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Wharton, Anna, 1834-1863

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ann Wharton War Relief correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-144
Identifier: SFHL-SC-144
Abstract

This collection includes letters written to Anna Wharton regarding her relief efforts for formerly enslaved people and war hospitals during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862-1863

Wharton Family Silhouette Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-077
Overview

This collection consists of silhouettes of the Wharton family, a Hicksite Quaker family who founded Swarthmore College in 1864, and depicts the family and related friends. The collection dates from 1856 to 1897.

Dates: 1856 - 1897

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Subject
Church work -- Southern States 1
Freed persons -- Southern States 1
Quakers -- Portraits 1
Silhouettes 1
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1