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Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
Rhoads family papers
Collection — othertype: SC-107
Identifier: SFHL-SC-107
Abstract
This collection includes letters written by J. Edgar Rhoads to his family while he was in Germany administering war relief after WWI. Also included are the diaries of his grandfather, Jonathan E. Rhoads, from 1908-1910. These provide a record of daily appointments and expenses.
Dates:
1908-1920
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- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 1
- Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 1
- Biddle family 1
- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Owen, 1737-1799 1
- Biddle, William Canby, 1864-1942 1
- Hollingsworth, H. (Henry), 1737-1803 1
- James, Dorothy Biddle 1
- Lewis, Lucy Biddle, 1861- 1
- Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 1
- Parke, Thomas, 1749-1835 1
- Relief Missions of the Society of Friends 1
- Rhoads, J. Edgar ((Joseph Edgar)), 1883-1981 1
- Rhoads, Jonathan E. (Jonathan Evans), 1830-1914 1
- Rhodes family 1
- Richardson, Thomas, 1816-1867 1
- Rickman, Lydia Cooper Lewis, -1885 1
- Stirling, Anne Biddle, -1857 1
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