Price family papers


Collection 3690

1840-1990
(8.0 Linear feet 8 boxes; 2 volumes)
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Creator
Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884.
Title
Price family papers
ID
3690
Date [inclusive]
1840-1990
Extent
8.0 Linear feet 8 boxes; 2 volumes
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse
Sponsor
Processing of this collection was funded by Philip Price, Jr.
Language
English
Maps [Oversize]
2
Graphic materials [Oversize]
3
Maps [Oversize]
4
Text [Oversize]
1
Maps [Oversize]
6
Maps [Oversize]
5
Maps [Oversize]
8
Graphic materials [Oversize]
7
Text (00003195) [Box]
1
Maps [Oversize]
9
Text (00003197) [Box]
3
Text (00003196) [Box]
2
Text (00003204) [Volume]
2
Realia (00003202) [Box]
8
Text (00003203) [Volume]
1
Text (00003200) [Box]
6
Realia (00003201) [Box]
7
Text (00003198) [Box]
4
Text (00003199) [Box]
5
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of various members of the Price family, as separated from the Woodlands Cemetery Company papers (collection 3661). The main family members documented in this collection are Eli Kirk Price (1797-1884), John Sergeant Price (1831-1897), Eli Kirk Price II (1860-1933), Philip Price (1898-1989), Eli Kirk Price III (April 25, 1904-1976), and Philip Price Jr. (1934- ). Most of the members of this family were lawyers, and all were very involved in Philadelphia civic, cultural, and charity organizations. The personal materials in this collection favor the civic and charity work of the Price family members, especially work done with the Fairmount Park Commission. Aside from the Fairmount Park materials, this collection is mostly estate information, documenting the administration of the Price family estates.

Preferred Citation note

[Indicate cited item or series here], Price family papers (Collection 3690), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania November 2012

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research, although some materials containing personnel, payroll, or medical information are closed to researchers for 75 years after their creation.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

This collection was originally part of the Woodlands Cemetery Company papers (collection 3661) donated by the Woodlands Cemetery Company in 2004. It was separated from the Woodlands Cemetery Company papers during processing October 2012.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Price, Eli Kirk, 1904-1976.
  • Price, Eli Kirk, d. 1933.
  • Price, John Sergeant, 1831-1897.
  • Price, Philip, 1898-1989.
  • Price, Philip, Jr.

Subject(s)

  • Estates--United States.
  • Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Real estate business--Pennsylvania.
  • Real property--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps.
  • Real property--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

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Collection Inventory

I. Price, Eli Kirk (1797-1884) 1840-1985 

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7		 Volume
1		 Box
2		 Volume
2		 Box
1
Box Folder

"Stock certificates and deeds of lots [in Woodlands Cemetery] belonging to the estate of Eli Kirk Price" 1840-1856 

 1 1

Speech given before the Pennsylvania Senate on amendments to the constitution (photocopy) 1856 March 24 

 1 2

Speech given on Margaret Price Paxson's 88th birthday (photocopy) 1880 April 9 

 1 3

Will 1884 

 1 4

Portrait presented to the Fairmount Park Commission by J. Sergeant Price (photocopy) 1886 March 16 

 1 5

Speech made at the dedication of Price Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, by Hampton L. Carson 1900 February 22 

 1 6

Philip Price appointed executor and trustee of estate 1931 February 2 

 1 7
Volume

Estate executors' account, 1931-1949 1949 

 1
Box Folder

Elizabeth Gwen Martin appointed executor and trustee of estate 1933 February 17 

 1 8

Spruce Street property appraisal ("North side Spruce Street from 48th to 49th Streets; South side Spruce Street from 48th to 50th Streets") 1933 

 1 9

Certified copies of will 1934 June 28 

 1 10

Estate accounts and assets 1935-1936 

 1 11
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Plans and blueprints for Spruce Street property development 1935, 1937, 1944, 1959, 1974, undated 

 7
Box Folder

Mortgages 1943, undated 

 1 12

"Data regarding sale of 310-318 South 48th Street and Spruce Street stores" 1947-1959, 1965 

 1 13

Memoranda by Philip Price regarding the estates of Eli Kirk Price and J. Sergeant Price 1948, 1949 

 1 14

Statement of proposed distribution of estate 1950 January 5 

 1 15

Call for audit of estate 1950 July 3 

 1 16

Schedule for distribution of estate 1950 

 1 17

Agreement of sale between Philip Price and American Stores Company for 310-318 South 48th Street 1958 September 4 

 1 18

Title report for 310-318 South 48th Street 1958 September 19 

 1 19

Sale of 4820-4822 Spruce Street 1962, 1971 

 1 20

Appraisal of 4806-4822 Spruce Street 1969 March 25 

 1 21

Appraisal of 4806-4818 Spruce Street 1971 August 10 

 2 1
Volume

Estate account book, 1972-1985 1985 

 2
Box Folder

Sale of 4806-4818 Spruce Street 1973 December 7 

 2 2

"Trust of certain interests in the 'undivided estate' portion of the estate of Eli K. Price" 1973 

 2 3

129 Bethlehem Pike: The "Piper-Price House" 1981, undated 

 2 4

4806, 4810, 4812, and 4818 Spruce Street purchase by Woodlands Cemetery Company 1985 

 2 5

Biographical information undated 

 2 6

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II. Price, Eli Kirk II (1860-1933) 1863-1977 

 Box
2		 Oversize
1		 Box
7
Box Folder

Stocks and bonds 1863, 1885-1919, 1933 

 2 7
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Stock certificates 1889 

 1
Box Folder

Life insurance policies 1893-1910 

 2 8

Letters from Louis Ball of Newton Square, Pennsylvania, regarding debt owed to Price 1902, 1903 

 2 9

Will (photocopy) 1930 April 7 

 2 10

Schedule of distribution of estate 1933 

 2 11
Box

Silver cigarette case given to Eli K. Price II by Prince Takamatsu of Japan at a dinner at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 21, 1931 c. 1931 

 7
Box Folder

Declarations of trust for real estate to Woodlands Cemetery 1933-1934 

 2 12

Philip Price given Eli Kirk Price III's powers as trustee of Eli Kirk Price Jr.'s estate while Eli Kirk Price III is in the military 1945 April 2 

 2 13

Reinstatement of Eli Kirk Price III as trustree of Eli Kirk Price Jr.'s estate following discharge from military service 1960 July 20 

 2 14

Biographical research by Barbara Howe 1976 May 

 2 15

Executors' account of estate (1934-1977) 1977 

 2 16

Biographical information undated 

 2 17

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III. Price, Philip (1898-1981) 1868-1972 

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9		 Oversize
5		 Box
3		 Box
2
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Maps and plans of Fairmount Park 1868, 1956, 1965, undated 

 5
Box Folder

"Agreements with boat clubs, etc." in Fairmount Park 1927, 1937-1939, 1951-1969 

 2 18

Fairmount Park historic houses 1935, 1951-1957, 1966-1971 

 2 19

"Parks and parkways miscellaneous" 1949, 1957-1968 

 3 1

Fairmount Park Commission handbook 1952 

 3 2

Certificates of appointment as park commissioner 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967 

 3 3

Proposed site for Thomas S. Gates High School 1957, 1969-1971 

 3 4

"Attempts to use park land for other purposes" 1958-1969 

 3 5

Fort Mifflin "report to the Greater Philadelphia Movement upon historical aspects and preservation problems" 1959 

 3 6

Loudoun Mansion 1966-1971 

 3 7

Sale of Rodin's The Kiss 1968-1971 

 3 8

Fairmount Park historic houses 1968-1972 

 3 9

Photographs of watercolor painting of Belmont Mansion 1969, undated 

 3 10
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Thomas S. Gates High School maps and plans 1970-1971 

 9
Box Folder

Fairmount Park proposed housing development 1971 

 3 11

Philip Price not re-elected as Fairmount Park commissioner 1972 

 3 12

"East Park: A Concept Toward a More Abundant Life" 1970s 

 3 13

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IV. Price, Eli Kirk III (1904-1974) 1951-1977 

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2		 Box
8		 Box
4		 Box
3
Box Folder

"Inventory and valuations of furniture and furnishings for insurance purposes in the residence of Eli Kirk Price III, 129 Bethlehem Pike" 1951 

 3 14
Box

Richard Nixon medal "for the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society" c. 1969 

 8
Box Folder

"Inventory and appraisement for insurance purposes: Furniture and furnishings in the residence of Mr. Eli Kirk Price III, 129 Bethlehem Pike" 1970 July 22 

 4 1

Will and codicil 1970, 1972 

 4 2

"Dossier on Eli Kirk Price III, candidate for state senate campaign in 1974 in Chestnut Hill and Germantown area, 9th ward" 1973, 1974 

 4 3

Obituaries 1976 October 26 

 4 4

Appraisal of house at 129 Bethlehem Pike 1976 

 4 5

Estate 1976-1977 

 4 6

Will of Lydia T. Morris and the Morris Arboretum 1977 May 16 

 4 7

Awards 1977 

 4 8

First and final account of executors of will 1979 

 4 9
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Map of Eastern Delaware County undated 

 2

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V. Price, Philip Jr. (1934- ) 1946-1991 

 Box
4		 Box
6
Box Folder

Workers' compensation and insurance for employees [Closed to researchers until 2060] 1946, 1961, 1976-1985 

 4 10

Real estate 1967, 1983 

 4 11

Workers' compensation and insurance for employees [Closed to researchers until 2065] 1979-1990 

 4 12
Box

Woodlands Cemetery Company fire and liability insurance 1970s 

 6

Mortgages and real estate 1970s-1980s 

 6
Box Folder

Bills 1985, 1989-1991 

 4 13

Miscellaneous 1980s, undated 

 4 14

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VI. Other family members 1866-1979 

 Box
4		 Box
5
Box Folder

Price, John Sergeant (1831-1897): Estate and investments 1866-1917 

 4 15

Price, John Sergeant: "In memoriam John Sergeant Price: Proceedings of a meeting of the Bar of Philadelphia" 1897 October 16 

 4 16

Price, John Sergeant: Will 1897 

 4 17

Price, John Sergeant: Obituary 1898 January 27 

 5 1

Price, John Sergeant: Biographical information undated 

 5 2

Martin, Elizabeth Price (1864-1933): Will 1931 January 31 

 5 3

Martin, Elizabeth Price: Federal estate tax return 1932 June 10 

 5 4

Martin, Elizabeth Price: "Philip Price, trustee under the will of Elizabeth Price Martin, deceased, real estate acquired through forclosure" c. 1944 

 5 5

Martin, Elizabeth Price: Trustees' account of estate 1978 

 5 6

Martin, Elizabeth Price: Trustees' account of estate 1979 

 5 6

Rivinus, Edward Florens (1878-1958): Estate and will 1942-1948 

 5 8

Rivinus, Edward Florens: Florida property 1946-1947 

 5 9

Rivinus, Edward Florens: Medical history, transcriptions and excerpts from doctors' letters [Closed to researchers until 2022] c. 1947 

 5 10

Rivinus, Edward Florens: "Estate tax matters" 1966, undated 

 5 11

Price, John Sergeant Jr. (1883-1948): Will 1948 

 5 12

Price, John Sergeant Jr.: First and final account of estate 1956 

 5 13

Price, John Sergeant Jr.: Examination of estate 1964 

 5 14

Price, Evelyn Taylor: Estate 1938-1948 

 5 15

Price, Evelyn Taylor: Estate account 1945 

 5 16

Price, Evelyn Taylor: Estate debt owed and paid to the estate of Eli Kirk Price c. 1951 

 5 17

Rivinus, Marion Willis Martin: Estate account 1947 

 5 18

Martin, Elizabeth Gwen (1894-1950): Will 1946 December 21 

 5 19

Martin, Elizabeth Gwen: Death certificate 1950 October 10 

 5 20

Martin, Elizabeth Gwen: Agreement between executors of her estate and purchaser of land owned by her descendant 1951 

 5 21

Martin, Elizabeth Gwen: Approval of account, receipt, and release of estate 1965 

 5 22

Bartol, Margaretta Harrison: Will 1960 

 5 23

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VII. Subject files 1936-1985 

 Box
6		 Box
5		 Oversize
3		 Oversize
8		 Oversize
6		 Oversize
4
Box Folder

Genealogy of Price family undated 

 5 24
Box

Price family investment and property records 1951-1985 

 6
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Map: Eastern Canada 1967 

 4

Map: Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) 1936 

 6

Map: Philadelphia Transportation Company Street and Transit Map of Philadelphia 1966 March 

 8

Plan of properties in the 21st Ward at Richter and Sumac Streets, made for the Code Products Corporation and Morgan J. Lewis 1954 

 3
Box

Property records relating to family members' estates c. 1970 

 6

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