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Mary Hill correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0523
Abstract

The Mary Hill correspondence, spanning the years 1888-1910 (bulk 1888-1890), comprises .3 linear feet (87 items) of handwritten correspondence received by Mary Hill and primarily documenting her son, William (Will) Hill's employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Dates: 1888-1910; Majority of material found within 1888-1890

Alice Marston scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0421
Abstract

The Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906, chronicles a decade of Marston family life, revealing information about the social, cultural, and leisure activities of an ordinary upper-middle-class Philadelphia family at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dates: 1896-1906

Henry W. Marston daily journal for 1875

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0113
Abstract

The journal of Henry W. Marston chronicles his daily activities for 1875 as a student and a junior scribe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The entries include observations of the weather, schoolwork, travel, conversations, family events, and Marston's attendance of the Centennial Exhibition.

Dates: 1875

William Rush letter to Samuel Rush

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0276
Abstract

Autograph letter written and signed by William Rush to his father, Samuel Rush, discussing family political matters, dated August 9, 1855.

Dates: 1855 August 9