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Almira Parker Brown Collection

 Collection — Box: 31
Identifier: SC-353

Scope and Contents

Letters, mainly from relatives, with news about family, farming, and Quaker affairs. Included is a photograph and golden wedding anniversary notice (1922) of Cyrus E. and Edna (Butler) Hill.

Dates

  • 1874-1922
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1874-1884
  • Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2013

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Biographical or Historical Information

Almira Parker (1854-1939) was a native of Rush County, Indiana, the daughter of John P. and Miriam Jane (Hill) Parker. In 1880 she married Oliver M. Brown (1853-1944). Both were Earlham College alumni. They lived in Greenfield, Indiana, where they were founding members of the Friends meeting.

Note written by Thomas Hamm

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letters received by Almira (Parker) Brown, a Quaker woman and Earlham College alumnus, of Hancock County, Indiana.

Arrangement Note

Chronological.

Source of Acquisition

Bob Meyers, Port Orange, Fla.

Method of Acquisition

Purchase

Related Materials

See SC 280 Parker Family Letters; and FMS 97, Louis and Mary Ruth Jones Collection

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Date
10/23/2013
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Repository Details

Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository

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