Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886
Person
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
Morris-Shinn-Maier collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1191
Overview
This collection spans approximately 200 years, from the late 1700s to the late 1900s, and five generations of the Morris-Shinn-Maier family, which are traced through matrilineal and patrilineal lines. They were prominent Quaker businessmen and lawyers in the Philadelphia area, and a large portion of the collection is dedicated to their legal and business material, as well as a great deal of very detailed financial material. There is also a quantity of personal material, namely diaries and...
Dates:
1720-1975
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- Backlog Camp 1
- Cadorus farm 1
- California -- Gold discoveries 1
- Child rearing -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 1
- Land tenure -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs 1
- Quaker businesspeople 1
- Quaker lawyers 1
- Quakers -- Family relationships 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
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