Fox family papers, 1755-1969 (inclusive, 1819-1910 (bulk)
The Fox family papers date from 1755 to 1969, and include correspondence, diaries, and miscellaneous materials. Correspondence is the largest group of records, and documents the early mercantile and political activities of some of the earliest Foxes to come to America, as well as the pioneering efforts of the lawyer Joseph Fox and his wife Hannah Emlem, who settled the town of Foxburg, Pennsylvania in Clarion County. Generations of Joseph and Hannah's descendants also resided on that land and the correspondence also addresses their experience. Three diaries written by Thomas Fisher, Joseph M. Fox, and Mary Rodman Fisher document the 1777 Quaker exile in Virginia, a politician's campaign for a congressional Democratic nomination, and a woman's daily activities respectively. Among the miscellaneous materials are indentures, estate papers, photographs and stereopticon cards
Archival Material, English, 1755