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Sinkler and Roosevelt family papers, 1899-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Caroline Sidney Sinkler (1860-1949) was born in South Carolina and purchased The Highlands from the Sheaff family in 1917. She left the property to her niece, Emily Wharton Sinkler Roosevelt (1884-1970). Emily Roosevelt, wife of Nicholas Guy Roosevelt, bequeathed the Highlands to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since 1970, the Highlands has been owned by the Commonwealth and been administered by the non-profit Highlands Historical Society. The Sinkler and Roosevelt family papers, 1915-1957, include correspondence, property plans, newspaper clippings, a few photographic reproductions of paintings, and several copies of a family tree. Nicholas Roosevelt's correspondence (1892-1930) and Emily Wharton Sinkler's correspondence (1902-1916) make up the bulk of the collection.

Held at: Highlands Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore College Astronomy Department records, 1899-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
16 linear ft.
Abstract:
Swarthmore College offered its first elective course in Astronomy in the mid 1870's. In 1885, the Board reported a proposal to erect an observatory near the east end of the College property. After Professor Susan Cunningham retired in 1906, Dr. John A. Miller was appointed as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. Until 1952, courses were listed under the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy; a separate Department of Astronomy existed until it became the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the mid 1980's. Administrative files, departmental scrapbooks, correspondence, information on symposia and assemblies of the International Astonomical Union, and miscellaneous records. Includes substantial information on eclipses and extensive correspondence with astronomers throughout the world. Correspondants include: Margaret E. Powell, L.J. Comrie, Peter van de Kamp, Sarah Lee Lippincott, James F. Wanner, Harry J. Augensen, J. Francisco Villamediana, John A. Miller, John H. Pitman, Ross...(see more)

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

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Deborah Rees African photographs, 1899-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
Deborah and Emory Rees were Quaker missionaries to East Africa (today's Kenya). Photographs include the Reeses at work in Kaimosi and elsewhere in East Africa, 1899-1909 and 1911-1926. Some photographs are labeled, none are dated.

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

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Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht Papers, 1899-1942 (inclusive) 1904-1910 (bulk)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht was the Clark research professorship of Assyriology and Comparative Semitic Philology at the University of Pennsylvania as well as the curator of the Babylonian section of the University Museum. The Hermann Volrath Hilprecht Papers contain mostly correspondence to and from Hilprecht relating to his work at the University Museum as Curator of Babylonian and General Semitic Section.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Anti-Imperialist League Collected Records, 1899-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:
The Anti-Imperialist League was formed circa June 1898 to oppose the war of the United States with Spain over Cuba's fight for independence from Spanish rule. The United States also wished to expand its influence in the Carribean and across the Pacfic and so annexed the Philippine Islands and Puerto Rico. Eventually, the League grew into a bipartisan mass movement of some 30,000 members in 30 states. The Anti-Imperialist League continued to challenge American intervention abroad until 1920, but it was largely isolated from the peace movement and had lost most of its impact.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Wood Family papers, 1899-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Papers of Carolena Wood relating to her involvement in a number of Quaker philanthropic and relief efforts, and Jim Wood's interest in responsible investing.

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

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George C. Tyler Papers, 1899-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
67 boxes
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence between Broadway producer George C. Tyler and many well-known theater people including dramatists Eugene O'Neill and Booth Tarkington.

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

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Wright Family Papers, 1899-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
Abstract:
The Wright Family Papers consist of correspondence received at Princeton University by Harry H. Wright, class of 1903, and his son Richard R. Wright, class of 1935, during their undergraduate years, as well as printed postcards and class directories, a songbook and Daily Princetonian style book. The Wright family owned a farm in Allentown, New Jersey, and the correspondence reflects family news, domestic and farm life at the turn of the twentieth century and again during the 1930s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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