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Start Over Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Subject Quakers -- Family relationships Year 1882

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Rebecca Singer Collins papers, 1824-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 document box)
Abstract:
Letters and diaries of Rebecca Singer Collins (1804-1892), a nineteenth-century Quaker well known for her religious philanthropic work.

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Updegraff Family papers, 1810-1929 (inclusive) 1810-1896 (bulk)

Extent:
1.0 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Letters; diaries; genealogical material; land grants signed by Presidents John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, and Franklin Pierce; and other papers of the Updegraff family, mainly those of David B. Updegraff, which provide a picture of Quakerism in 19th-century Ohio.

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Morris-Shinn-Maier collection, 1720-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
78 linear ft. (131 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection spans approximately 200 years, from the late 1700s to the late 1900s, and five generations of the Morris-Shinn-Maier family, which are traced through matrilineal and patrilineal lines. They were prominent Quaker businessmen and lawyers in the Philadelphia area, and a large portion of the collection is dedicated to their legal and business material, as well as a great deal of very detailed financial material. There is also a quantity of personal material, namely diaries and correspondence, and material from philanthropic work done by later generations. Principal individuals include Paul David Irwin Maier, William Morris Maier, Anna Shinn Maier, Levi Morris and Naomi McClenachan Morris. A genealogical chart done by a Haverford student while processing the collection has been printed out and is included in the box 1191 (ovs).

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Morris family financial records, 1794-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.25 linear ft. (54 volumes)
Abstract:
The Morris family financial records include account books, trustee accounts, and receipt books. Volumes generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

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Leeds and Tatum family collection, 1829-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.44 linear ft.
Abstract:
The collection consists primarily of photographs depicting various Tatum and Leeds family members, including Sarah Mickle Tatum and Lewis L. Tatum, and also Daniel Leeds and a picnic at the Joseph Sturge First Day School. In addition, there are commonplace books of Sarah M. Tatum, at least one kept while she was a student at Westtown Boarding School in Westtown, Pennsylvania, and of Lewis L. Tatum.

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Wood family papers, 1839-1885

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (5 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the papers of the Wood family, and includes primarily sketches made by various family members, and engravings of Quaker leaders, though it also includes a single letter to Richard D. Wood, two unidentified photographs and the Will of Julianna R. Wood.

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