Gummere-Mott Family papers
Scope and Contents
Materials pertain to the Gummere family, including the 1868 diary of Francis Barton Gummere, letters of various members of the Gummere family in the mid-19th century and a manuscript "The Romance of Old Silver" possibly by Amelia Mott Gummere. Also material of the New York Mott family, including a volume of the correspondence of Richard Mott (a minister) and Abigail Field Mott (an elder) who were husband and wife.
Dates
- Creation: 1715-1919
Creator
- Gummere, Francis Barton (1855-1919) (Person)
Access restriction
The collection is open for research use
Use Restriction
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical
Amelia Mott Gummere (1859-1937) was the daughter of Richard Field and Susan Thomas Mott. Mott Gummere attended Friends' School in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated in 1878. Gummere was a noted writer on Quaker subjects and editor for the Bulletin of the Friends Historical Association and was President of the John Woolman Association. She married Francis Barton Gummere and was the mother of three sons. (Material found in Dictionary of Quaker Biography)
Francis Barton Gummere (1855-1919) was the son to Samuel and Elizabeth Hooten (Barton) Gummere. Gummere attended Haverford and graduated in 1872. Gummere continued work at Harvard before continuing his studies in Germany for several years. Gummere was a professor of English and German at Haverford College between (1887-1919). He married Amelia Mott in 1882. They had 3 children. In 1907 he suffered a nervous breakdown and lost the use of his right eye. Gummere wrote numerous works on philology as well as ballads, epics, and comedies. He was offered a chair at Harvard. (Material found in Dictionary of Quaker Biography)
Extent
1.25 linear ft. (2 boxes, 2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials pertain to the Gummere family, including the 1868 diary of Francis Barton Gummere, letters of various members of the Gummere family in the mid-19th century and a manuscript "The Romance of Old Silver" possibly by Amelia Mott Gummere. Also material of the New York Mott family, including a volume of the correspondence of Richard Mott (a minister) and Abigail Field Mott (an elder) who were husband and wife; a diary kept by Richard Mott during his travels in the ministry, 1797-1798; a Mott family scrapbook kept by Richard F. Mott and his daughter, Amelia Mott Gummere, 1886, including a D.S. by Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York; Mott family miscellany; and selected writings of Robert F. and Hannah B. Mott. The collection also includes Smith family materials, such as the journal of Amelia Smith, 1814-1821, the order book of Richard S. Smith, a Philadelphia Quaker merchant and the 1804 Gardening Memorandum of Margaret Hill Morris.
Arrangement
Arranged by family affiliation and date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Francis Barton Gummere, December, 1986.
Processing Information
Processing history is unknown. Reboxed and finding aid revised in November 2022 by Andrea Brokate Castillo.
Subject
- Gummere, Francis Barton (1855-1919) (Person)
- Mott, Richard, 1767-1856 (Person)
- Mott, Abigail Field (Person)
- Mott, Robert F., 1794-1826 (Person)
- Mott, Hannah B. (Person)
- Mott family (Family)
- Smith family (Family)
Topical
- Title
- Gunmere-Mott Family papers, 1715-1919
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2022: by Nathaniel Rehm-Daly, Harmful Language Revision Project
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