%eadnotat; ]> 5193emwo Emma Worrell Family Papers, 1869-1929 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Emma Worrell Family Papers, 1869-1929 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Descriptive Summary Family Papers, 1869-1929 RG 5/193 Emma Worrell (1834-1930) 1 box; 0.25 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 Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927. BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club, Wilmington, in 1927.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Diaries Genealogical Papers Family Memorabilia ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information:

Donor: Emma Worrell, 1930

The collection was given by Emma Worrell.

 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], RG5/193, Worrell Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Sorted and inventoried by FHL staff. Transferred to RG 5 in 1988. New finding aid created in 11/2001. Formerly known as Worrell Manuscripts.

The following pictures were removed from the collection and added to the FHL general picture collection:

Ruth (Lamborn) Hambleton Elia Hambleton Wilmington (?) Friends School 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. Quaker women -- Wilmington, De. Delaware -- Quakers Quakers -- Social life and customs Wilmington, De.-- Social life and customs DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Diaries, 1819-1869, n.d. [imaginary] trip to California, by Emma Worrell 1869 1 Extracts from J. Bringhurst's diary re: slavery 1819 1 Extracts form Deborah Bringhurst's diaries 1821, 1822 1 Extracts from Genealogy of the Lamborn family 1 Ser. 2. Genealogical Papers Letters, clippings, etc. 1

concerning Clarkson, Coates, Lamborn, Richardson, Tatnall, and Worrell families

 Ser. 3. Family Memorabilia, 1871-1927, n.d. Clippings on Myra Clark Gaines 1 Scrapbook of clippings concerning Wilmington, DE 1 Testimonial book presented to Emma Worrell 1927 1

from the New Century Club, Wilmington, DE

 T. Clarkson Taylor testimony and related materials by Jos. M. Truman, Jr., and Emma Worrell 1871 1 Wilmington First Day School Papers 1897-1898 1