Box 1

The autograph book was a gift to Mary Kimber(b. 1832) from her Grandmother, Susannah B. Shober. It includes autographs and personal notes from various family members including Regina Shober, T. Kimber, and William Shober. The dates of the signatures range from 1850-1852.

The memorial scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and photographs documenting the deaths Marmaduke Cope Kimber(d.1878), Regina Shober (d.1865),T. William Kimber (d.1885), Thomas Kimber (d.1890),Frances Potts, Margaret C. Kimber(d.1890), Samuel H. Clapp(d.1891), Phebe M. Clapp (d.1892), and James Carey (d.1894).

The book provides a brief unpublished history of the life of Margaret Cheston, and a tribute by her family.

The scrapbook primarily documents Margaret C. Thomas’s years as a student at Bryn Mawr College. It contains journal entries, poetry, photographs, and newspaper clippings about Bryn Mawr.