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Edward Rhoads correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-155

Scope and Contents

Letters from Edward Rhoads's parents (Samuel and Anne Gibbons Rhoads), Thomas Chase, Josiah Forster, Anna Harrison, Sophie and John Pease, Elisabeth and Henry Crosfield, William Pepper, M.A. and William Longstreth, James Carey Thomas, the Yarnall family, and others. The letters generally offer friendly regard.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865-1871

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Edward Rhoads (1841-1871) was the son of Samuel and Anne Gibbons Rhoads. He graduated from Haverford College in 1859, and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1863, before serving as physician at the Pennsylvania Hospital. A Quaker, he refused to fight in the Civil War. He was a member of several Philadelphia societies and was a manager of Haverford College from 1868 until his death in 1871.

Extent

0.22 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letters written to Edward Rhoads, a Quaker physician and Haverford College graduate. Letters writers include Edward Rhoads's parents (Samuel and Anne Gibbons Rhoads), Thomas Chase, Josiah Forster, Anna Harrison, Sophie and John Pease, Elisabeth and Henry Crosfield, William Pepper, M.A. and William Longstreth, James Carey Thomas, the Yarnall family, and others. The letters generally offer friendly regard.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Related Materials

HC.MC.950.192 Edward Rhoads papers

Processing Information

Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2016.

Title
Edward Rhoads correspondence, 1865-1871
Author
Mary A. Crauderueff
Date
March, 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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