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Start Over People Hallowell family Creator Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 Year 1890 to 1894

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Hallowell-Stabler Family Papers, 1811-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:
The Hallowell and Stabler families were Quakers mainly of Sandy Spring, Maryland. James S. Hallowell was a noted educator, and Edward Stabler was the postmaster of Sandy Spring. The collection illustrates the life of a 19th century Quaker family in Alexandria, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Sandy Spring, Maryland, and Philadelphia, where several relatives resided. While emphasizing family affairs and domestic life, these papers contain material of interest on education, farm life, observations of the Civil War and the Federal bureaucracy, travel and hunting.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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A. Thomas Hallowell family papers, 1851-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
Abstract:
This collection, assembled by A. Thomas Hallowell, contains the photocopy of a letter from Benjamin Hallowell to his son, Henry Clay, a typescript copy of the childhood reminiscences of Henry C. Hallowell, and also a typescript copy of childhood memories of Mary H. Stabler.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]