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Eugene W. Caruthers Papers

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
SCRC 837
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Eugene W. Caruthers Papers, SCRC 837, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1887-1945 (inclusive) and 1900-1914 (bulk)
Creator:
Caruthers, Eugene W.
Form:
Correspondence, Postcards, Financial records, Legal documents, and Patents
Abstract:

Eugene W. Caruthers (1880-1966) was a railway worker in Pennsylvania for 47 years. He was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania in 1880 to Thomas and Leah Caruthers. He married Mary Tinsley Bucher on January 1, 1914, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and they had five children together. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 47 years, even writing a U.S. Patent for railway frogs in 1935. Eugene died on July 31, 1966, in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.

This collection contains the papers of Eugene W. Caruthers documenting his life in Philadelphia from 1888-1945. Most of the collection contains correspondence, postcards, and invitations from family and friends. The collection also contains correspondence dealing with Caruthers employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad and his financial records.

This collection has been arranged into two series as follows:

Series 1: Personal correspondence, 18878-1945
Series 2: Employment records, 1896-1911

Purchased from Carmen Valentino in 2018.

Collection processed and finding aid prepared in July 2025 by Nathanael Burroughs, Project Archivist.

Subject
Place

Publisher
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Nathanael Burroughs, Project Archivist
Finding Aid Date
July 2025
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The Eugene W. Caruthers Papers are in custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has not assigned their rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1 contains Eugene W. Caruthers' personal correspondence documenting his life in Philadelphia from 1888-1945. This includes correspondence, postcards, and invitations from family and friends.

Physical Description

1.5 Linear Feet1.5 boxes

Armstrong, Grace H. correspondence, 1899-1904. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 1
Physical Description

1 Folders

Barber, Edith correspondence, 1902-1906. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 2
Physical Description

1 Folders

Cassel, Elizabeth B. correspondence, 1899-1902. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 3
Physical Description

1 Folders

Cassel, Elizabeth B. correspondence, 1903-1904. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 4
Physical Description

1 Folders

Cassel, Elizabeth B. correspondence, 1905-1907. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 5
Physical Description

1 Folders

Cousins correspondence, 1896-1906. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 6
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie correspondence, 1903-1907. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 7
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie correspondence, January-December 1908. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 8
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie correspondence, 1909-1910. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 9
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie correspondence, 1911-1914. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 10
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie envelopes, 1887-1909. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 11
Physical Description

1 Folders

Davis, Kittie postcards, 1902-1912. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 12
Physical Description

1 Folders

Elsie E. correspondence, 1904-1906. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 13
Physical Description

1 Folders

Family and friends correspondence, 1891-1900. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 1
Physical Description

1 Folders

Family and friends correspondence, 1901-1904. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 2
Physical Description

1 Folders

Family and friends correspondence, January-December 1905. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 3
Physical Description

1 Folders

Family and friends correspondence, January-December 1906. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 4
Physical Description

1 Folders

Family and friends correspondence, 1907-1945. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 5
Physical Description

1 Folders

Haskell, Wilfred correspondence, 1901-1902. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 6
Physical Description

1 Folders

May M. correspondence, 1902-1905. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 7
Physical Description

1 Folders

Parents correspondence, 1888-1907. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 8
Physical Description

1 Folders

Wedding invitations, 1899-1914. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 9
Physical Description

1 Folders

Witmer, Gertrude E. correspondence, 1899-1905. 1 Folders.
Box 2 Folder 10
Physical Description

1 Folders

Scope and Contents

Series 2 contains Eugene W. Caruthers' employment records. This includes correspondence dealing with Caruthers' employment at Pennsylvania Railroad and his financial records.

Physical Description

0.5 Linear Feet0.5 box

Bennet, Harold L. correspondence, January-April 1909. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 11
Physical Description

1 Folders

Finanical records, 1896-1911. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 12
Physical Description

1 Folders

Haulon, Tom H. correspondence, 1905-1906. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 13
Physical Description

1 Folders

International correspondence school correspondence, 1902-1905. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 14
Physical Description

1 Folders

Merritt, W. Jenks correspondence, 1902-1910. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 15
Physical Description

1 Folders

New England Mutual correspondence, 1903-1905. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 16
Physical Description

1 Folders

Railway employment correspondence, 1902-1910. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 17
Physical Description

1 Folders

Rommel, Charles K. Insurance correspondence, 1904-1905. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 18
Physical Description

1 Folders

Sunlife Assurance company correspondence, 1903-1907. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 19
Physical Description

1 Folders

Whilldin, Alex W. correspondence, January-November 1905. 1 Folders.
Box 1 Folder 20
Physical Description

1 Folders

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