Call Number:

2010.77

Repository:

Chestnut Hill Historical Society

Extent:

2.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

2010.77

Date:

circa 1860s-1940s

Creator:

Meigs, Margaret Houston, 1891-1970

Abstract:

Margaret Corlies Houston Meigs (1891-1970) was the granddaughter Henry Howard Houston (1820-1895), a prominent Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist influential in the development of Chestnut Hill. The Houston/Meigs Scrapbooks, circa 1870s-1940s, consist primarily of photography albums and scrapbooks compiled by Margaret H. Meigs. Topics include Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, World War I and World War II service, travels in Europe and domestic camping trips, family photographs, event photographs, and the New York draft riots.

Margaret Corlies Houston Meigs (1891-1970) was the granddaughter of Henry Howard Houston. Henry Howard Houston (1820-1895) was a prominent Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist. As an executive of the Pennsylvania Railroad and a property developer, he helped establish the affluent neighborhood of Chestnut Hill. He built the Wissahockon Inn, later used by the Chestnut Hill Academy, and the Philadelphia Cricket Club.

Margaret married Robert R. Meigs. She co-founded the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in 1965.

Bibliography:

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. "History." Accessed December 29, 2011. http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/aboutus/history.html.

This collection consists primarily of photography albums and scrapbooks constructed by Margaret Houston Meigs. Topics include Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, World War I and World War II service, travels in Europe and domestic camping trips, family photographs, and event photographs. The collection also includes two newspaper clippings scrapbooks, mostly with religious articles and articles about the New York draft riots.