Gilbert and Joseph Cope papers, 1798-1988.

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Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928. Gilbert and Joseph Cope papers, 1798-1988.

Gilbert and Joseph Cope papers, 1798-1988.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232361977

The collection consists of genealogical research and personal papers compiled by Gilbert Cope and his son Joseph. The largest portion of the collection is comprised of surname files from the Gilbert Cope Foundation of Genealogical and Historical Research (1818-1988). These files include genealogical worksheets, clippings, correspondence, family charts, printed materials, and some original photographs and documents (many of them relating to the Copes). Besides the Cope family itself, other families heavily represented include Baily, Brinton, Brown, Darlington, du Pont, Garrett, Gilbert, Hoopes, McGrew, Price, Sellers, Sharpless, and Smedley. The collection includes a number of volumes of correspondence to and from Gilbert and Joseph Cope, primarily on genealogical topics, with particular emphasis on Cope family history. Some printed materials from Pennsylvania and British institutions and groups are included.There are also some personal papers for ancestors of the Copes, including account books and diaries for Joseph Cope (1740-1820) and Eliza Cope (died 1862), and biographical information about Gilbert and Joseph, including transcripts of Gilbert₂s diaries. Some miscellaneous notes, drawings, and published family histories are also included.

26 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania