Langstroth family papers 1778-1955 1831-1911 Langstroth family papers

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Langstroth family papers 1778-1955 1831-1911 Langstroth family papers

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The Langstroth Family papers document the activities and relationships of several generations of the Langstroth family, originally of Philadelphia, including the founding of several schools for women and African Americans, the experiences of a patient the Friends Asylum, and service in the Civil War.

780 items (1.5 linear feet)

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Langstroth, Catharine Clara.

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Haines, Eugene.

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Langstroth, Margaretta, 1816-1896

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Langstroth, James.

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Boureau, Henry.

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Chisman, Timothy .

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Friends' Asylum for the Insane

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Langstroth, Thomas 1775-1861.

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Langstroth, Caroline.

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Chisman, Catherine Langstroth.

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Langstroth, Edward F.B. 1837-1881.

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Langstroth, Margaretta

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Akers, Benjamin Paul, 1825-1861

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Sculptor; Maine and Italy. From the description of Benjamin Paul Akers letter collection, 1858-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122593938 American Sculptor From the guide to the Benjamin Paul Akers letter, 1851, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Milton, John, 1807-1865

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Governor of Florida; as governor he developed a very active state militia and stressed Florida's ability to serve as an important source of food and salt for the Confederate forces; collapse of the Southern cause was followed by his death, April 1,1865 by a self-inflected gunshot wound at his family home Sylvania, near Marianna, Fla. From the description of John Milton letter book and correspondence, 1861-1863. (Florida Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 499152526 John...

West Philadelphia Female Seminary.

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Mount-Holly Female Seminary

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Banister, Zilpah P. Grant (Zilpah Polly Grant), 1794-1874

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Zilpah P. Grant Banister was born on May 30, 1794 in Norfolk, Connecticut. In 1820 she enrolled in the Byfield Female Seminary in Masachusetts under Reverend Joseph Emerson. She then taught at various schools around Norfolk until she began organizing the Adams Female Academy in Londonderry, New Hampshire, which opened in 1824. Here she worked as principal with Mary Lyon as her assistant. In 1828 she received an invitation to organize a school in Ipswich, Massachusetts. She remained at Ipswich Fe...

Langstroth family

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First Generation Thomas Langstroth, Jr., was born on February 21, 1775, in Germantown (now Philadelphia), Pennsylvania. He was the fourth of thirteen children born to Thomas Langstroth, Sr., (1745-1800), an immigrant from Yorkshire, England, and his German immigrant wife, Catherine Youck (1751-1831). By 1794, the family was living in Moreland Township, and Thomas, Sr., had purchased Israel Hallowell Mill, a paper mill on Pennypack Creek. Thomas, Jr., and his brother John...