Samuel Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of 836 artifacts, mostly paper documents, belonging to the Samuel family of Philadelphia.
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1948
Biographical / Historical
The Samuels were a prominent Jewish family in Philadelphia, and through marriage were related to other Jewish families in New York and the South. The central figure of this archival collection is John Samuel (1829-1913), a prominent Philadelphia attorney and member of the Congregation Mikveh Israel.
Extent
TBD Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Athenaeum by Lois Samuel in 1968.
General
Although the majority of the collection is in English, there are also documents in Hebrew, French, and Icelandic
General
Records indicate that the collection includes 2 additional boxes, but they cannot be located in the Athenaeum's collections.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Repository
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