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Parvin Family Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-116

Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers of the Parvin and allied Brinton, Kirk, Smith, and Starr families, including list of burials in relocated Friends burying grounds of Exeter Monthly Meeting, and account of families affiliated with Maiden Creek Meeting.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1947

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

The Parvin family was a Quaker family of Berks County, Pennsylvania

Extent

0.42 linear ft. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Parvin family was a Quaker family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The collection contains papers of the Parvin and allied Brinton, Kirk, Smith, and Starr families, including list of burials in relocated Friends burying grounds of Exeter Monthly Meeting, and account of families affiliated with Maiden Creek Meeting.

Physical Location

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor: Pearl D. Parvin, 1958

Donor: Wayne E. Homan, 1974

Donor: Ellen S. Brinton, 1940

Processing Information

Processed by FHL staff in 1958. At that time, the Maiden Creek material by Caroline B. Kirk was combined with the papers given by Pearl D. Parvin. In 1974, Homan gift was added to the collection.

Subject

Title
An Inventory of the Parvin Family Genealogical Papers, 1891-1947
Author
FHL staff
Date
1969
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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