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Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Warren S. Ely collection, 1900-1934.

Title: Warren S. Ely collection, 1900-1934.

Contains Ely's correspondence and notes and is divided into two sections: Ely's tenure as librarian of the historical society (1900-1934); and surveys (1933-1934) done by the U.S. Civil Works Administration on local history collections in Bucks County.

ArchivalResource: 43 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70927311 View

Boileau, Nathaniel B., 1762?-1850. Battle of Crooked Billet collection, 1782-1928.

Title: Battle of Crooked Billet collection, 1782-1928.

Oration (1814) by Nathaniel B. Boileau; correspondence, research materials, map, and sketches by W.W.H. Davis, Harman Yerkes, W.S. Ely, and others (1894-1928); papers relating to the 130th and 150th anniversaries (1908, 1928); and photocopies of affidavits concerning goods taken by British soldiers.

ArchivalResource: 31 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70942033 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Tavern licenses collection, 1722-1885.

Title: Tavern licenses collection, 1722-1885.

Petitions to the Court of Quarter Sessions in Bucks County, Pa., for tavern licenses, and notes of extracts from court records (1745-1865) made by Warren S. Ely.

ArchivalResource: 35 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70938700 View

Barclay, John, 1749-1824. Papers, 1642-1938.

Title: Papers, 1642-1938.

Accounts of Barclay's estate and correspondence between his executors, Isaac W. Norris of Philadelphia and Abraham Chapman of Doylestown, concerning the settlement; genealogical data (1642-1919) on the Barclay, Crawford, and Redeford families compiled by Warren S. Ely, B.F. Fackenthal, and others; and summonses (1786-1788) issued by Barclay as a justice of the peace in Bucks County, Pa.

ArchivalResource: ca. 241 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70959837 View

Bucks County Historical Society. Records, 1880-1917.

Title: Records, 1880-1917.

Includes draft of the original constitution (1880); the first paper given by Josiah B. Smith (1880) at the society and a list of fifty-seven later papers; correspondence (1903-1917) on historical and administrative matters; a list of items presented by Warren S. Ely; member's certificate; and map (1917) showing Bucks County Historical Society buildings.

ArchivalResource: 13 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70922574 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Swedish settlers in Bucks County collection, 1898-1938.

Title: Swedish settlers in Bucks County collection, 1898-1938.

Research data, correspondence, and historical sketch.

ArchivalResource: 37 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70938698 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Bucks County physicians collection, 1908-1919.

Title: Bucks County physicians collection, 1908-1919.

Correspondence, data, notes, and biographical sketches, relating to physicians in Bucks County, Pa.

ArchivalResource: 48 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70938691 View

Ely, Warren S., b. 1855. Papers, [ca. 19--].

Title: Papers, [ca. 19--].

Notes, deed transcripts, and manuscripts of narrative on Arndt family of Rock Hill, Franconia, Easton, Greenwich, and Goshenhoppen (later Bally), Pa., and New Jersey.

ArchivalResource: 15 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70963440 View

Pennsylvania Historical Commission. Historic land marks papers, 1924-1929.

Title: Historic land marks papers, 1924-1929.

Commemorative booklets for dedicating historic sites in Pennsylvania and Bucks County by the Pennsylvania Historic Commission and correspondence of Henry D. Paxson to Warren S. Eley and notes regarding historic site marking.

ArchivalResource: ca. 50 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70962408 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. [Map of Neshaminy] / drawn by Warren Ely.

Title: [Map of Neshaminy] / drawn by Warren Ely. [18--]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : photostat of pen and ink drawing ; 30 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8715309 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Tamenend, legendary and historical collection, 1836-1957.

Title: Tamenend, legendary and historical collection, 1836-1957.

Research, news clippings, and historical sketches by Warren S. Ely and others on the Delaware chief, Tamenend, from what is now Bucks County, Pa.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70961270 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Buckingham Township collection, ca. 1687-1958.

Title: Buckingham Township collection, ca. 1687-1958.

Research notes on briefs of titles and names of colonial settlers and their land holdings (ca. 1687-1897); tax book (1797) kept by Thomas Carver; rough draft of declaration of trust and constitution of a school established in Buckingham (1790s); typed copies, notes and correspondence on roads; clippings of historical sketches from the Bucks County Intelligencer (ca. 1889); and research and correspondence of Warren S. Ely on Buckingham (ca. 1920).

ArchivalResource: 29 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70922577 View

Pidcock Tract papers, 1681-1931.

Title: Pidcock Tract papers, 1681-1931.

Research, abstracts, sketches, and copies of deeds relating to the Pidcock Tract in Solebury and Bowman's hill, Pa.; bill of sale (1738) of Benjamin Pidcock; and correspondence (1923-1931) of Warren S. Ely regarding the Pidcock genealogy.

ArchivalResource: 40 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70962511 View

Allen, V. D. Correspondence, 1911-1920.

Title: Correspondence, 1911-1920.

Letters to Warren S. Ely and others referring to General Washington's army in Bucks County, Pa.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70942019 View

Craven, Jacobus. Papers, 1685-1926.

Title: Papers, 1685-1926.

Original and transcripts of bonds, receipts, and deeds executed by and for Craven which involve Charles Ingard.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70927243 View

Burley family genealogical research collection, 1909-1928.

Title: Burley family genealogical research collection, 1909-1928.

Research on the Burley family of Bucks County, Pa., and correspondence of D.E. Burley and Warren S. Ely.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70942048 View

Parsons, Ella. Papers, ca. 1900-1915.

Title: Papers, ca. 1900-1915.

Research notes, correspondence, and typed ms. on the Parsons and allied families; and research notes by Warren Ely and others on the Parsons and Richardson families.

ArchivalResource: 43 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70938708 View

Indian Walk papers, 1727-1924.

Title: Indian Walk papers, 1727-1924.

Material relating to the Walking Purchase, 1737, which covered Bucks and Northampton counties, Pa.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70962249 View

Taylor, George, 1716-1781. George Taylor research collection, 1774-1926.

Title: George Taylor research collection, 1774-1926.

Historical and biographical data and sketches by Warren S. Ely, B.F. Fackenthal, and others; photocopies of a land sale agreement (1774); inventory (1774); and transcripts of Taylor's letters (1757-1793).

ArchivalResource: 43 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70959845 View

Durham Iron Works. Papers, 1744-1929.

Title: Papers, 1744-1929.

Blast and pig metal record book (1785-1786); articles of agreement (1744); research notes on patent and chain of title covering period, 1685-1727; historical sketch, research, and related correspondence (1910-1919) by W.S. Ely, Charles Laubach, and others; three photographs of employees and furnace; genealogical research on the Backhouse-Hoops family compiled by B.F. Fackenthal and W.S. Ely (ca. 1916-1929); and grant of power of attorney (1798) for the Richard Backhouse estate to George E. Clymer.

ArchivalResource: 33 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70922581 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Warren S. Ely collection, 1895-1958.

Title: Warren S. Ely collection, 1895-1958.

The collection consists primarily of genealogical research conducted by Ely and his wife. There is also documentation related to the Ely's activities with the Bucks County Historical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical materials include: research on various families, many in Bucks County, containing family charts, extensive handwritten notes, correspondence, reports and some narrative family histories; research materials related to the descendants of Joshua Ely, consisting of original documents and copies and extracts of original documents, notes, and family charts, as well as one photograph; photocopies of genealogical queries in a Hartford, Connecticut newspaper, 1936-1941. (name of the newspaper is not specified); research done for the DAR on Bucks County Revolutionary War soldiers; notebooks of genealogical research; and extensive correspondence with Gilbert Cope, William Wallace, B. F. Fackenthal, and others related to genealogical topics. There is also correspondence, receipts, reports related to Ely₂s work as the Bucks County Historical Society Librarian, as well as research files on local history topics. There is one scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings with illustrations of people, ships, and other topics (many humorous) that includes some extracts from primary sources in the back.

ArchivalResource: 26.25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232362006 View

Ely, Warren S. (Warren Smedley), b. 1855. Phillips-Ely family collection, ca. 1850-1954.

Title: Phillips-Ely family collection, ca. 1850-1954.

Correspondence, research, and genealogical data on the Phillips and ELy families (1868-1954) compiled by Warren S. Ely and Bessie Gaston Phillips. Includes a photograph (ca. 1850) of Simeon Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 110 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70924653 View