Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399 Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728
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Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930)
Biographical History for: Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL 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).
SCOPE AND CONTENT 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.
Quakers - Pennsylvania
Quakers - Social life and customs
Truman, George, 1798-1877
Underhill, Benjamin Mott, 1863-1930
Underhill family
Truman family
series
Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, n.d.
Ser. 2: Family correspondence, 1840-1847
Arranged chronologically in one folder.
George Truman to his wife
Describes religious visit to Santa Cruz and the welfare of slaves.
Catherine Truman to daughter Sarah P. Truman, a student a Sharon Female Academy
Lucretia Mott to William H. Channing
Original transferred to Mott Mss.
Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1755-1904
Indenture, Benjamin Hickman Jr. apprentice to Daniel White
Account book of James Truman, coppersmith
Creation of Account book of James Truman, coppersmith
Time of Creation of Account book of James Truman, coppersmith
Certificate of membership of James Truman in the Society for the Institution and Support of First Day or Sunday Schools
Indenture, Benjamin Hickman and Phillip Physick
Membership certificate of William Masters in Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Creation of Membership certificate of William Masters in Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Time of Creation of Membership certificate of William Masters in Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Parchment paper made by George Truman
Civil War passes between the lines for George Truman, Jr. (1834-1879)
Creation of Civil War passes between the lines for George Truman, Jr. (1834-1879)
Time of Creation of Civil War passes between the lines for George Truman, Jr. (1834-1879)
Certificates, 1895-1904
Certificate: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Veterinary Medical Society
Certificate: Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Association
Certificate: American Veterinary Medical Association
Certificate: Sociedad Dental Mexicana
Certificate: Association for the Advancement of Science
Watercolor (flowers) attributed to S.P. Underhill
Ser. 4: Benjamin Mott Underhill, 1861-1929
Underhill family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, some invitations
Creation of Underhill family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, some invitations
Time of Creation of Underhill family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, some invitations
Writings and speeches
Creation of Writings and speeches
Time of Creation of Writings and speeches
Autograph album, Swarthmore College
Creation of Autograph album, Swarthmore College
Time of Creation of Autograph album, Swarthmore College
Notebook with extracts of George Truman's sermons and writings
7 notebooks, mostly from lectures on veterinary medicine, and 4 books of clippings.
Ser. 5: Pictures, 1896-1894 & n.d., removed to picture collection PA 74:
Picture Albums: Various cabinet cards and cartes de visite, primarily of family and friends, also some celebrities
Album 1
Album 2
Album 3
Album 4
Album 5
Album 6
Daguerreotypes
Silhouettes
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.
Miscellaneous loose pictures
Oversize pictures, 1851-1896
Residence of Dr. George Truman (interior)
Truman Family
George School, Class of 1897
George School at Friends General Conference
Creation of George School at Friends General Conference
Time of Creation of George School at Friends General Conference