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1880[?] February 10, Nice, to My dear Alexis
Title:
1880[?] February 10, to My dear Alexis
Date:
1880-02-10
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1883 July 22, Woodbourne, to Dear Anna, Newport
Title:
1883 July 22, Newport
Date:
1883-07-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1881 August 9, Newport, to My dear husband
Title:
1881 August 9, to My dear husband
Date:
1881-08-09
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Written on Surgeon General's Office stationery. Thanks Abby the information in her note. Discusses at length the issue of the selection of their rooms.
Date:
1865-09-02
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Written on Surgeon General's Office stationery. Further discusses the issue of the selection of rooms.
Date:
1865-09-09
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Description:
Writes on behalf of the Women's Prison Association Committee of the Isaac T. Hopper Home, a shelter for women ex-convicts, to acknowledge Catharine Maria Sedgwick's resignation from the position of First Director. Her resignation letter was read at the special meeting and the members expressed their respect for her.
Date:
1863-10-30
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Howland Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Abby Howland Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Abby Howland Woolsey was an influential figure in relief work and nursing. Discusses the Home (the Isaac T. Hopper Home) and employing women there to do sewing. Discusses General Samuel C. Armstrong and the "Tabb farm question" concerning the Hampton Institute, a school for African Americans.
Date:
1868-04-03
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Hannah B. Chickering letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Hannah B. Chickering letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Hannah B. Chickering was a Massachusetts prison reformer who founded the Temporary Asylum for discharged female prisoners (later called the Dedham Temporary Home for Women and Children). Reports that their hearing with the Legislative Committee for the establishment of a Home was successful. A bill will be presented to fund the institution by both state aid and private donations. Wishes to consult Gibbons on aspects going forward.
Date:
1864-04-01
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Helen Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Helen Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Has received Abby's note regarding the selection of the rooms from Dr. Charles Carroll Lee, her husband. Discusses the situation at length and thanks Abby for taking an interest in their affairs.
Date:
1865-09-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her brother
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her brother
Description:
Likely addressed to her brother Edward Hopper. Tells of going to Albany to talk to Chairman Bush about the Ways and Means Committee about her bill to establish a reformatory for women prisoners within commuting distance of New York City. After explaining her case to Chairman Bush, he assured that the bill "will be reported favorably this afternoon." Writes that "it is said Governor Flower will approve."
Date:
1892-02-26
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna J. H. Fitch letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Anna J. H. Fitch letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Anna J. H. Fitch was the Treasurer of the Women's Prison Association of New York/the Home (later the Isaac T. Hopper Home), a shelter for women ex-convicts. Discusses the empty treasury and funding for the Home.
Date:
1864-08-23
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. William Henry Prince letter to John Hopper
Title:
Dr. William Henry Prince letter to John Hopper
Description:
Written on The Northampton Lunatic Hospital stationery, where Prince was the first superintendent. Requests photographs of John Hopper, Abby Hopper Gibbons, and her children. Inquires about obtaining some Contrabands to do farm work ("Contraband" was a term used for slaves who escaped to Union lines during the Civil War). He originally bought the farm for the purpose of patient rehabilitation, but he now plans to use it for the benefit of African Americans and seeks the assistance of John Hopper and Abby Hopper Gibbons.
Date:
1864-01-11
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Samuel J. May letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Samuel J. May letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Samuel Joseph May was a reformer who advocated for multiple reform movements including education, women's rights, and abolitionism. Writes about his participation in the establishment of an "Asylum for seduced and forsaken women" in Syracuse, New York, and asks Gibbons to recommend a qualified woman to head the institution.
Date:
1864-04-26
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Title:
Howard W. Elkinton letter to Katharine Wistar Elkinton
Description:
Discusses a rumor Katharine had mentioned, possibly concerning her sister Eve. Discusses housing. Describes a potentially "wild hair-brain and rash" scheme involving Mr. Dinse, an old friend with whom he plans to meet and exchange property. Mentions his aunt's absence at monthly meetings and his concerns about her health.
Date:
1916-08-28
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Title:
Katharine Wistar Elkinton letter to Howard W. Elkinton
Description:
Responds to the content of Howard's recent letter; expresses her reservations about Howard's plan to sub-let Greensward. Discusses recent events and mentions a visit from friends who plan to sail to Europe. Details her anxieties about their future together, comparing it to the uncertainty of the war.
Date:
1916-08-30
Collection:
Elkinton Family papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Fanny A. E. Hasen letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Fanny A. E. Hasen letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Wants to know if Abby would be able to assist a girl either by finding her a job or by placing her at The Home (later called the Isaac T. Hopper Home), a shelter for women ex-convicts.
Date:
1864-03-23
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Philadelphia Housing Authority order form
Title:
Philadelphia Housing Authority order form
Description:
Form for ordering copies of the final reports of the Work Projects Administration's Real property and low income housing surveys of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1939
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College