Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
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topic: Ser. 1. Journal and notebooks, 1917, n.d.
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topic: War Journal of Wilmer Atkinson
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topic: 2 notebooks on family matters, genealogy
subject: 2 notebooks on family matters, genealogy
topic: Misc. genealogical correspondence and biography of Atkinson by his daughter, Emily Ellis
subject: Misc. genealogical correspondence and biography of Atkinson by his daughter, Emily Ellis
topic: Ser. 2. Scrapbooks, complied by Gertrude Atkinson, 1893-1948, n.d.
subject: Ser. 2. Scrapbooks, complied by Gertrude Atkinson, 1893-1948, n.d.
topic: Scrapbook "W.A." on life and death of W. Atkinson
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topic: Family Records, 1893-1948
subject: Family Records, 1893-1948
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topic: Samuel Allen Family Record Book
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provides access to: Family Records, 1893-1948
provides access to: Family Records
provides access to: Samuel Allen Family Record Book
provides access to: Historical clippings

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Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
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Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
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has biographical history: Biographical History for: Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
scopecontent: SCOPE AND CONTENT 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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Biographical History for: Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers, 1881-1948
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body: BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL 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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Ser. 1. Journal and notebooks, 1917, n.d.
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War Journal of Wilmer Atkinson
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2 notebooks on family matters, genealogy
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Misc. genealogical correspondence and biography of Atkinson by his daughter, Emily Ellis
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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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Samuel Allen Family Record Book
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Historical clippings
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Family Records
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Family Records
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Family Records
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