Darlington family papers, 1753-1921.

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Darlington family papers, 1753-1921.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227188278

This collection contains the nineteenth and early twentieth century personal, legal and financial papers of William M. Darlington and his family, including: his wife, Mary Carson O'Hara Darlington, his children, O'Hara Darlington, Mary Carson Darlington and Edith Dennison Darlington Ammon, his father, Benjamin Darlington, and his wife's grandparents, James and Mary Carson O'Hara. Documents range from personal letters, business correspondence, financial and travel documents, to art on paper, photographs, scrapbooks of news clippings and personal ephemera. The collection highlights William's book collecting, including correspondence with book dealers and individuals interested in his library, book catalogs and orders, receipts for purchases, notes and essays written by William, and topical inventories of the family library when it resided at Guyasuta.

31.5 linear ft. (27 boxes + 49 vol.)

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 7082392

University of Pittsburgh

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