%eadnotat; ]> 5054ehai An Inventory of the Elizabeth Shinn Haines Papers, 1836-1882 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. Before 1967 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Elizabeth Shinn Haines Papers, 1836-1882 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Before 1967 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1836-1882 RG 5/054 Elizabeth Shinn Haines (1823-1883) 2 boxes; 1 linear ft. 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. Elizabeth Shinn Haines (1823-1883) was a Philadelphia Orthodox Quaker. She married Henry Haines in 1845. The collection contains diaries, commonplace books, and albums.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Elizabeth Shinn Haines was born December 12th, 1823, the first-born of eight children of Earl and Sarah (Comfort) Shinn of Philadelphia. Her younger sister, Lydia Comfort Shinn, married Richard Cadbury, who was active in the anti-slavery movement. Her youngest brother, Earl Shinn, was a prominent art critic and historian. Elizabeth Shinn married Henry Haines (1819-1905), son of Job and Phoebe Haines, on October 1st, 1845, under the care of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), and they had one surviving child, Henry Haines. Elizabeth Haines died in 1883.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Contains diaries (1850-1881) and commonplace books (1836-1882) of Elizabeth Shinn Haines, a Philadelphia Quaker housewife.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Unknown, prior to 1967

 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], Elizabeth Shinn Haines Papers, RG5/054, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Bound diaries, albums, and piece books were organized, put in document boxes, and placed in RG 5 before 1967.

 Related Material

See also:

See Richard Tapper Cadbury Papers, RG 5/025, for correspondence of Elizabeth Shinn Haines. SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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:

Albums -- Quaker Diaries -- Quaker Quaker - Albums Quaker -- Diaries Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Social life and customs Women, Quakers -- Pennsylvania Philadelphia (Pa.) --- Family and personal papers -- 19th century Housewives -- Pennsylvania Haines, Elizabeth Shinn, 1823-1883 Haines family Shinn family DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 1. Diaries Diaries1850, 1855, 1858-1881 26 small volumes 1 Ser. 2. Albums 1 2 Poems from friends of Elizabeth Shinn 1836-1844. 2 2 Album presented to Elizabeth Shinn from her mother 1841

Contains poems from friends of Elizabeth Shinn, 1841-1851.

 3 2 Elizabeth Shinn's Souvenirs 1843

Contains poems and pressed leaves and flowers presented by her friends, 1843-1847.

 4 2 Elizabeth Shinn from her sister Lydia 1844

Contains poems and other writings copied by Elizabeth Shinn Haines.

 5 2 Elizabeth S. Haines, copies of poems 1850 6 2 Elizabeth S. Haines, copies of poems 1857-1882