Box 5

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This folder contains the autobiographical narrative “Memory and Facts concerning the Life of DeBonsall Hedley.” (DeBonsall Hedley was Beatrice Kirkbride’s brother.) Interspersed with Hedley’s narrative are letters or documents relevant to the narrative. [This folder also contains the autopsy report on Hedley.]

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Photographs and an obituary of the family of Kathleen Kirkbride, sister of Earle Kirkbride. The photographs are of Kathleen and her son Kirk Sattley.

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This folder includes deeds and other materials related to burial plots in Cedar Park Cemetery (Chicago, IL) owned by the Kirkbrides. Some of the material was from when it was initially purchased by Earle’s father Edward Kirkbride, and some relates to Beatrice’s management of the plots after Earle’s death.

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A yearbook for the Kenwood Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in the years of 1952-1953. The Kirkbrides (Earle, Beatrice, Rosslyn, Edward, and John) are mentioned in the directory and in various clubs and departments.

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A survey of the house owned by Earle and Beatrice Kirkbride in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Walter J. Connell was the surveyor. The address of the house was 2941 North Downer Ave.

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This folder contains newspaper clippings and printed material about the fight against the expansion of the I-95 Expressway through the neighborhood of Southwark. The image attached to the Philadelphia Inquirer article was drawn by Earle Kirkbride.

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence from the Pennsylvania Department of Highways informing the Kirkbrides that 704 S. Front St. (their home) was being acquired by the Department of Highways for an expansion of Interstate 95. Correspondence with Samuel Rappaport, a lawyer that the Kirkbrides attempted to hire to dispute the acquisition in court, is also included.  A later letter from Beatrice in 1976 indicates that ultimately the house was not condemned, but the neighboring houses were purchased by the...

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Includes a photograph of the "Dedication of Guild House" in 1966, a set of notes concerning biographical details about Beatrice and Earle Kirkbride, and a list of addresses and names (most of which are in Philadelphia).

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Photographs of Beatrice and her family when she was young. Most are portraits of her mother Luella Hedley or her, though a few others portray other family members like her father Edward Herbert Hedley.

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Assorted photographs of people and places connected to Beatrice and Earle Kirkbride. This folder is the folder of older photographs, the subsequent folder contains those closer to the present.