Thomas Kimber collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter from Thomas Kimber, dated October 16, 1830, to Richard Mott, as well as a portrait of Kimber and brief description. The letter primarily covers the possibility of a meeting of all of the stockholders invested in the “Friends Central School” (Haverford College). Kimber also relays the important topics brought up at a recent investment meeting. He ends the letter by commenting on the work needed to be done in the Baltimore Yearly Meeting to promote the school. The portrait of Kimber includes his parents and birth and death dates on the verso, while the included description incorrectly attributes the letter to Kimber’s son.
Dates
- Creation: 1830
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical Note
Thomas Kimber (1789-1864) was born on September 13, 1789, to Caleb and Deborah Kimber. He served on the Board of Managers of Haverford College from 1830-1865 and was one of the school’s founding members and stockholders. His son, Thomas Kimber Jr. attended Haverford and would eventually raise funds for one of the telescopes found in the observatory. Kimber married Joanna Sophia Shober in 1819 and the couple had eight children. He died on July 30, 1864 in Pennsylvania.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a letter from Thomas Kimber, dated October 16, 1830, to Richard Mott, as well as a portrait of Kimber and brief description.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically
Acquisition
Unknown
Processing Information
Processed by Cullen Worth, completed July, 2024
Genre / Form
- Title
- Thomas Kimber collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Cullen Worth
- Date
- July, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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