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Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers
This collection includes family history materials representing many interconnected families with roots in Philadelphia. Newbold is the family most heavily represented, and is connected by marriage with the Wysong family, as are the Griscoms. Other families represented include Mitchell, Morgan, Lawri...
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| Collection: | Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong Families Papers |
| Collection Number: | 3448 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 099 | |a 3448 | ||
| 100 | 3 | |a Griscom. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers |f 1727-1983, undated | |
| 300 | |a 6.5 Linear feet |f ; 15 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 flat file | ||
| 500 | |a Processing Information: Some items in the collection show signs of mold and may be moldy. (Any such folders or items have been marked accordingly.) The collection has not been cleaned for mold, so people with heightened allergies may wish to use gloves or masks when accessing the collection. The following items have been removed from the collection for repair: Letters, 1788-1829 (Box 5, folder 7) They will be returned to the collection when conservation work has been completed, and this finding aid will be updated as needed. If you wish to access these materials, please see a librarian or contact HSP for information. | ||
| 506 | |a The collection is open for research. | ||
| 520 | |a This collection includes family history materials representing many interconnected families with roots in Philadelphia. Newbold is the family most heavily represented, and is connected by marriage with the Wysong family, as are the Griscoms. Other families represented include Mitchell, Morgan, Lawrie, Rhodes, Cooper, Shirley, Hazard, and Barlow, among others. The collection includes both original documents going back to the 18th century as well as documentation of several efforts to trace the family histories. Materials include scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, correspondence, reminiscences, genealogical charts and notes, programs, books and pamphlets, floorplans, recipe and commonplace books, diaries, and other items. There are extensive notes by Helen Van Uxem Cubberley's connected with her books about the Newbold family and its mansion, Bloomsdale, as well as Newbold family typescripts by Francis Van Uxem. There is a diary that Sarah M. Cooper started in 1856 and continued in 1885, a travel diary by Rebecca Newbold Wysong from transatlantic voyages in 1926, and two books by Arthur E. Morgan, who served as president of Antioch College and then first president of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Caroline Hazard was president of Wellesley College. | ||
| 524 | 8 | |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers (Collection 3448), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of James Wysong, 2008. Accession number 2008.062. | |
| 544 | |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Irvine-Newbold family papers (Collection 1890) | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Cooper, Sarah M. |2 Local Sources |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Cubberley, Helen Van Uxem. |2 Local Sources |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Morgan, Arthur E. (Arthur Ernest) |d 1878-1975. |2 NACO Authority File |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Van Uxem, Francis. |2 Local Sources |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Wysong, Rebecca Newbold. |2 Local Sources |
| 650 | 0 | |a Family life--Pennsylvania--19th century. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Family life--Pennsylvania--20th century. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Genealogy & local history. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Pennsylvania--Genealogy. |2 Local sources | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Genealogy. |2 Local sources | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Correspondence. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Diaries. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Memoirs. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Scrapbooks. | |
| 700 | 3 | |a Newbold. |e creator | |
| 700 | 3 | |a Wysong. |e creator | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong Families Papers |l 3448 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/n/NewboldGriscomWysong3448.html |