%eadnotat; ]> 5151trun Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Descriptive Summary Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930 RG 5/151 Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) 2 boxes and oversized items, plus pictures Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 The Truman and Underhill families were prominent Philadelphia-area Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and active in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indians in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies. He was one of the founders of Swarthmore College. This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930), with some Truman-Underhill family material including genealogical and family documents, one folder of correspondence, and a picture collection which includes family albums, cased photographs, and silhouettes of the Truman and Underhill families. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

The Truman and Underhill families were Pennsylvania Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and involved in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant, dentist, and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indians in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies.

Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) and his wife, Georgia Cook Myers Underhill (1877-1926) attended Swarthmore College. Benjamin Underhill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1895 and from 1908 until his death was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was active in the Delaware County Institute of Science and in Providence Friends Meeting in Media, Pennsylvania. His maternal grandfather was George Truman (1798-1877).

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930) and Truman-Underhill family genealogical and family documents, one folder of family correspondence, and a picture collection which includes family albums, cased photographs, and silhouettes of the Truman and Underhill families. Of particular interest are a letter from George Truman to his wife Catherine describing his religious visit to Santa Cruz in 1840 and an account book, 1781-1796, of James Truman, coppersmith.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Biographical and genalogical Family correspondence Family papers Benjamin Mott Underhill papers Pictures removed to PA 74 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Donor: Albert Cook Myers, 1940

The collection was deposited by Albert Cook Meyers who was a local historian and collector and was related to the Truman-Underhill families by marriage. Myers also gave the George Truman Papers, RG 5/189, the same year, on behalf of his deceased brother-in-law Benjamin Mott Underhill and his children.

 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], RG5/151, Truman-Underhill Family Papers, 1755-1930, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Brought to library in small trunk and two suitcases by Albert Cook Myers, who was the brother-in-law of Benjamin Mott Underhill. Preliminary checklist made in 1961. In 1974, marriage certificates removed to Chart case "Marriage certificates" and diplomas placed in "Diploma file." Bibles, secondary materials, Swarthmore College yearbook, and relics catalogued and stored separately. In 1984 the remaining oversize items flattened and oversized pictures catalogued, Mott letter transferred to Mott Manuscripts.

The following material material, originally part of the collection, has been recatalogued:

Marriage certificates and diplomas stored in those collections (see list below). Brass key, spectacles and quilt placed with Relics. Family Bible placed in Bible Collection. Proceedings of Delaware County Institute of Science placed in SG 3, The Monthly Review v. 1 in SG 1, The Halcyon 1901 in RG 6, Yearbooks. In 1984, the Mott letter was removed to the Mott Manuscripts. In 1997, pictures were removed to PA 74.

Marriage certificates in chart case:

Joseph Moore and Sarah Hampton, 10/18/1764 Joseph Master and Jane Clothier, 6/30/1768 James Truman, Jr. and Phoebe Moore, 5/3/1787 William Lloyd Maddock and Jane Moore, 3/12/1795 Nathan Allen Smith and Phoebe Pearson, 10/7/1817 George Truman and Catherine H. Master, 10/4/1821 Benjamin Underhill and Sarah Truman, 4/3/1856 John Townsend and Catherine H. Truman, 4/24/1873 Benjamin Mott Underhill and Georgia C. Myers, 5/25/1912

Diplomas stored in diploma chart case:

George Truman, Philadelphia Medical College, Dr. of Medicine, 1848 James Truman, Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, Dr. of Dental Surgery, 1877; University of Pennsylvania, Doctor of Laws, 1904 Benjamin Mott Underhill, George School, 6/17/1897; Swarthmore College, Bachelor of Letters, 6/12/1900 Related Material

See also:

George Truman Papers, RG 5/189 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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 - Pennsylvania Quakers - Social life and customs Underhill family Truman family Truman, George, 1798-1877 Underhill, Benjamin Mott, 1863-1930 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, n.d. 1 Ser. 2: Family correspondence, 1840-1847

Arranged chronologically in one folder.

 George Truman to his wife 12/2/1840 1 ALS

Describes religious visit to Santa Cruz and the welfare of slaves.

 Catherine Truman to daughter Sarah P. Truman, a student a Sharon Female Academy 5/30/1843 1 ALS Lucretia Mott to William H. Channing 7/2/1847 1 copy of ALS

Original transferred to Mott Mss.

 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1755-1904 Indenture, Benjamin Hickman Jr. apprentice to Daniel White 3/1/1755 1 Account book of James Truman, coppersmith 1781-1796 1 Certificate of membership of James Truman in the Society for the Institution and Support of First Day or Sunday Schools 5/19/1794 1 Indenture, Benjamin Hickman and Phillip Physick 10/19/1795 1 Membership certificate of William Masters in Pa. Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery 1796 1 Parchment paper made by George Truman n.d. 1 Civil War passes between the lines for George Truman, Jr. (1834-1879) 1862 1 Certificates, 1895-1904 Certificate: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Veterinary Medical Society 6/14/1895 RG 5+ Certificate: Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Association 3/3/1897 RG 5+ Certificate: American Veterinary Medical Association 9/5/1901 RG 5+ Certificate: Sociedad Dental Mexicana 8/18/1904 RG 5+ Certificate: Association for the Advancement of Science 12/27/1904 RG 5+ Watercolor (flowers) attributed to S.P. Underhill n.d. RG 5+ Ser. 4: Benjamin Mott Underhill, 1861-1929 Underhill family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, some invitations 1861-1929 1 Writings and speeches 1921-1926 1 Autograph album, Swarthmore College 1881 1 Notebook with extracts of George Truman's sermons and writings 1 7 notebooks, mostly from lectures on veterinary medicine, and 4 books of clippings. 11 albums Ser. 5: Pictures, 1896-1894 & n.d., removed to picture collection PA 74: Picture Albums: Various cabinet cards and cartes de visite, primarily of family and friends, also some celebrities Album 1 1 Album 2 2 Album 3 2 Album 4 3 Album 5 3 Album 6 4 Daguerreotypes Silhouettes 1819, 1830-? 2

Hollowcut, one folder. One dated 1819 but others cut after 1830. Some appear to be from the Peale Museum. See also Album 1 silhouette of George and Catherine Truman by August Edouart, 1843.

 Miscellaneous loose pictures 2 Oversize pictures, 1851-1896 Residence of Dr. George Truman (interior) OS Truman Family 1851, 1873 OS George School, Class of 1897 OS George School at Friends General Conference 1896 OS