Alfred Parrish family papers
Scope and Contents
Business letter books, estate papers, and personal correspondence of Alfred Parrish (1848-1921). He and his brother Dillwyn Parrish were involved with tramway (trolley) development internationally. A birthright Quaker from Philadelphia, Alfred Parrish left the United States in 1879 and spent the remainder of his life in Europe, mostly England and Italy. His daughter, Gladys Parrish Huntington, was a well-known novelist.
Dates
- Creation: 1851 - 1957
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Biographical / Historical
Alfred Parrish was a birthright member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), the son of William Dillwyn Parrish and Elizabeth Miller Parrish. He was reported for marrying out of unity but acknowledged and was retained as a member. An "engineer and inventor," he left for Europe in 1879 and only returned to the States occasionally, spending most of his time in London and Italy. Alfred and his brother Dilllwyn were involved in tramway (trolley) development all over the world. Alfred married Katherine ("Kate") Broadwood Jennings of Kentucky in 1884, and they had two surviving children: Cora (1884-1922) and Gladys T. Parrish (1887-1959). In 1916 Gladys married Constant Davis Huntington (1876-1962), head of G.P. Putnam's Sons Publishers in London. He was the son of George and Lilly Huntington of Massachusetts.
Extent
2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Business letter books, estate papers, and personal correspondence of Alfred Parrish (1848-1921). He and his brother Dillwyn Parrish were involved with tramway (trolley) development internationally. A birthright Quaker from Philadelphia, Alfred Parrish left the United States in 1879 and spent the remainder of his life in Europe, mostly England and Italy. His daughter, Gladys Parrish Huntington, was a well-known novelist.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series: Series 1: Corrrespondence. Series 2: Business letter books; Series 3: Estate papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Katharine Urquhart, Acc. 2020.015
Separated Materials
The War Story of Dillwyn Parrish Starr by Louis Starr, 1917. Cataloged in FHL books.
Subject
- Parrish family (Family)
- Title
- Alfred Parrish family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susanna Morikawa
- Date
- September 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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