William Draper Lewis letter to Charles Osborne
Scope and Contents
The front of the document is a letter typed in blue ink in which William Draper Lewis, as part of the Alumni Association and a subscriber of the Haverford College Fund, asks Charles Osborne for a donation to the Class Fund. Lewis details that the subscribers to the Fund have fallen after the success and trip abroad of the College’s cricket team. Due to the drop off in subscribers, the Fund has been unable to fund an additional instructor for political and social sciences and thus, is in debt by four hundred and fifty dollars. Eager to pay off the debt on behalf of the College, Lewis asks Osborn for a donation of up to twenty dollars. Lewis assures Osborn this is in an effort to make sure no one subscriber fronts too much of the cost.
On the back of the document, written in pencil, are musings on 2 Corinthians. These appear to be original commentary, rather than quotations from Corinthians itself. The author is unknown, but the notes are likely the work of Charles H. Osborne.
The collection also contains a letter and envelope from Samuel Halperin addressed to Sara Shumer, the Chair of the Department of Political Science at Haverford College. Halperin notes that he found the letter in a book and was sending it to Shumer in the hopes it would be of some interest to her and her colleagues.
Dates
- Creation: 1896 September 4, 1990 July
Creator
- Lewis, William Draper, 1867-1949 (Author, Person)
- Osborne, Charles H., 1865-1923 (Recipient, Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical Note
Charles H. Osborne
Charles H. Osborne was born on September 29, 1865 on his family farm in Weare, New Hampshire, the son of farmer Lindley H. Osborne (1833-1920). Charles attended Haverford College and graduated in 1893. After graduating, Osborne taught full time at Wilmington College in Ohio. After struggles with finding a job from 1895-1899, Osborne moved back to his family farm in Weare. He did odd jobs, such as producing maple syrup, fixing wagons and sleighs, and surveying land. In the late 1890s, Charles taught in Sugar Hill, Weare’s one-room schoolhouse. Osborne died on December 27th, 1923.
Charles Osborne was a member of the Temperance League, enjoyed going to the YMCA, and attended various lectures. He enjoyed sports and went to annual Quaker meetings in Wilmington, Philadelphia and New England. His papers are partially kept in the library of the University of New Hampshire.
William Draper Lewis
William Draper Lewis was born in Philadelphia in 1867 to Henry and Fannie Hannah Wilson Lewis. He attended Germantown Academy and Haverford College, graduating with a B.S. in 1888. Lewis later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a LL.B. and a Ph.D. He then became the editor of the American Law Register. Lewis was then appointed Professor of Law and Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He served as Dean from 1914-1924. He resigned due to his position in and growing involvement with the American Law Institute. From 1912, Lewis was involved with the Progressive Party. He attempted unsuccessfully to run for local office. Lewis was the director of the American Law Institute until 1947 when he retired due ill health. He died two years later in 1949.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of an 1896 letter from William Draper Lewis to Charles H. Osborne on behalf of the Haverford Alumni Association as well as a letter from Samuel Halperin to Haverford College Professor of Political Science Sara Shumer. Halperin sent the Lewis letter to Shumer in 1990.
Processing Information
Processed by Audrey Cho and Sofia Bolanos, October 2024. This collection was processed as part of Marlen Rosas's fall 2024 class Historical Methods Lab: Archive Theory and Practice.
- Title
- William Draper Lewis letter to Charles Osborne
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Audrey Cho and Sofia Bolanos
- Date
- October, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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