J. Raymond Claghorn Scrapbook
name: label: Creator
content: Claghorn, J. Raymond
label: Names
content: State Line and Sullivan Railroad.
place: label: Place
content: Philadelphia (Pa.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Found in collection.
creator: label: Creator
content: Claghorn, J. Raymond
setName: label: See more items in
content: J. Raymond Claghorn Scrapbook
abstract: label: Summary
content: A scrapbook compiled by Claghorn relating to his corporate and civic activities, including mostly photographs, correspondence and clippings.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: James Raymond Claghorn (1845- ?) was a wealthy Philadelphia resident.   He entered into the dry goods business in February of 1862 and continued until 1865.  Mr. Claghorn then became a builder erecting 542 houses in the twenty-eighth ward.  In 1880, he became president of the State Line and Sullivan Railroad, in addition to having interests in coal mines and properties in the city of Philadelphia. He was active in civic and social circles in Philadelphia in the late 19th century, belonging to the Sons of the Revolution, the Philadelphia Union League, among other organizations, and served on the city council.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.25 Cubic feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1881-1895
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0582
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Cathy Keen, undated.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Mr. Claghorn relating to his corporate and civic activities, including mostly photographs, correspondence and clippings.  There is also  a small amount of materials relating to family members including James W. Claghorn (grandfather) , James Lawrence Claghorn (father),  Clarence R. Claghorn (son) and Juliet Lockwood Claghorn (daughter) .