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T. Chalkley Matlack notebooks

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T. Chalkley Matlack (1858-1945) was a genealogist, artist, and photographer. He taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1938, he published "Brief historical sketches concerning Friends Meetings of the past and present ... "

Histories, photographs, and other data written and gathered by T. Chalkley Matlack on "Friends Meeting Houses, and the Boarding Homes, Schools, and Burial Grounds associated with them," located in various sections of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Long Island, New York City, and other scattered localities; also his biographical sketches of prominent ministers and Friends, associated with American Friends meetings.

Twenty-one notebooks compiled by Matlack containing historical sketches and photographs of Friends Meeting Houses. Volume 18 is on prominent Quakers associated with Meetings in America (includes portraits). Volumes 20 and 21 are primarily photograph albums. Volumes are individually indexed and there is a separate, all name index [typed booklet] to volumes 1-19.

Original arrangement from creator preserved. Notebooks organized by geographic location.

The T. Chalkley Matlack notebooks were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1934, 1943, and 1944 by T. Chalkley Matlack.

Original processing information unknown. Collection reboxed and finding aid updated September 2022 by Erick Iraheta.

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Matlack Collection Contents and Index.
Box 1
Book One and Book Two.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book One: Pennsylvania Adams, Berks, and Bucks Counties. Book Two: Pennsylvania Chester County.

Book Three and Book Four.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Three: Pennsylvania Chester and Center Counties. Book Four: Pennsylvania Columbia, Delaware, and Lycoming Counties.

Book Five and Book Six.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Five: Pennsylvania Lancaster County. Book Six: Pennsylvania Montgomery and Monroe Counties.

Book Seven and Book Eight.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Seven: Pennsylvania Philadelphia County. Book Eight: Pennsylvania Scattered Localities.

Book Nine and Book Ten.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Nine: New Jersey Section 1 A to H. Book Ten: New Jersey Section 2 K to R.

Book Eleven and Book Twelve.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Eleven: New Jersey Section 3 S to W. Book Twelve: Delaware New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.

Book Thirteen and Book Fourteen.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Thirteen: Maryland Number 1 A to M. Book Fourteen: Maryland Number 2 N to Z.

Book Fifteen and Book Sixteen.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Fifteen: Virginia and District of Columbia. Book Sixteen: New York Long Island and New York City.

Book Seventeen and Book Eighteen.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Seventeen: United States Scattered Localities. Book Eighteen: Eastern United States Eminent Persons.

Book Nineteen and Bart Meeting.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Book Nineteen: Eastern United States Scattered Localities. Bart Meeting, with an additional note relating to the Christiana Riot of 1851.

Southern Quarter.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Volume only deals with the Southern Quarter Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Burlington Quarter, 1943.
Volume 2
Scope and Contents

Volume only deals with the Burlington Quarter of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

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