Emma Worrell Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1929
Creator
- Emma Worrell (1834-1930) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities.
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series:
- Diaries
- Genealogical Papers
- Family Memorabilia
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information:
Donor: Emma Worrell, 1930
The collection was given by Emma Worrell.
Separated Materials
The following pictures were removed from the collection and added to the FHL general picture collection:
- Ruth (Lamborn) Hambleton
- Elia Hambleton
- Wilmington (?) Friends School
Processing Information
Sorted and inventoried by FHL staff. Transferred to RG 5 in 1988. New finding aid created in 11/2001. Formerly known as Worrell Manuscripts.
- Title
- Emma Worrell Family Papers, 1869-1929
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2001
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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