Philadelphia Area Archives

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Dearnley Brothers Worsted Spinning Company and Dearnley Top Company records, 1908-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (11 folders and 2 oversized items)
Abstract:: Dearnley Brothers Worsted and Spinning Company was owned by John H. Dearnley, the son of a British wool merchant, and produced worsted and woolen yarns during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company was eventually passed on to Dearnley’s son, Charles E. Dearnley, who created the Dearnley Top Company, Incorporated in 1946. This collection contains the companies’ business records and personal papers of Charles E. Dearnley. This collection dates from 1908 to 1963, and consists of ledgers, appraisal documents, financial records, and photographs detailing the companies’ creations and dissolutions, production, and legal affairs.

Held at: Philadelphia University: Paul J. Gutman Library, Special Collections [Contact Us]

Records of The Frederick Brown Company, 1895-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet (3 document boxes and 2 half document boxes)
Abstract:: The Frederick Brown Company was founded by Frederick Brown (March 12, 1796 – February 27, 1864) after he began producing Brown’s Essence of Jamaica Ginger in 1822. Brown began production on the corner of Chestnut and 5th Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Frederick Brown Company was successful as their Essence of Jamaica Ginger was a popular household medicine and remedy. The Frederick Brown Collection consists of two series. Series I contains a variety of personal and family papers, including letters, postcards and estate and life insurance documents. Series II contains financial and legal records for the Frederick Brown Company.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Records of the Althouse, Bates, and Crompton Chemical Companies, 1903-2005 (inclusive) 1930-1999 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The Records of the Althouse, Bates, and Crompton Chemical Companies consist mainly of the corporate records of Althouse Chemical Company, Bates Chemical Company, and Crompton Corporation (including its corporate predecessors Crompton & Knowles Loom Works and Crompton & Knowles Corporation). The files in these records contain annual reports, newsletters, appraisal materials, design plans, and other miscellaneous materials. The records were collected by James Feeman, a longtime employee of Althouse Chemical Company, Incorporated.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Herbert T. Pratt ephemera collection, 1830-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Bengal Paper Mill Company, Limited, Quality Papers: advertising sign, 1904-1938, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 item
Abstract:: Aluminum sign advertising Bengal Paper Mill Company's "Well Known Quality Tiger Brand Paper," and available stock, undated, with 1904 certificate included for one share of stock in the company.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records, 1893-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.6 linear foot (9 boxes)
Abstract:: The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Papers of Wilmington banks, 1831-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear foot (83 items)
Abstract:: The Papers of Wilmington Banks, 1831-1895, consists of .1 linear feet of material pertaining to the chartering and dissolution of specific independent and national banks in Wilmington, Delaware, and the passing of the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement, 1868-2000 (inclusive) 1910-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 13.3 linear foot (14 boxes)
Abstract:: The Conard-Pyle Company records supplement includes substantial additions to the series in the original collection, as well as records which constitute three new series related to the Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc., printed material, and Robert Pyle's professional papers.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers, 1692-1978 (inclusive) 1850-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 60 linear foot and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in north Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives, as well as the ancestry and legacy, of several generations of Delawareans associated with Rockwood.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Dr. Daniel and Eleanor Albert collection of ophthalmology material, 1596-2000, undated (bulk: 1785-1925) (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.25 linear feet (20 boxes)
Abstract:: The Dr. Daniel and Eleanor Albert collection of ophthalmology material (1596-2000, undated) presents the historical transformations of eye care and ocular medicine, with a particular emphasis on the field in the nineteenth century. While the majority of materials in this collection relate to ophthalmology, some pertain more broadly to medicine or to American history. In addition to the historical medical documents, this collection includes dozens of pairs of antique spectacles and over one hundred ophthalmoscopes.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]