Cathy Cary collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copies of "Legacy for Children: the Dying Sayings of Hannah Hill" (1812), "Meeting of Ministers and Elders in London" (1837), "Substance of Midlred Radcliff's Dream" (1840), a letter written by Phebe Pennock to "Friend" (1827), a letter written by William J. Allinson, and a discription of Friends occupying seats in the gallery of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (18--?) .
Dates
- Creation: 1812-1840
Creator
- Cary, Catherine Brinton (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Catherine (Cathy) Brinton Cary was born in Richmond, Indiana, in 1924. Her family moved to Pendle Hill, where her parents served as co-directors. Cary attended Westtown Boarding School and Antioch College, where she studied psychology and occupational therapy. She met her husband, John Richard Cary, at a Quaker Meeting in Baltimore in the early 1950s. They moved to Haverford, Pennsylvania, where her husband taught German at Haverford College. She died in 2016.
Extent
0.005 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Overview
This collection contains miscellaneous Quaker materials collected by Cathy Cary.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single folder.
Acquisition
The Cathy Cary collection was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 2003 by Cathy Cary. Accession # 6865.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed March, 2019.
Source
- Cary, Catherine Brinton (Person)
Subject
- Pennock family (Family)
- Allinson, William J., 1810-1874 (Person)
- Title
- Cathy Cary collection, 1812-1840
- Author
- Alexandra Stern
- Date
- March, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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