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Caleb Cresson Wistar papers

Personal papers of Caleb Cresson Wistar, wholesale oil dealer of Philadelphia, include: outgoing family correspondence and incoming family and personal correspondence, 1861-1874; diaries, 1861-1864, kept while a student at Haverford College, Haverford; student notebook, 1864; notebooks of songs, 186...

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Main Author: Wistar, Caleb Cresson 1846-1916 (Creator)
Collection:Caleb Cresson Wistar Papers
Collection Number:1914
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Diaries > 19th century.
Haverford College
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Physical Description: 1.25 Linear feet 1.25 linear feet, 3 boxes (231 items)
Summary: Personal papers of Caleb Cresson Wistar, wholesale oil dealer of Philadelphia, include: outgoing family correspondence and incoming family and personal correspondence, 1861-1874; diaries, 1861-1864, kept while a student at Haverford College, Haverford; student notebook, 1864; notebooks of songs, 1862-1863; personal memoranda and account books, 1864-1875; personal cashbooks, 1886-1916; notebook on the wool and insurance industries, 1867-1869; commonplace book, 1870; address book; photographs; student notebooks of his children, Elizabeth Vaux Wistar and Frederick Vaux Wistar; and a personal account book of Frederick Vaux Wistar, 1907-1910. There is also a receipt book for the estate of Benjamin Hooton, 1792-1799; a Joseph Cresson personal receipt book, 1801-1852; and two Charles Caleb Cresson letterbooks, 1898-1902.

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