%eadnotat; ]> 5116parv An Inventory of the Parvin Family Genealogical Papers, 1891-1947 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. 1969 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Parvin Family Genealogical Papers, 1891-1947 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1969 Descriptive Summary Genealogical Papers, 1891-1947 RG 5/ 116 Parvin Family 1 box Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog The Parvin family was a Quaker family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The collection contains papers of the Parvin and allied Brinton, Kirk, Smith, and Starr families, including list of burials in relocated Friends burying grounds of Exeter Monthly Meeting, and account of families affiliated with Maiden Creek Meeting.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

The Parvin family was a Quaker family of Berks County, Pennsylvania

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains papers of the Parvin and allied Brinton, Kirk, Smith, and Starr families, including list of burials in relocated Friends burying grounds of Exeter Monthly Meeting, and account of families affiliated with Maiden Creek Meeting.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Pearl D. Parvin, 1958

Donor: Wayne E. Homan, 1974

Donor: Ellen S. Brinton, 1940

 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], Parvin Family Genealogical Papers, RG 5/116, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Processed by FHL staff in 1958. At that time, the Maiden Creek material by Caroline B. Kirk was combined with the papers given by Pearl D. Parvin. In 1974, Homan gift was added to the collection.

 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.

Burial - Pennsylvania Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania --Quaker Quakers -- Pennsylvania --Berks County Quaker -- Cemeteries Berks County (Pa.) -- Family and personal papers Pennsylvania -- Churches and religious affairs -- Quaker Pennsylvania -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania Society of Friends-- Exeter Monthly Meeting Society of Friends-- Maiden Creek Meeting Brinton family Kirk family Smith family Starr family DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 1 Genealogy manuscript: Correspondence and rough notes; Parvin, Starr, Wright, Willits, Pearson, Lightfoot, Wily, Davies 2 Exeter Monthly Meeting burials: Alphabetical list of burials in relocated burial ground of Exeter Monthly Meeting 3 Kirk family: Genealogical notes 4 Maiden Creek Meeting: “Glimpses of Maiden Creek,” by Caroline B. Kirk and typescript and old photocopy of portions; news clipping of burials in graveyard; magazine article “An Indian Massacre in 1763,” by John E. Eshelman; handwritten descriptions of family farms; photographs of Maiden Creek meeting, school, bridge 5 Parvin family: Genealogy notes 6 Parvin family: Genealogy notes 7 Starr family: Genealogy notes and A. Pearson, family notes