Hinshaw, William Wade (Unpublished Work)

By Paul J Harris on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 14:38

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William Wade Hinshaw created his great work of abstracts of Quaker records by compiling entries on index cards so they could subsequently be grouped by surname. After publishing his six volume work, he was working with additional records with the intent to publish additional volumes, perhaps, when he died and the work ended. Those index cards that were never published reside in a card catalog file at the Friends Library at Swarthmore College. Some time ago I made copies of several of those cards, but today I am at a bit of a loss as to how to cite them. I keep asking, "What kind of source do I have?"

Submitted byEEon Mon, 09/23/2019 - 22:39
Paul, EE has quite a few examples of citing card files. Have you looked at 2.26, 3.22, 4.15, 4.25, 5.18, 9.15 or 10.19? These all cover different types of materials. If, perhaps, the problem is that, when you were there in years past, you didn't capture all the identifying data that you know you need now, have you explored the library's website for cataloging data?

Submitted byPaul J Harrison Wed, 09/25/2019 - 12:54

Well, went to the Friends Historical Library website and could find no reference to this collection. You have to understand, I obtained the copies of these cards thirty years ago. Of course, the most obvious response is to forget the cards and consult the original records which are online at Ancestry. I am a little confused as to what's what on layers because of the following:

Upon arrival at the image I am presented with a marriage record (certificate for Samuel Embree–Hannah Richardson on pages 326 and 327 of a record book. If I scroll back to the beginning of the book I see a title page, Record of Marriage Certificates belonging to New Garden Monthly Meeting: The Second Book. Within the record, I am informed that even though the marriage is recorded in the New Garden meeting, it actually took place at "West Grove," which implies the meeting house of a subordinate meeting. This needs to be an important part of my citation.

On the image website is the following information from Ancestry:

Source Citation

Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriage Records, 1765-1799; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:337

Description

Title: Marriage Records, 1765-1799

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Source Description

This collection of Quaker meeting and vital records is one of the first of its kind. These records from monthly meetings have been brought together to form the most extensive searchable online database.

 

My first stab at this:

"U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/31906_290369-00261 : downloaded 24 September 2019), imaged marriage record, Samuel Embree–Hannah Richardson, West Grove [Meeting House], Chester County, Pennsylvania, 11 May 1796; citing “Record of Marriage Certificates belonging to New Garden Monthly Meeting: The Second Book,” 1765–1799, p. 326, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

After second guessing myself:

"U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/31906_290369-00261 : downloaded 24 September 2019), imaged pages, “Record of Marriage Certificates belonging to New Garden Monthly Meeting: The Second Book,” 1765–1799, pp. 326–7, marriage record for Samuel Embree–Hannah Richardson, West Grove [Meeting House], Chester County, Pennsylvania, 11 May 1796; citing “Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.”

While citing with the database as lead is so common, I should also consider that these are, in actuality, church records, which suggests a quite different format. After third guessing myself:

New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends (Chester County, Pennsylvania), Record of Marriage Certificates belonging to New Garden Monthly Meeting: The Second Book, 1765–1799, pp. 326–7, Samuel Embree–Hannah Richardson, West Grove [Meeting House], Chester County, Pennsylvania, 11 May 1796; database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/31906_290369-00261 : downloaded 24 September 2019); citing “Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.”

 

Now I am buried and could use some help in seeing which approach best serves the citation and correct the accompanying errors.

Thank you in advance,

Paul