The Adventure of the Second Stain. We are pleased that Dave Baldwin is allowing us to reproduce his Haverford College Medal Series post from June 2017 with us below. – Editor

Haverford College Medal Series

“Haverford was founded in 1833 as Haverford School by a group of New York and Philadelphia Quakers who sought to create an institution of learning grounded in Quaker values. Though we are non-denominational today, our Quaker roots influence many of our values and processes.

In the beginning, a seven-member faculty educated 21 Quaker boys in Greek, Latin, natural and moral philosophy, mathematics, and literature in that first year. Students lived, ate, and took classes in Founders Hall, a building that currently houses meeting rooms, faculty offices, and College administration, including the Office of the President.

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Although Haverford began admitting women as first-year undergraduate students only in 1980, Haverford’s commitment to educating women began as early as 1917 and has been greatly strengthened by cooperation with Bryn Mawr College, which was also founded by Orthodox Friends. Today, women comprise half of Haverford’s student body, and the Bi-College (Bi-Co) relationship continues to enrich the academic, cultural, and extracurricular offerings of both institutions.

Haverford has evolved into a college with both a wide-ranging academic program (students study topics from Biophysics to Peace and Conflict Studies, though we still offer Latin) and a diverse scholarly community. Today, with over 100 faculty members and a coeducational student body, Haverford enrolls nearly 1200 students each year representing a wide variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds and a wide geographic area.”

(From the Haverford College website)

1869 Haverford College / Society of Friends Medal

Silver, 42mm

Bronze/Copper ?, 42mm (Image courtesy of John Salley)

White Metal, 42mm

“3. A Memorial Medal, designed by an alumnus of Haverford College, and executed by the well-known artist, Geo. H. Lovett, of New York. The obverse presents an accurate south-front view of the main building, with the legend, ” Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1869.” Reverse—” Founded by the Society of Friends, 1833,” above an open Bible, over which stream the rays from a suspended lamp, symbolical of Haverford’s fundamental doctrine embodied in her motto: ” Non Doctior Sed Meliore Doctrina Imbutus” which appears in a heraldic garter surrounding the whole. The medal is placed by its designer at prices barely sufficient to cover cost of manufacture and transmission, as it is his wish to make it a permanent memento within reach of all interested in the College. Price, in bronze, $1; white metal, 50 cents; silver, $ 5. Of the silver, only ten were struck, they being intended more especially for cabinet collectors, and the number, therefore, has been strictly limited.”

(from “The Banker’s Magazine and Historical Register, Volume Twenty-Eighth, from July1873 to June 1874 inclusive”, published by I. Smith Homans, Jr., New York)

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Type 2, Silver, 42mm

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Type 2, Bronze, 42mm