WRPR 123: Old Age in the Modern Age (HC) Spring 2021

Anna Spencer (1832-1905) was a single Quaker woman who kept a diary of her daily life from 1855 until 1905.

"The invalid's oracle: containing peptic precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels ... To which is added, The pleasure of making a will." Published 1828.

Cicero was a Roman orator. This edition of his work on old age was published in Philadelphia in 1758.

Smith (1832-1911) lived in the Philadelphia area. Her letters cover a variety of topics including health and old age.

Includes letters from the 1720s through the 1850s. Many deal with health and age issues.

These diaries cover 1861-1924 in 64 volumes.

These diaries cover 1814-1870 in 46 volumes.

Baily (1826-1916) was a Philadelphia-area merchant. His letters are a rich source of information about aging; the collection also includes his diaries (45 volumes, also stretching to 1916).

Includes a notebook of Susan Lloyd titled "A Companion in Sickness" with many quotations about dealing with ill health.

Mary Stokes (1803-1884) discusses her daily life, mental well-being, and health issues in the neighborhood in her diary, which covers 1847 to 1873.

This 1771 text includes "rules for diet, exercise, and physic for preserving a good constitution, and preventing disorders in a bad one."

Records cover 1946-1986 and include correspondence, financial information, surveys, publications, and records of Friends Homes.

By Francis W. Taylor, this is an important text in organizational and decision theory.

"Or, A plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health."

Please note that this item is very fragile; the librarian will want to know why you are interested before letting you use this book.

This undated commonplace book contains extracts from the writings of others on a variety of topics, including old age.

"The results of information received respecting nearly nine hundred persons who had attained the age of eighty years, including seventy-four centenarians."

This work was written as an account of the history of the Friends' Asylum for the Insane in Philadelphia.

These records include those of the Friends' Asylum in Philadelphia, which was known for its innovative approach to mental health care for the time. Materials include the Superintendent's journals and day books, minutes of various managing committees, financial information, and weather reports.

This book details Thomas Eddy's ideas for improving the operations of the Friends' Asylum and was read before the Governors of the New York Hospital in 1815.

This book provides suggestions for the treatment of mental illness, outlined by Thomas Story Kirkbridge.

Edited by Thomas Story Kirkbridge, this report covers the year 1841-1842.

This book contains a list of guidelines and supporters for a retreat at York for those afflicted with mental illness.

Written by the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason, this book is a guide for the operations of the local Asylum.

This book gives an account of the Friends' Asylum based on the operations of the year 1819.

This collection contains the diary of Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Taylor who gives an account of Morgan Hinchman's commitment to Friends' Asylum in Frankford, PA, in 1847 which resulted in a lawsuit against his family.

In this 1916 letter the writer describes visiting the Home for Colored People on Friends Day.

Scattered holdings, 1860s through 1890s. We also hold their constitution and by-laws.

The "Asylums and Homes" section includes information about a number of old-age homes.