Call Number:

JARVIS

Repository:

Chestnut Hill Historical Society

Extent:

9.25 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Multiple accession numbers.

Date:

circa 2000-2010

Creator:

Jarvis, Elizabeth Farmer

Abstract:

Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis is a consultant on curating, managing, and preserving historical collections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the author of three books in Arcadia Publishing "Images of America" series on local history: Chestnut Hill (co-written with Thomas Keels, 2002), Chestnut Hill Revisited (2004), and Mount Airy (2008). The Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis book research files, circa 2000-2010, consist of research files created by Jarvis while researching and writing those three books. It includes newspaper clippings, photocopies of secondary source materials and copies of photographs; manuscripts and corrections; marketing materials and book orders; and correspondence with book publisher.

Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis is a consultant on curating, managing, and preserving historical collections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has worked at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, and numerous other area institutions. She is the author of three books in Arcadia Publishing "Images of America" series on local history: Chestnut Hill (co-written with Thomas Keels, 2002), Chestnut Hill Revisited (2004), and Mount Airy (2008).

Bibliography:

Keels, Thomas H. "Hill Historian Pens Mt. Airy Retrospective." Chestnut Hill Local, June 5, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011. http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/issues/2008.06.05/news3.html

This collection consists of research files created by Elizabeth Jarvis while researching and writing Chestnut Hill (co-written with Thomas Keels, 2002), Chestnut Hill Revisited (2004), and Mount Airy (2008). The materials are arranged into series by book. There are newspaper clippings, photocopies of secondary source materials and copies of photographs; manuscripts and corrections; marketing materials and book orders; and correspondence with book publisher.