Wilmer W. Marshall Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes diaries and a small amount of correspondence and miscellaneous material. The diaries cover the years 1859-1878 and relate daily life, including his attendance at meeting, family concerns, and participation in political meetings during the Civil War, and Friends Social Lyceum, held at Swarthmore College on June 6, 1869.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1889
Creator
- Marshall, Wilmer W., 1847-1905 (Person)
- Marshall, Wilmer W., 1847-1905 (Contributor, 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
Wilmer W. Marshall (1847-1905) was a Philadelphia Quaker businessman. He was the son of Caleb and Jane P. Marshall, and his family transferred from Center Monthly Meeting to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1865. He was active in the Friends Social Lyceum. In 1876, he married out of meeting to Julia Jacoby, but continued to follow the principles of the Society of Friends.
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Wilmer W. Marshall (1847-1905) was a Philadelphia Quaker businessman. He was the son of Caleb and Jane Marshall and a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1876, he married out of meeting to Julia Jacoby. The collection includes diaries and a small amount of correspondence and miscellaneous material. The diaries cover the years 1859-1878 and relate daily life, including his attendance at meeting, family concerns, and participation in political meetings during the Civil War.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series:
- Journals/ Day books
- Correspondence
- Miscellaneous
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information
Donor: Purchase, from Tolles Fund, 3/1998; Accession number 98-008
Purchased with funds from the Tolles fund
General
RG 5/213
Marshall
- Title
- Wilmer W. Marshall Papers, 1859-1889
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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