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Woodlands Cemetery Company papers
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Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
Donated by the Woodlands Cemetery Company in 2004.
Six atlases from this collection have been removed to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's atlas collection. 1) Atlas of the North Penn section of Montgomery County, PA (1916) 2) Atlas of the 27th and 46th Ward of Philadelphia (1909) 3) Atlas of the 40th Ward of Philadelphia (1910) 4) Atlas of 24th, 34th, and 44th Wards of Philadelphia (1911) 5) Atlas of the 29th Ward of Philadelphia (1911) 6) Atlas of the 42nd Ward (1913)
Four maps not related to the Woodlands Cemetery are now part of the Historical Society's maps collection. 1) "Map of the Main Line and Eastern Delaware County" (1933) 2) "Map of Philadelphia, Camden, and Vicinity" (undated) 3) a United States map (1959) 4) a map of Philadelphia (1931)
Papers relating to the Price family (descendants of Eli Kirk Price (1797-1884)) but not to the operations of Woodlands Cemetery have been removed and are now their own collection, the Price family papers (collection 3690).
People
- Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741.
- Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884.
- Price, Eli Kirk, d. 1933.
- Price, Philip, Jr.
Subject
- Publisher
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse
- Finding Aid Date
- November 2012
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was funded by a donation from Philip Price, Jr.
- Access Restrictions
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Most of this collection is open for research. Folders and items containing medical, personel, and payroll information are closed to researchers for 75 years following the creation of the materials.
Researchers should be aware that while this collection was cleaned for mold, it may still aggravate allergies and asthma. Please be cautious when handling items and ask for gloves and/or a mask if you experience any discomfort.
Collection Inventory
This volume lists burial lot owners alphabetically by last name.