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Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
3448
Repository:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:
6.2 linear feet (; 15 boxes, 1 flat file)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers (Collection 3448), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1727-1983, undated
Creator:
Griscom., Newbold., and Wysong.
Form:
Correspondence., Diaries., Memoirs., and Scrapbooks.
Abstract:

This collection includes family history materials representing many interconnected families with roots in Philadelphia. Newbold is the family most heavily represented, and is connected by marriage with the Wysong family, as are the Griscoms. Other families represented include Mitchell, Morgan, Lawrie, Rhodes, Cooper, Shirley, Hazard, and Barlow, among others.

The collection includes both original documents going back to the 18th century as well as documentation of several efforts to trace the family histories. Materials include scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, correspondence, reminiscences, genealogical charts and notes, programs, books and pamphlets, floorplans, recipe and commonplace books, diaries, and other items. There are extensive notes by Helen Van Uxem Cubberley's connected with her books about the Newbold family and its mansion, Bloomsdale, as well as Newbold family typescripts by Francis Van Uxem. There is a diary that Sarah M. Cooper started in 1856 and continued in 1885, a travel diary by Rebecca Newbold Wysong from transatlantic voyages in 1926, and two books by Arthur E. Morgan, who served as president of Antioch College and then first president of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Caroline Hazard was president of Wellesley College.

Gift of James Wysong, 2008.

Accession number 2008.062.

Some items in the collection show signs of mold and may be moldy. (Any such folders or items have been marked accordingly.) The collection has not been cleaned for mold, so people with heightened allergies may wish to use gloves or masks when accessing the collection.

The following items have been removed from the collection for repair:

Letters, 1788-1829 (Box 5, folder 7)

Cookbook, undated (Box 9, folder 4)

Miss Leslie's Housebook, 1844 (Box 14, folder 8)

They will be returned to the collection when conservation work has been completed, and this finding aid will be updated as needed. If you wish to access these materials, please see a librarian or contact HSP for information.

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Irvine-Newbold family papers (Collection 1890)

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Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Susan Kearney.
Finding Aid Date
; 2015.
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Collection Inventory

Tin Type and Daguerreotype Images, 1879, 1894, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
Photographs with Identifications, 1865-1968, undated.
Box 3 Folder 1 Box 1 Folder 2-8
Photographs with Partial Identifications, 1891, 1900, 1904, undated.
Box 1 Folder 9
Photographs without Identifications, 1938, undated.
Box 1 Folder 10-12
Negatives and Family Cuts, undated.
Box 1 Folder 13
Newbold Family Album, undated.
Box 2

Collection of Copied Letters, 1778-1786.
Box 4 Folder 1
Letters, 1787-1980.
Box 4 Folder 2-10 Box 5 Folder 1-4
Copy of Benjamin Franklin Letter with Envelope, 1974.
Box 5 Folder 5
Letters, undated.
Box 5 Folder 6
Letters, 1788-1829.
Box 5 Folder 7
Empty Envelopes, 20th Century.
Box 5 Folder 8
Postcards and Greeting Cards, 20th Century.
Box 5 Folder 9

"Genealogy of the Newbold and Laurie Family," original, undated.
Box 6 Folder 1
"Genealogy of the Newbold and Laurie Family," 4 typed copies, undated.
Box 6 Folder 2
Newbold Family Notes by Frances VanUxem, typed copy, undated.
Box 6 Folder 3
Scrapbook: Genealogy of the Newbold Family compiled by Helen VanUxem Cubberley, 1937.
Box 6 Folder 4
Newbold Family Notes by Helen V. Cubberley, 1937.
Box 6 Folder 5
"The Newbold's of Bloomsdale," handwritten, undated.
Box 6 Folder 6
"The Newbold Family in America" from documents collected by Dr. William Romaine Newbold from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, original, 1909.
Box 6 Folder 7
Notebook: Copy of Newbold Family Records compiled by Gertrude Newbold Decau; recopied by Mrs. E. P. Cubberley, 31 January 1939.
Box 6 Folder 8
Newbold Family Notes, undated.
Box 6 Folder 9
"Margaret Cowell Newbold," (1821-1903), 3 copies, 1903.
Box 6 Folder 10
Miscellaneous Newbold Genealogical Ephemera, 1936, undated.
Box 6 Folder 11
John Barlow's Pedigree (Esquire from Slebetch, Pembrokeshire, England), 3 typed copies, circa 1739.
Box 6 Folder 12
"Cooper Genealogy," typed copy, undated.
Box 6 Folder 13
"The Cash Family," handwritten original and "The VanHist Family," handwritten original, undated.
Box 6 Folder 14
"The Bond Family," typed copy, undated.
Box 7 Folder 1
"History of the Cowell Family, 1772" by John M. Cowell, 8 parts, handwritten, 1772.
Box 7 Folder 2
Colwill and Newbold Genealogical Notes, undated.
Box 7 Folder 3
"Notes on the Ancestry of Ann Clarke who married John Cooper, 1712-1713" by William A. Cooper, 1910.
Box 7 Folder 4
"Johan Ludwig Reinhard Weissang [John Lewis Wysong]plus an Outline of Some of His Descendants, undated.
Box 7 Folder 5
"Notes Concerning the VanUxem Family", 1923.
Box 7 Folder 6
Miscellaneous Genealogical Notes, undated.
Box 7 Folder 7
Correspondences on Genealogical Topics, 1838-1973.
Box 7 Folder 8
Media Copies and Clippings related to Genealogy, 1938-1983.
Box 7 Folder 9
Seven Genealogical Charts, 1943, 1970, undated.
Oversize Flat File 1

Diary of Sarah M. Cooper, 1856-1886.
Box 8 Folder 1
Trip Journal: Rebecca N. Wysong, June 1926.
Box 8 Folder 2
Commonplace Book: Property of Rebecca Thompson, 1784.
Box 8 Folder 3
Commonplace Books, 1806, circa 1830-1855.
Box 8 Folder 4-5
Copy Books (2), property of James Cooper, Woodbury, New Jersey, circa 1820-1852.
Box 8 Folder 6
Notebook, undated.
Box 8 Folder 7
James Cooper's Album, circa 1825-1840.
Box 8 Folder 8
Autograph Books (2), 1852, 1870s.
Box 8 Folder 9
Scrapbook: Rebecca J. Mitchell, 1835-1850.
Box 8 Folder 10
Scrapbook, circa 1930.
Box 9 Folder 1
Rebecca M. Newbold's Scrapbook, 1879.
Box 9 Folder 2
Newbold Scrapbook pages, undated.
Box 9 Folder 3
Cookbook, undated.
Box 9 Folder 4
Math Exercise Book and Agricultural Scrapbook, circa 1860-1870.
Box 9 Folder 5
Clippings Removed from Math Exercise Book and Agricultural Scrapbook, circa 1860-1870.
Box 9 Folder 6

Poems by Rebecca Newbold, circa 1873-1875.
Box 10 Folder 1
Memoir by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold for Her Children, 3 typed copies, 1904.
Box 10 Folder 2
"Mother's Recollections: 1821-1904." Original of Memoir by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold for Her Children, 1909.
Box 10 Folder 3
"A Memoir of the Whitelock Family," typed, Undated.
Box 10 Folder 4
"A Fourth of July at the Woodlands," by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold, undated.
Box 10 Folder 5
"An Account of the Family Reunion," by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold, 2 typed copies, undated.
Box 10 Folder 6
"Reminiscences of a Country Doctor," unsigned, undated.
Box 10 Folder 7
"Reminiscences of Bloomsdale," by Emily Newbold Perkins, 18 January 1850 and copied 27 October 1882.
Box 10 Folder 8
"Cooper Reunion at Greenfields, New Jersey," 2 copies, 18 September 1909.
Box 10 Folder 9
"A Retrospect," by Frances VanUxem, July 1936.
Box 10 Folder 10
"Dame Rebecca Speaks," by Rebecca Newbold Wysong, 1945.
Box 10 Folder 11
"An Account of the Wedding of Rowland Gibson Hazard and Caroline Newbold," 3 copies, 25 September 1828.
Box 10 Folder 12
"Testimonial Dinner to Helen VanUxem Cubberley", 18 May 1939.
Box 10 Folder 13
"Sarah T. R. Eavenson (1823-1903) Birthday Celebration at Rockford, Delaware", 18 November 1903.
Box 10 Folder 14
"Birthday Verses for Rowland Gibson Hazard", 9 October 1883.
Box 10 Folder 15
Wedding, Graduation, Anniversary Memorabilia, 1894-1976, undated.
Box 10 Folder 16
Funeral Memorabilia, 1840-1871.
Box 10 Folder 17
"Service in Remembrance of Rowland Hazard", undated.
Box 10 Folder 18
Rebecca M. Newbold: School Reports, 1872-1876.
Box 11 Folder 1
School-related Certificates, 1876, undated.
Box 11 Folder 2
Legal Documents, 1773-1936.
Box 11 Folder 3
Media-69th Street Trust Company Capital Stock, 24 shares. Property of Margaret G. Wysong, 1930.
Box 11 Folder 4
One Share for "The Agricultural and Industrail Society of Delaware County, PA. Property of Emily B. Rhodes, 8 September 1881.
Box 11 Folder 5
"History of St. Stephen's Parish," given by Rebecca N. Wysong for 50th Anniversary. Original and 2 typed copies, 13 February 1942.
Box 11 Folder 6
"Newbold Memorial Meeting [University of Pennsylvania]," edited by Roland G. Kent, 1927.
Box 11 Folder 7
"Dedication of the Margaret Chapel of the Peace Dale Church", 28 September 1895.
Box 11 Folder 8
"Some Old Historic Landmarks of Virginia and Maryland," 5th edition. Written by W. H. Snowden, 1904.
Box 11 Folder 9
"Commemorative of the 100th Anniversary of Calvary Sunday School and Parish," Rockdate, Delaware, 18 June 1933.
Box 11 Folder 10
"The Brooke Hall Alumnae: Constitution, Bylaws, Members", 1894.
Box 11 Folder 11
Church-related Memorabilia, 1889-1937, undated.
Box 11 Folder 12
"One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary: Battle of Red Bank," by Frank H. Steward, 1927.
Box 11 Folder 13
"Old Sheffield," Lecture by Joseph Coward, St. Aiden's Parish Magazine, 1930.
Box 11 Folder 14
"The Say Burying Ground," Philadelphia Sunday Times, 3 typed copies, 17 January 1892.
Box 11 Folder 15
"Old Philadelphia Families," by Frank Willing Leach, 1929.
Box 11 Folder 16
"Dr. Franklin's In-Laws," taken from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, copy, 1960.
Box 11 Folder 17
"The French Benevolent Society of Philadelphia and the Bicentennial," by Francis James Dallett, 1976.
Box 11 Folder 18
Newspaper Clippings and Copies on the Newbold Family Members, 20th Century.
Box 11 Folder 19
Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Griscom Family Members, 20th Century.
Box 11 Folder 20
Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Wysong Family Members, 20th Century.
Box 11 Folder 21
Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Family-connected Homes, 20th Century.
Box 11 Folder 22
Newspaper Clippings on Dr. E. P. Cubberley, 1930s.
Box 11 Folder 23
Newspaper Clippings on Walter Rhodes, 1951.
Box 11 Folder 24
Newspaper Memorabilia, 20th Century.
Box 11 Folder 25
Newspaper Clippings of Theater Performances, 1899-1904, undated.
Box 12 Folder 1
Houses and Scenes: Prints, Sketches, and Photographs, undated.
Box 12 Folder 2 Box 3 Folder 2
Houses and Scenes: Prints, Sketches, and Photographs, 1909-1937.
Box 12 Folder 3
Newspaper Sketch, "Reading the Scriptures,", undated.
Box 3 Folder 3
Internet Search Notes on Woodlands Cemetery, Newport Mansions, and Mrs. Astor's Guest List for Ball in February 1892, printed in 2006.
Box 12 Folder 4
Printed Memorabilia, 1911-1983.
Box 12 Folder 5
Printed Memorabilia, undated.
Box 12 Folder 6
Miscellaneous Memorabilia, undated.
Box 12 Folder 7-8
Miscellaneous Documents, 1896, 1935, 1965.
Box 12 Folder 9
Miscellaneous Notes, undated.
Box 12 Folder 10
Loose Items, 1727-1909, undated.
Box 12 Folder 11-12

"Necessity," by Arthur E. Morgan, 20 June 1968.
Box 13
"Arthur E. Morgan," by Arthur E. Morgan, July 1968.
Box 13
Search for Purpose by Arthur E. Morgan, 1955.
Box 13
I ndustries for Small Communities by Arthur E. Morgan, 1953.
Box 13
A Business of My Own by Arthur E. Morgan, 1946.
Box 13
Observations by Arthur E. Morgan, 1968.
Box 13
Arthur Morgan: A Biography and Memoir by Walter Kahoe, 1977.
Box 13
Wilson Account Book, Property of Susan B. Mitchell, 1683-1838.
Box 14 Folder 1
Scattered Seeds, 5 copies, 1877-1886.
Box 14 Folder 2
"Publications of the Gloucester County Historical Society", December 1979.
Box 14 Folder 3
Scribner's Monthly Illustrated Magazine, June 1881.
Box 14 Folder 4
"New Building of the School of Education and a History of the Work in Education, 1891-1838," Stanford University, 1938.
Box 14 Folder 5
"Noteworthy Trees of New Jersey," 2nd edition, 1938.
Box 14 Folder 6
Historical Sketch of Camden by Howard M. Cooper, 1909.
Box 14 Folder 7
Miss Leslie's Housebook, 1844.
Box 14 Folder 8
"Addresses with Recipes and Remedies" by Sarah Middleton Cooper Griscom: A Quaker Cookbook, 2 copies, undated.
Box 15 Folder 1
Book of Manners, 1856.
Box 15 Folder 2
The Royal Standard English Dictionary, 1777.
Box 15 Folder 3
A Year's Residence in the United States of America by William Cobbert, 1818.
Box 15 Folder 4

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