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Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963

Title: Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963

The collection, divided into seven series, represents the careers and interests of the members of the Peale-Sellers family from the 1670s to 1960s. More than half is correspondence among various members of the families. The Peale family is best known as a family of artists; however, family interests and activities were much more wide-ranging. The best known Peale is Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827, APS 1786), who produced more than one thousand paintings, including hundreds of portraits of leading Americans during the colonial and early national periods. Peale was married three times, to Rachel Brewster (1744-1790), Elizabeth de Peyster (1765-1804), and Hannah More (1755-1821). He had eighteen children, eleven of whom reached adulthood. Three of Charles Willson Peale’s sons became artists: Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825), Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), and Rubens Peale (1784-1865). A fourth son, Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885, APS 1833), was a naturalist (who made drawings on the exploring expeditions he accompanied) and pioneer in photography, and another son, Benjamin Franklin Peale (1795-1870), became a naturalist and paleontologist. Peale’s daughter Sophonisba Angusciola was married to Coleman Sellers (1781-1834), an inventor and manufacturer of machinery, including locomotives. Two of their sons, George Escol Sellers (1808-1899) and Coleman Sellers (1827-1907, APS 1872), were inventors and engineers. The latter served as director of the construction of the hydro-electric power development at Niagara Falls. He was married to Cornelia Wells Sellers (1831-1909). One of their grandsons was Charles Coleman Sellers (1903-1980, APS 1979), a librarian and historian and the author of several studies of the Peale family, including a Charles Willson Peale biography.

ArchivalResource: 19.0 Linear feet; 38 Boxes; 147 Volumes

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Carroll, J. Roy (Jefferson Roy), 1904-. Early Philadelphia architects / by J. Roy Carroll, Jr.

Title: Early Philadelphia architects / by J. Roy Carroll, Jr. 1966.

ArchivalResource: [2], 11 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32825070 View

United States. Board of Engineers for Fortifications. Delaware Breakwater letterbook.

Title: Delaware Breakwater letterbook.

The letterbook contains correspondence of Maj. George Bender, Quartermaster at Phila. and Lt. Carlos Adolphus Waite, both of the Quartermaster Dept. concerning the construction of the Delaware Breakwater. Letters are addressed to both Army and civilian personnel connected with the project.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370780 View

Strickland, William, 1787-1854. Artist file.

Title: Artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/431587021 View

Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943

Title: Hillhouse family papers 1707-1943

The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, account books, estate records, architectural drawings, legal papers, notebooks, commonplace books, letterbooks, scrapbooks, daybooks, and miscellaneous papers documenting the personal lives and professional careers of three generations of the Hillhouse family of New Haven, Connecticut and New York. Major figures represented in the papers include: James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Mary Lucas Hillhouse (1785-1871), James Abraham Hillhouse (1789-1841), Augustus Lucus Hillhouse (1791-1859), and James Hillhouse (1854-1938). The papers document family relationships, personal activities, the business and legal careers of family members, political interests, and the architectural design of the family residence, Sachem's Wood.

ArchivalResource: 48 linear feet (90 boxes, 2 folios)

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Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.). Committee on Science and Arts. Records, 1824-1900 [microform].

Title: Records, 1824-1900 [microform].

The records document the committee's role as a clearinghouse for technical information in the 19th century.

ArchivalResource: 28 reels of microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122516395 View

Wurts, John S. (John Sparhawk), 1876-1958,. Wurts family papers, 1699-1964.

Title: Wurts family papers, 1699-1964.

The Wurts family papers are a collection assembled by John S. Wurts from various ancestors on both the male and female lines. They include family and business correspondence, diaries, estate papers, maps, engineering drawings, and financial papers such as bills and receipts, promissory notes, and accounts.

ArchivalResource: 9 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122558812 View

[William A. Strickland, biographical materials]

Title: [William A. Strickland, biographical materials] 1952-

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22473490 View

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858. Legal papers, 1824-1919.

Title: Legal papers, 1824-1919.

This is a collection of father and son's legal briefs, correspondence, etc. relating to numerous and varied cases in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. For example, there is information on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, the Delaware breakwater, various ships, as well as the controversy with Margaret Fox. There is even material on Thomas Sully vs. the Saint George Society, concerning a portrait by Sully of Queen Victoria.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122589123 View

Patterson family. Patterson-Lord papers, [ca. 1809]-1876.

Title: Patterson-Lord papers, [ca. 1809]-1876.

This collection of Robert Patterson family papers is composed primarily of the letters of Robert Maskell Patterson, but includes some of the business and personal papers of his father, Robert, and a series of letters written from Europe in 1855 by Helen Patterson.

ArchivalResource: ca. 600 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122523551 View

Kane Family Papers, 1745-1955

Title: Kane Family Papers 1745-1955

A collection of letters, legal papers and financial records of three generations of the prominent Philadelphia family. Spanning 1745-1955, detailed are the legal cases and political advocacy work of John Kintzing Kane (1795-1858), Robert Patterson Kane (1827-1906), and Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955). Also includes correspondence, architectural drawings, and photograph albums of the Cope family. Robert Patterson Kane's daughter Eliza Middleton Kane (1863-1952) married the Philadelphia architect Walter Cope (1860-1902) in 1893. The APS papers of Elisha Kent Kane are in call no. B K132.

ArchivalResource: 56.0 lin. feet

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Hillhouse family. Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943 (inclusive), 1771-1938 (bulk).

Title: Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943 (inclusive), 1771-1938 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, account books, estate records, architectural drawings, legal papers, notebooks, commonplace books, letterbooks, scrapbooks, daybooks, and miscellaneous papers documenting the personal lives and professional careers of three generations of the Hillhouse family of New Haven, Connecticut and New York. Major figures represented in the papers include: James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Mary Lucas Hillhouse (1785-1871), James Abraham Hillhouse (1789-1841), Augustus Lucus Hillhouse (1791-1859), and James Hillhouse (1854-1938). The papers document family relationships, personal activities, the business and legal careers of family members, political interests, and the architectural design of the family residence, Sachem's Wood.

ArchivalResource: 37 linear ft. (88 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702157851 View

Vaughan Club. Papers, 1838-1841.

Title: Papers, 1838-1841.

These papers include letters, songs, and menus. Members of the club included William Strickland, N. Chapman, A.D. Bache, and R. Dunglison, who brought their bottles decanted and ready to drink.

ArchivalResource: 17 items (ca. 50 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122464830 View

Mahoney, Nell Savage, 1889-1986. Papers : addition, 1825-1972.

Title: Papers : addition, 1825-1972.

Consists of accounts, bills, notes, receipts, clippings, correspondence, legal documents, notes, photographs, and recipes of Nell Savage Mahoney.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28453302 View

Mahoney, Nell Savage, 1889-1986. Papers, 1928-1978.

Title: Papers, 1928-1978.

Consists of materials centered around Nell Savage Mahoney, architectural historian, interior designer, and magazine journalist of Nashville, Tennessee.

ArchivalResource: ca. 2,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27322917 View

Brooke, Robert, 1770-1821. Accounts of surveys, 1805-1806.

Title: Accounts of surveys, 1805-1806.

Records surveying activities of Brooke, Strickland, and Souder in the Philadelphia area during 1805 and 1806. Textual descriptions of work and sketches of plot layouts are included for most of the jobs documented. A few contain signed indications that payment was received. References to a book of calculations that correspond to entries in this volume are made.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (92 p.) : ill. ; 21 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122459552 View

Jones, William, 1760-1831. Bank of the United States Records, 1790-1842 (inclusive).

Title: Bank of the United States Records, 1790-1842 (inclusive).

The Bank of the United States Records contains correspondence and documents primarily related to the second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, with a small collection of material from the first bank, and from several of the second bank's branches in other American cities. There is correspondence with officers of the banks and its patrons John Sergeant, Basil Hall, Nathaniel Silsbee, and William Henry Harrison, as well as documents relating to the construction of the second Bank building designed by William Strickland. Papers relating to the duties of the Commissioners of Loans in the states of Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania are filed at the end of the collection.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes 2.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/172833784 View

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858. Papers, [ca. 1800]-1892.

Title: Papers, [ca. 1800]-1892.

This collection includes letters, account books, commonplace books, legal papers, etc., concerning Kane's career as a lawyer and politician. There is much professional correspondence, as well as a lot of family material, especially concerning his son, Elisha Kent Kane. The letters with George Mifflin Dallas and Francis R. Shunk are especially rich for Pennsylvania politics. There is also much concerning support for Alexander Dallas Bache's service in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

ArchivalResource: ca. 5000 items (9 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122689468 View

Du Pont de Nemours family. Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894

Title: Du Pont de Nemours family. Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894

This collection consists mostly of letters to and from members of the Du Pont de Nemours family. They are dated between 1800 and 1894, with the bulk of material from 1800 to 1821. Generally, the letters are related to APS business. In one letter Jefferson informs P. S. Du Pont de Nemours of his election to the APS (1800). Additional letters by Jefferson refer to his mouldboard plough (1806) and Robert M. Patterson (1809). Several additional letters, including those written by John Vaughan, deal with issues such as scientific experiments, papers submitted by P. S. Du Pont, APS publications, and books ordered for the APS.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 44 items

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Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953,. The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834.

Title: The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834.

The papers in this collection date from the lifetime of E.I. du Pont and document important aspects of the early history of the Du Pont Company.

ArchivalResource: 6.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164039145 View

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission. Mint Museum of Art, 1975-[ongoing].

Title: Mint Museum of Art, 1975-[ongoing].

Includes the survey and research report on the building, a map showing the building's present location, a copy of the city ordinance designating the building as an historic property, newspaper clippings detailing the building's history.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26937862 View

Du Pont de Nemours family. Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894.

Title: Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894.

ArchivalResource: ca. 50 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122689410 View

Jervis, John B. (John Bloomfield), 1795-1885. Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

Title: Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

The papers include family and business correspondence, maps, plans, engineering diagrams, reports on labor and construction costs and other materials bearing on Jervis' engineering commissions. The papers are an excellent source for the early evolution of railroad, canal and hydraulic technology in the United States and for the formative years of the American civil engineering profession.

ArchivalResource: 13 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123462 View

Miscellaneous Manuscript Maps, 1747-1948

Title: Miscellaneous Manuscript Maps 1747-1948

A listing of miscellaneous manuscript maps that are not associated with any particular collections.

ArchivalResource: 100.0 Item(s)

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Patterson-Lord papers, [ca. 1809]-1876, Circa 1809-1876

Title: Patterson-Lord papers, [ca. 1809]-1876 Circa 1809-1876

This collection of Robert Patterson family papers is composed primarily of the letters of Robert Maskell Patterson, but includes some of the business and personal papers of his father, Robert, and a series of letters written from Europe in 1855 by Helen Patterson.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet, Ca. 600 items

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