Haverford College
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Chase papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-965
Overview
Correspondence, portraits, photographs, clippings, articles, addresses, lecture notes, diary, and miscellaneous papers related to Thomas Chase (1827-1892), his family, and his years at Haverford as professor and president of the College.
Dates:
1843 - 1947
Theodore Brinton Hetzel papers and graphics
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1168
Abstract
Theodore Hetzel (1906-1990) was a Quaker professor of engineering at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, whose interests led him to involvement with Native American and Quaker issues. An avid photographer, the materials in this collection are primarily photographic, as well as correspondence and documents.
Dates:
1866-1987; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1987
Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1213
Abstract
The Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles family papers house the correspondence of a Quaker family who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Woodbury, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and other surrounding areas from approximately 1840 to 1882. A majority of the letters were written to or by Sarah Cooper Tatum Hilles; her husband, John Smith Hilles; and other Tatum or Hilles family members. There is a small sampling of assorted family papers, dating from 1825 to 1901. Included, among other items, are...
Dates:
Bulk, 1840-1882 1791-1930; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1882
Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1211
Abstract
The Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers indicate strong relationships and family ties that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Sarah Wistar Rhoads (1839-1920) married William Gibbons Rhoads (1838-1880) on November 28, 1866. At that time, the Rhoads, Gibbons and Wistar families began corresponding, the result being an outstanding collection illustrating family support, friendship and love. These papers include correspondence, financial records, diaries and journals, memorabilia, classwork and...
Dates:
Bulk, 1824-1930 1824-1963; Majority of material found within 1824 - 1930
Wistar Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1262
Overview
This collection contains letters and cards exchanged between various family members, including Elizabeth (Bettina) Vaux Wistar, Mary Emlen Wistar, and Frederic Vaux Wistar. Many of the letters were sent from Europe between 1893 and 1894. There is also an assortment of financial and legal papers. The section “Travel and Sightseeing Materials” is particularly noteworthy. It contains a journal written by Emma F. Wistar in which she recounts her 1866 trip to Niagara Falls, making special note of...
Dates:
1861-1950; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1900
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- correspondence 4
- diaries 3
- Abolitionists 2
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 2
- Antislavery movements -- United States 2
- Haverford (Pa.) 2
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 2
- Quaker women 2
- Quakers 2
- Wills 2
- clippings (information artifacts) 2
- deeds 2
- estate records 2
- manuscripts (documents) 2
- photographs 2
- Diaries 1
- Education 1
- Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
- Miscellanies 1
- Photographs 1
- Physicians 1
- Quaker church buildings 1
- Seneca Indians 1
- Sermons 1
- Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Wilmington (Del.) 1
- Women travelers 1
- academic addresses (documents) 1
- account books 1
- biographies (documents) 1
- commonplace books 1
- financial records 1
- genealogical tables 1
- lecture notes 1
- letters (correspondence) 1
- military passes 1
- obituaries 1
- portraits 1
- prayers (documents) 1
- school records 1
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