"Johns Hopkins and His Money"

]> ms.78 Hopkins (Johns) Family Collection 1691-1971 Ms. 78 Cynthia H. Requardt Special Collections, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University

3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 USA Phone: (410) 516-8323

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Marius Stan Finding aid written in English Hopkins (Johns) Family Collection 1691-1971 Ms. 78 Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University Contact Information Special Collections The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Processed by: Cynthia H. Requardt Date completed: May 1988 Encoded by: Marius Stan

Descriptive Summary Ms. 78 Hopkins (Johns) Family Collection 1691-1971 Hopkins (Johns) Family Johns Hopkins University. Special Collections 2 document boxes; 2 volumes (1.5 linear feet) English This collection contains manuscripts, photographs and printed material by or about Johns Hopkins and his ancestors. It is an artificial collection created to draw together the various Hopkins related materials that were donated to or purchased by the Library.The materials have been arranged chronologically by date of creation. The earliest papers in this collection are legal documents such as land deeds, wills, and the marriage contract of Hopkins's parents. Especially interesting is the 1807 indenture apprenticing two boys to Samuel Hopkins. There are also four letters (1826-40) written by Hopkins's mother Hannah Janney Hopkins and the family bible in which she recorded the names of her children with their birth and some death dates. Other related items are a copy of a book (1844) owned by Joseph S. Hopkins and a group of 39 carte de visites and 13 ferreotypes dating from the mid- to late nineteenth century. Only one of the images is identified that of Pricilla Hopkins (b. 1785). The items were donated by a grand-niece of Hopkins's and presumably are Hopkins family members or friends. The papers of Johns Hopkins are largely personal letters he wrote which were later donated to the University. These include letters (1855) to Emily Turpin and letters (1858-61) to [Margaret] Beyere. A brief glimpse of Hopkins's business life comes in the letters (1870-73) he wrote to W.H.D. Alcock. Other items include a few incoming letters, his will, a deed to a lot in Greenmount Cemetery, resolutions passed on his death, and signatures clipped from letters or documents he signed. There are several portrait photographs of Hopkins and his home "Clifton." The collection also includes material about Johns Hopkins such as reminiscences, newspaper clippings, and genealogical material. In 2008, a ledger from the company of Alexander Reid was added to the collection. The ledger documents some business transactions with Johns Hopkins by Reid. Administrative Information Provenance

This is an artificial collection made up of various donations and purchases. The source of all the items is not known. Some material was transferred from the University's Alumni Records Office in 1972, and other items were donated to the Library because of their association with the University's founder Johns Hopkins. A list of the known donors, purchases, and transfers is in Appendix l.

The ledger of Alexander Reid, donated in 2008, was a gift of Neil Seidman.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from this collection must be requested in writing from the Manuscripts Librarian, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. 21218.

Preferred Citation

Johns Hopkins Family Collection Ms. 78 Special Collections Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University

Biographical Note

Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was a highly successful Baltimore merchant and philanthropist. He left much of his wealth to found a university and hospital in Baltimore. Both institutions bear his name.

Related Collections

Much of the material in this collection was collected by the University Librarian and historian John C. French. His collection of papers Ms. 70 contains much of his research and writings on Johns Hopkins based on the material in Ms. 78. An interesting reminiscence on Johns Hopkins and his philanthropy is John Work Garrett's speech to the Baltimore Y.M.C.A. on its thirtieth anniversary in 1883. A photostatic copy of this speech is in Ms. 137 series l.

Johns Hopkins hired the firm of McGill & Woodward to collect money owed to his firm Hopkins Bros. & Co. Invoices and receipts for Hopkins Bros. are part of the McGill Papers in Ms. 43.

Description of Series/Container List Container List Container List, 2 document boxes; 2 volumes (1.5 linear feet)

Box Contents 1 [Oversize Case] Memorandum re: Whites Hall, Joseph Galloway n.d. Land deed, Whites Hall, Gerrard Hopkins-Samuel Galloway 1714. Will, Gerrard Hopkins 1741/42 Endorsement of Gerrard Hopkins's will 1743 Marriage contract, Samuel Hopkins-Hannah Janney 1792 Land deed, Anne Arundel County, Richard Hopkins of Gerrard-Gerrard R. Hopkins 1816 Resolution on Johns Hopkins, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 1873 2 , will, Gerrard Hopkins 1691 apprentice indenture, Samuel Hopkins 1807 letters 1813-33 land deed, Ellicott-Hopkins 1836 letters 1839-61 receipt, Jerome Bonaparte 1861 diary excerpt, Salmon P. Chase at "Clifton" 1863 letters 1866-73 clipped signatures n.d. will, Johns Hopkins 1873 resolution on Johns Hopkins, First National Bank of Baltimore 1873 newspaper clippings 1875-1971 reminiscences, Thomas Hopkins 1876 "Johns Hopkins and His Money" by Herman Holst 1879 "Johns Hopkins" by Langdon Williams 1886 printed material 1888 "The Embryonic History of the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore" by Joseph Parrish 1890 How to Take Care of Your Money 1891 "Johns Hopkins" radio script 1941 articles about Johns Hopkins Hopkins family genealogical material 3 , photographs 4 , Hopkins family bible Dymond, Jonathan. Essays on the Principles of Morality. l844. ,

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