%eadnotat; ]> 5192wofa Wood Family Papers, 1784-1874 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Wood Family Papers, 1784-1874 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Descriptive Summary Wood Family Papers, 1784-1874 RG5/192 Wood, M. S. (Mary Sutton), 1805-1894 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog The Wood Family Papers contains papers from a Quaker family active in 19th century New York City Friends affairs, compiled by M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood. Included are business correspondence concerning the printing house founded by Samuel Wood and his sons, correspondence from prominent Friends concerning work for social causes including abolition, freedmen, prisoners, First Day schools, and peace, and genealogical material, writings, and reminiscences by Mary S. Wood. BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL 1803-1815 Samuel Wood (1760-1844) of New York was a convinced Friend, and he married Mary Searing. He taught school until 1803 when he moved to New York City and operated a book store and printing press producting children's books. By 1815 he had established a publishing company, Samuel Wood & Sons, which became a successful business operated by succeeding generations. 1822-1868 In 1822, he and his son, William Wood (1797-1877), operated the printing house. In 1835 William Wood was married to Mary S. Underhill (1805-1894) under the care of New York Monthly Meeting. William and Mary Wood were active in Quaker concerns, and he served as clerk of New York Yearly Meeting for twenty years. William Wood retired in 1868, and the business was continued by his son, William H. S. (Henry S.) Wood (1840-1907) and his sons. 1869 Mary and William's daughter, Elisabeth Underhill Wood (1842-1922), was married to David S. Taber (died 1914) in 1869. 1868-1885 Mary S. (Underhill) Wood (M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood) was an author and poet and known in the family as an enthusiastic creator of scrapbooks. In an article entitled "Our Autograph books" in Friends Review in February 1868, Mary Wood described her efforts to preserve autographs and letters of Friends, modeling her collection on similar public and private collections. The scrapbook of letters was made for her grandson, David S. Taber, II, son of David S. and Elizabeth U. Taber. A note by Mary S. Wood, indicates that this scrapbook was compiled in 1879 and intended for her eldest grandson. The family scrapbook was compiled for her granddaughter, Mary Underhill Wood, in 1885. SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Wood Family Papers contains papers from a Quaker family active in 19th century New York City Friends affairs, compiled by M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood. Included are business correspondence concerning the printing house founded by Samuel and William Wood, correspondence from prominent Friends concerning abolition, the Civil War, freedmen, prisoners, First Day schools, peace, and other Quaker concerns. Also included is a scrapbook of genealogical material, writings, and reminiscences by Mary S. Wood compiled in 1885 for her granddaughter, Mary Underhill Wood. It includes her reminiscences about life in New York City as a Friend active in such concerns as abolition, First Day Schools, and prison visitation. The collection includes letters from Elihu Burritt, Angelina Grimke, and others.

 Arrangement

The scrapbook of letters has been dismantled and placed in folders in the order of the original. The second scrapbook, of reminiscences and family memorabilia, is retained in its original form as a bound volume.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information:

Donor: Ruth and David Taber, 1948

Donor: Purchase, Tolles Fund, 1976

The scrapbook of letters was given by Ruth and David Taber, and, according to the donor, it was made by Mary S. Wood for David S. Taber. The genealogical and reminiscences scrapbook by Mary S. Wood was purchased from a rare book store.

 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], RG5/192, M.S. Wood Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

The scrapbook of letters which was received in 1948 was dismantled in 1976, and the letters were placed in folders in the order in which they had been pasted into the album. The second scrapbook, purchased in 1976, was rebound by bookbinder Shihadeh in 1977 and added to the collection. The collection was formerly known as Wood Manuscripts and was transferred to RG 5 in 1988. A new finding aid was prepared in 11/2001.

A similar scrapbook compiled by M. S. Wood is deposited in the Quaker Collection, Haverford College.

Scrapbook and journal by M. S. Wood entitled "History of the Society of Friends in the City of New York/New York Yearly Meeting/ Compiled by Mary S. Wood, 1880" is in the manuscript collection of the New York Historical Society.

 Related Material

See also the following books by Wood, M. S. Wood:

Social hours with Friends. New York: W. Wood, 1867. Questions for Bible classes and families. New York: William Wood & Co., 1865. Narratives of colored Americans... / Printed by order of the Trustees of the residuary estate of Lindley Murray. New York: W. Wood & Co., 1877. The mother's Scripture question book. New York: W. Wood & Co., 1879. The barrel of shells: a true story.

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.

Quakers -- New York (N.Y.) Abolitionists Social reformers Prison reform Church work with prisoners Quakers -- Social life and customs New York -- Social life and customs Diaries -- 19th century United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Women and peace -- Quakers Peace -- Quakers Prison visits Society of Friends -- New York (N.Y.) Sunday schools -- New York (N.Y.) Authors and publishers -- United States Publishing -- New York (N.Y.) Quaker women -- New York (N.Y.) Quaker Authors Wood, Samuel S. & William, printers Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879 Grimke, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879 Wood, Samuel S. & William, printers Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844, printer Wood, William, 1797-1877 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Scrapbook of Mary S. Wood Scrapbook collection of letters 1784-1874 (1879) 1

Compiled by Mary S. Wood in 1879. (Dismantled)

Account of Ancestors by Mary S. Wood 1

Scrapbook of biographical information and reminiscences, etc., bound.