Repository: Chestnut Hill Historical Society / Subject: Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 and World War, 1939-1945 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Chestnut Hill Historical Society Subject Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 Subject World War, 1939-1945 Year 1900 to 1949

Extent:: 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Margaret Corlies Houston Meigs (1891-1970) was the granddaughter Henry Howard Houston (1820-1895), a prominent Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist influential in the development of Chestnut Hill. The Houston/Meigs Scrapbooks, circa 1870s-1940s, consist primarily of photography albums and scrapbooks compiled by Margaret H. Meigs. Topics include Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, World War I and World War II service, travels in Europe and domestic camping trips, family photographs, event photographs, and the New York draft riots.

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