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Charles Palmer Papers

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
RG5.112
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Charles Palmer Family Papers, RG 5/112, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1829-1942 (inclusive)
Creator:
Palmer, Charles, 1863-1966, Palmer, Hannah H., 1836-1917, Palmer, Lewis, 1837-1917, and Swarthmore College
Form:
Diaries, genealogies (histories), and Account books
Abstract:
Charles Palmer (1863-1966) was a Quaker teacher, lawyer, and real estate broker from Chester, Pennsylvania. The collection includes family correspondence, including that of Palmer as a student at Swarthmore College, diaries of Palmer's father, Lewis Palmer (1837-1917), mother, Hannah H. Palmer (1836-1917), and other family members in Chester and Delaware counties, Pa., account books, business and legal papers, essays, poetry, clippings, memorabilia, and other papers. Includes material relating to Lewis Palmer's book, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer (1875), and to Quaker affairs, especially work for prohibition.

Charles Palmer (1863-1966) was a Quaker teacher, lawyer, and real estate broker from Chester, Pennsylvania.

The collection includes family correspondence, including that of Palmer as a student at Swarthmore College, diaries of Palmer's father, Lewis Palmer (1837-1917), mother, Hannah H. Palmer (1836-1917), and other family members in Chester and Delaware counties, Pa., account books, business and legal papers, essays, poetry, clippings, memorabilia, and other papers. Includes material relating to Lewis Palmer's book, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer (1875), and to Quaker affairs, especially work for prohibition.

The collection has been divided into six series:

  1. Biographical and genealogical
  2. Correspondence
  3. Writings
  4. Memorabilia
  5. Business and legal papers
  6. Miscellaneous

Donor: C. Mervin Palmer,1969-1973

Donor is the son of Charles Palmer.

The following material, originally part of the collection, has been recatalogued:

  1. Lewis Palmers A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer, published 1875, J.B. Lippincott & Co., Phila. (FHL cat. no. BX7791,.P2P2) (new edition, Press of Chester Times, BX7791,.P2P2, 1910).

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
ca. 1969
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of diaries and other small record books, arranged by author.

Archival Resource Key. Physician's visiting list and accounts, 1862.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Cash accounts, 1862-1868.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Milk book, 1863, 1864.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Diary, 1864.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Record of deaths and marriages, 1896-1898, 1903-1905, 1906-1913, 1914-1916.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Accounts with Bank of Delaware Co., 1842-1854.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Diaries [some years questionable authorship], 1856, 1868, 1869, 1870.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Palmer, Hannah H., diary, 1863, 1865, 1868.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Diary [some years questionable authorship], 1854, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Produce accounts, 1866-1868.
Box 1

Archival Resource Key. Mainly family letters; chief recipient, Lewis Palmer, 1852-1942.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Lewis Palmer was the father of Charles. Authors include Charles, particularly letters to his father from Swarthmore College; Edwin H. Palmer, brother of Lewis; Mary Palmer Darlington, sister of Lewis; school friends of Lewis - Francis Thomas, Benjamin L. Wood and Enoch T. Wood; and letters ordering copies of Lewis Palmers A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John and Mary Palmer, published 1875, J.B. Lippincott & Co., Phila.

Archival Resource Key. Verse by Mary Palmer Darlington.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. "Composition Womans Position in Society." Anon., n.d.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. "The Issues of the Day" (The Prohibition Party) by Charles Palmer, ca. 1890.
Box 2
Physical Description

Ms.

Archival Resource Key. "The Baker Ballot Law", Anon., n.d.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Lewis Palmers copy book from Ercildoun Boarding School, 1853-1854.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Lewis Palmer's copy book, 1856-1857.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Lewis Palmer's penmanship book, 1819.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Horace M. Richards' copy book, 1879 and undated.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Mary D. Palmer's copy book, about 1920.
Box 2

Archival Resource Key. Tuition receipt, 1829 2mo. 17.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Program of Swarthmore College field meet, 1882 4mo. 29.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Charles Palmer's laundry list, Chester PA, 1897.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. "Our Paper," paper of Friends Literary Society of Chester, ed. Chas. Palmer., 10/27/1892.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Charles Palmer's business card- lawyer, notary public, surveyor- Chester PA.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Charles Palmer's political card for District Attorney of Delaware Co., PA.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Class of 1894 Poem, by Susanna Sherwood Yeo.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Concord Agricultural Club miscellaneous minutes , 1870-1872.
Box 2

Archival Resource Key. Summons to Lewis Palmer to serve on Petit Jury, in Media, Delaware Co., Pa. A--, 1877.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Notice by Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware Co., 1/26/1882.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

re: a public road in Aston Twp.

Archival Resource Key. Agreement between Trustees of the boarding school property belonging to Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting, and Charles Palmer, to lease., 6/15/1884.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Notice to Lewis Palmer of annual meeting of Swarthmore College stockholders, 11/27/1888.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Delaware Co. watcher's certificate made out to Charles Palmer, n.d.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Account book, 1869.
Box 2

Archival Resource Key. Newspaper clippings (3), on prohibition; D.W. Jefferis, mayoral candidate, Chester; woman's suffrage.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Constitution of the Young Friends' Association.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. ? Ms. draft of letter from Genesee YM to "Dear Friends", 6/18/1896.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Synopsis of proceedings of a Meeting to Consider Motivating our Meetings for Worship, 1930.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Suggestion for pageant at 200th Anniversary of the Purchase of Ground for Friends' Meeting House on Market Street, South of Third Street, Chester, PA., 1936?.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Ms. draft of what appears to be Women's YM Epistle (Genesee YM?), n.d.
Box 2

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