Search Results - %22Family histories.%22

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Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers 1727-1983, undated

Creator: Griscom., Newbold., Wysong.

Contents or Abstract: '; “...This collection includes family history materials representing many interconnected families...”
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William Curtis Bok and Nellie Lee Holt Bok papers 1836-1991 1905 - 1984

Creator: Bok, Curtis 1897-1962., Bok, Nellie Lee Holt 1901-1984.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... and document the histories of the Boks and their respective families. The collection is arranged into four...”
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Belfield papers 1697-1977

Creator: Blain, Daniel., Logan family., Starr family., Wister family.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...The Belfield papers include materials from families who lived in the Belfield mansion in Germantown...”
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John Wanamaker collection 1827-1987

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... series and spans over 150 years. It details the history of Wanamaker's store in Philadelphia and its...”
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Dear sister : Civil War letters to a sister in Alabama /

Published 2012

Record Source: Published Materials

Subjects and Genres: '; “...Branscome family Correspondence....”

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George G. Meade collection 1811-1897, undated 1845 - 1872

Creator: Meade, George Gordon 1815-1872., Meade, George 1843-1897.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... and family relationships. The Family series provides additional context for understanding Meade...”
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Families and freedom : a documentary history of African-American kinship in the Civil War era

Published 1997

Record Source: Published Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...1. Escape, rescue, and recapture: families and the wartime struggle for freedom. --2. Families...”

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Wister and Butler Families Papers 1700-2004, undated; bulk: 1848-1907

Creator: Butler, Pierce 1807-1867., Leigh, Frances Butler 1838-1910., Wister, Sarah Butler 1835-1908.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... history, family history, politics, culture, and the life of actress Fanny Kemble and her daughters...”
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Logan family papers 1638-1964 (bulk 1670-1872) 1670 - 1872

Creator: Logan family.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...The Logan family was a prominent Philadelphia family dating back to 1699, when James Logan...”
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Frank L. and Edith Cadwallader Howley papers 1879-1986, undated (Bulk 1912-1962)

Creator: Howley, Edith Cadwallader., Howley, Frank L. 1903-1993.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “.... This collection documents the history of the Howley and Cadwallader families, dating from the late 1870s to mid...”
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Natalie Saxe Randall papers 1923-1998, undated 1960 - 1962

Creator: Saxe Randall, Natalie 1923-1999.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Subjects and Genres: '; “...Elections--United States--History....”
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James Buchanan papers 1783-1895, undated 1815 - 1868

Creator: Buchanan, James 1791-1868.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “...Gift of the Buchanan family; transferred to the Historical Society, circa 1895-1897....”
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Salmon P. Chase Papers (1824-1884, undated) 1850 - 1872

Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) 1808-1873.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... fair range of topics, including his law practices, his family, politics, abolition, and economics...”
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Herbert Welsh collection 1759-1935, undated 1898 - 1925

Creator: Welsh, Herbert 1851-1941.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Subjects and Genres: '; “...African Americans--History--Negro Education--Late 19th Century. Local sources...”
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Dear sister : Civil War letters to a sister in Alabama /

Published 2012

Record Source: Published Materials

Subjects and Genres: '; “...Branscome family Correspondence....”

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Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle papers 1912-1961, undated 1938 - 1961

Creator: Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel 1896-1961.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... these documents are multiple letters, photographs, and notes to and from family and friends, mostly from his early...”
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Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee records 1885-1923, undated

Creator: Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... Commission, helped soldiers, sailors, and their families. The collection consits of correspondence, business...”
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John Meredith Read papers 1746-1917 (bulk 1818-1873) 1818 - 1873

Creator: Read, John Meredith 1797-1874.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... can be gleaned from the letters of family and friends that are scattered throughout the boxes...”
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John Rutter Brooke papers 1767-1918, undated 1861 - 1902

Creator: Brooke, John, Rutter 1838-1926.

Record Source: Archival Materials

Subjects and Genres: '; “...United States Army History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Creator (cre) NACO Authority File...”
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League of Women Voters of Philadelphia records 1920 - 1984

Record Source: Archival Materials

Contents or Abstract: '; “... will be of interest to anyone studying the history of the League of Women Voters, especially as they functioned...”
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