Cope Evans Family Papers

Haverford

The Cope Evans Family Papers contain the letters of the closely related Quaker families of Cope and Evans who lived in Germantown, Pennsylvania.  The materials  in the collection were created between 1730-2009. Letters  discuss family, friends and home life, and reflect the social environment of these Quaker families.  Other topics to be found within the letters include Philadelphia history, Haverford history, travels in Europe, education, illness and death, and discussions of national events such as the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln and McKinley.  They are a rich source of information on a large number of topics.

Collection Guides for HC.MC-1170 Cope Evans Family papers and HC.MC-1242 Cope Evans Family papers

 

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1829 August 29, New York, to children
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1829 August 29, to children
Date:
1829-08-29
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1893 September 4, Awbury, to My Dear Wife, Conanicut
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1893 September 4, Conanicut
Date:
1893-09-04
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1897 January 4, Saranac, to Dear Father
Title:
1897 January 4, to Dear Father
Date:
1897-01-04
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Francis Algernon Evans to Rachel R. Cope Evans, 1921 September 1
Title:
Letter from Francis Algernon Evans to Rachel R. Cope Evans, 1921 September 1
Date:
1921-09-01
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1897 July 8, Awbury, to My Dear Wife
Title:
1897 July 8, to My Dear Wife
Date:
1897-07-08
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Photograph of Covendry, Erica, Arthur and Nathan
Title:
Photograph of Covendry, Arthur and Nathan
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1838 November 6, Haverford, to Mother, Philadelphia
Title:
1838 November 6, Philadelphia
Description:
Miserable dictu is Classical Latin, and can be translated loosely as "wretched words". For information about the debate over Classical language study versus modern language study at Haverford, see "Report of the Board of Managers of Haverford, Ninth day of the Fifth month, 1836, Charles Yarnall reporting for a facutly of six."
Date:
1838-11-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1879 August 31, Montrose, to Mother
Title:
1879 August 31, to Mother
Date:
1879-08-31
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1842 August 27, Chester, to Henry
Title:
1842 August 27, to Henry
Description:
Letter contains Thomas P. Cope's response to the death of Caleb Pleasants, including his concern about who will raise Pleasants' children.
Date:
1842-08-27
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Rachel R. Cope Evans to Anna S. Brown Cope, 1914 February 7
Title:
Letter from Rachel R. Cope Evans to Anna S. Brown Cope, 1914 February 7
Date:
1914-02-07
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1892 June 10, Philadelphia, to My Dear Wife, Spring Lake
Title:
1892 June 10, Spring Lake
Date:
1892-06-10
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1863 August 22, Linden St, to my dear Anna
Title:
1863 August 22, to my dear Anna
Date:
1863-08-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1872 July 9, Philadelphia, to order Charles Rhoads, Check
Title:
1872 July 9, Check
Description:
Check from Thomas Evans Estate.
Date:
1872-07-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1893 November 3, Awbury, to Dear Lillie
Title:
1893 November 3, to Dear Lillie
Date:
1893-11-03
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Francis R. Cope, 1860 November 6
Title:
Letter from Francis R. Cope, 1860 November 6
Date:
1860-11-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1870 August 5, Philadelphia, to order Samuel R. Shipley, Check
Title:
1870 August 5, Check
Description:
Check from Thomas Evans Estate.
Date:
1870-08-05
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Lease between Thomas P. Cope, Francis Algernon Evans, Francis Reeve Cope and John Paramore and William Paramore, 1910 June 6
Title:
Lease between Thomas P. Cope, 1910 June 6
Date:
1910-06-06
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1872?, Lake Mohonk, to Father & Mother
Title:
1872?, to Father & Mother
Description:
Exact year and date of letter not given and is not clearly discernible from the information in the letter.
Date:
(questionable)1872
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from "Bette" to Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans, 2009 March 13
Title:
Letter from "Bette" to Joseph Morris Evans and Anne Tall Evans, 2009 March 13
Date:
2009-03-13
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1876 July 29, Philadelphia, to Dear Anna
Title:
1876 July 29, to Dear Anna
Date:
1876-07-29
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers

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