Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1878">1878</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

William A. Packard Collection, 1857-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of classics professor William A. Packard.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Mathews Family Papers, 1815-1865 (bulk) 1790-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of the Mathews family, a 19th-century English theatrical family whose members performed and wrote for the stage and achieved fame as gifted mimics and comedians. Much of the correspondence in the collection is between the family members. Also included are manuscripts of autobiographies written by both the father and son, as well as some manuscripts of monologues, songs, roles, and music.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Shoemaker Family Family Papers, 1831-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Contains one folder of business papers from the Shoemaker family, Quakers of Philadelphia and Pike County, Pennsylvania. Includes deeds, inventory, and appraisement papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Mary B. Parson correspondence, 1843-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes personal correspondence between Mary B. Parsons and members of the Braithwaite family, primarily Anna and Isaac Braithwaite. Letters concern family matters and, occasionally, meeting activities at Flushing and Kendal and news of Joseph Gurney and Elizabeth Fry. Other correspondents include J. Bevan Braithwaite and Martha G. Braithwaite.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Price family papers, 1809-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (23 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes letters of Benjamin and Jane Price, among their family and with other Quakers. Also included are letters received by Benjamin's brother Eli K. Price regarding his legal practice, and by Benjamin's daughter-in-law Lydia H. Price, regarding family news. Bound volumes of letters record the correspondence of Benjamin and Jane Price while one or the other travelled in Quaker ministry. Of particular interest are : letters of Edward Hicks, regarding the Hicksite controversy ; letters of John Comly, regarding Quaker beliefs, the worship of Baal, and the views of Edward Hicks; letters of Deborah F. Wharton on Quaker concerns in Indian affairs; letters of Dillwyn Parrish regarding Quaker involvement in the Anti-slavery movement ; and an account by Benjamin Price of an Elias Hicks meeting. Other correspondents include Thomas Garrett, William Wharton, Jane Mott, and William Ellery Channing, regarding matters of practical or business concern.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore College Student manuscript publications, 1874-1878, 1874-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains two handwritten student publications created by early students at Swarthmore College. Star, Vol. 1#4, is dated 1874 and apparently compiled by several authors, with notes on campus life and comments. Three issues of The Sun Flower, 1877-1878, were probably created by men students in the Sciences. They include commentary on classes and student life and satiric drawings. This publication was a gift to Friends Historical Library in 1934 from Edward Martin, Class of 1878, a prominent Philadelphia surgeon. Class Paper of '79, a satiric collection of poems and prose edited by H. C. Field.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Plumstead Preparative Meeting (1731-1893) Records, 1835-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Recipe book, 1877-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (+ 6 leaves)
Abstract:: Volume of culinary and medicinal recipes written by a young woman in the United States spanning from 1877-1878.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

W.S. Sampson Memorial Book, 1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:

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

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