Collection, 1730-1950.

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Collection, 1730-1950.

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Collection, 1730-1950, of materials gathered by Gillingham on early American crafts, instruments and numismatics. Included are photostats of documents on crafts and craft-makers, such as carriage building and on instruments and instrument-makers, particularly time-telling instruments, sich as sundials; a few original documents by individual vraft and instrument makers and scrapbooks and manuscript articles written by Gillingham and his wife on craftmaking and numismatics, including calico and linen printing in Philadelphia. Also included are miscellaneous records of the Port of Philadelphia, 1792-1829, with ship baggage entries and alien passenger lists for 1798; Gillingham family papers and a diary by Edith H. Gillingham from Paris during World War I, 1917-1919, detailing conditions during the last year of the war.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Gillingham family.

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Port of Philadelphia

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Gillingham, Harrold E. (Harrold Edgar), 1864-1954

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Acting librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. From the description of Harold E. Gillingham letter to Edwin M. Betts [manuscript], 1934 June 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 182580223 Harrold Edgar Gillingham was a PHiladelphia insurance broker and an avid Americana collector. Louise Hance Long Gillingham and Edith H. Gillingham were his wife and daughter respectively. From the description of Collection, 1730-1950. (Historical Society...

Gillingham, Louise Hance Long.

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Louise Gillingham was the wife of Harrold E. Gillingham and a Philadelphia resident. From the description of Lists of books, 1896-1941. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122365032 ...

Gillingham, Edith H.

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