Form: letters (correspondence) / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1890">1890</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Letters to Henry T. Coates, 1886-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder )
Abstract:: The collection contains 17 handwritten letters from various sources to Henry T. Coates.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Joseph Gibbons Harlan letters and biographical information, 1853-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder )
Abstract:: This collection contains three letters from Joseph Harlan, genealogical records related to Harlan and his family, a Haverford College faculty testimonial, and correspondence between John Dickenson and a descendent of Joseph Harlan.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Louis N. Robinson and Caroline Hadley Robinson Correspondence, 1890-1936 (bulk) 1885-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft. (9 boxes)
Abstract:: Louis N. Robinson, Swarthmore College Class of 1905, was a prominent Quaker economist and penologist. On June 17, 1908, he married Caroline Hadley (1885-1946) under the care of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting. She was the daughter of Walter Hadley and Alice Paxson Hadley and a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1906. The collection contains Louis Robinson's letters 1901-1908, Caroline Hadley's letters 1895-1908, and transcripts with annotations by their granddaughter, Christine Erb. The letter vividly describe student life at Swarthmore College and during Louis's graduate study in Germany as well as family, Quaker, and social concerns. Also included are photographs of the Paxson branch of the family.

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

Cornelia Hancock Correspondence, 1861-1937 (inclusive) 1865-1880 (bulk) (bulk)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Cornelia Hancock (1840-1927) was a Civil War nurse, Reconstruction-era teacher in South Carolina, and, later, Philadelphia social worker. The papers consist primarily of her letters written in the post-Civil War years, 1865-1879, when she was teaching the children of formerly enslaved people in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The collection includes reference material used by the donor, Henrietta Stratton Jaquette, in preparation for her book South after Gettysburg which was based on Hancock's letters. The letters provide insight into the conditions and attitudes of formerly enslaved people and their former enslavers.

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

Howland-Shearman Family Correspondence, 1800-1916 (inclusive) 1832-1899 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection is composed of correspondence of the family of David Sands Shearman and his wife, Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Poughkeepsie, New York. The Shearman and Howlands were prominent New England Quaker merchant and whaling families, intertwined by business and marriage. Much of the correspondence is directed to Hepsa, largely from her children who pursued a range of careers. Early correspondence is with her husband Captain David Sands Shearman, her siblings, and his relations and contains business and family information from New Bedford, MA, and Poughkeepsie, NY.

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

Rankin Family papers, 1804-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The case of James Rankin, a loyalist during the American Revolution, whose estate was confiscated and sold. Rankin's heirs sued for restitution and won.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Scattergood Family papers, 1681-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (1 box, 9 volumes)
Abstract:: Chiefly the correspondence of Thomas Scattergood (1748-1814) with family and friends discussing spiritual matters and his travels in Great Britain, New England, North and South Carolina, Virginia, etc. Correspondents include Jonathan Binns, Josiah Bunting, John Cox, William Dillwyn, Henry Drinker, William Forster, Susanna Horne, Rebecca Jones, John Pemberton, Joseph Scattergood, Rebecca Scattergood, Rachel Smith, and others.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Allinson Family Papers, 1710-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.5 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection spans more than two centuries and includes most notably members of the Allinson and Taylor families. There are also letters from Joseph Bonaparte, Sarah Moore Grimke, Julia Ward Howe and George Washington. Prominent material types include correspondence, diaries, financial, legal and property papers, maps, photographs and poetry. The richest subject veins are anti-slavery, including the Free Produce Association of Friends, the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and settlement of land in New York.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Arthur H. and Esther Willits Thomas Correspondence, 1888-1945, 1888-1945 (inclusive) 1891-1899 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.3 linear ft.
Abstract:: A collection of correspondences between Arthur H. Thomas and Esther E. Willits and assorted family and friends of the couple. Topics include daily life, courtship, marriage, illness, and business.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Henry H. Albertson collection, 1826-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Includes letters, many of which are by and to William Hodgson (1804-1878). All or most of the letter writers are Friends; a number of them are British Friends. Topics often include visits to other Friends, attending Meeting, health, religious or philosophical reflections, and because of the period of writing, often refer openly or obliquely to the Wilbur-Gurney controversy.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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