Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Aldo Caselli collection, 1833-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of financial documents pertaining to Haverford College in the second half of the nineteenth century and the 1950s.

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Richard Tapper Cadbury papers, 1867 - 1894 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains various materials associated with Richard Tapper Cadbury's connection to Haverford.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Comfort family financial records, 1803-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of two volumes of the financial records of the Comfort family.

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Cope family financial records, 1789-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: The Cope family's financial records include an account book, a Pennsylvania bank account book, and two family cash books. The collection includes both business and personal financial records.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Friends' Reading Room Association records, 1835-1886

Extent:: 0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The Friends' Reading Room Association was founded in 1835, and dissolved in 1842. Its Constitution, included in the minutes, states its purpose: "An Institution in a central part of the city, which shall be furnished with a judcious selection of books, maps and periodical publications, calculated to promote moral and religous improvement, a knowledge of the principles and history of the Society of Friends and an acquiantance with the arts, science and general literature." This volume contains the minutes of the Friends' Reading Room Association, from 1835 - 1842, from the organization of the association, until its resolution and a register of members of the Western District Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, from 1814 - 1886.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Evesham Social Reading Circle records, 1864-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.075 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The Evesham Social Reading Circle was founded in 1864 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The Circle was supported by paid memberships. It is unknown when it ended.

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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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Wistar Family papers, 1861-1950 (inclusive) 1861-1900 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains letters and cards exchanged between various family members, including Elizabeth (Bettina) Vaux Wistar, Mary Emlen Wistar, and Frederic Vaux Wistar. Many of the letters were sent from Europe between 1893 and 1894. There is also an assortment of financial and legal papers. The section "Travel and Sightseeing Materials" is particularly noteworthy. It contains a journal written by Emma F. Wistar in which she recounts her 1866 trip to Niagara Falls, making special note of botanical specimens, including dried plant and flower samples. Additionally, there is a brief account by B.V. Wistar about his experience at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The collection contains formal photographs taken by Philadelphia photography studios.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Whitall family financial records, 1849-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.83 linear ft. (12 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the financial records of the Whitall family: Israel Franklin Whitall, J.F. Whitall, Mary C. Whitall, John Mickle Whitall. The volumes of account books generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Haverford Loganian Society records, 1834-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 linear ft. (76 volumes, 2 boxes, and 1 item)
Abstract:: The collection is comprised of a variety of different records that pertain to the overall operations of the Haverford Loganian Society at Haverford College. The collection includes the Society's constitution and by-laws, membership registers, meeting minutes, the Collegian account books, and paper pertaining to garden, museum, and library projects.

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