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 Item — Box: 29, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Letter writers include:

Mary Vaux Walcott, A.M. Wall, Nellie E. Walter, Jessie M. Ward, James C.T. Watkins, John Way, Catharine Weber, G.B. Weber, Edith Francisco Webster, Lily Wells, George H. Werntz, G.S. Wetherell, Elias H. White, G.H. White, Theodore Whittelsey Jr., John Greenleaf Whittier

Some highlights include:

Mary Vaux Walcott. Philadelphia, 1915-1925. 4 items. 1915 4/25. [re her unwitting disgrace of father George Vaux VIII by bringing up his actions before the Men and Women's Overseers, though not officially discussed; response from P.D.I.M. included]

Jessie M. Ward. Philadelphia, 1896 6/16. [re P.D.I.M.'s fractured ankle, states that his charge is "nil"]

James C.T. Watkins. 1895-96. 7 items [many questions about Haverford]

Catharine Weber. Philadelphia, 1894 1/23. [her last will and testament, written on "Wm. S. Maier Co. Wholesale Flour Merchants" stationery]

G.S. Wetherell. Atlantic City, N.J., 1899-1916. 5 items. 1899 11/10. [invitation for P.D.I.M. to visit him in Atlantic City]; 1899 11/18. [re P.D.I.M. not being able to visit him]

John Greenleaf Whittier. Boston, MA, 1882 3/17. 2 items [correspondence re Whittier providing inspiration for P.D.I.M., strongly religious overtones; original letter to Whittier from P.D.I.M. included]

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

25 items

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