Call Number:

15

Repository:

Millbrook Society

Extent:

3.0 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1922-1985 (inclusive)

Creator:

Smith, Charles Harper

Abstract:

Charles Harper Smith was a historian, teacher, and author best known for his books The Settlement of Horsham Township and Land Tenure of Colonial Hatboro. Smith lived in Hatboro, a suburb of Philadelphia, and was involved in community activism. The Charles Harper Smith collection, 1922-1985, consists of research materials collected by Smith while he was working on his books. In addition to Smith's research notes and handwritten copies of historic documents, his papers include some newspaper clippings, photographs, personal correspondence (circa 1935-1945), and maps.

Charles Harper Smith was a historian, teacher, and author best known for his books The Settlement of Horsham Township and Land Tenure of Colonial Hatboro. While Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, Smith was tutor to his son Kermit. Smith lived in Hatboro, a suburb of Philadelphia, and was involved in community activism.

The bulk of the Charles Harper Smith papers consists of research materials collected by Smith while he was working on his books Settlement of Horsham Township and Land Tenure of Colonial Hatboro. In addition to Smith's research notes and handwritten copies of historic documents, his papers include some newspaper clippings, photographs, personal correspondence (circa 1935-1945), and maps.