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Emma Worrell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-193

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

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:

  1. Diaries
  2. Genealogical Papers
  3. 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:

  1. Ruth (Lamborn) Hambleton
  2. Elia Hambleton
  3. 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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