Phebe Westcott Humphreys serials writing collection


Collection V02B

1893-1907
(0.4 Linear feet ; 4 volumes [13 items])
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Creator
Humphreys, Phebe Westcott, 1864-1939.
Title
Phebe Westcott Humphreys serials writing collection
ID
V02B
Date [inclusive]
1893-1907
Extent
0.4 Linear feet ; 4 volumes [13 items]
Author
Finding aid prepared by Cary Hutto.
Language
English
Abstract
This collection contains multiple serials such as the Mayflower,  Home Queen,  The Ledger, and  Table Talk. All of which contain articles written by Phebe Westcott Humphreys and deal with various topics including horticulture, fasting diets, cooking, historic architecture, and more. Her by-lines vary as Phebe W. Humphreys, P.W. Humphreys or the pseudonym "Pheobus," as displayed in her  Home Queen article entitled "Queens Garden" in March of 1896.

Preferred citation

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Phebe Westcott Humphreys serials writing collection (Collection V02B), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2024.

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

Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Custodial history

Collection donated through HSP's library and transferred to the archives, 2022.

Provenance

Gift of Eve Kahn, 2022.

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Related Materials

Related materials

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Phebe Westcott Humphreys photograph collection (Collection V02A)

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Architecture, Domestic--Pennsylvania--Ardmore--History.
  • Cooking.
  • Fasting.
  • Flowers.
  • Horticultural journalism.
  • Planting (Plant culture).

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Collection Inventory

Volume

The Mayflower (five issues) 1893, 1894 

Inventory

Volume 1, item 1: The Mayflower, January 1893 ("Fruit and fruit trees")

Volume 1, item 2: The Mayflower, March 1893 (“Fruit and fruit trees”)

Volume 1, item 3: The Mayflower, April 1893 ("Fruit and fruit trees")

Volume 1, item 4: The Mayflower, September 1893 ("Importance of naming fruits")

Volume 1, item 5: The Mayflower, May 1894 ("Instructive notes")

 1

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The Mayflower (three issues) 1896 

Inventory

Volume 2, item 1: The Mayflower, July 1896 ("Casual comment")

Volume 2, item 2: The Mayflower, September 1896 ("Casual comment")

Volume 2, item 3: The Mayflower, November 1896 ("Casual comment”)

 2

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Home Queen (one issue);  The Ledger Monthly (three issues) 1896, 1902 

Inventory

Volume 3, item 1: Home Queen, March 1896 ("Starting the March seedlings")

Volume 3, item 2: The Ledger Monthly, May 1902 ("Ancient Days of Fasting and Prayer")

Volume 3, item 3: The Ledger Monthly, July 1902 ("Solving the problem of summer cookery")

Volume 3, item 4: The Ledger Monthly, August 1902 ("Solving the problem of summer cookery")

 3

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Table Talk (bound) January-December 1907 

Inventory

Contains articles 14-25 of Humphrey's series, "Famous Banqueting Houses," one published per month.

 4

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