Nancy Hubby Collection 1967-2003

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Nancy Hubby Collection 1967-2003

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Nancy L. Hubby (1937-2003) was one of the three "Founding Mothers" of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (along with Anne Spaeth and Shirley Hanson). The Nancy Hubby Collection, 1967-2003, includes Chestnut Hill Historical Society records, subject files and newspaper clippings on architectural preservation and on Chestnut Hill, photographs and negatives of buildings and events in Chestnut Hill, and scattered correspondence.

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Chestnut Hill Historical Society

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Chestnut Hill Historical Society

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"On the east side of the Wissahickon Valley, high above the creek, is a 15-foot statue of an Indian. He was placed there in 1900 to memorialize the Lenni-Lenape tribe, who were the first people to walk the steep trails of the Wissahickon. "When colonists arrived in the mid-1600s, the hunting and fishing grounds of the Indians were transformed into the first industrial area of North America. Waters of the Wissahickon Creek were dammed to supply power for more than 25 mill...

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Hubby, Nancy

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Nancy L. Hubby (1937-2003) was one of the three "Founding Mothers" of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, along with Anne Spaeth and Shirley Hanson. Hubby was a graduate of George School and received bachelor's degrees from Wellesley College and Yale University. In 1972, she earned a master's degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania, and subsequently worked for two Philadelphia architectural firms as director of planning. She was instrume...