Bibliography
This is intended to be a comprehensive bibliography of sources I’ve cited on this website. I’ve broken them down into sources which focus heavily or exclusively on Marple Township, histories of Delaware County, maps and atlases, newspapers, archival sources, online databases, and all other sources. (Note: I am behind in updating the bibliography, but all sources will be in the endnotes of the individual posts. 1/24/2022)
Marple-Focused Sources
Batipps, Percy O., Sr. “The History of Trinity U. A. M. E. Church, Media, Pa.” Circa 1929. Copy in the possession of the Marple Historical Society, Broomall, Pennsylvania.
Delaware County Planning Department. Report on the Findings of the Delaware County Historic Resources Survey for Marple Township. Media, Pennsylvania: Delaware County, June 1983.
Humes, Doug. “Historic Marple Homes: Dickinson House,” Marple Friends & Neighbors Magazine (June 2019), https://issuu.com/bestversionmedia6/docs/2988_marple_friends___neighbors_web_a76eced24b8a35/s/107663.
Humes, Doug. “The Rhoads Tannery, The Oldest Business in the U.S.,” Marple Friends & Neighbors Magazine (April 2020), https://issuu.com/bestversionmedia6/docs/2004-m_2988_marple_friends___neighbors_web_april20/s/10395635.
Lane, Barbara Miller. Houses For a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945-1965. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2015.
Lodge, Elizabeth C. Marple’s Heritage 1684-. Philadelphia: T. A. McElwee (printer), 1969.
Marple Township. “OUR HISTORY,” electronic document, https://www.marpletwp.com/DocumentCenter/View/338/Our-History-Marple-Twp?bidId=.
Mathis, Mike. Marple and Newtown Townships. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.
Parrington, Michael, George D. Cress, Tod L. Benedict, Daniel P. Wagner, and Cheryl A. Holt. Mid-County Expressway, Interstate 476, L.R. 1010, Section 300, Archaeological Data Recovery at the Charles Brown Site (36DE73), Delaware County, Pennsylvania ER 82-0773-042. Prepared by John Milner Associaties/Commonwealth Heritage Group, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Urban Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Federal Highway Administration and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2020.
Paul, A. Richard. “Where is Broomall?” Endeavour 1, no. 1 (July 2019): 3. 1696 Thomas Massey House and Marple Historical Society.
Simler, Lucy. Marple Township: The First 100 Years, edited by Bonnie Scott. Marple Township, Pennsylvania: Havertown Printing Co. (printer), 1986.
Delaware County Histories
Ashmead, Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., 1884.
Hotchkin, S. F. Rural Pennsylvania: In the Vicinity of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1897.
Jordan, John W., ed. A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.
Palmer, Charles, and Lucile Shenk, eds. A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: National Historical Association, 1932.
Smith, George. History of Delaware County Pennsylvania. [Media, Pennsylvania]: Delaware County Institute of Science. Printed in Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862.
Wiley, Samuel T. Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, edited by Winfield Scott Garner. Richmond, Indiana, and New York: Gresham Publishing Company, 1894.
Maps & Atlases
Ash, Joshua W. Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith, 1848.
Burk & McFetridge. Philadelphia in 1886. Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge, 1885.
Everts & Stewart. Combination Atlas Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart, 1875.
Franklin Survey Company. Real Estate Atlas of Upper Darby, PA. and Vicinity (Delaware County — Volume II). Philadelphia: Franklin Survey Company, 1942.
Kiser, Ellis, and J. M. Lathrop. Atlas of Delaware County, East of Ridley Creek. Philadelphia: A. H. Mueller, 1909.
Klinge, Frank H. M. Atlas of Delaware County, volume one. Lansdale, Pennsylvania: Frank H. M. Klinge, 1929.
Lake, D. J., and S. N. Beers, Map of the Vicinity of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: John E. Gillette, C. K. Stone, 1860.
Lake, D. J., and S. N. Beers. Map of the Vicinity of Philadelphia, 1861. Philadelphia: J. W. Gillette & Co., 1861.
Miller, William S., St. John Ogier, William S. McDonald, and Forsey Breou. Farm line and Borough Atlas of Delaware Co., Penna., 1892. Philadelphia: E. W. Smith and A. H. Mueller, 1892.
Smith, George. “Map of the Early Settlements of Delaware County, Penna.,” in History of Delaware County Pennsylvania. [Media, Pennsylvania]: Delaware County Institute of Science. Printed in Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, 1862.
Taylor, H. E. B. Barnes Driving Map of Philadelphia and Surroundings. Philadelphia: R. L. Barnes, 1868.
Van Cleef, John T., and J. Brognard Betts. Map of the Rail Roads of New Jersey, 1887. New York: Van Cleef & Betts, 1887.
Newspapers
Aurora. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1800-1824.
Bridgeton Evening News. Bridgeton, New Jersey. 1879-2000.
Camden Daily Courier. Camden, New Jersey. 1882-1925.
Chester Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. 1876-1959.
County Leader. Broomall, Pennsylvania. 1918?-1983.
Daily Republican. Wilmington, Delaware. 1874-1890.
Delaware County Advocate. Chester, Pennsylvania. 1874-1942.
Delaware County American. Media, Pennsylvania. 1859-1917.
Delaware County Daily Times. Primos, Pennsylvania. 1959-present.
Delaware County Republican. Chester, Pennsylvania. 1841-1895.
Delaware Gazette & State Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 1883-1902.
Evening Bulletin. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1884-1978.
Evening Telegram. Camden, New Jersey. 1886-1888.
Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. 1888-1932.
Freeman’s Journal and Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1808-1825.
Harrisburg Daily Independent. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1877-1891.
Harrisburg Patriot. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1887-1889.
Jeffersonian. West Chester, Pennsylvania. 1855-1910.
Monmouth Democrat. Freehold, New Jersey. 1854-1942.
Morton Chronicle. Morton, Pennsylvania. 1880-1922?.
New Jersey Courier. Toms River, New Jersey. 1873-1972.
News of Delaware County. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. 1932?-present.
Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1782-1815.
Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1925-present.
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1859-present.
Philadelphia Record. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1879-1947.
Post. Camden, New Jersey. 1883-1899.
Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1800-1839.
Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1836-1925.
Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1875-1902.
Village Record. West Chester, Pennsylvania. 1838-1855.
Wilmington Daily Commercial. Wilmington, Delaware. 1866-1877.
Archival Sources
Insolvent Debtors, 1748-1843, Delaware County Archives, Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Narratives, 1789-1847, 1853-1857, Delaware County Archives, Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Online Databases
Ancestry.com. “Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.” Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com. Original data from Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Ancestry.com. “Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1967.” Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com. Original data from Pennsylvania (State), Death Certificates, 1906–1963, Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Ancestry.com. “U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971.” Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com. Original data from Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department. Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
FamilySearch.org. “Deeds, 1770-1866; deed index, 1789-1914.” Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search International. Original data from Delaware County Recorder of Deeds. Media, Pennsylvania.
United States Census Bureau. “Table DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics,” for Broomall PA, CDP. ACS 2019 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, https://data.census.gov.
Other Sources
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Boland, Beth M. National Register Bulletin 13: How to Apply the National Register Criteria to Post Offices. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 1984, revised 1994.
Cope, Gilbert. Genealogy of Dunwoody and Hood Families and Collateral Branches. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Tribune Printing Co., 1899.
Cope, Gilbert, compiler. Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, Descended From John and Jane Sharples, Settlers Near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682. Philadelphia: Bi-Centennial Committee, 1887.
Cope, Gilbert. Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Descended from George and Sarah Smedley, Settlers in Chester County, Penna. Philadelphia: Estate of Samuel Lightfoot Smedley, 1901.
DeGraw, Ronald. Red Arrow: The First Hundred Years 1848-1948. Glendale, California: Interurban Press, 1985.
The Department Store Museum. “Gimbels.” Last modified June 2011. http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/12/gimbel-brothers-philadelphia.html.
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Dunn, Mary Maples, and Richard S. Dunn. “The Founding, 1681-1701,” in Philadelphia: A 300-Year History, edited by Russell F. Weigley, Nicholas B. Wainwright, and Edwin Wolf 2nd. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1982.
Edgcumbe, Stephen J. West Chester Pike. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2012.
First Baptist Church. Historical Sketch of the First Baptist Church, Camden, N. J. Camden, New Jersey: First Baptist Church, 1893.
de Fontenelle, J., and F. Malepeyre. The Arts of Tanning, Currying, and Leather-Dressing; Theoretically and Practically Considered in All Their Details, trans. Campbell Morfit. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1852.
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Fry, Herb. “Looking Back to Our Roots: The Legacy of Franklin L. Burns.” History Quarterly 34, no. 2 (April 1996): 61-65. Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society. https://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v34/v34n2p061.html.
Futhey, J. Smith, and Gilbert Cope. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1881.
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