%eadnotat; ]> 5201dotu Donald Carre Turner Genealogical Research Papers, 1856-1990 POD Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1998 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Donald Carre Turner Genealogical Research Papers, 1856-1990 POD Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1998 Descriptive Summary Genealogical Research Papers, 1856-1990 RG 5/201 Donald Carre Turner (1909-1989) 10 boxes; 4.75 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 Donald Carré Turner (1909-1989) was a construction executive, a genealogist, and an alumnus of Swarthmore College. After his retirement in 1972, Turner devoted much of his time to genealogy. The Turner family was from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and came to this country from England in the seventeenth century. Earlier generations were members of Third Haven and Cecil Monthly Meetings. Lineal surnames include Carré, Birch, Caulk, Betterton, Wilson, Jefferey, Homestead, Course, Sinclair, Williams, and many others. The collection consists primarily of the contents of binders assembled by Donald C. Turner in his research on the genealogy of his family. Turner meticulously documented his sources, and included copies of most of the relevant papers. The names of the files in Series 1 are those used by Turner. Most of the material consists of notes and copies of documents, but there are a few original records. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL Donald Carré Turner (1909-1989) was a construction executive, a genealogist, and an alumnus of Swarthmore College. 1926-1931Donald Carré Turner was born in Jenkintown and raised in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He joined a dance band, the Highlanders, in 1926 and played banjo and rhythm guitar. After his graduation from Swarthmore with a degree in Economics in 1931, he toured with the band and appeared at the Skytop Resort in the Poconos. 1930s-1970s, 1963-1971Donald C. Turner was also an executive with the Turner Construction Company, founded by his uncle, Henry C. Turner, in 1920. The former served as the contract manager for the Philadelphia territory, and worked on a number of buildings in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. He was also involved in a number of professional societies and served as a member of the Upper Providence School District Authority from 1963-1971 1972-1989After his retirement in 1972, Turner devoted much of his time to genealogy. The Turner family was from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and came to this country from England in the seventeenth century. Earlier generations were members of Third Haven and Cecil Monthly Meetings. Lineal surnames include Carré, Birch, Caulk, Betterton, Wilson, Jefferey, Homestead, Course, Sinclair, Williams, and many others. SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection consists primarily of the contents of binders assembled by Donald C. Turner in his research on the genealogy of his family. Turner meticulously documented his sources, and included copies of most of the relevant papers. The names of the files in Series 1 are those used by Turner. Most of the material consists of notes and copies of documents, but there are a few original records.

These have been retained as arranged by Turner. Series 2 and 3 consist of personal papers and memorabilia of Donald C. Turner, his wife, and earlier generations of the Turner and Carre families. Photographs received with the collection have been processed and housed separately as PA collection.

 Arrangement Genealogical Notebooks and files. Donald C. and Agnes Reed Turner Papers Turner & Carré Family Papers. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Donor: Thomas R. Turner, 1997; Accession number: 97-022, 97-036

This collection was the gift of Thomas R. Turner and came to the Library in two sections, the genealogical files (Series 1) which were delivered by Howard S. Turner on 5/8/97, and the family papers and memorabilia (Series 2-3) delivered by Thomas R. Turner on 7/14/97.

 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], RG 5/201, Donald Carré Turner Genealogical Research Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Processing information

The collection consists primarily of the contents of binders assembled by Donald C. Turner in his research on the genealogy of his family. Turner meticulously documented his sources, and included copies of most of the relevant papers. The names of the files in Series 1 are those used by Turner. Most of the material consists of notes and copies of documents, but there are a few original records. These have been retained as arranged by Turner. Series 2&3 consist of personal papers and memorabilia of Donald C. Turner, his wife, and earlier generations of the Turner and Carre families. Photographs received with the collection have been processed and housed separately as PA

Some photopgraphs and pictorial materials, originally part of the colelction, have been removed and added to a PA.

 Related Material

See also:

FHL RG5/152, Turner Family Papers FHL Publications: Three Hundred Years of Baptist Witness (Cohansey Church, Roadstown, NJ.) Philadelphia Directory, 1819 The "Eden" of the Eastern Shore 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.

Turner Family Carre Family Birch Family Caulk Family Betterton Family Wilson Family Jeffery Family Sinclair Family Williams Family Quakers - Maryland - Talbot County Quakers - Maryland - Kent County Quakers - Pennsylvania DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Genealogical notebooks and files, 1941-1989 Ancestor Charts of Donald Carré Turner 1983-87 1 1 Work Book ca. 1985 1 2 Turner Early Search 1977-89 1 3 Lafayette Natchez, Carré 1, Peale 1962-83 1 4 Carré 2 1973-88 1 5 Carré in France 1977-86 2 6 St. Dominique 1978-80 2 7 Families married to Carré 2 (Bochius, Chapin, etc.) 1975 & n.d. 2 8 Agnes R. Turner (file A) 1978-84 2 9 Agnes R. Turner (file B) 1967-85 2 10 Jeffery, Maginnis 1976-80 3 11 Purdue, Slack 1979-81 3 12 Caulk, Sluyter 1971-84 3 13 Birch, Wilson 1979-84 3 14 Day 1969-88 3 15 Decourcy Skipwith, Thomas, Hanson 1876-84 4 16 Sinclair, Coppock, Morton, Williams, Traviller 1958-82 4 17 McDonald, Vance, laroux, Clarke, Metts - Homestead 1983-84 4 18 Kinsey, Ogborne, Bradshaw, Yeates 1987 & n.d. 4 19 LDS - Southwark, Coat of Arms, Census Public Records 1974-86 5 20 Philadelphia general 1975-80 5 21 Betterton 1985-89 5 22 Clermont Seminary 1977-79 5 23 Current materials: F.H.L., Chester County Historical Society, etc. 1981-90 5 24 Genealogy charts of Donald Carré Turner Family 1983 6 25 copy Turner family 1977-89 6 26 Turner family (safe deposit box file) 1981 & n.d. 6 27 Richard T. Turner Journals, 1836-1838 1983 6 28 copies Day family & Mayflower Society 1941, 1982-86 6 29 Carré, Caulk family 1944-53 7 30 Notes: General search n.d. 7 31 Notes: Military Records n.d. 7 32 Materials from Millicent Cooper on Carré 1988 7 33 Lecture notes on genealogy 1973 7 34 The Delaware Historical and Genealogical Recall of Matilda Spencer Hart 1984 7 35 Elizabeth Chandlee Forman, Old Cecil Meeting 1942 7 36 Ser. 2. Donald C. and Agnes Reed Turner Papers, 1938-1991 Florence Day Reed memorial book & Irving Reed obituary 1938, 1961 8 37 Agnes Reed employment records 1936-63 8 38 Gordon Lippincott memoir 1991 8 39 copy Highlanders misc. 1931-1982 The Highlanders (memoir) 1982 8 40 Highlanders project 1981-83 8 41 Highlanders memorabilia 1931-82 8 42 Highlanders cruise 1933-34 8 43 Swarthmore College songs ca. 1929 8 44 Wedding memorabilia 1938 9 45 Travel documents 1935,1955, 1965 9 46 Agnes and Don Turner Christmas letters 1968-88 9 47 Christmas letters (Martha Turner) 1978-79 9 48 Swarthmore College Alumni trip to Europe 1983 9 Correspondence re DCTurner's 75th birthday 1984 9 50 Ser.3. Turner & Carré Family Papers, 1908-1986 The Turner Family by H.C. Forman 1933 9 51 Helen C. & Joseph A. Turner's travel documents 1938, 1950, 1958 10 51a Helen C. & Joseph A. Turner's marriage book 1908 10 52 Correspondence 1909-37 10 53 Anne E. Bowers papers 1856-86 10 54 Eliz. B. Turner papers ca. 1839 10 55 Turner family miscellaneous 1920-31 10 56 Financial records 1882-90 10 57 Carré family miscellaneous n.d. 10 58