Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1865">1865</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Mather-Nicholson family papers, 1822-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (1 oversize folder (7 items) and 1 legal sized box)
Abstract:: Collection contains student work books, two marriage certificates and four school certificates relating to the Thomas T. and Rachel (Nicholson) Mather family.

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

Edward Parrish Papers, 1859-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box (20 items))
Abstract:: This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College (1864-1871).

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

Benezet House Association Records, 1846-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: The Benezet House Association, Philadelphia, Pa., was formed in 1917 to assist and educate the City's poor African American and immigrant residents. It was created by the merger of the Joseph Sturge Mission School, a First Day school for African Americans founded in 1865; Anthony Benezet School, founded in 1795 as the School for Black People and their Descendants (also known as the Raspberry Street School); and Western District Colored School, founded 1848 under the care of Twelfth Street Meeting as a graded primary school. This collection also contains records of the Locust Street Mission Association, the Joseph Sturge Mission School, and the Beehive School for Colored Children.

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

Cooper Family Papers, 1780-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: William Cooper, a New Jersey Quaker and Elder of Woodbury Monthly Meeting, married Sarah Morgan in 1806. They had six children and resided at "Greenfield" in Woodbury. This collection contains family correspondence, wills and marriage certificates, other manuscript and printed materials, memorabilia, and photographs of the ancestors and descendents of William and Sarah Morgan Cooper. Includes historical writings of Howard Mickle Cooper and the genealogical notes compiled by Lucy Smyth Cooper.

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

Ferris-Wetherald Family Papers, 1773-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Contains correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and memorabilia of the Ferris and Wetherald families, who were Quakers of Wilmington, Delaware, and Lancashire, England. Persons represented include Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867), of Wilmington, Del., and his daughters, Deborah (1813-1897) and Anna M. Ferris (1815-1890), and Joseph Wetherald (1787-1842), of Wilmington, and his brother, James Wetherald, of Wakefield, England.

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

Foulke Family Papers, ca. 1654-1999 (bulk ca. 1750-1860) (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Abstract:: The Foulke family was a prominent Quaker family of Richland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, descended from Edward (1651-1741) and Eleanor (Hugh) Foulke (d. 1733) who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1698. Their descendents married into the Roberts, Mather, Morris, and other Quaker families and were active in Quaker and Bucks County affairs. The Foulke Family Papers contain correspondence, business and legal papers, surveys, genealogical notes, and memorabilia of the Foulke, Roberts, and Mather, and related families. Of particular interest is a letter from Reubens Peale to Jane Roberts concerning silhouettes and correspondence between Joseph Foulke and George Hatton, a cousin in Indiana, between Joseph Foulke and George Hatton, a cousin in Indiana, about the Hicksite controversy.

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

Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier Family Papers, 1769-1914 (bulk 1807-1848) (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957) and her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (b. 1902). They include family genealogy, some correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, two wills, and reference material. The Pearsall side and its allied families, especially Parrish, were Quakers of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the Philadelphia area. There were strong ties with Burlington, NJ, and some of its Quaker families, including the Dillwyns and their relations. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. the Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia,...(see more)

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

Thornton Family Research Papers (copies), 1673-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This group of papers relating to the Thornton family, all copies, were made available to Harriet Frorer Durham, a Quaker writer who was working on a biography of Dr. William Thornton (1759-1828) of Philadelphia. William Thornton of England, Dr. Thorton's descendent, provided the papers. The collection contains genealogical material compiled for Dr. William Thornton and photocopies of business and legal papers (1673-1802).

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

Edward G. Mazurs Collection of Periodic Systems Images, 1860s-1950s (inclusive) 1880s-1920s (bulk)

Extent:: 110 photographic slides (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Slides of models of the periodic table used by Edward G. Mazurs in the production of his book Types of Graphic Representation of the Periodic System of Chemical Elements (1957).

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Herbert T. Pratt Papers, 1793-2013 (inclusive) 1945-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 9.0 linear feet (5 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, 2 half hollinger boxes, and 1 oversized box. )
Abstract:: Research files, printed materials, manuals, sample cards and sample books, notebooks, and signed items of Herbert T. Pratt, an American chemical engineer, chemistry historian, and collector of rare chemistry books, chemistry memorabilia, and textiles memorabilia.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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