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Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, n.d.
Ser. 2: Family correspondence, 1840-1847
Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1755-1904
Ser. 4: Benjamin Mott Underhill, 1861-1929
Ser. 5: Pictures, 1896-1894 & n.d., removed to picture collection PA 74:
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Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930
FHL staff
2000
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Creator
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Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) |
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Truman-Underhill Family Papers, |
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Dates:
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1755-1930 |
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Abstract:
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The Truman and Underhill families were prominent Philadelphia-area Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and active in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indians in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies. He was one of the founders of Swarthmore College. This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930), with some Truman-Underhill family material including genealogical and family documents, one folder of correspondence, and a picture collection which includes family albums, cased photographs, and silhouettes of the Truman and Underhill families.
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2 boxes and oversized items, plus pictures |
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Identification:
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RG 5/151 |
The Truman and Underhill families were Pennsylvania Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and involved in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant, dentist, and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indians in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies.
Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) and his wife, Georgia Cook Myers Underhill (1877-1926) attended Swarthmore College. Benjamin Underhill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1895 and from 1908 until his death was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was active in the Delaware County Institute of Science and in Providence Friends Meeting in Media, Pennsylvania. His maternal grandfather was George Truman (1798-1877).
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This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) and Truman-Underhill family genealogical and family documents, one folder of family correspondence, and a picture collection which includes family albums, cased photographs, and silhouettes of the Truman and Underhill families. Of particular interest are a letter from George Truman to his wife Catherine describing his religious visit to Santa Cruz in 1840 and an account book, 1781-1796, of James Truman, coppersmith.
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This 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 into five series:
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Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, n.d.
Ser. 2: Family correspondence, 1840-1847
Arranged chronologically in one folder.
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George Truman to his wife
12/2/1840 ALS
Describes religious visit to Santa Cruz and the welfare of slaves.
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Catherine Truman to daughter Sarah P. Truman, a student a Sharon Female Academy
5/30/1843 ALS
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Lucretia Mott to William H. Channing
7/2/1847 copy of ALS
Original transferred to Mott Mss.
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Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1755-1904
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Indenture, Benjamin Hickman Jr. apprentice to Daniel White
3/1/1755
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Account book of James Truman, coppersmith
1781-1796
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Certificate of membership of James Truman in the Society for the Institution and Support of First Day or Sunday Schools
5/19/1794
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Indenture, Benjamin Hickman and Phillip Physick
10/19/1795
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Membership certificate of William Masters in Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
1796
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Parchment paper made by George Truman
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Civil War passes between the lines for George Truman, Jr. (1834-1879)
1862
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Certificate: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Veterinary Medical Society
6/14/1895
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Certificate: Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Association
3/3/1897
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Certificate: American Veterinary Medical Association
9/5/1901
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Certificate: Sociedad Dental Mexicana
8/18/1904
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Certificate: Association for the Advancement of Science
12/27/1904
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Watercolor (flowers) attributed to S.P. Underhill
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Ser. 4: Benjamin Mott Underhill, 1861-1929
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Underhill family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, some invitations
1861-1929
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Writings and speeches
1921-1926
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Autograph album, Swarthmore College
1881
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Notebook with extracts of George Truman's sermons and writings
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7 notebooks, mostly from lectures on veterinary medicine, and 4 books of clippings. 11 albums
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Ser. 5: Pictures, 1896-1894 & n.d., removed to picture collection PA 74:
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Picture Albums: Various cabinet cards and cartes de visite, primarily of family and friends, also some celebrities
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Silhouettes
1819, 1830-?
Hollowcut, one folder. One dated 1819 but others cut after 1830. Some appear to be from the Peale Museum. See also Album 1 silhouette of George and Catherine Truman by August Edouart, 1843.
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Miscellaneous loose pictures
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Oversize pictures, 1851-1896
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Residence of Dr. George Truman (interior)
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George School, Class of 1897
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George School at Friends General Conference
1896
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