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Stabler-Lea Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-140

Scope and Contents

The collections contains chiefly correspondence of Mary Lea Stabler (1822-1888), with her mother, Elizabeth Ellicott Lea (1793-1858), her sister, Martha Lea (1819-1900), her brother, James Lea (1816-1857), and Martha Ellicott Tyson (1795-1873).

Dates

  • 1835-1932

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Rights Information

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

The Stabler and Lea families were Quakers of Sandy Spring, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

English

Overview

The Stabler and Lea families were Quakers of Sandy Spring, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. The collections contains chiefly correspondence of Mary Lea Stabler (1822-1888), with her mother, Elizabeth Ellicott Lea (1793-1858), her sister, Martha Lea (1819-1900), her brother, James Lea (1816-1857), and Martha Ellicott Tyson (1795-1873).

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Memorabilia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Isabel Stabler Moore, 1969-1971

The collection was given.

Related Materials

See also:

  1. Hallowell-Stabler Papers, RG 5/057
  2. Eleanor Stabler Clarke Family Papers, RG 5/185
  3. Stabler Family papers, RG 5/234

Processing Information

Formerly known as Stabler-Moore Family Papers.

Title
An Inventory of the Stabler-Lea Family Papers, 1835-1932
Author
FHL staff
Date
1969
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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