MG-52 The Evelyn A. Benson Collection, [1951-1971]

1 box 14 folders 1 cubic ft.
Description: Collection consists of research notes and correspondence regarding the genealogical research of Ms. Benson for various clients. Of particular interest may be notes on the family of botanist John Bartram; early fur trader Patrick Boyd and his family's dealings with the Slaymakers; and photocopies of poems and writings of Susanna Wright. Ms. Benson's research mentions many families corollary to her main surname search subjects.

Organized by main surname subjects. Arranged alphabetically.

Folder 1 Atkinson/Minshall genealogies. Contains 21 pieces of correspondence and 46 notes.

Folder 2

Item 1. Baer genealogy. 15 notes.

Item 2. Bare genealogy. 90 pieces.

Folder 3

Item 1. Barnett genealogy. 3 letters and 7 notes.

Item 2. Barry/Lawson genealogies. 16 pieces of correspondence and 72 notes.

Folder 4

Item 1. Bartram genealogy. 32 notes.

Item 2. Bentley genealogy. 16 notes.

Item 3. Blackburn genealogy. 1 letter and 3 notes.

Folder 5 Boyd genealogy. 31 letters and 135 notes.

Folder 6 Brown/Patterson/Atcheson genealogy. 11 letters and 27 notes.

Folder 7

Item 1. Byers genealogy. 7 notes.

Item 2. Carl genealogy. 10 notes.

Item 3. Charlton genealogy. 2 letters.

Item 4. Collier genealogy. 6 letters and 5 notes.

Folder 8

Item 1. Davis letters (27).

Item 2. Ferguson genealogy. 3 letters, 7 notes.

Folder 9 Frantz genealogy. 4 letters and 156 notes.

Folder 10

Item 1. Gaddis genealogy. 5 letters and 7 notes.

Item 2. Hanna genealogy. 10 letters and 18 notes.

Folder 11

Item 1. Hope genealogy. 31 pieces of correspondence and 65 notes.

Item 2. Johnson genealogy. 5 pieces of correspondence and 8 notes.

Folder 12

Item 1. Lazarus/Levy genealogy. 7 pieces of correspondence and 23 notes.

Item 2. Lehman genealogy. 4 pieces of correspondence and 4 notes.

Item 3. McAnally genealogy. 7 pieces of correspondence and 10 notes.

Item 4. McEwen genealogy. 1 pedigree chart.

Folder 13 Shelhorn genealogy. 26 pieces of correspondence and 33 notes.

Folder 14 Susanna Wright papers. 47 photocopied pages of poems and writings. 1 letter regarding the source of the photocopies.