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Jehu Newlin signature album

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-05-006

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single volume signature album of Jehu and Sarah Newlin. The volume includes an inscription on the inside cover, which reads: "Jehu and Sarah Newlin, From their friends Susanna Midgley and Martha Carth. Torquay, 3/1/1887." Signatures are accompanied by dates and locations. locations include Torquay; Philadelphia; Damascus, Syria; Ramallah; London; Yorkshire; Alder, Oregon; Newberg, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Pasadena, California; and Damascus, Ohio.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-1888

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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

Biographical Note

Jehu Newlin (1848-1897) was born in June, 1848, in Hutsonville, Illinois. In 1873, he married Sarah Winslow (b. ca. 1853). The couple had at least two children: Frank (b. ca. 1883) and Harvey (b. ca. 1887). Jehu Newlin died in 1897.

Extent

0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The signature album of Jehu and Sarah Newlin includes an inscription on the inside cover, which reads: "Jehu and Sarah Newlin, From their friends Susanna Midgley and Martha Carth. Torquay, 3/1/1887." Signatures are accompanied by dates and locations. locations include Torquay; Philadelphia; Damascus, Syria; Ramallah; London; Yorkshire; Alder, Oregon; Newberg, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Pasadena, California; and Damascus, Ohio.

Acquisition

The Jehu Newlin signature album was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College by Lindley Buford.

Related Materials

HC.MC.975.06.003 Jehu Newlin photograph album

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.

Title
Jehu Newlin signature album, 1887-1888
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
September, 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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