William Redwood Wright family papers 1752-1928

William Redwood Wright family papers

The William Redwood Wright family papers, housed in thirty-seven boxes, primarily document the Wright family’s historic associations with the Logan, Fisher, Carpenter, and Ellicott families; William Redwood Wright’s business and civic ventures; and William’s wife Letitia’s personal endeavors. Makin...

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Main Author: Wright, William Redwood 1846-1914 (Creator)
Collection:William Redwood Wright Family Papers
Collection Number:2096
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Carpenter, George W. > b. 1837.
Carpenter, Mary R. > 1839-1899.
Ellicott, Mary Ann.
Ellicott, Sarah.
Fisher, Ellicott > 1840-1908.
Fisher, Letitia Ellicott > d. 1881.
Fisher, Sydney George > 1856-1927.
Fisher, Thomas Rodman > 1803-1861.
Fisher, Thomas > 1741-1810.
Fisher, William Logan > 1832-1858.
Logan, William > 1718-1776.
Price, William Redwood > 1836-1881.
Wright, Charles Graff > b. 1860.
Wright, Henrietta Hoskins Price > b. 1827.
Wright, Letitia Ellicott C. > 1861-1933.
Wright, Robert Kemp > b. 1858.
Democratic Party (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Site and Relic Club.
Railroads > Brakes.
Correspondence.
Invitations.
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Scrapbooks.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
Item Description: Processing Information: This collection was formerly called the "Sydney L. Wright family papers."
Physical Description: 14.0 Linear feet ; 37 boxes
Access: The collection is open for research.
Summary: The William Redwood Wright family papers, housed in thirty-seven boxes, primarily document the Wright family’s historic associations with the Logan, Fisher, Carpenter, and Ellicott families; William Redwood Wright’s business and civic ventures; and William’s wife Letitia’s personal endeavors. Making up the collection are financial records, correspondence, business papers, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous papers including an autograph collection from Letitia's father George W. Carpenter. Series 1 and 2 contain early family papers dating back to the 1700s with items from the Logan family. Series 3, 4, and 5 are devoted to William Redwood Wright, Letitia Ellicott Carpenter Wright, and George W. Carpenter, respectively. Series 6 contains Wright family correspondence. Series 7 is labeled Miscellaneous and contains George W. Carpenter’s autograph collection, as well as an assortment of other family papers.
This collection contains correspondence and financial papers predominantly from William Redwood Wright (1846-1914) that were collected and retained by the Wright family of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Through decent and marriage, the family became connected with the Fisher and Logan families of Philadelphia. The papers are arranged into seven series that are arranged chronologically by generation.

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