| 1 | Author: | Wyck Association | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Wyck Association Collection | ||
| Dates: | 1663-1972 | ||
| Abstract: | The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.52 | ||
| Extent: | 151.5 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | Trade | ||
| Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | ||
| Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Agriculture | Culture, community, organizations | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting | Horticulture | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs | Quakers | Race, race relations, racism | Reconstruction | Religion, religious organizations | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Social problems. |
