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Harvey Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-245

Scope and Contents

The collection includes Leonard's own writings as well as family manuscripts, photographs and other memorabilia. Also includes material from her sister, Ruth Harvey Mavronikolas, and extensive genealogical material compiled by her cousin, Kathaleen Johnson Carter. Of particular interest are Dorothy's writings about her life experiences and the autobiographies of her grandfather, Adolphus E. Harvey, who married an English Quaker, Lyra Tregelles. Adolphus was the son of Quaker politician and minister, Cyrus W. Harvey, who also was editor of The Western Friend. Also, autobiographies of Anne Palmer Thorp and her daughter, Emma Thorp Forsythe. The Thorps were longtime residents of Media, Pa., active in Chester Monthly Meeting and many of the children attended Westtown School.

Organized into five series:

  1. Dorothy Harvey Leonard
  2. Harvey Family
  3. Kathaleen Johnson Carter
  4. A Quaker Family Calendar
  5. Monopoly

Dates

  • Creation: 1851-2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Series 1-4 are open for research; Ser.5 is open for research but no scans, photocopies, or photographs may be made.

Conditions Governing Use

Some of the items in this collection may be protected by copyright. The user is solely responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns to reuse, publish, or reproduce relevant items beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to the law. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

Dorothy Harvey Leonard was born April 19, 1925. She was a member of the Society of Friends and worked as a professional nurse from 1946 until her retirement in 1987. She was also a poet, writer, and family historian, creating A Quaker Family Calendar from 1988-2001. Dot died in 2007.

The Harvey family descends through Jesse Harvey, the son of Michael and Elizabeth, who was married to Kezia Ward in Center Monthly Meeting, NC, in 1786. Related families include Carter, Tregelles, Thorp, Palmer, Sharpless, Hampton, and many others.

The donor's parents, Cyril H. (1901-1981) and Ruth S. Thorp Harvey (1899-1962) were teachers at a number of Friends schools including Atlantic City, Friends Central, and Penn Charter. Cyril was the son of Adolphus Enoch Harvey and Lyra Tregelles Harvey. He was the grandson of Cyrus W. Harvey (1843-1916), a Kansas politician, Quaker minister, and editor of the periodical, The Western Friend. Ruth was the daughter of George Smedley Thorp and Anne Palmer Thorp of Media, Pa. Cyril and Ruth Harvey had four children: Dorothy Alice, born 1925; Ruth, born 1931; Cyril H., Jr., born 1933; and Mary Jane, born 1939 and died in 1958.

The family moved often, and Dorothy Harvey attended Atlantic City Friends School, Media Friends School, Friends Central, and graduated from Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio, in 1942. She spend three semesters at Earlham College and earned a R.N. diploma from the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing (U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps) in 1946, was licensed in December 1946, and earned a certificate in Psychiatric Nursing in Pennsylvania Hospital in 1947. She was later awarded a B.S. in Education and M.S. in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Her primary area of expertise was in Psychiatric Nursing, and she also worked as an instructor and nursing administrator. She married John Leonard in 1950. They had one child, Diana Fell Leonard, and divorced in 1959.

Dorothy Leonard's distant cousin, Kathaleen Johnson Carter (1901-2002) was a commercial artist and family genealogist. She and Dorothy shared a passion for family history, and her genealogical papers came to Dorothy after Kathaleen's death.

Extent

22 linear ft. (46 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Dorothy Harvey Leonard was a nurse and family historian until her death in 2007. The collection includes Leonard's own writings as well as family manuscripts, photographs and other memorabilia. Also includes material from her sister, Ruth Harvey Mavronikolas, and extensive genealogical material compiled by her cousin, Kathaleen Johnson Carter. The Harvey family descends through Jesse Harvey, the son of Michael and Elizabeth, who was married to Keziah Ward in Center Monthly Meeting, NC, in 1786. Related families include Carter, Tregelles, Thorp, Palmer, Sharpless, Hampton, and many others.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donors: Dorothy Harvey Leonard and Ruth Harvey Mavronikolas, 1991-2004; Estate of Dorothy Harvey Leonard via Diana Brose, 2008 (Accession numbers: 91-016, 91-021, 95-008, 96-003, 97-009, 97-073, 97-086, 98-004, 98-020, 98-023, 99-024, 99-043. 2000-019, 200-024, 2000-029. 2000-057, 2008-009)

Related Materials

Dorothy Harvey Leonard's papers concerning the history of nursing have been deposited in the University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Nursing.

Kathaleen and Leland Kellum Carter's books on the Carter and Harvey families are in the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division.

A copy of Anna Stanton Harvey diaries 1888-1907 has been deposited in Earlham College Library.

Separated Materials

Pictures catalogued in FHL Picture Collection. See separate inventory.

Video, reel-to-reel, and film catalogued in FHL Audio-Visual Collection:

  1. Nursing, 1960
  2. Nursing, 1961-1962
  3. Nursing, 1961
  4. R.G. and D.L. interviews, 1962
  5. BMH School of Nursing Educational Tapes, property of D. Leonard
  6. Nursing, 1961 and 1966
  7. Nursing, Disaster Drill, 1961-1962
  8. Chester Hospital, 1963
  9. Pennsylvania Hospital, Men, 1963-1964
  10. Christmas, 1960
  11. Relatives, 1963
  12. For Fun, 1960
  13. Children, 1960
  14. Crisis in Chester
  15. Diana and Jack, 1957-1958
  16. Dorothy A.H. Leonard speech, District
  17. Ruthie tape, 1965
  18. Family movies, 1955-1961
  19. DIM, Friends, 1961
  20. DIM, 1958-1962

Processing Information

The first deposits from Dorothy Harvey Leonard contained primarily her writings and correspondence and were arranged by the donor. A preliminary inventory was created in 2000.

Additional family papers and photographs were subsequently deposited, including extensive genealogical files and writings compiled by Kathaleen Johnson Carter, a cousin of Dorothy Leonard who shared her interest in family history. In 2005, the collection was sorted was sorted into four series, rehoused and a new finding aid produced. Photographs were removed from the collection and stored in PA 124, FHL Picture Collection. Audio-visual materials were removed to FHL Audio-visual Collection. Players Club of Swarthmore programs and newsletter for 1961 transferred to RG 7/Swarthmore Historical Society Reference Files.

After Dot's death in 2007, additional materials were deposited by her daughter, Diana Brose. At that time the collection was rehoused to accommodate the addition.

Subject

Title
Finding aid for Harvey Family Papers, 1851-2003
Status
Completed
Author
FHL staff
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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