Shinn family
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Tapper Cadbury Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-025
Overview
Richard Tapper Cadbury (1853-1929) was a Quaker businessman, teacher, writer, and art connoisseur. His mother's brother, Earl Shinn, Jr., (1838-1886) was a well-known art critic. The collection contains correspondence and memorabilia of the Cadbury, Comfort, Haines, and Shinn families. The letters give a detailed picture of life in Philadelphia Quaker families of the mid 19th century, and of the hardships of those who participated in the California gold rush.
Dates:
1799-1924
Elizabeth Shinn Haines Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-054
Overview
Elizabeth Shinn Haines (1823-1883) was a Philadelphia Orthodox Quaker. She married Henry Haines in 1845. The collection contains diaries, commonplace books, and albums.
Dates:
1836-1882
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- Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania X