Cadbury-Brown family papers, additions, 1849-1919 [manuscript]

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Brown, Caroline Cadbury, 1851-1914. Cadbury-Brown family papers, additions, 1849-1919 [manuscript]

Cadbury-Brown family papers, additions, 1849-1919 [manuscript]

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Much of the addition to the Cadbury-Brown papers in boxes 3-5 consists of letters between Caroline Cadbury (1851-1914) and Thomas Kite Brown (1851-1929) during their engagement, about 130 written by Caroline and 115 by Thomas. As their engagement was prolonged over three years, the letters show the progression of their relationship. Some letters include small pressed flowers or samples of fabric from new clothes Caroline is sewing for herself. Some of Tom's 1875 letters offer a glimpse into the life of a nineteenth-century teacher at Westtown School. Other letters touch on the couple's intellectual interests and spiritual strivings. Included in Box 4 are two tin type portraits believed to be of Thomas K. Brown. There are also letters between Caroline's parents Richard Cadbury (1825-1897) and Lydia Comfort Shinn (1828-1904) during their own engagement, as well as letters from Caroline to her mother, describing her early married life, and later ones to her children, written during a 1906 tour of Europe. Miscellaneous items include an invitation to the wedding of Caroline Cadbury and Thomas K. Brown, Caroline's will, pages from the diary of Caroline's daughter, and letters to and from other members of the Cadbury-Brown family. Much of the addition in boxes 6-21 consists of the approximately five hundred letters from Caroline Cadbury Brown (1851-1914). Correspondents include her children, brother, father, aunts, and cousins, but most of these letters are to her mother, Lydia Comfort Shinn Cadbury (1828-1904), and her husband, Thomas Kite Brown (1851-1929). There are also many letters from Thomas and Lydia to Caroline. With these two correspondents in particular, Caroline discusses such topics as the tasks of housekeeping, the progress of her children, and religious views. The letters from Caroline to Thomas during 1888 and 1889, however, show a different side of her. As she is resting for her health in Clifton Springs, New York, she discusses her mental state as well as frustrations with her children and position in life. Letters from the children of Caroline Cadbury and Thomas Kite Brown are also included in this addition. The letters of Richard Cadbury Brown, Shipley Brown, and Thomas Kite Brown, Jr. offer glimpses into life at Haverford College during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The letters of Bertha Brown do the same for Bryn Mawr College. Many of the children go abroad, and in their letters home discuss the Quakers they meet in different parts of the world and the cultural differences that they perceive. Several of Lydia's diaries detail her daily life. There are also letters from Caroline's brother, Richard Tapper Cadbury, her father, Richard Cadbury Sr., her aunt Anna Shinn, and cousin Sue Shipley. There are several letters from other friends and family members to the Cadbury Brown family. Miscellaneous items include photographs, silk gloves, and programs for various concerts and exhibitions.

19 boxes (9.5 linear feet).

Haverford College Library