Call Number:

C0402

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 22 boxes
• 9.4 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Chambers Family Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1772-1962 (inclusive)

Creator:

Chambers family.

Form:

Business records., Cookbooks., Diaries., Family papers., and Scrapbooks.

Abstract:

Consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The Chambers family was a prominent family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The diaries were kept mainly by the women of the family, the earliest written by Mary Stokes (1797) when she was thirteen and the latest by Mary B. Chambers (1962), who kept a diary for seventy-two consecutive years. Also represented by a large number of diaries is Fanny Clarke Chambers who kept one from 1839 until 1888. There are many postcards sent by family members while traveling in the United States and abroad, some included in scrapbooks. The collection also contains documents such as deeds, wills, mortgage agreements, and indentures, as well as bankbooks, financial accounts, and some business records of the Tide Water Pipe Company, Ltd. of Titusville, Pa. In addition, there are maps, commonplace books, and recipe books.

Unprocessed.