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Dodge, Starin, and Wistar Family papers
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
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Sarah Cleveland Dodge, related to President Cleveland, is the mother of Mary Dodge, who married Norman White. Their daughter was Grace White Starin (1845-?).
While it is clear that Edward M. Wistar (1852-1941) and his wife Margaret Collins Wistar (1853-1937) were Quakers, there is no information on the Dodge, White, or Starin families, nor has any connection between the Wistars with the other families been established. Nonetheless, this collection has been classified as a Quaker collection, based on the Wistar connection.
The primary letter writer is Mary A. Dodge White in the mid-19th century offering advice and thoughts on various topics. There is an interesting account of her trip to Europe in the 1860s recorded in the diary of Grace White Starin. The earliest of the letter writers is Sarah Cleveland Dodge. Authors also include Edward and Margaret C. Wistar.
Accession #7251.
Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed February, 2016.
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
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- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Finding Aid Date
- February, 2016
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The collection is open for research use.
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Collection Inventory
Letter writers include: Sarah Cleveland Dodge, Joshua Spaulding, Grace Starin, Mary A. Dodge White, Edward M. Wistar and Margaret C. Wistar.
Some highlights include: Dodge, Sarah C. to Mary White. Plainfield, N.J., 1841-43. 3 items. [illnesses and the death of Mary White's baby] Spaulding, Joshua to Julia Huntington. 1822 12/26. copy [family history] Starin, Grace to Julia. 1866 11/21. [description of the reception given by Mr. & Mrs. J.N. Starin in Auburn NY after her marriage in New York] Starin, Henry to/from Josiah Starin. 1862. 2 items. [asks if he may join the Union Army, while his father's response notes his patriotism, but does not think it necessary, as there would be other volunteers] White, Mary Abiah Dodge. Letters to her parents, sister and daughters, Grace Starin and Mary White, 1826-1856. [much heartfelt advice and thoughts] Wistar, Edward M. to children Thomas, Caspar & Elizabeth. N.d. [describes his early life including his family] Wistar, M[argaret] C. to children. La Mott, PA, 1906 4/28. [describes marriage of Paul Maier and Anna Shinn]
2 folders. "Recollections of a Quaker Maiden in the Quaker City" / Margaret C. Wistar. undated Tells of her small girl's thoughts of the U.S. Civil War, of the Battle of Gettysburg, of the war years. [ms.] "Recollections of Childhood" / Margaret C. Cope. 1848; enlarged a little by M[argaret] C[ope] K[imber; copied by dear mother" [ts] Purchase of a cemetery plot by Henry Starin in 1846 Three sections of a diary kept by Grace Starin while on a trip to Europe in the 1860s and copied for her grandchildren in the 1920s.
"Recollections of a Quaker Maiden in the Quaker City" / Margaret C. Wistar. undated Tells of her small girl's thoughts of the U.S. Civil War, of the Battle of Gettysburg, of the war years. [ms.]
"Recollections of Childhood" / Margaret C. Cope. 1848; enlarged a little by M[argaret] C[ope] K[imber; copied by dear mother" [ts]
Purchase of a cemetery plot by Henry Starin in 1846.
First of three sections of a diary kept by Grace Starin while on a trip to Europe in the 1860s and copied for her grandchildren in the 1920s.
Final two out of three sections of a diary kept by Grace Starin while on a trip to Europe in the 1860s and copied for her grandchildren in the 1920s.
Black and white, unless otherwise noted.
Including: Eliza Cope Collins: albumen print William M. Collins: albumen print Violet Gray Andalusia Henry (mother of Henry Starin): albumen print Arthur Starin (1876-1958): tintype Grace Starin and sister Helen: daguerreotype Josiah Starin: albumen Norman White: photograph of painting Edward M. Wistar et al: tintype, 3 albumen prints & b& w Edward M. Wistar and Margaret C. Wistar, 1926 Eleanor Wistar, 1931 Elizabeth Wistar et al: tintype M.B.S. Wistar Margaret Collins Wistar: daguerreotype & 2 albumen prints Priscilla Foulke Wistar: albumen print Thomas Wistar (1765-1851): photograph of painting Thomas Wistar (1877-1960): albumen print and family photo Thomas Wistar Jr., 1926 & with William Wistar Comfort Haverford College class of 1872 in 1869: albumen Homes of Thomas Wistar and Cooper family: 1 albumen, 1 black and white
Black and white, unless otherwise noted.
Including: Eliza Cope Collins: albumen print William M. Collins: albumen print Violet Gray Andalusia Henry (mother of Henry Starin): albumen print Arthur Starin (1876-1958): tintype Josiah Starin: albumen Norman White: photograph of painting Edward M. Wistar et al: tintype, 3 albumen prints and b and w Edward M. Wistar and Margaret C. Wistar, 1926 Eleanor Wistar, 1931 Elizabeth Wistar et al: tintype M.B.S. Wistar Margaret Collins Wistar: 2 albumen prints Priscilla Foulke Wistar: albumen print Thomas Wistar (1765-1851): photograph of painting Thomas Wistar (1877-1960): albumen print and family photo Thomas Wistar Jr., 1926 and with William Wistar Comfort Haverford College class of 1872 in 1869: albumen Homes of Thomas Wistar and Cooper family: 1 albumen, 1 black and white
Grace Starin and sister Helen: daguerreotype Margaret Collins Wistar: daguerreotype