Repository: Chestnut Hill Historical Society / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1980">1980</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1984">1984</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Randal Morgan Estate Archives, 1863-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Randal Morgan (1854-1926), made a fortune in oil and purchased property near the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia about 1900 to build his estate, which he called "Wynd Moor." Randall Morgan Estate Archives, 1863-1990, includes a photo list, indenture, deeds, and appraisal.

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Bergey papers, 1938-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Whitemarsh Hall was an elaborate mansion outside Philadelphia in Springfield, Pennsylvania, completed in 1921 and destroyed in 1980. It was designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer for Edward and Eva Stotesbury. The Bergey papers, 1930-1980, consists of newspaper clippings on the Stotesbury family and Whitemarsh Hall.

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Mary Bond collection, circa 1900-1998

Extent:: 2.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Mary Wickham Bond (1898-1997) was an author, the wife of ornithologist James Bond, and a resident of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. The Mary Bond collection, circa 1900-1998, includes poems, articles, scrapbooks, correspondence, notes, lists, photographs, and magazine articles.

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William H. Hodges collection, 1936-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: William H. Hodges (born about 1924) was a member of the Tioga Junior Woodsmen Club, a club for Catholic boys ages 10-13 years that was headed by George W. Sommer for the purpose of camping, learning about nature and camaraderie. This collection consists of a minute Book of the Tioga Junior Woodsmen Club, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

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Shirley Hanson Collection, circa 1975-1995

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Shirley Hanson was one of the three "Founding Mothers" of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (along with Anne Spaeth and Nancy Hubby). The Shirley Hanson Collection, circa 1975-1995, is comprised of records collected or created by Shirley Hanson, and related to her work with the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. These records include survey notes, correspondence, and minutes.

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Nancy Hubby Collection, 1967-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Nancy L. Hubby (1937-2003) was one of the three "Founding Mothers" of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (along with Anne Spaeth and Shirley Hanson). The Nancy Hubby Collection, 1967-2003, includes Chestnut Hill Historical Society records, subject files and newspaper clippings on architectural preservation and on Chestnut Hill, photographs and negatives of buildings and events in Chestnut Hill, and scattered correspondence.

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Meredith Sonderskov papers, 1949-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet ((1 box))
Abstract:: Meredith Fuller Coughlan Sonderskov (born 1933) was a resident of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Meredith Sonderskov papers, 1949-2004, include an album, photographs, ephemera, and clippings, pertaining mostly to the members of the Class of 1951 at Springside School, Chestnut Hill.

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Chestnut Hill Academy collection, 1920-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (1 record carton)
Abstract:: The Chestnut Hill Academy (now known as the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) is a private school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Chestnut Hill Academy Collection, circa 1998-2011, contains administrative records of the Academy as well as newspaper articles regarding their activities.

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Stanley W. Root Jr. collection, 1905-1980 (bulk) 1840-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (1 record carton)
Abstract:: Stanley W. Root Jr. is a lawyer and past Union League president in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stanley W. Root Jr. collection, 2006, is comprised of photographs, postcards, and printed materials relating to churches and the Root family home in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are also diaries and account books of Root's uncle.

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Sally Melcher Jarvis collection, 1914-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Sally Melcher Jarvis, the grandmother of Andrew Jarvis, husband of Elizabeth Jarvis, Curator of Chestnut Hill Historical Society. The Sally Melcher Jarvis collection, 1914-2003, contains family papers from the Smythe/Melcher family.

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