%eadnotat; ]> 5036east An Inventory of the Margaret Roberts Eastburn Papers, 1786-1951 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1975 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Margaret Roberts Eastburn Papers, 1786-1951 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1975 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1786-1951 RG 5/036 Margaret Roberts Eastburn 1 box. approx. 200 items Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Margaret Roberts Eastburn (1880-1964) was a Quaker elementary school teacher and principal. The collection contains primarily correspondence relating to Eastburn's career as an educator in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and especially her activities (1905-1921) as teacher and principal at Aimwell school, Philadelphia, Pa., a Quaker school for poor girls. Also included are biographical and genealogical materials, and business, financial, and legal papers of the Eastburn family of Bucks County, Pa.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Genealogical Timeline 5mo 20 1829 Amos Eastburn born (d. 12mo 12 1903) 9mo 10 1828 Margaret A. Roberts born (d. 8mo 1890) 6mo 12 1851 Amos Eastburn and Margaret A. Roberts married 10mo 3 1852 Amos and Margaret's child, Channing Eastburn, born (d. 9mo 20 1924) 8mo 28 1853 Ellen Buckman born (d. 9mo 27 1940) 1mo 12 1873 Channing and Ellen married 8mo 21 1990 Their child, Margaret Roberts Eastburn born

Margaret R. Eastburn attended the Montgomery Terrace School at 1829 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was graduated in June 1899 from Friends' Select School on N. 16th St., Philadelphia. She then enrolled at the New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton, N.J., where she received her diploma in 1903 and her permanent life teaching certificate in 1906. She started her teaching career in the public schools of Princeton, N.J., where she taught for two years, leaving in 1905. In order to be near her parents she took a position as teacher, and later principal, of the Aimwell School on N. Randolph St., Philadelphia, a school run by Friends for poor girls. In 1921, due to poor health, she was forced to take a rest from her teaching, but in 1922 she joined the teaching staff of the public schools in Ventnor, N.J., where she remained until her retirement from teaching in January of 1951. Judging from letters sent to her by pupils and parents when she left each of her teaching positions, she was an excellent and greatly beloved teacher. She died on August 4, 1964.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Margaret Roberts Eastburn (1880-1964) was a Quaker elementary school teacher and principal. The collection contains primarily correspondence relating to Eastburn's career as an educator in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and especially her activities (1905-1921) as teacher and principal at Aimwell school, Philadelphia, Pa., a Quaker school for poor girls. Also included are biographical and genealogical materials, and business, financial, and legal papers of the Eastburn family of Bucks County, Pa.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into six series:

Biographical and genealogical Correspondence Memorabilia Pictorial material Business, legal, and financial papers Reference material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Estate of Margaret R. Eastburn, 1966, 1975

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Margaret Roberts Eastburn Papers, RG5/036, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Marriage certificates and diplomas oversize, placed in Chart Cases.

The following material has been removed from the collection and recatalogued:

Marriage certificate for Joseph Wilson-Ann Roberts, 10mo 10 1786; Ashton Roberts-Sarah Wilson, 2mo 14, 1815; Jonathan Eastburn-Sidney Wilson, 5mo 15 1828; and Amos Eastburn-Margaret A. Roberts, 6mo 12 1851. Oversize, filed with Marriage Certificates in Chart Case. Marriage certificate, Channing Eastburn-Ellen Buckman, 1mo 13 1874. Oversize, filed with Marriage Certificates in Chart Case. Diplomas of Margaret R. Eastburn, dated 6mo 9 1899, 1mo 31 1902, 1mo 30 1903, 6mo19 1906. (See Diplomas) Published pamphlets about the Aimwell School (1796-1920), where Margaret Roberts Eastburn was teacher and principal. (See PG 2) SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Elementary school principals -- Pennsylvania Elementary school principals -- New Jersey Elementary school teachers -- Pennsylvania School principals -- Pennsylvania Teachers -- New Jersey Women teachers -- Pennsylvania Genealogies Charities -- Pennsylvania Education -- New Jersey Education -- Pennsylvania Elementary schools -- New Jersey Elementary schools -- Pennsylvania Poor children -- Education -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Pennsylvania Schools -- New Jersey Schools -- Pennsylvania Women flx Education -- Pennsylvania Bucks County (Pa.) -- Family and personal papers Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy New Jersey -- Education -- Schools Pennsylvania -- Charitable and social work Pennsylvania -- Education -- Schools Pennsylvania -- Family and personal papers Pennsylvania -- Genealogy Philadelphia -- Charitable and social work Philadelphia -- Education -- Schools Aimwell School (Philadelphia, Pa.) Eastburn family Eastburn, Margaret Roberts, 1880-1964 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, 1899-1931 School grades, testimonials, and newspaper clippings concerning Margaret R. Eastburn 1 Genealogical chart and family Bible pages for the Eastburn and Buckman families 1 Wills, 1905-1931, n.d.: Samuel Buckman 5mo 14 1908 1 typewritten copy Ellen B. Eastburn n.d. 1 typewritten copy

He was the uncle of Ellen Buckman Eastburn.

 Inventory and account statement for the estate of Smith Buckman 1905 who died intestate 1

Smith Buckman was the father of Amy C. Buckan and Ellen B. Eastburn.

 Final account of estate of Amy C. Buckman, sister of Ellen B. Eastburn 1931 1 Diplomas of Margaret R. Eastburn 6mo 9 1899, 1mo 31 1902, 1mo 30 1903, 6mo19 1906 1

See Diplomas.

 Ser. 2. Correspondence of Eastburn family, 1865-1951, n.d. 1865-1951, n.d.Correspondence 1

Arranged chronologically.

 Ser. 3. Memorabilia 1 Ser. 4. Pictorial Material 1 Ser. 5. Business, legal, and financial papers 1 Business, legal, and financial papers, including four account books Ser. 6. Reference material Published pamphlets about the Aimwell School (1792-1920) where Margaret Roberts Eastburn was teacher and principal. 1