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Haverford College

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Stokes-Woodruff Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1263
Overview

This collection contains a wide variety of documents pertaining to both the Stokes and Woodruff families. In addition to family history materials, it also includes materials from F.J. Stokes Company.

Dates: 1809-2001; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1965

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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Mental health 1
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