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"Archives: Being the History of a Family, 1775-1899," by Thomas Clinton Pears

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Pears, Thomas Clinton, Jr., 1884-1943

A graduate of Princeton University (Class of 1907), Thomas Clinton Pears was an American clergyman and Presbyterian historian.

The collection consists of a copy of an unpublished, typed manuscript by Pears (Princeton Class of 1907), entitled "The Archives Being the History of a Family," which constitutes his transcription and editing of original Pears family papers in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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This collection was a gift of Thomas Clinton Pears on June 15, 1981.

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Folder inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Collection Inventory

Transcripts of the Pears Family Papers, Compiled and Edited by Thomas Clinton Pears, Jr., vol. I: An 18th Century Divine, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Vol II, Book II: The Years Between and Book III: An Adventure in Happiness, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Book III: An Adventure in Happiness, part 1, 1806-1813, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Book IV: An Adventure in Happiness, part 2, The Steam Grist Will First Journey to England and France, Pittsburgh in 1817, Second Journey Abroad, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Year of the "Black Bottle" Failure, vol. 5, 1918. 1 folder.
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1 folder

An Adventure in Happiness, A File of Correspondence Relating to the Attempt of Robert Owen to Establish a Community of Equality at New Harmony, Indiana. Edited with Introduction and Notes by T.C.P., vol. 6, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Head of the House, John Palmer Pears, vol. 7, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Trail to the Yukon, the Long, Long Trail, A Brief Account of the Last Year of the Life of Francis Sidney Pears, 1898 February 6-1899 February 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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