Underhill, Benjamin T.
Variant namesMembers of the Truman and Underhill families were Quakers with close ties to Swarthmore College and were involved in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant, dentist, and doctor and a recognized minister. His grandson, Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) and wife Georgia Cook Myers Underhill (1877-1926) attended Swarthmore College. Benjamin Underhill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1895 and from 1908 until his death was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was active in the Delaware County Institute of Science and in Providence Friends Meeting in Media, Pa.
From the description of Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 50416601
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| creatorOf | Underhill, Benjamin Mott, 1863-1930. Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| referencedIn | Buck, Dorothy Weekes,. Underhill-Weekes-Slade family papers, ca. 1830-1942. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Buck, Dorothy Weekes, | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Truman family. | family |
| associatedWith | Truman, George, 1798-1877. | person |
| associatedWith | Underhill family. | family |
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| Pennsylvania |
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Birth 1863
Death 1930
