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1	Author:	Peale-Sellers families.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963
	Dates:	1686-1963
	Abstract:	The Peale-Sellers Collection is an extensive collection that contains various records of the extended Peale family. MOLE contains an extensive inventory. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P31
	Extent:	19.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Art -- United States. \| Civil engineering -- United States. \| Drawing. \| Engineering. \| Locomotives. \| Medicine, Military. \| Natural history. \| Portraits, American. \| Technology.

2	Author:	Wistar family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Eastwick Collection, 1746-1929
	Dates:	1746-1929
	Abstract:	This large and rich collection contains a range of documents including travel journals, diaries, business records, and personal correspondence. The largest portion of the collection is of correspondence among members of the extended Wister family and their network of friends in the early nineteenth century, which provides insight into early nineteenth century Germantown and Philadelphia culture and society. These often long letters lend insight into all aspect of nineteenth century life, including politics, courtship, friendship, family, and manners. Poetry of Elizabeth, Sarah, and Charles Wister is included, as are daybooks and journals of Sarah. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.811.Ea7
	Extent:	2.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Land and Speculation \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Women's History
	Genre:	Diaries \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- United States. \| Bees. \| Gardening -- United States.

3	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family’s land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather’s papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel’s son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals

4	Author:	Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Shippen letters and papers, 1727-1781
	Dates:	1727-1781
	Abstract:	The Edward Shippen Collection is composed of two discrete sections: two boxes of manuscripts and ten letter books. What follows is an overview of some of the most notable documents and themes in the correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh62
	Extent:	10.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Military Records \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. \| Military supplies. \| Real property -- Pennsylvania.