Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia / Occupation: Novelists, English / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Occupation Novelists, English Language English Year 1850 to 1899

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Business letter books, estate papers, and personal correspondence of Alfred Parrish (1848-1921). He and his brother Dillwyn Parrish were involved with tramway (trolley) development internationally. A birthright Quaker from Philadelphia, Alfred Parrish left the United States in 1879 and spent the remainder of his life in Europe, mostly England and Italy. His daughter, Gladys Parrish Huntington, was a well-known novelist.

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

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