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John P.B. Sinkler Papers, 1941-1959, 1941-1959 (inclusive)

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0.42 linear feet

Abstract:

John “Jack” Penn Brock Sinkler (September 10, 1875 – February 10, 1959) was born in Philadelphia. When Daniel T.V. Huntoon, Jr. selected Woodford as the site for the Naomi Wood collection, Sinkler, an architect, was hired to oversee the restoration of the Mansion between 1927 and 1930. Sinkler was Huntoon’s hand-picked successor for the position of Woodford Trustee and took over the position following Huntoon’s death in January 1943, serving as Trustee until 1958. Records in this collection span Sinkler’s entire tenure as Woodford Trustee. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1943-1944. This collection is arranged into 5 series: Correspondence, Financial Records, Acquisitions, Appraisals & Inventories, and Orphans’ Court Records.

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Lawrence H. Berger Papers, 1986-2018, 1778-2018 (inclusive) 1986-2018 (bulk)

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5.04 linear feet

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Lawrence ""Larry"" H. Berger, also a lawyer, became the fourth Trustee of the Naomi Wood Trust and defacto director of Woodford Mansion in 1986, following the 28-year tenure of Martin P. Snyder. In 1991, Berger hired Martha Moffat as Site Manager of Woodford Mansion, a position she held throughout Berger's remainder as Trustee. As Site Manager, Moffat was responsible for superviing day to day on-site activities and management of guides/volunteers. The Lawrence H. Berger Papers include records from Berger's entire 32-year tenure as trustee (1986-2018) as well as the records created by Martha Moffat during her tenure as Site Manager (1991-2018) of Woodford Mansion.

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Martin P. and June Avery Snyder Papers, 1958-1986, 1749-1986 (inclusive) 1958-1983 (bulk)

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3.78 linear feet

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In 1958, Martin P. Snyder, an attorney, became the third individual trustee of the Naomi Wood Trust at Woodford Mansion. His wife, June Avery Snyder served as the Volunteer Administrative Director of Woodford Mansion, and contributed greatly to general operations, organization, selecting/training guides, and cataloging the collection. Martin Snyder served as trustee from 1959-1986. During their tenure, Martin and June wrote The Story of the Naomi Wood Collection and Woodford Mansion, (Haverford House, 1981). Snyder was also author of City of Independence, (Praeger, 1975). This collection is arranged into 7 series: Correspondence, Financial Records, Acquisitions, Appraisals/Inventories, Orphan Court Records, The Story of the Naomi Wood Collection, and Woodford Book Research.

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Naomi Wood Papers, 1895-1928 (inclusive) 1908-1928 (bulk)

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0.42 linear feet

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Naomi Wood (June 12, 1871 – June 21, 1926) was born in Philadelphia and lived in Paoli, Pennsylvania, New York, NY, and Washington, D.C. She met her friend Daniel T.V. Huntoon, Jr. sometime between 1900-1905 and both were collectors of 18th-century furniture, art and decorative arts. Early in their relationship they decided to locate a suitable 18th-century home to use as a house museum to display their collections. A year after Wood’s death, Huntoon realized this goal when he reached an agreement with the City of Philadelphia for the Naomi Wood Trust to operate Woodford Mansion in Wood’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Records in this collection are from the latter of half of Naomi Wood's life. The collection is arranged into five series: Financial Records, Appraisals & Inventories, Will & Estate Records, Publications, and...(see more)

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Woodford Fire Collection, 2003-2007 (inclusive) 2003-2005 (bulk)

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2.94 linear feet

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On July 11, 2003 a one-alarm fire was reported at Woodford Mansion at 12:47pm. By 1:43pm, local firefighters contained the blaze, but significant damage was done to the house and the collection objects. Conservators and contractors were hired to restore and conserve the objects and repair Woodford from the fire damage. This collection is comprised of 11 different series: administrative, appraisals/inventories, conservation/preservation, conservators/contractors, correspondence, facilities/grounds, financial records, general, grants, publications, and reopening. The conservator/contractors series is further organized into 15 subseries.

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Woodford Mansion Photo Collection, circa 1850-2010, Bulk circa 1940-2003 ca. 1940-1995 (bulk)

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6.54 linear feet

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This collection contains almost the entirety of the Woodford photo collection, with the only exceptions being a few photos directly connected to documents found within different trustee collections. This collection is arranged into 29 series and 6 subseries. Photo formats in the collection include a daguerreotype, tintypes, albumen prints, gelatin silver prints, and other photos developed from film.

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Daniel T.V. Huntoon, Jr. Papers, 1881-1943, 1881-1943 (inclusive) 1926-1943 (bulk)

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0.84 linear feet

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Daniel Thomas Vose Huntoon, Jr. (November 10, 1870 – January 15, 1943) was raised in Canton, MA and moved to Philadelphia around 1900. Shortly after arriving, he met Naomi Wood and both were collectors of 18th-century decorative arts. A year after Wood’s death in 1926, Huntoon reached agreement with the City of Philadelphia for the Naomi Wood Trust to operate the Woodford Mansion in Philadelphia, PA's East Fairmount Park to display their collection of 18th-century colonial fine and decorative arts. Woodford opened as a public house museum in 1930 and Huntoon served as its first director and as the Naomi Wood Trust's first individual trustee until 1943. Records in this collection span Huntoon's entire tenure as Woodford Trustee as well as his years collecting with Naomi Wood. The collection is arranged into 8 series:...(see more)

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Woodford Daily Logs, Ledgers, and Calendars, 1930-2019 (inclusive)

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1 linear foot

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Summaries of the daily activities of Woodford Mansion were recorded by trustees, guides, and volunteers throughout much of the mansion's history in the form of daily logs, ledgers and calendars found in this collection. Records date from 1930, the the first year Woodford became a museum, through 2019 and offer glimpses into the daily activities of Woodford.

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Woodford Oversized Collection, 1868-2022 (inclusive) 1928-2004 (bulk)

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3.66 linear feet

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Through various events and projects at Woodford throughout the years, oversized records were created that are too large to be held within their related archival collections. This collection was created to hold these oversized records. This collection consists of 11 blueprints, 3 plans, 9 maps, 3 signs, 2 pieces of artwork, and 1 document. Records are arranged alphanumerically. Records range from 1868-2018, with the bulk from 1928-2004.

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Woodford Publications Collection, 1898-2011 (inclusive)

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0.84 linear feet

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Throughout Woodford's history as a house museum a number of articles were written about the house and the objects within by outside researchers as well as former guides and trustees. This collection holds these various publications. The collection is comprised of two parts: General publications and a Woodford Scrapbook.

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