Guide to the Leaf Family Papers, 1830-1950 AIS.1970.12
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Leaf Family Papers
Creator
Leaf family
Collection Number
AIS.1970.12
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet(5 boxes)
Date
1830-1950
Abstract
The Leafs were a prominent family in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. The collection includes correspondence, blueprints, personal items, diaries, appointment books pertaining to the lives of members of the Leaf family.
Language
English
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Author
Archives Service Center staff and Ben Proud. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process in October 2002.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
History
The Leafs were a prominent family who lived in Beaver County, PA during the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries. William Leaf (1809-1880), an engineer, immigrated to the United States from England in the 1830's and became an American citizen in 1838. His son, James Pinney Leaf (1866-1949), attended Ohio Northern University), where he earned a civil engineering degree in 1887. He worked as the chief engineer for the Borough of Rochester and Beaver County and owned an architecture company. James Pinney Leaf served in the US Army Corps of Engineers. during WW I, and remained in the reserves afterwards. It appears that he retired with the rank of major. He married Lilian Newton Leaf and had two children, Harriet and William. William Leaf also became and engineer and joined the Army Corps of Engineers and taught at West Point.
Scope and Content Notes
The records in the Leaf family collection cover the time period 1830-1950. The records include their activities in the military and around the Pittsburgh area. The collection contains correspondences, diaries and day planners, manuscripts of proposals and scholarly works, newsclippings, blueprints for various projects, and items from organizations in which the Leafs were involved.
The Leaf family papers are divided into 5 series: Correspondence of the Conservation Association of Shenango and Beaver Valley, the general Leaf family papers, projects of James P. Leaf, surveys of James P. Leaf, and the papers of James P. Leaf.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Harriet Leaf, 1970.
Preferred Citation
Leaf Family Papers, 1830-1950, AIS.1970.12, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
Leaf Family Papers, 1830-1950, AIS.1970.12, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Leaf Family Papers, ais 70:12, Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Archives Service Center Staff and Ben Proud in 2002.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Ben Proud in October 2002. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 4089305
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects
Corporate Names
United States. Army Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District
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