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Scrapbook of J. Franklin Meehan, Jr.Entry/Object ID
2019.17.1Scope and Content
Scrapbook of J. Franklin Meehan, Jr. includes:
Page 1) Germantown High School Football and Baseball 1917 schedule cards and newspaper article "Clivedens Earn Respected Place".
2)Newspaper clipping: "Aronimink Golf Play One -Sided, Meehan's Work Surprise".
3) Newspaper clippings: "Scholastic Gridiron Stars Ready to Start 1917 Season" and "Highland Downs Camden".
4) Football ticket for Germantown High School vs. Northeast High School, October 26, 1917 and Cobb's Creek Golf card for December 1, 1917.
5) Newspaper clippings: "High Handicap Man Wins Midsummer Play" and " Field Goal Decides, Germantown High Wins From Chesnut Hill, 17-14."
6)Newspaper photo of "Captains of Scholastic League Elevens", including Frank Meehan.
7) Newspaper photo of players including Meehan, right tackle.
8) Newspaper cartoon "Will Try to Cut the Knot Today" about football rivalries, Nov.15,1917 and scorecard of West Chester vs. Belfield game.
9) Newspaper photo of three men standing with hunting weapons and clippings "Germantown High Has Chance to Jump into Tie for First Place in Scholastic League" and "Germantown High Captures Another".
10)Newspaper clipping "Germantown Wins from Southern 12-0.".
11) Newspaper clipping: "Lafayette Hands Haverford Jar by 41-0 Score".
12) Newspaper clippings: "Cliveden's Sensational Triumph Over Crimson and Gold Eleven Reverses School Football Dope", "Flying Pay Car Off For Camp", and photo of unidentified woman seated on chair of flowers.
13) Newspaper clippings: "Lafayette Plunges Win Out in Second Half" and "Lafayette Freshmen Defeated Allentown Prep School, 13-7".
14) The Aronimink Country Club golf score cards for July 26 and 28, 1917 for J. Frank Meehan and friends.
15 ) The Shawnee Country Club golf score cards for Meehan and frieinds for July, 1917.
16) Newspaper clipping:" Earp Best Scorer on School Teams".
17) Newspaper clipping: Kelley, Meehan and Evans Tie for Golf Medal".
18)Newspaper clipping: "Four Golfers Tie in Class Event, Evans, Brinton, Meehan and Kelly Share Low Honors with 84".
19) Newspaper clipping: "Many Athletes Lost to School".
20) Newspaper clipping: "Elect M'Cool Captain and photo of Germantown High School football team including Frank Meehan as right tackle.
21) Announcement/flyer of Department of Physical Training, Lafayette College Eleventh Annual Closed Championship Exhibition of Minor Indoor Sports, March 9, 1920.
21) Newspaper clipping: "Meehan Surprises in North Hills Golf", September 7, 1919.
22) Newspaper clipping: "Laafayette Soccer Team High in Class Studies".
23) Newspaper clippings: "Lafayette Bans Players", "Players Chased Are Still Under Ban" and "Meehan Wins Lafayette Title",(heavyweight boxing).
24) Newspaper clipping: "Coach Sutherland Banishes Five Lafayette Players".
25) Newspaper clippings: "Mixed Foursome Terminates in 3-Cornered Tie" and "Meehans Winners Father-Son Title".
26) Newspaper clippings: "Honaker, Warren, Meehan, Herbert and Thompson Win Places for the New Month" and "Sweet Low Medalist Again While Three to Play Off Tie for Last Two Places".
27) Newspaper clippings: "City Golf Meets Finals Will Be Held This Week" and "Six of City"s Best Golfers Win Places on Three Teams to Play in League Matches".
28) Newspaper clippings: "Thompson Makes New Links Mark at Forest Hills" and "Jimmy Thompson Sets Forest Hills Record".
29) Newspaper clippings: "Tampa's League Golfers Overwhelm Palmetto Team to Make Sweep of Matches" and "Sisters Pitted for Coast Golf Championship".
30) Newspaper clippings: "Sherrill and Meehan to Meet Saturday in Forest Hills Finals" and "Bothe Sherrill and Meehan Claim One up Victory in Forest Hills Title Match".
31) Newspaper clippings: "Golfers Start Flight Matches in Local Meet" and "Hurd-M'Leod Duo Set World's Mark in Foursome Golf".
32) Newspaper clippings: "Buchanan has 75 in Geist Cup Golf", "Reynolds Defeats Ambrose 7 and 6" and "Woodie Platt's 71 Lifts Medal in Geist Cup Golf" (August, 1925).
33) Newspaper clipping: "Meehans Lift Championship in Father-Son Golf Event".
34) Newspaper clippings: "Aviators Assist in Sham Battle" and "Rain Holds Up Opening Camp of Maryland Guard Aviators".
35) Newspaper clippings: "Meehan Plans Snappy Links for New Valley Brook C.C." and "Honaker, Warrenk Meehan, Herbert and Thompson Win Places for the New Month".
36) Newspaper clipping : "Valley Brook Members Plan Splendid Course" and War Department Air Corps Clearance for Aircraft for Lieutenant Meehan, pilot, January 24, 1920.
37) Photo of unidentified person.
38) Newspaper staff photo of pilot climbing into aircraft caption:" While the hot wave was on, this is how National Guard fliers dressed for flight" and clipping: "Bala Players One Over Par On First Nine".
39) "Newspaper clipping: "Hurd-Corson Duo Spins Card of 77 to Place Second" and photo "New Housing Ahead" with realtor J. Franklin Meehan.Collection
Meehan CollectionArchive Details
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1917 - 1929Archive Notes
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Date(s) of Creation
1917 - 1929