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Barker family papers

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Main Author:	Barker family (Creator)
Collection:	Barker Family Papers
Collection Number:	2174
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects and Genres:	Courtship and Marriage > 20th century. Manufacturing > Philadelphia > 20th century Patents > Machinery > 20th century
Online Access:	Link to finding aid
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Physical Description:	3.0 Linear feet 9 boxes
Summary:	The Barker Family papers document the histories of the Barker and Blood families. James Barker, a cotton and woolen machinery and iron castings manufacturer in Philadelphia in the late nineteenth century. He had two sons, Joseph Pollitt and Alfred. While little is known about Alfred, his brother Joseph worked for James Barker’s company as both a traveling salesman and an engineer. In 1908, Joseph Pollitt Barker married Eleanor Kendall Blood Barker (E.K.B.B), the daughter of Jonathan Henry Blood, who owned a hosiery company, and Eleanor Kendall Blood (E.K.B.). The daughter Eleanor had many suitors from the years 1901-1908, and this correspondence with these men makes up a compelling part of this collection. This collection includes patents, plans, photographs and correspondence relating to the Barker Machine and Foundry Company. It also includes some patent papers of John H. Blood, brother of E.K.B.B. Estate papers, deeds, mortgages and various other items relating to property assets and finances for both the Barker and the Blood families are also found in this collection. There is also a sizeable amount of the Barker and the Blood families’ personal correspondence. Love letters to E.K.B.B., and earlier yet remarkably similar love letters to her mother, E.K.B., comprise much of the collection. Also included is correspondence between other family members and friends, wedding invitations, holiday cards, and other miscellaneous items.

Physical Description:

3.0 Linear feet 9 boxes

Summary:

The Barker Family papers document the histories of the Barker and Blood families. James Barker, a cotton and woolen machinery and iron castings manufacturer in Philadelphia in the late nineteenth century. He had two sons, Joseph Pollitt and Alfred. While little is known about Alfred, his brother Joseph worked for James Barker’s company as both a traveling salesman and an engineer. In 1908, Joseph Pollitt Barker married Eleanor Kendall Blood Barker (E.K.B.B), the daughter of Jonathan Henry Blood, who owned a hosiery company, and Eleanor Kendall Blood (E.K.B.). The daughter Eleanor had many suitors from the years 1901-1908, and this correspondence with these men makes up a compelling part of this collection. This collection includes patents, plans, photographs and correspondence relating to the Barker Machine and Foundry Company. It also includes some patent papers of John H. Blood, brother of E.K.B.B. Estate papers, deeds, mortgages and various other items relating to property assets and finances for both the Barker and the Blood families are also found in this collection. There is also a sizeable amount of the Barker and the Blood families’ personal correspondence. Love letters to E.K.B.B., and earlier yet remarkably similar love letters to her mother, E.K.B., comprise much of the collection. Also included is correspondence between other family members and friends, wedding invitations, holiday cards, and other miscellaneous items.

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