Barbara Wildman Perkins Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of historical materials collected by Barbara Wildman Perkins (1938-2002) on the Wildman family and their large farm, Avalon, near Selma, Clark County, Ohio. A scrapbook contains photographs and captions about the farm as it appeared in 1955, along with a history of the Wildman family. Of particular interest are an 1855 letter from Friends Boarding School (now Earlham College); an 1819 report of the Committee on Indian Concerns of Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends; and an 1823 epistle from the Ohio Yearly Meeting of Women Friends.
Dates
- 1804-1964
- Other: Majority of material found in 1804-1850
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2010
Conditions Governing Access
On indefinite loan
Biographical or Historical Information
Barbara Wildman, daughter of William W. and Marguerite (Greenawalt) Wildman, was born near Selma, Ohio, in 1938, and graduated from Earlham College in 1960. She married James Perkins and lived on a farm near Howard, Kansas, until her death in 2002. The Wildman family were founders of the Green Plain Friends Meeting near Selma. Several generations were students and trustees of Earlham College.
Note written by
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, legal documents, clippings, and other materials reflecting the lives of the Wildman family, Orthodox Friends of Selma, Clark County, Ohio.
Arrangement Note
By type of material.
Source of Acquisition
James Perkins, Howard, Kansas
Method of Acquisition
Indefinite loan.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Thomas Hamm
- Date
- 05/08/2012
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository