Webb and Price family papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photos (albumen, tintype, cyanotype, and daguerreotype images) as well as genealogical information on the Webb and Price families. Photographs include images of Thomas and Rachel Ann Levering, Margaret Lightfoot, James M. Price, Rebecca Sinclair Turner, Swarthmore Preparatory School, a preparatory department of Swarthmore College which was abolished in 1893, and others. Many of the photographs are of unidentified individuals. There is also a typed genealogical history of Philip and Rachel Price compiled by their grandson, James Martin Price, and a highly inscribed copy of Robert Barclay's An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, London: T. Sowle, 1703, with numerous indications of births in the Price family.
Dates
- Creation: 1703-1961
Creator
- Webb family (Author, Family)
- Price family (Author, Family)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Philip Price (1764-1837) married Rachel Kirk (1763-1847) in 1784. They had 11 children (six daughters and five sons). The family were members of Birmingham Monthly Meeting (Pennsylvania). From 1818 to 1830, they served as superintendent and matron at Westtown Boarding School. With their daughter Hannah, the couple founded Price’s Boarding School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1830.
Extent
0.22 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
The collection contains photos and genealogical information on the Webb and Price families.
Acquisition
The Webb and Price family papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1998 by Philip Price through George Thomas. Accession # 6295.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2016.
Subject
- Swarthmore College (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Webb and Price family papers, 1703-1961
- Author
- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Date
- March, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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