Smedley, Walter, 1862-1939
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Series 4: Glass plate negatives, ca. 1897-1919
Series
Scope and Contents
Glass plate negatives of Walter Smedley,largely 5"x 7" architectural projects and landscapes in Philadelphia, Swarthmore, and Media, Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey, Catskills, Upstate New York, etc. Many are not included in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project and have been demolished. Also some family photographs. See spreadsheet for complete information.
Dates:
ca. 1897-1919
Smedley Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-319
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Smedley family, a large and prominent Quaker family of Penncrest Farm, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The family was related to the Kite and Sharples/Sharpless families of Chester and Delaware Counties. The papers include significant correspondence of the Kite family, especially Thomas Kite (1785-1845) and Mary Kite (1792-1861), both prominent...
Dates:
1751 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1821 - 1950
Smedley Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-221
Abstract
The Smedley family in America is descended from a George Smedley, a Quaker, who arrived in Pennsylvania about 1682, purchasing property from William Penn in what is now Middletown Township, Delaware County. The collection represents the descendants of Thomas Smedley and his brother Edward G. Smedley. The property was purchased by a nephew, Walter Smedley, a well-known Philadelphia Quaker architect. His widow married C. Canby Balderston, a business executive. The family sold the...
Dates:
ca. 1875-1979
