Series 4. PHOTOGRAPHS, 1921 and undated
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This small collection of correspondence, 1855-1881, documents
the personal life, particularly the youth, of William W. Keen.
Also included are three photographs of Keen and his wife, Emma
Corinna (Borden) Keen, 1921 and undated; biographical information concerning
Keen's military career and estate, 1923-1932; and two lecture
admission tickets from the Philadelphia School of Anatomy, circa
1866.
Major correspondents in Series 2.1 are Keen's father, William W. Keen (1797-1882), his elder brother, Charles B. Keen, and sisterin law, Harriet. The extensive series of letters from father to son, 1855-1862, concern many family matters, Keen's undergraduate education at Brown University, bank failures in Philadelphia in 1857, and impressions of the beginnings of the Civil War. The letters from Charles B. Keen, 1859-1865, and Harriet Keen, 1865, give vivid accounts of popular reaction in Philadelphia to the final events of the Civil War, including the fall of Richmond, the surrender of Robert E. Lee, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Also contained in this series are three letters, 1881, from Keen and his wife to their four daughters. These letters, written at sea and in England, describe the Keen's transatlantic voyage and impressions of London and Oxford.
The letters in Series 2.2 are from friends of William W. Keen who were associated with his student days at Brown University. There are detailed accounts of army life during the Civil War from Samuel T. Poinier, G. L. Porter, who was a physician during the war, and H. K. Porter. The series of letters from H. K. Porter, 1860-1864, also describe Porter's student life at Brown and the Newton Theological Institution and his attachment to "Tinnie" [Emma Corinna Borden] who later became the wife of William W. Keen. Also included are several letters from Lizzie C. Sears, the daughter of Barnas Sears, president of Brown University.
Major correspondents in Series 2.1 are Keen's father, William W. Keen (1797-1882), his elder brother, Charles B. Keen, and sisterin law, Harriet. The extensive series of letters from father to son, 1855-1862, concern many family matters, Keen's undergraduate education at Brown University, bank failures in Philadelphia in 1857, and impressions of the beginnings of the Civil War. The letters from Charles B. Keen, 1859-1865, and Harriet Keen, 1865, give vivid accounts of popular reaction in Philadelphia to the final events of the Civil War, including the fall of Richmond, the surrender of Robert E. Lee, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Also contained in this series are three letters, 1881, from Keen and his wife to their four daughters. These letters, written at sea and in England, describe the Keen's transatlantic voyage and impressions of London and Oxford.
The letters in Series 2.2 are from friends of William W. Keen who were associated with his student days at Brown University. There are detailed accounts of army life during the Civil War from Samuel T. Poinier, G. L. Porter, who was a physician during the war, and H. K. Porter. The series of letters from H. K. Porter, 1860-1864, also describe Porter's student life at Brown and the Newton Theological Institution and his attachment to "Tinnie" [Emma Corinna Borden] who later became the wife of William W. Keen. Also included are several letters from Lizzie C. Sears, the daughter of Barnas Sears, president of Brown University.
Dates
- 1921 and undated
Extent
From the Series: 2 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Keen, William W. (William Williams) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
