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Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Journal and notebooks, 1917, n.d.
Ser. 2. Scrapbooks, complied by Gertrude Atkinson, 1893-1948, n.d.
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Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
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2001
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Creator
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Gertrude Atkinson (1874-1948) |
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Title
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Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, |
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Dates:
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1881-1948 |
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Abstract:
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Wilmer Atkinson (1840-1920) of Philadelphia, Pa., was a Quaker journalist and editor and publisher of the Farm Journal. He was active in social concerns, especially suffrage for women. The scrapbooks in this collection were compiled by his daughter, Gertrude Atkinson (1874-1948). The collection includes scrapbooks containing clippings and memorabilia concerning the Atkinson, Allen, and related families, and a typed copy of a journal which Wilmer Atkinson kept in 1917 concerning the War.
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4 boxes; 1.75 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/005 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog |
Wilmer Atkinson was born June 13, 1840, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Quimby) Atkinson of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was a birthright and lifelong member of the Society of Friends. Atkinson was educated at the Foulke Boarding School at Gwynedd and then at Freeland Seminary, which became Ursinus College. He served briefly in the Civil War, and in 1866 he married Anna Allen, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Allen of Philadelphia. His sister, Mary Anna Atkinson, married Howard M. Jenkins, who became a business partner. Wilmer and Anna had three daughters, Elizabeth Allen, Emily Quimby, and Gertrude. The youngest daughter, Gertrude (1874-1948) never married and compiled the scrapbooks in this collection.
Wilmer Atkinson was an editor of newspapers in Wilmington, Delaware, and Norristown, Pa., with his brother-in-law, Howard Jenkins. In 1877 he founded the Farm Journal, a monthly farm journal published in Philadelphia, Pa. His nephew, Charles Francis Jenkins, longtime member of the Swarthmore Board of Managers, succeeded him as editor of the Farm Journal. Atkinson was a journalist and active in social concerns, especially women's suffrage. He died May 10, 1920.
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Wilmer Atkinson (1840-1920) was a Philadelphia, Pa., Quaker journalist and publisher of the Farm Journal. The collection includes scrapbooks containing clippings and memorabilia concerning the Atkinson, Allen, and related families, and a typed journal which Atkinson kept in 1917 concerning the War. The family was involved with Ursinus College, women's suffrage, and Buck Hill Falls.
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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS/INDEX TERMSThis collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.
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The collection is divided in two series:
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Ser. 1. Journal and notebooks, 1917, n.d.
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War Journal of Wilmer Atkinson
1917 typed mss.
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2 notebooks on family matters, genealogy typed
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Misc. genealogical correspondence and biography of Atkinson by his daughter, Emily Ellis
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Ser. 2. Scrapbooks, complied by Gertrude Atkinson, 1893-1948, n.d.
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Scrapbook "W.A." on life and death of W. Atkinson
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Loose items removed from scrapbook, condolences, etc.
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Family Records, 1893-1948
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Family Records
1925-1935
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Samuel Allen Family Record Book
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Historical clippings 2 scrapbooks
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