Shoemaker family letters
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the letters and family papers written between 1872 and 1906 to Isaac J. Shoemaker by several of his family members, including Charles Henry Shoemaker (Isaac's father), William Charles Shoemaker (Isaac's older brother), Rachel J. (Dilks) Shoemaker (Isaac's sister-in-law), and Margaret (Shoemaker) Kinsey (Isaac's sister). The collection also includes one incomplete letter from Isaac to his brother, William, one letter to William from Charles H. Shoemaker, and miscellaneous family papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1906
Creator
- Shoemaker family (Family)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Isaac J. Shoemaker was born in 1850 to Charles H. Shoemaker and Mary S. Boon. He was the youngest child of the family. He married Ann J. Reilly in 1876, and the couple had five children, Ann J. (b. 1876), Charles H. (b. 1877), William I. (b. 1879), Henry or Harry P. (b. 1880), and George W. (b. 1882). Isaac Shoemaker ran a saloon and restaurant business in New York City.
Extent
0.03 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes the letters and family papers of the Shoemaker family.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single folder.
Acquisition
The Shoemaker family letters were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1985 by Daniel Ryan. Accession # 4777.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed December, 2018.
Subject
- Shoemaker family (Family)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Shoemaker family letters, 1872-1906
- Author
- Alexandra Stern
- Date
- December, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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