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Humphreys Family papers

4 cartons, 2 boxes (5 linear feet)

(1860 – 1963)

bulk 1890-1933

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2012.048
Creator(s) Humphreys, Eugene W. ; Humphreys, Josephine
Acquisition

The Humphreys Family papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by K. King Burnett in a series of donations beginning in 2009.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen McRoberts, July 2014 with additions by Juliann McNelia, March 2016 and with additions and edits by Kenneth Forest, January 2019.
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Oversize materials have been housed in the Nabb Research Center’s Flat File system.

Library materials have been cataloged and housed in Rare Books and the Nabb Research Center’s non-circulating collection.  
Abstract

The Humphreys family papers document the educational and social activities of Dr. Eugene and Josephine Humphreys and their children who lived at 105 Broad Street, Salisbury, Maryland. Materials date from 1867-1963 with the bulk of the material dating from 1890-1933 including correspondence, educational, economic and photographic materials of the family. Also documented through correspondence, legal records, and photographs are boarders who resided with the Humphreys and associated families including Mary Gordon Toadvine, Joseph and Mary Graham and John D. Williams.

Biographical History

Dr. Eugene W. Humphreys (1848-1907) and his wife, M. Josephine Humphreys Tarr (1851-1939) residents of Salisbury, Maryland were married in October of 1869. Dr. Humphreys was educated at Princeton University where he received his medical degree in 1869, he returned to Salisbury where he practiced medicine and served as the medical examiner. The Humphreys lived at 105 Broad Street in Salisbury; there they had five children, Lucy Eugenie (1870-1898), R. Parsons (1874-1898), E. Dudley (1878-1928), Mary Elizabeth (1881-1975), Nelly Rock (1884-1953), and M. Josephine (1889-1889). Lucy would go on to marry Richard Steuart of Baltimore who was a columnist for the Baltimore Sun and wrote under the alias Carroll Dulaney. Over the course of several years the Humphreys family hosted many boarders in their home including Mary Gordon Toadvine. The family participated in many local activities and social clubs.

Scope and Content Note

The Humphreys Family papers contain and document the activities of the family from Salisbury, Maryland; the papers have been arranged into four series: FAMILY FILES, ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES and VISUAL MATERIALS. Family Files document the activities of the immediate Humphreys family who lived at 105 Broad Street, Salisbury, Maryland. Associated Families documents those who boarded at the Humphreys home but were also associated with the family including the Joseph and Mary Graham as well as Mary Gordon Toadvine. Associated Businesses documents religious and retail establishments located in and around Salisbury, Maryland. Visual Materials features a series of portraits in various photograph types taken in differing geographic locations; all of the photographs in this series are unidentified.

 

Arrangement Statement

The Humphreys Family papers have been arranged into four series, FAMILY FILES, ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES and VISUAL MATERIALS.

Boxes 4 and 5 were an addition donated in 2015 and 2016 and have not been part of the initial arrangement of materials. These boxes include correspondence, family history, photographs, local ephemera, and recipes. 

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Business
    • Graham Family
    • Humphreys Family
    • Medical History
    • Recipes
  • Corporate Names
    • American Red Cross
    • Knights of Pythias, No. 56
    • L.E. Williams and Company
    • Parsons Cemetery
    • Princeton University
    • Salisbury High School
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church
    • United States Army
  • Personal Names
    • Humphreys, Eugene W. (1848-1907)
    • Humphreys, M. Josephine (1851-1939)
    • Humphreys, Mary Elizabeth (1881-1975)
    • Toadvine, Mary Gordon ( )
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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Series I: Family Files

Box 1

1.      Marriage Certificate, Thomas H. Roben and Mary E. Rock, 1867 May 8

2.      Will and Testament, Josephine Humphreys, 1922 May 9

3.      Obituaries, Humphreys Family, 1872, 1951

4.      Burial Records, Parsons Cemetery, undated

5.      Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Humphreys Family, 1898-1961

6.      Correspondence, From L. Atwood Bennett to Josephine Humphreys, 1916 July 25

7.      Correspondence, From Family Members to Josephine Humphreys, 1922-1937

8.      Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Nelly Humphreys, 1901-1915

9.      Correspondence, From Edith Shears to Elizabeth Humphreys, 1907 February

10.  Correspondence, From Family Members to Elizabeth Humphreys, 1955-1959

11.  Correspondence, From Business Associates to Richard Steuart, 1940s

12.  Correspondence, From Your Devoted Old Man to My Darling, Baltimore, Md., circa 1922

13.  Bank Account, Josephine Humphreys, 1907-1909, 1924-1925

14.  Cancelled Checks, Eugene and Josephine Humphreys, 1888-1891

15.  Cancelled Checks, Eugene and Josephine Humphreys, 1923-1935

16.  Mortgage, Estate of Theodore Humphreys, 1892 February 6

17.  Mortgage Loans, Eugene W. Humphreys, 1898-1907, 1932-1935, 1954

18.  Lease Termination, Tilghman Farm, Eugene Humphreys vs. Henry W. Ryall, 1907 March 17

19.  Property Tax Assessment, 105 Broad Street, 1908-1933

20.  Tax Assessment, 1927-1933

21.  Receipts, State and County Taxes, 1916-1935

22.  Insurance Policies, Eugene Humphreys, 105 Broad Street, 1900-1908

23.  Receipt, Goods Purchased, Theodore Humphreys, 1898

24.  Receipts, Goods and Services Purchased, Eugene and Josephine Humphreys, 1890-1934

25.  Receipts, Goods and Services Purchased, Eugene and Josephine Humphreys, 1899-1933

26.  Ledger, Eugene Humphreys, Patient Arrival and Departure, 1887

27.  Ledger, Eugene Humphreys, Patient Accounts, 1899

28.  Certificate, Medical Examiner, Eugene Humphreys, 1881 February 1

29.  Ephe1mera, Medical Treatments, 1890-1903

30.  Medical Insurance, 1903

31.  Ephemera, Princeton University Memorial Volume Class of 1869, 1899

32.  Reunion, Princeton University Class of 1869, 1904 June 13

33.  Education Materials, 1895-1910

34.  Handwritten Short Stories, Elizabeth Humphreys, circa 1915-1930

35.  Report Cards, Salisbury High School, 1880-1898

36.  Letterhead, E. Dudley Humphreys, Surveyor / Electrician, circa 1920

37.  Pension Application, E. Dudley Humphreys, 1930

38.  Certificates, Red Cross Blood Donor, Nelly Humphreys, 1944

39.  Copper Plate Etching, Calling Card, Elizabeth Humphreys, circa 1950

40.  Calling Cards, 1940s

41.  Ephemera, Remarks of Richard D. Steuart, Society of Colonial Wars, Maryland, 1943 March 25

42.  Photographs, Humphreys Family, circa 1890-1910

 

Box 2

1.      Photographs, Humphreys Family, circa 1890-1910

2.      Photograph, Tin Type, Stuart Humphreys, 1897

3.      Photographs, Prints, Humphreys Family, circa 1900-1920

4.      Photographs, Prints, Humphreys Family, 1905-1955

5.      Photographs, Prints, Humphreys Family, circa 1915-1955

6.      Photographs, Army Nurse Corps, Nelly Humphreys, 1917-1920

7.      Photographs, Richard and Lucy Humphreys Steuart, 1920s -1930s

8.      Photographs, Richard and Lucy Humphreys Steuart, 1920s-1930s

9.      Photographs, Richard and Lucy Humphreys Steuart Family, 1930s-1960s

Series II: Associated Families

10. Maryland Bar Association, Joseph Armstrong Graham, 1877 July 30

11. Correspondence, From Various People to Joseph A. and Mary W. Graham, 1892-1904

12. Ledger, Income Accounts and Receipts, Mary W. Graham, 1925-1944

13. Dictionary, Harriet Graham, 1900

14. Photographs, Tin Types, Graham Family, circa 1885-1895

15. Photographs, Prints, Graham Family, circa 1890-1900

16. Photographs, Prints, Graham Family, circa 1890-1900

17. Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Mary Gordon Toadvine, 1881-1920

18. Commencement Exercises, Mary Gordon Toadvine, 1901

19. Cancelled Checks, Mary Gordon Toadvine, 1908-1910

20. Photographs, Mary Gordon Toadvine, circa 1900

21. Bank Account, Isaac N. Todd, 1911, 1926
22. Discharge, United States Army, Isaac N. Todd, 1918 October 24

23. Membership Card, Old Glory Council No. 10, Isaac N. Todd, 1925-1928

24. Autograph Book, Mamie V. Williams, 1878-1881

25. Divorce Court Documents, Amanda Florence Williams vs. John Dashiell Williams, 1911

26. Membership Card, Young Men’s Christian Association, John D. Williams, 1922

27. Death Notice, John D. Williams, 1925

28. Death Notice, Purnell E. Jones, 1875 December 3

29. Photograph, Print, Robert Ennalls Powell Cannon, 1917

30. Photograph, Cabinet Card, Sally Dillridge, circa 1890-1900

31. Photographs, Cabinet Cards, Frank Gunby, circa 1885-1900

32. Photograph, Tin Type, Ruth Gunby, circa 1890-1895

33. Photograph, Post Card, Hollis J. Lowe, Jr., 1913 March 5

34. Photograph, Print, Emma L. Smith, 1912 May 4

 

Series III: Associated Businesses

Box 3

1.      St. Peter’s Church, Presbyterian, 1841-1843, 1920s

2.      Correspondence, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 1916-1917, 1963

3.      Schedule Bond, Knights of Pythias, Salisbury Lodge No. 56, 1901 January 11

4.      Program, Salisbury Times Better Homes Exhibition Electric Cooking School, 1920s

5.      Recipes, 1900-1950

6.      Report on Audi, L.E. Williams and Company, 1921

7.      Statement, Salisbury Water Company, 1915, 1920-1934

8.      Program, Ulman’s Theatre, 1938

9.      Results, Primary Democratic Election, 1930s

10.  Ephemera, Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, 1907

11.  Ephemera, Confederate Veteran, 1924 May

12.  List, Baseball Club, Salisbury, Md., 1876

13.  Motor Vehicle Registration, 1918-1920

14.  List, Names and Telephone Numbers, circa 1915-1925

15.  Memorandum Notebooks, 1900, 1934

16.  Day Book, 1915, 1925-1926

Series IV: Visual Materials

17.  Photographs, Portraits, Salisbury, Md., circa 1885-1900

18.  Photographs, Portraits, Baltimore, Md., circa 1890-1910

19.  Photographs, Portraits, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, circa 1895-1905

20.  Photographs, Portraits, Pennsylvania, circa 1880-1905

21.  Photographs, Portraits, New York and New Jersey, circa 1890-1920

22.  Photographs, Portraits, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Minnesota, circa 1880-1900

23.  Photographs, Portraits, Louisiana, circa 1885-1895

24.  Photograph, Ambrotype, Unidentified, circa 1855-1865

25.  Photographs, Tin Types, Unidentified, circa 1885-1900

26.  Photographs, Portraits, circa 1885-1905

27.  Photograph, Post Cards, circa 1905-1920

28.  Photograph Album, circa 1890-1900

 

Box 4

1.      Correspondence, From Various People to Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Humphreys, 1871-1938

2.      Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Lucy E. Humphreys, 1897-1941

3.      Correspondence, From Family and Friend to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Humphreys, 1897-1942

4.      Correspondence, From Family, Writings and Receipts, R. Parsons Humphreys, 1898

5.      Correspondence From Friends and  Family to Mary Elizabeth Humphreys, 1880-1950

6.      Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Nelly R. and Betty Humphreys, 1941-1952

7.      Correspondence, From Billy and Helen Steuart to Nelly R. Humphreys, 1944-1952

8.      Correspondence, From Various Persons to Nelly R. Humphreys, 1926-1952

9.      Correspondence, From Friends and Family to Betty, Nelly Humphreys and Mary G. Toadvine, 1947-1952

10.  Correspondence, From Nelly R. Humphreys to Various Persons, 1916-1951

11.  Correspondence, From Richard D. Steuart to Nelly Humphreys, undated

12.  Correspondence, From Various Persons to Richard D. Steuart, 1944-1951

13.  Correspondence, From Various Persons to Mary G. Toadvine, 1911-1948

14.  Correspondence, From Various Persons to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Graham, 1900-1930

15.  Caledonian Society, Joseph Armstrong Graham, 1900 December 13

16.  Photograph, Joseph A. Graham, undated

17.  Correspondence, From Various Persons to John D. Williams, 1907-1911

18.  Correspondence, From John D. Williams to P. Leonard Wailes, 1911 April 14

19.  Will and Testament, Elizabeth Humphreys, 1908

20.  Death Cards, “Miss Mary Elizabeth Humphreys”, undated

21.  Will and Testament, Mary Gordon Toadvine, 1947 December 26

22.  Obituary, Mary Reigart Toadvin, undated

23.  Agreement, M. Josephine Humphreys, 1924 April 20

24.  Settlement, Between Mrs. E.W. Humphreys and Miss Tarr, 1920 January 26

25.  Estate Inventory, Humphreys Family, 1882 March 20

26.  Estate Inventory, 1951 November

27.  Account Book, Mary J. Humphreys, 1915

28.  Statements and Receipts, Josephine Humphreys, 1916-1926

29.  Mortgage Receipts, Various Persons, 1916 May 17-December 12

30.  Statement, State of Maryland Comptroller’s Office, Annapolis Maryland, 1876 June 16

31.  Photograph, Humphreys Family and Friends, 1897-1898

32.  Photographs, Humphreys Family and Friends, undated

33.  Tintype Photograph, Family, and Girl, circa 1870-1885

34.  Photographs, Girl, undated

35.  Research Notes, Humphreys Family, “Walter C. and Thomas Humphreys”, 1825, 1868

36.  Roll of Women’s Guild, Names and Street Addresses, undated

37.  Picture, “ON TO VICTORY, Fitzburgh Lee, Major General of Volunteer U.S.”, circa 1863

38.  Newspaper Article, The Baltimore Sun “One Choice- We Have Made It-President Wilson”,1917

39.  Article, From The Gregg Writer for April “Salome L. Tarr”, undated

40.  Ticket stub, Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Co.,1937 August 22

41.  Card, From Friend to Miss Minnie V. Tarr, 1929 September 12

42.  Signed Card and Postcards, undated

43.  Postcards, undated

44.  Music Staff Book, Mary Elizabeth Humphreys, undated

45.  Poetry Book, “Miss Isabella Huston”, 1832

46.  Song and Poetry, undated

47.  Booklet, “The Gorham Co. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths”, undated

48.  Brochure, “The Adventure of Prayer”, Admiddon and Co., undated

49.  Brochure, “West Huntsville Lots For Sale”, undated

 

Box 5

1.  Recipe and School Notebook, M. Josephine and Eugene W. Humphreys,1866

2.  Recipes, From Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Humphreys’ Recipe Book, 1866

3.  Recipes, Lucy E. Humphreys’ Recipe Book, undated

4.  Recipes, Humphreys Family Recipes, undated

5.  Recipes, From E. Hanley Toadvine Charles F. Sweet, Gordon H. Toadvine, undated

6.  Cookbook, “Southern Cookbook of Fine Old Dixie Recipes,” Nelly R. Humphreys,

     1935

 7.  Cookbook, “Metropolitan Cookbook”, 1922

 8.  Cookbook, “Royal Baking and Powder Co., New York, NY,” 1925

 9.  Booklets, Jams and Jellies, 1919

 10. Booklets and Brochures, “KNOX GELATINE”, 1910-1934

 11. Brochure, Betty Crocker, undated

 12. Brochure, “ACME Freezer a Light Kitchen Utensil, How to Use Recipes”, undated

 13. Brochure, Hochschild Kohn Co., undated

Box 6

1.  Daguerrotype, unidentified woman and girl, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

2.  Daguerrotype, unidentified woman, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

3.  Ambrotype, unidentified woman and infant, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

4.  Ambrotype, unidentified woman, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

5.  Ambrotype, unidentified man, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

6.  Miniature portrait, unidentified woman, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1860

7.  Death cards, Miss Mary Elizabeth Humphreys, undated

8.  Bank note, Two Dollars, Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, 1864

9.  Notebook, debts and Mortgages, possibly Humphreys Family, 1872-1908

10.  Tintypes, possibly Humphreys Family, circa 1890

11.  Postcard, Salisbury, Md., circa 1900

12.  Postcard, Baltimore, Md., U.R.H. to Eugene Humphreys, 1905

13.  Postcard, Seaford, De., E. Dudley Humphreys to Josephine Humphreys, 1906

14.  Postcard, Ocean City, Md., unsigned to Josephine Humphreys, 1907

15.  Postcards, Cambridge, Md., Bessie Walker to Josephine Humphreys, 1908

16. Postcard, USS MARYLAND, E.B. Kennedy to Josephine Humphreys, 1908

17. Postcard, Ocean City, Md., unsigned to Nellie Humphreys, 1905

18. Postcard, Ocean City, Md., C.M. Sims to Nellie Humphreys, 1905

19.  Postcard, Baltimore, Md., unsigned to Nellie Humphreys, 1905

20.  Postcard, Onancock, Va., unsigned to Nellie Humphreys, 1906

21.  Postcard, Seaford, De., E. Dudley Humphreys to Nellie Humphreys, 1906

22.  Postcard, Rehoboth, De., Bessie Walker to Nellie Humphreys, 1907

23.  Postcard, Laurel, De., M.E.B. to Minnie Tarr, 1906

24.  Postcard, Salisbury, Md., Manerva Leonard to Sally Hayman, 1907

25.  Photograph, unidentified woman and girl,l possibly Humphreay Family, circa 1930

Oversized Materials

1.      Diploma, Salisbury High School, Elizabeth Humphreys, 1899

2.      Diploma, Salisbury Normal School, Elizabeth Humphreys, 1904

 

Library Materials

1.      Manual of Christian Doctrine, Middle Grade, Rev. Walker Gwynne, 1888

2.      Manual of Christian Doctrine, Senior Grade, Rev. Walker Gwynne, 1888

3.      Shadow of the Cross: an Allegory, Rev. W. Adams, 1844

4.      Handbook of Confederate Swords, William A. Albaugh, III, 1951

5.      The Christian Year, Thoughts in Verse, Rev. John Keble, 1862

6.      Recompense, George Klingle,undated

7.      The Altar, The Communicants’ Manual: Containing The Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion, Bishop Hobart, of New York, 1846

8.      Direction to Inquiring Souls, Robert Carter and Brothers, 1866

9.      Sarra Privata, The Private Meditations and Prayers, Right Reverend Thomas Wilson D.D Late Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1862

10.  It Is I or the Voice of Jesus in The Storm, Newman Hall, B.A., undated

11.  Common Prayer, Oxford, undated

12.  H. More’s Private Devotion, Hannah Moore, 1850

13.  The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford, 1892

14.  The Hymnal Revised and Enlarged, Oxford, 1892

15.  Lord’s Supper, A Short Introduction for the Understanding of the Lords Supper, Thomas Wilson Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1848

16.  Questions on the Collects; With Scripture Proofs and Illustrations; For the Use of Protestant Episcopal Sunday Schools, The Gen. Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, undated

17.  Common Prayer, The Order For Daily Evening Prayer Also the Hymn Called Benedictus, The New York Bible and Common, undated

 

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