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Howard Malcolm Jenkins Family Papers

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Call Number:
RG5.074
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG 5/074, Howard Malcolm Jenkins Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1724-1904 (inclusive)
Creator:
Jenkins, Howard Malcolm, 1842-1904, Swarthmore College, Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.), Friends Intelligencer Association, Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.), Foulke, Joseph, 1786-1863, Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909, Clothier, Isaac, Graham, John W. (John William), 1859-1932, Jeanes, Anna T. (Anna Thomas), 1822-1907, Hodgkin, Thomas, 1831-1913, Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912, Swain, Joseph, 1857-1927, Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909, Jenkins, Jesse, 1797-1890, and Schofield, Martha
Abstract:
Howard Malcolm Jenkins (1842-1902), a birthright Quaker, was a scholar of Pennsylvania history and genealogy and published many books and articles based on his research. He was an active member of the Society of Friends, editor of the Friends Intelligencer, and served on the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College. The collection contains family papers and genealogical material on the Jenkins and Foulke families, correspondence of Howard M. Jenkins, and his publications and writings. Correspondents include William W. Birdsall, Isaac H. Clothier, Jesse Jenkins, Anna T. Jeanes, Graceanna Lewis, Joseph Swain, Joseph Wharton, Joseph Foulke, John W. Graham, and Thomas Hodgkin.

Howard Malcolm Jenkins (1842-1902), a birthright Quaker, was a scholar of Pennsylvania history and genealogy, and published many books and articles based on his research. He was an active member of the Society of Friends, editor of the Friends Intelligencer, and served on the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College.

He was born on March 30, 1842, in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, the son of Algernon Sidney Jenkins and Anna Maria (Thomas) Jenkins. Educated at Foulke's Gwynedd Boarding School, Jenkins taught school for a brief period, and in 1862 entered into partnership with Wilmer Atkinson to publish and edit newspapers. On March 16, 1865, he married Mary Anna Atkinson, sister of his partner and daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Quimby) Atkinson of Upper Dublin. They had seven children: Charles Francis who married Marie Cope; Anna Mary, married I. Daniel Webster; Thomas Atkinson, married Marian Magill, daughter of a president of Swarthmore College; Edward A, married Mary Ellen Atkinson; Algernon, died in young childhood; Florence; and Arthur Hugh, married Ann Roberts.

In 1884, Howard M. Jenkins purchased The Journal, a Hicksite Quaker publication, and, upon its merger with Friends Intelligencer, became chief editor of the combined publication. Also in 1884, he wrote Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd, an historical and genealogical study of his native township. This was soon followed by a variety of other articles and books. In 1901, he was elected to the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College. An influential and deeply valued member of the Society of Friends, Jenkins died tragically in an accident at Buck Hill Falls on October 11, 1902. An endowed chair at Swarthmore College, the Howard M. Jenkins Professorship of Quaker History and Research (later the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professorship of Quaker History and Research) was created in his memory.

Howard Malcolm Jenkins (1842-1902), a birthright Quaker, was a scholar of Pennsylvania history and genealogy and published many books and articles based on his research. He was an active member of the Society of Friends, editor of the Friends Intelligencer, a trustee of the Schofield Normal and Industrial School, and served on the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College. The collection contains family papers and genealogical material on the Jenkins and Foulke families, correspondence of Howard M. Jenkins, and his publications and writings. Correspondents include William W. Birdsall, Isaac H. Clothier, Jesse Jenkins, Anna T. Jeanes, Graceanna Lewis, Joseph Swain, Joseph Wharton, Joseph Foulke, John W. Graham, and Thomas Hodgkin.

The collection is divided into four series:

  1. Family/Biographical
  2. Correspondence
  3. Writings
  4. Reference

Accession information

Donor: Charles Francis Jenkins, 1936, 1937, 1941

Donor: Elsa P. Jenkins (student essay book), 1988

The collection was given by Charles F. Jenkins, the son of Howard M. Jenkins

As received by Friends Historical Library, this collection was arranged by topic, with correspondence and reference materials put together into individual envelopes and marked with a descriptive phrase. It may have been initially arranged in this manner by Jenkins himself, but the envelopes were labeled and some additional material inserted (Jenkins' own obituary, for example) posthumously. A student essay book by Jenkins was added to the collection in 1988. The original order was largely retained when the collection was reviewed in 1989, with the exception of Series 1, which was unmanageable in its original form. In its revised organization, materials are organized by individual or family unit. The original checklist, compiled in the `30's or `40's with envelope descriptions and an inventory of individual items, has been retained with administrative information with the collection.

See also:

  1. RG 5/073 Charles F. Jenkins Papers

The following materials, originally partof the collect,ion, have been removed and recatalogued:

  1. John Row, Commonplace Book, 1780 to: ALBUMS
  2. Charity Cook to Edward Garrigues, ALS, 9mo 17 to: SC GARRIGUES MSS.
  3. Fisher Mss, including Samuel R. Fisher's Account Book, 1774-1777, and Memoranda of his refusal to accept Continental money on grounds of conscientious objection, 1775-76, as well as an account from John Roberts to Sarah Lewis, 1802-03, to: RG5 WHARTON
  4. Robert Green to Rachel Vernon, Marriage Certificate, Concord Monthly Meeting, 9mo 18 1724 to MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
  5. Gwynedd PM, Memoranda of Bequests, 1807-08 to GWYNEDD PREPARATIVE MEETING. MISCELLANEOUS
  6. Samuel Spencer, Travelling Certificate, 12mo 27 1752 to ABINGTON MONTHLY MEETING. MISCELLANEOUS. REMOVALS (REC'D).
  7. Darby Monthly Meeting Mss, 1815-65 to DARBY MONTHLY MEETING. FINANCIAL. Miscellaneous.
  8. Proud, Robert, Notebook, 1754-1759 and undated to PROUD MSS, Folder E.
  9. Marshall, Rachel. Will (copy), West Bradford, PA, 8mo 1 1836 to MISC MSS.
  10. Shinn, Earl Jr. et. al. "Convalescent Book," 1862-63 to MISC MSS.
  11. Certification of Marriage (Church of England) between James McMinn and Jannet Black, Chester, PA, October 18, 1769 to MISC MSS.

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Publisher
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Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2001
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Howard Jenkins, education: correspondence, reports, 1851-1861.
Box 1
Howard Jenkins, education, notebooks and essays, 1851-1861.
Box 1
Howard Jenkins, Business and Professional papers, 1861-1902.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Includes: certificate for stock in Commercial Printing Co. (1877), report of the Barclay RR Co. (1902) of which Jenkins was President, notification of election to Phi Beta Kappa, correspondence concerning the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College, and other miscellaneous correspondence.

No. 1, English Friend's Activities (brochures), 1899.
Box 1
No. 2, Correspondence, itinerary, 1899.
Box 1
The Eistedfodd at Cardiff, Wales, 1899.
Box 1
Peace Conference at the Hague, 1899.
Box 1
Personal correspondence, 1899.
Box 2
Howard Jenkins, Miscellaneous (invitations, cards, programs, and miscellaneous memorabilia), 1860-1902.
Box 2
Jesse Jenkins, uncle of Howard Jenkins, 1840-1860.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Illinois of Jesse Jenkins (1797-1890) to his family, the Connards, in Pennsylvania, typed copies

Jesse Jenkins and family, 1860-1893.
Box 2
Physical Description

ALs

Marriage certificate of Edward Jenkins (1758-1829) to Sarah Foulke, April 26, 1792.
Box 2
Obituary of Algernon S. Jenkins (1816-1890), 1890.
Box 2
Poetry and silhouette of Anna Maria (Thomas)Jenkins (?-1864).
Box 2
Miscellaneous, Correspondence, receipts, and other Jenkins family materials, 1830-91.
Box 1
Atkinson Family, 1860-1908.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Includes ALS of "Mollie" Atkinson to her brother, Wilmer Atkinson, and other family materials.

Foulke Family: Cadwallader and Samuel Foulke, 1735-1828.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Memorandum book (includes marriages and deaths) and other materials.

Joseph Foulke (1786-1863): Essay of recollections written for Jenkins while a student at the Foulke School, 1859.
Box 2
Miscellaneous, Foulke family materials, 1898-99.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Including correspondence and clippings of the Association of Descendents of Edward Foulke.

Scope and Contents

Includes ALsS, clippings, and other miscellaneous materials. Folders arranged alphabetically by correspondent and then alphabetically by subject.

Birdsall, Wm. W., Swarthmore College President (1898-1902), 1897-1902.
Box 2
Clothier, Isaac H., Member (1873-?) and President (1907-1914), Board of Managers, Swarthmore College, 1896-1902.
Box 2
Graham, John Wm., English Friend, 1893-1902?.
Box 2
Hodgkin, Thomas, English Friend, 1898-1901.
Box 2
Jeanes, Anna T., philanthropist, 1896-1900.
Box 2
Jenkins, Thomas Atkinson (son of Howard Jenkins), 1902.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Thomas Jenkins was considered for position of President of Swarthmore College.

Lewis, Grace Anna (history of Kimberton Boarding School), 1895-1900.
Box 2
Magill, Edward Hicks, President of Swarthmore College (1872-1889) and Professor of French (1888-1900), 1897-1898.
Box 3
Miscellaneous, 1869 & 1882-1903.
Box 3
Prominent American Friends, 1882-1902.
Box 3
Swain, Joseph, President of Swarthmore College (1902-1921), 1902.
Box 3
Thompson, Charles, English Friend, 1887-1898.
Box 3
Wharton, Joseph, Member (1870-1909) and President (1883-1907) of Board of Managers, Swarthmore College, concerning Honorary Degrees, 1901.
Box 3
American Friends Peace Conference, 1901-1902.
Box 3
Bicentennial at Gwynedd, 1898.
Box 3
Forest Lands, Pennsylvania State Survey and Reservations, 1892-1893.
Box 3
Formation of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Trustees, 1893-1899.
Box 3
Friends Religious Conference, World's Fair, Chicago, 1893.
Box 3
Genealogical, 1892-1899.
Box 3
George School, 1891-1901.
Box 4
Hicksite/Orthodox Controversy, 1888-1889.
Box 4
Indian Concerns, 1870-1899.
Box 4
Miscellaneous Quaker Matters, 1812-1901, n.d.
Box 4
Politics and Public Affairs, 1883-1901.
Box 4
Quakerism in England, 1892-1898.
Box 4
Speakman Controversy, 1893-1898.
Box 4
Swarthmore College, 1887-1920.
Box 4
Schofield School, 1886-1902.
Box 4
Welsh Studies at Marietta College, Ohio, 1899.
Box 5

Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically by title or subject.

The American. Annotated circulars issued by HMJ as Editor, 1889-1891.
Box 5
The Country House, HMJ Editor, 1885 issue.
Box 5
Lecture notes on George Fox, 1900-1902.
Box 5
Scope and Contents

With letters re Rufus Jones's publication of his Journal.

"Friends Encyclopedia", 1896-98.
Box 5
Scope and Contents

ALsS concerning proposals for a Quaker encyclopedia to be edited by HMJ

Friends Intelligencer. A.Ls.S. to HMJ, Editor, 1884-1901.
Box 5
Friends and their Attitude toward the Revolutionary War, 1889, n.d.
Box 5
"Grandmother: One Hundred and Three", 1876.
Box 5
Hallowell, Benjamin. Correspondence from G.W.C. Lee concerning Benjamin Hallowell.
Box 5
Hicks, Elias. Correspondence, notes, mss. and clippings, 1828-1890 and n.d.
Box 5
Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd., 1883-1904.
Box 5
Scope and Contents

Includes research correspondence, A.Ls.S. following publication, subscriber's list.

Lecture and Miscellaneous Notes.
Box 5
The Manufacturer (HMJ, Editor), 1891-96.
Box 6
Memorial History of Philadelphia.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers concerning HMJ's unattributed authorship of Volume 1 of John Russell Young's book.

Newspaper Articles, 1863-1901.
Box 6
Pamphlets.
Box 6
Publicity, 1878-1902.
Box 6
Reviews.
Box 6
"William Penn." Correspondence, lecture notes, and miscellaneous clippings, 1883-1899.
Box 6
Wilmington Commercial. Edited by Jenkins Atkinson, 1869.
Box 6
Physical Description

6 issues

Taylor, Bayard, 1877-1878 and n.d.
Box 6
Scranton, PA, History of, 1851., 1897.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

Signed by J.D. Mitchell.

Physical Description

typed copy of mss.

Underground Railroad and other Anti-Slavery Materials, 1837-1897.
Box 6
Miscellaneous Clippings, 1862-1896 and n.d.
Box 6

Print, Suggest