Papers, 1847-1952, 1900-1919 (bulk).

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Papers, 1847-1952, 1900-1919 (bulk).

Collection includes records and ephemera from a wide range of social groups, financial institutions, civic organizations, schools, historical societies, scientific organizations, churches, political groups, benevolent societies, various businesses, the Franklin Institute, and Laurel Hill Cemetery, almost all of which were located in Philadelphia. In addition, there are copies of wills of Lydia T. Morris and Charles S. Wood; menus from various restaurants; journal articles about Philadelphia architecture and taverns; items relating to the Episcopal School in Philadelphia; penmanship copy books of Sarah Logan Wister; and other Wister family materials.

4 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7155532

Winterthur Library

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine was established in 1976 to promote to the scholarly community the rich historical resources of the College's historical library and the Mütter Museum. The Institute sponsors conferences, occasional seminars, and short-term travel grants to researchers who require the resources of the museum and library. According to the History of Science Society, “the Wood Institute is the historical programming arm of the College of Phys...

Philadelphia Museum of Art

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In 1921, the Pennsylvania Museum of Art (later renamed the Philadelphia Museum of Art) held a special loan exhibition of colonial silver, mostly American pieces, with some European ones. A catalog of the exhibit was published as Bulletin number 68 in June 1921. There are no clues as to who assembled this special volume. From the description of Bulletin - Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233369 Art museum; Philadelphia, Pen...

Wurts, Charles Stewart, 1830-1907

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Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Starr, Sarah Logan Wistar, b. 1873.

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Wistar family.

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Wurts family.

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The records of Dr. Charles Stewart Wurts, his wife Elizabeth Wister Wurts, and their families. They lived in Philadelphia, where he practiced medicine. Dr. Wurts' father, grandfather, and elder son were also named Charles Stewart. Members of the Wurts family were well connected socially in Philadelphia, and this collection reflects their activities and concerns relating to institutions located in the city. A more complete biographical statement may be found as part of the collection inventory. ...

University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

Van Uxem family.

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Episcopal Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Germantown Cricket Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Morris, Lydia Thompson, 1849-1932

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"The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania began in 1887 as 'Compton,' the summer home of Quaker siblings John and Lydia Morris. [Eventually, with the purchase of Bloomfield Farm in 1913, the property encompassed more than 166 acres.] The I.P. Morris Company, an iron-manufacturing firm founded by their father and later run by John Morris, was a source of family wealth. "The land the Morrises purchased in Chestnut Hill was barren, with poor soil that drained ...

Wood, Charles S. (Charles Stuart), 1800-1873

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Wister, Francis, 1841-1905.

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Wurts, Charles Stewart, Jr., 1901-

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Franklin Institute Philadelphia, Pa

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Western Saving Fund Society of Philadelphia

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Hasty Pudding Club (Harvard University).

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American Society for the Extension of University Teaching (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Wurts, Elizabeth Wister, 1870-1953.

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Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Seaside House for Invalid Women (Atlantic City, N.J.)

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Cavendish (Club : Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Germantown Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Public Baths Association of Philadelphia.

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Civil Service Reform Association of Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia Gas Works

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Wurtz family.

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Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia.

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Saving Fund Society of Germantown and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Saving Fund Society of Germantown and its Vicinity was founded in 1854 in the Germantown Section of Philadelphia. It was organized by Samuel Buckley Morris (1791-1859), a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). At the outset, the Saving Fund Society of Germantown set out to be more than a money-making and money-lending institution--its founders wished to help the working classes accumulate sufficient funds to purchase homes or pay for financial emergencies (Hotchki...

Wister, William Rotch, 1827-1911

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Rittenhouse Trust Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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