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FOUNDED OCTOBER 15TH, 1866

The Philadelphian Society

Beginnings This is the first page of minutes of the meeting that established the Philadelphian Society, the first male literary society at Platteville Normal School

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Title:  Platteville Normal School's Philadelphian Society meeting minutes

Date:  1866-11-02

Format:  Black and white paper / 7 inches by 11 inches

Is Part Of:  History of UW-Platteville - The University of Wisconsin Collection

Early Events This is the cover of an event hosted by the Philadelphian Society: Anniversary Exercises of the Philadelphian Society, Normal Hall, December 23, 1869. This society was the oldest male literary society on campus

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Title:  Anniversary Exercises of the Philadelphian Society Programme

Date:  1869-12-23

Format:  Black and white program / 5 inches by 8 inches

Is Part Of:  History of UW-Platteville - The University of Wisconsin Collection

Established The Philadelphian Society (men) and the Athenaeum Society (women) meeting in Assembly Hall in Platteville Normal School building

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Date:  1893

Description:  Evidence indicates that this was a joint meeting between the two literary societies at the Normal School:

The Philadelphian Society (men) and the Athenaeum Society (women).

This photograph was part of an exhibit displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition by the Platteville Normal School.

Format:  Sepia-colored photograph / 8 inches by 10 inches

Is Part Of:  History of UW-Platteville - The University of Wisconsin Collection

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