Richard C. Paxson letters
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters written by Richard C. Paxson to his brother and sister about the funeral of Haverford College's first president, Joseph Gibbons Harlan, and his leisure time at Haverford. Included are original letters, their rewritten printouts and a copy of "Ante-Bellum Haverford" from 1941 featuring these letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1857 - 1859
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Richard C. Paxson was a Haverford College student between 1853 and 1859, when he graduated with A.B. degree. He later worked as a Deputy Treasurer in San Francisco.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains letters written by Richard C. Paxson to his brother and sister about the funeral of Haverford College's first president, Joseph Gibbons Harlan, and his leisure time at Haverford.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richard P. Iddings, 1941
Processing Information
Processed by Alexa Horkava, completed October 2021
Genre / Form
- Title
- Richard C. Paxson letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alexa Horkava
- Date
- October, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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