Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1904">1904</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Henri Lemoine Diamond Fraud Collection, 1904-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Henri Lemoine was a French charlatan who, in 1904-1907, defrauded Sir Julius Wernher, a German-born British owner of South African diamond mining companies, out of thousands of pounds in a scheme to produce synthetic diamonds. The collection consists of papers relating to the men's contractual agreements: correspondence, contracts, letters of intent, and other documents.

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

Women's Athletics collection, 1904-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.42 cubic feet
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Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Joseph B. Livezey correspondence, 1904-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: This collection contains the letters of Joseph B. Livezey written to fellow Quaker Harrison Streeter of Philadelphia. The letters relate personal news and spiritual ideas.

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

Edward Darreff estate records, 1904-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet
Abstract:: When grocer Edward Darreff opened a store at 6823-6825 Torresdale Avenue in 1906, he became the first shopkeeper to follow the trolley line to Torresdale Avenue in Tacony, Philadelphia. The Edward Darreff estate records, 1904-1962, consists of wills, deeds, and other records from estate settlement proceedings following the death of Edward Darreff.

Held at: Historical Society of Tacony [Contact Us]

Elizabeth Anna Harlan scrapbook, 1904-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 boxes
Abstract:: Elizabeth Anna Harlan graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1909 with a major in English. After graduation, she acted as the president of the Visiting Nurses Association of Coatesville. She served 25 years as a board member of Coatesville Hospital. She was also highly involved with the Coatesville Presbyterian Church throughout her life. She had one adopted daughter. Harlan died in 1972. The Elizabeth Anna Harlan scrapbook houses the scrapbook and some other ephemera of Harlan's. The collection ranges from 1904-1909.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Maria SS.ma del Soccorso di Sciacca Lodge of Norristown records, 1904-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.2 linear feet (; 13 volumes, 1 folder)
Abstract:: The Maria SS.ma del Soccorso di Sciacca Lodge of Norristown, Pa., founded in 1904, is a beneficial organization that provides sick and death benefits to its members. Membership is open to people belonging to the Roman Catholic Church who are either Sicilian or of Sicilian descent. The collection contains thirteen volumes including financial records, sick benefit records, and minutes of the society during the years of 1904 to 1983. There is also one folder of miscellaneous records.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Vauclain family papers and genealogical research files, 1904-circa 2008, undated

Extent:: 2.4 linear feet (, 6 boxes)
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Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Postcard collection, circa 1904-1980s

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract:: This is the Center's artificial collection of nursing-themed postcards from various donors, most notably William H. Helfand. It contains postcards depicting images from both World Wars, buildings, and bawdy cartoons.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

American Swedish Historical Museum Amandus Johnson collection, 1929-1965 (bulk) 1904-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Amandus Johnson (1877-1974) was a prominent figure in the Swedish American community who was instrumental in the founding and early operations of the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The American Swedish Historical Museum Amandus Johnson collection, 1904-1974, is an assembled collection of records relating to Johnson's role in the American Swedish Historical Museum, as well as some of his private papers and scholarship. It features a large number of glass plate and film negatives of pages of documents, exhibits, places in Sweden, etc.

Held at: American Swedish Historical Museum [Contact Us]

Williams Haynes Research Collection, 1904-1960 (inclusive) 1926-1939 (bulk)

Extent:: 22 linear feet (43 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection was amassed by Williams Haynes during the course of a 38-year career as an editor and writer on the chemical industry, its history and the economic forces behind it.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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