Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Diaries, 1819-1869, n.d.
Ser. 2. Genealogical Papers
Ser. 3. Family Memorabilia, 1871-1927, n.d.
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Emma Worrell Family Papers, 1869-1929
FHL staff
2001
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Creator
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Emma Worrell (1834-1930) |
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Title
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Family Papers, |
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Dates:
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1869-1929 |
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Abstract:
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Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927.
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Extent:
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1 box; 0.25 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/193 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog |
Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities.
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The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927.
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The collection is divided into three series:
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Ser. 1. Diaries, 1819-1869, n.d.
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[imaginary] trip to California, by Emma Worrell
1869
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Extracts from J. Bringhurst's diary re: slavery
1819
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Extracts form Deborah Bringhurst's diaries
1821, 1822
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Extracts from Genealogy of the Lamborn family
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Ser. 2. Genealogical Papers
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Letters, clippings, etc.
concerning Clarkson, Coates, Lamborn, Richardson, Tatnall, and Worrell families
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Ser. 3. Family Memorabilia, 1871-1927, n.d.
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Clippings on Myra Clark Gaines
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Scrapbook of clippings concerning Wilmington, DE
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Testimonial book presented to Emma Worrell
1927
from the New Century Club, Wilmington, DE
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T. Clarkson Taylor testimony and related materials by Jos. M. Truman, Jr., and Emma Worrell
1871
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Wilmington First Day School Papers
1897-1898
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