Emma Worrell Family Papers, 1869-1929
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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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collection
Family Papers, 1869-1929
Emma Worrell (1834-1930)
Biographical History for: Family Papers, 1869-1929
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities.
SCOPE AND CONTENT 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.
Quaker women -- Wilmington, De.
Delaware -- Quakers
Quakers -- Social life and customs
Wilmington, De.-- Social life and customs
series
Ser. 1. Diaries, 1819-1869, n.d.
[imaginary] trip to California, by Emma Worrell
Creation of [imaginary] trip to California, by Emma Worrell
Time of Creation of [imaginary] trip to California, by Emma Worrell
Extracts from J. Bringhurst's diary re: slavery
Creation of Extracts from J. Bringhurst's diary re: slavery
Time of Creation of Extracts from J. Bringhurst's diary re: slavery
Extracts form Deborah Bringhurst's diaries
Extracts from Genealogy of the Lamborn family
Ser. 2. Genealogical Papers
Letters, clippings, etc.
concerning Clarkson, Coates, Lamborn, Richardson, Tatnall, and Worrell families
Ser. 3. Family Memorabilia, 1871-1927, n.d.
Clippings on Myra Clark Gaines
Scrapbook of clippings concerning Wilmington, DE
Testimonial book presented to Emma Worrell
Creation of Testimonial book presented to Emma Worrell
Time of Creation of Testimonial book presented to Emma Worrell
from the New Century Club, Wilmington, DE
T. Clarkson Taylor testimony and related materials by Jos. M. Truman, Jr., and Emma Worrell
Creation of T. Clarkson Taylor testimony and related materials by Jos. M. Truman, Jr., and Emma Worrell
Time of Creation of T. Clarkson Taylor testimony and related materials by Jos. M. Truman, Jr., and Emma Worrell
Wilmington First Day School Papers
Creation of Wilmington First Day School Papers
Time of Creation of Wilmington First Day School Papers