Underwood Family Papers, 1833-1927
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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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Underwood Family
Biographical History for: Underwood Family Papers, 1833-1927
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL The Underwood family was a Quaker family, of Millville, Pennsylvania, and Woodbury, New Jersey. Warner Underwood (5/9/1851-2/4/1941) was a Quaker businessman and philanthropist. He married Tamar Eliza John (12/19/1848-8/2/1932) at the home of her mother, Hannah Kester John, in Millville, Columbia County, Pa, under the care of Fishing Creek Monthly Meeting on the 21st day of 10th month, 1875. They had two sons, James Harris Underwood (b. 9/27/1876) and Amos Parker Underwood (b. 12/24/1883). The family transferred from Centre Monthly Meeting, Pa., to Woodbury Monthly Meeting, N.J., certificate in 1880.
SCOPE AND CONTENT The collection contains chiefly papers of Warner Underwood (1851-1941), Quaker businessman and philanthropist, and his wife, Tamar Eliza John Underwood (1848-1932), including personal correspondence, financial and legal records (1876) relating to a sawmill in Centre County, Pa., student copy work, memorabilia, and historical material relating to Millville.
Businessmen -- United States
Philanthropists -- United States
Philanthropists - Quaker
Quakers -- New Jersey
Quakers -- Pennsylvania
Quakers -- Social life and customs
Women, Quaker -- New Jersey
Women, Quaker -- Pennsylvania
Sawmills -- Pennsylvania
Centre County (Pa.) --Business, industries, and trades--Lumber
Millville (Pa.) -- Family and personal papers
Millville (Pa.) -- History
New Jersey - Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries
Pennsylvania --Business, industries, and trades -- Lumber
Pennsylvania -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries
Pennsylvania -- History, Local
Woodbury (N.J.) -- Family and personal papers
Underwood, Warner, 1851-1941
Underwood, Tamar Eliza John, 1848-1932
Underwood family
series
Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material
"Memories of Millville and Greenwood Seminary", and other memoirs
Includes memorial booklet on Henry W. Wilbur.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Booklet
Enclosures, manuscript copy of minute of Woolwich Preparative Meeting (53rd Anniversary), and poem "Golden Wedding", by Roselda Kester Cloud
Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1889-1915
Various correspondence
Ser. 3. Legal and financial papers, 1876, 1902
Assignment of lease of saw mill property from Jesse Underwood to his son Warner Underwood
Will of R. Orlando Way
Ser. 4. Writings, n.d.
Student compositions and verse
Names of William I. and Warner Underwood (brothers) on a few of the papers.
Ser. 5. Memorabilia, 1833-1920
Acct. of John Randolph's last illness, manumission of his slaves (typed), and pamphlet "From the deposition of Dr. Joseph Parrish in John Randolph's Case"
Creation of Acct. of John Randolph's last illness, manumission of his slaves (typed), and pamphlet "From the deposition of Dr. Joseph Parrish in John Randolph's Case"
Time of Creation of Acct. of John Randolph's last illness, manumission of his slaves (typed), and pamphlet "From the deposition of Dr. Joseph Parrish in John Randolph's Case"
Memorials and obituaries
Memorials of John Kester and Hannah M. K. Towns (brother and sister), and others.
Ser. 6. Reference material, Quaker, 1852-1915, n.d.
Minutes (extracts) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Creation of Minutes (extracts) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Time of Creation of Minutes (extracts) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
"An Epistle of Tender Caution", Job Scott
Creation of "An Epistle of Tender Caution", Job Scott
Time of Creation of "An Epistle of Tender Caution", Job Scott
Account of Woodbury P.M.'s philanthropic work
Creation of Account of Woodbury P.M.'s philanthropic work
Time of Creation of Account of Woodbury P.M.'s philanthropic work
"Views and Testimonies of Friends", Isaac Hilborn
Creation of "Views and Testimonies of Friends", Isaac Hilborn
Time of Creation of "Views and Testimonies of Friends", Isaac Hilborn
Account of uniting of two branches of Friends at Woodbury, NJ
Meeting for Worship, an outline
Postcards of Friends Meeting House, Wilmington, DE