%eadnotat; ]> 5139msho An Inventory of the Mary Williams Shoemaker Papers, 1860-1957 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. 1962 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Mary Williams Shoemaker Papers, 1860-1957 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1962 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1860-1957 RG 5/139 Mary Williams Shoemaker (1861-1953) 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
Mary Williams Shoemaker (1861-1953) was a Quaker philanthropist from Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Franklin and Mary (Williams) Shoemaker. The collection contains chiefly journals (1934-1945) and correspondence (1914-1953) relating to Shoemaker's support of Quaker historical, educational, and social service agencies; together with correspondence of her brother, Thomas Howard Shoemaker (1851-1936), relating to his historical interests and civic activities. Includes deeds and business papers relating to Shoemaker family properties in Philadelphia and Pike County. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

Mary Williams Shoemaker (1861-1953) was a Quaker philanthropist from Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Franklin and Mary (Williams) Shoemaker. Thomas Howard Shoemaker (1851-1936) was her brother.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains chiefly journals (1934-1945) and correspondence (1914-1953) relating to Shoemaker's support of Quaker historical, educational, and social service agencies; together with correspondence of her brother, Thomas Howard Shoemaker (1851-1936), relating to his historical interests and civic activities. Includes deeds and business papers relating to Shoemaker family properties in Philadelphia and Pike County.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Journals Correspondence Deeds for burial ground lots Pictures ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Anna Griscom Elkinton, 1962

 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], RG 5/139, Mary Williams Shoemaker Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Processing information

Cased photograph removed to FHL Cased Pictures Collection. Related family business papers were catalogued separately as RG 5/138, Shoemaker Family Papers.

A cased photograph of Thomas H. Shoemaker, age 3 and a half years was removed from the collection and recatalogued in Cased Pictures.

 Related Material

See also:

Shoemaker Family Papers, RG 5/138 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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Civic leaders - Pennsylvania Women civic leaders - Pennsylvania Women philanthropists - Pennsylvania Philanthropists--Quaker Deeds. Diaries Burials - Pennsylvania Charities - Pennsylvania Quakers - Charities Quakers - Education Quakers - History Quakers - Pennsylvania Quakers - Societies,etc. Quakers--Philanthropists Quakers--Diaries--20th century Real property - Pennsylvania Women, Quaker - Pennsylvania Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)- Civic and community affairs. Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) - Family and personal papers. Pennsylvania - Civic and community affairs. Pennsylvania - Family and personal papers - 19th-20th centuries. Pennsylvania - Land. Philadelphia (Pa.) - Land. Pike County (Pa.) - Land. Shoemaker family. Shoemaker, Mary Williams, 1861-1953 Shoemaker, Thomas (Thomas Howard), 1851-1936 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Journals of Mary Williams Shoemaker, 1934-1945 1 Journals 1934-1945 Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1914-1957 Correspondence, mainly acknowledgements to Mary W. Shoemaker for gifts to various institutions and organizations, including historical items such as manuscripts, books, pictures, from: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College 1 Germantown Historical Society 1 Haverford College Quaker Collection 1 Historical Society of Montgomery County 1 Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1 New York Historical Society 1 Correspondence re: financial contributions to: American Friends Service Committee 1 Bedford Center 1 Frankford Meeting House Building Fund 1 Friends Committee on National Legislation 1 Friends Free Library 1 Germantown Friends School 1 Germantown Boys' Club 1 Germantown Dispensary Hospital 1 Jeanes Hospital 1 Pendle Hill 1 United Negro College Fund 1 Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania 1 Ser. 3. Deeds for Burial Ground lots, 1860-1939

With related correspondence.

 Fair Hill Burial Ground lot, certificate to Nathan Shoemaker from the Committee on Interments, Green St. Monthly Meeting 7/30/1860 1

Also, receipt for $100. for care of above lot, to Thos. H. Shoemaker from Green St. Meeting, 9/16/1901

 Laurel Hill Cemetery deed, to Howard W. Lloyd 7/31/1895 1 Letter from Laurel Hill Cemetery Co. to Thos. H. Shoemaker on care of lot. 4/4/1918 1 Letter from the executor of the estate of Mary E. Williams to Superintendent of Laurel Hill Cemetery Co. on care of lot. 4/13/1918/ 1 Letter from treasurer of Laurel Hill Cemetery Co. to Thos. H. Shoemaker acknowledging receipt of $225, and $8. 4-22-1918 1 Letter from Laurel Hill Cemetery Co. to Thos. H. Shoemaker on cost of perpetual care 8-24-1924 1 Laurel Hill Cemetery lot, to Thos. H. Shoemaker, 9-9-1924 1

Also includes receipt for $300 for perpetual care of lot, 9/9/1924, and original deed of this lot to Franklin Shoemaker, 7/9/1867

 2 Laurel Hill Cemetery lots, to Miss Mary W. Shoemaker 5/8/1939 1 Letter, unsigned, to Laurel Hill Cemetery Co. 4-19-1939. 1

Complaining of neglect of lot. Enclosed, cancelled check for $200. signed by Mary W. Shoemaker.

Chart of plot and instructions for care n.d. 1 Ser. 4. Pictures, 1866-1912, n.d. Photograph in case, of Thos. H. Shoemaker at 3.5 yrs., removed to Cased Pictures. 1 5 photographs of Thos. H. Shoemaker, 1866, 1868 1878, 1881, 1882 1 Envelope of pictures of Mary W. Shoemaker, 1875, 1886, 1890, & 2 n.d. 1 Envelope of pictures of Mary W. and Thos. H. Shoemaker and mother, Mary W. Shoemaker. 1882-1912, n.d. 1 photograph of Mary W. Shoemaker, mother of Mary W. & Thos. H. Shoemaker. 1 photograph of Franklin Shoemaker, father of M.W.S. & T.H.S. ca. 1877 1 photograph of Frances M. Shoemaker, wife of Nathan Shoemaker and grandmother of Mary W. and Thos. H. Shoemaker. 1