Call Number:

02

Repository:

Historic Sugartown, Inc.

Extent:

2.0 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1790s-1980s

Creator:

Historic Sugartown, Inc.

Abstract:

Sugartown, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, was established in the early 1800s and became a vibrant crossroads that provided goods and services to the surrounding farming community. The Historic Sugartown local manuscripts collection, 1790s-1980s, consists of various materials such as letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and deeds that document some of Sugartown's early families and businesses. In particular, the Williams and Garrett families are well represented. Some items relating to the Hoopes family are also included.

Sugartown, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, was founded in the early 1800s. Along Sugartown Road, "early residents established a school, general store, businesses and meeting places, creating a vibrant crossroads that provided goods and services to its surrounding farming community. The village was soon known as Shugart's Town, after tavern keeper Eli Shugart, and served as a vital stop for weary travelers hauling wagonloads of goods to the markets of Philadelphia and other parts of the county. Sugartown remained a social, educational, commercial and municipal center throughout the 1800s."

Bibliography:

Historic Sugartown. "A 19th Century Crossroads." Accessed September 23, 2013. http://www.historicsugartown.org/index.html

This collection consists of various manuscript materials, such as letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and deeds, that document some of Sugartown's early families and businesses. In particular, the Williams and Garrett families are well represented.

The Williams family papers, 1851-circa 1900, include letters, deeds, a marriage certificate, autograph albums, and a commonplace book. Also included are Williams family photographs, circa 1865-1930s. Some items in the Williams family papers relate to the Hoopes family. The Garrett family papers consist of letters and deeds, circa 1790s-1860. There are also photographs, including cartes de visite; an autograph album relating to Warren and Thomas Garrett, 1870s-1940; and Maris Garrett's diary, 1864-1868, which contains mostly weather reports.

Other items included in the collection are as follows: Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain, Wayne Castle No. 73, framed charter, 1874 Arithmetic workbook and scrapbook, early 19th century Beale, Dr. Clifford D., Dentist day book 1922-1926 Broomall, John, receipts, 1901-1902 Hall hair collection, 1840s Hoopes, Lilly M., West Chester, scrapbook, circa 1890s Rest Harrow house residents' diary entries and restoration information, 1927- 1980s St. James Memorial Church meeting minutes, 1889 Unidentified photograph album, Fayetteville, NC, circa 1890s-1920s Unidentified account book, 1834 Unidentified photograph album, circa 1910s