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Elizabeth Bissell Roberts papers
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Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]8708 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19118
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Elizabeth Roberts married Robert Clay, and during the 1920s-30s she lived at 7915 Seminole Ave, which is part of the "Triple House" located next to St. Martins Station in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. They had several children, including Bob, Dickie, Mary, George, and Laughton. She later married Henry Berwind, and moved to 7401 Cresheim Rd.; the house was called "Windgarth". Elizabeth's twin sister was Dorothy Bullitt.
This collection contains an engagement book dated 1911-1912, a diary dated 1927, and a appointment book dated 1937.
Gift of Alex Bartlett, 2009.
Summary descriptive information on this collection was compiled in 2011-2012 as part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR), using data provided by the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. The HCI-PSAR project was funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
This is a preliminary finding aid. No physical processing, rehousing, reorganizing, or folder listing was done in the HCI-PSAR project.
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- Finding aid prepared by staff of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories using data provided by the Chestnut Hill Historical Society.
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- This preliminary finding aid was created by staff of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) using data provided by the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. The HCI-PSAR project was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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