Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth (Pearsall) Frazier (1869-1957). They include family genealogy, some family correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, two wills, and printed material collected by the family. It includes material on the Parrish and Dillwyn families as well as Pearsall and Frazier. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. The Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 1769-1914 (bulk 1807-1848)
Creator
- Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957) (Person)
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (Contributor, Organization)
- Friends Boarding School Association (Contributor, Organization)
- American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race (Contributor, Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Rights Information
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth (Pearsall) Frazier (1869-1957) and then passed to her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (1902-198). The Frazier side of the family was not Quaker, but the Pearsall side and its allied families were members of the Society of Friends of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the area. There were strong ties with Burlington, NJ, and some of its Quaker families, including the brothers George and William Dillwyn and their relations. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language
English
Overview
This small collection of Quaker family papers appears to have been collected and preserved by Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier (1869-1957) and her daughter, Elizabeth P. Frazier (b. 1902). They include family genealogy, some correspondence, manuscript writings, financial papers, two wills, and reference material. The Pearsall side and its allied families, especially Parrish, were Quakers of long standing. Prior to 1800 the Pearsalls were a New York family, but after that they intermarried with Philadelphia Friends and made their homes in the Philadelphia area. There were strong ties with Burlington, NJ, and some of its Quaker families, including the Dillwyns and their relations. The bulk of this collection dates between 1807 and 1848. Included in the miscellaneous papers collected by the family are printed materials from the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. the Friends Boarding School Association, and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into six series:
- Genealogy
- Correspondence
- Writings
- Legal papers
- Financial papers
- Printed reference material
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: Estate of Elizabeth P. Frazier, 1984
The collection was given by the daughter of Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier
Processing Information
Processed by FHL, 1984. Previously known as Pearsall Papers.
Subject
- Pearsall family (Family)
- Dillwyn family (Family)
- Frazier family (Family)
- Parrish family (Family)
- Pusey family (Family)
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (Organization)
- Title
- An Inventory of the Elizabeth Pearsall Frazier Family Papers, 1769-1914 (bulk 1807-1848)
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1984
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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