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Watson Dewees Notes on Meetings and Meetinghouses

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-059

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters, notes, and journal entries entailing various Quaker meeting locations in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey area as well as their dates of origin and operation. These locations are in Philadelphia, PA, Abington, PA, Caln, PA, Western, PA, Burlington, PA, Buck, PA, Haddonfield, NJ, and Salem, NJ. This collection also contains newspaper clippings with sketches and information about various Quaker meetings and meetinghouses in the early 20th century.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910 - 1918

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Biographical Note

Watson Wood Dewees was born on July 31st, 1845 in Goshen, Ohio. He taught at Westtown School from 1866-1904. Dewees was an Elder, Minister, and member of the Haverford Monthly Meeting. He was also known for his photography of Quaker meetinghouses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Deleware, and Maryland. Dewees passed away February 26th, 1929.

Extent

0.1 linear ft. (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains letters, notes, and journal entries entailing various Quaker meeting locations in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey area as well as their dates of origin and operation. These locations are in Philadelphia, PA, Abington, PA, Caln, PA, Western, PA, Burlington, NJ, Buck, PA, Haddonfield, NJ, and Salem, NJ.

Arrangement

One Folder.

Acquisition

Gift of Susan J. Dewees, 1937.

Related Materials

HC.BX7665.O3 D5 Notes on the early history of Ohio Yearly Meeting.

Processing Information

Processed by Erick Iraheta, completed February 2023.

Title
Watson Dewees Notes on Meetings and Meetinghouses
Author
Erick Iraheta
Date
February 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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