Diary

Archive

-

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Diary

Entry/Object ID

2013.25.3

Scope and Content

The Wanamaker Diary of 1919, written by Herman Schlimm, formerly of 225 Apsley Street. One of a series of 15 diaries giving the details of the family life of the Schlimms, in Germantown, North Philadelphia, and Center City. January, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Mr. and Mrs. Blattenberg, Philadelphia Free Library, Al Quigley, Kirby Holmes, Jennie Dean, Hunting Park, Catherine Leddy, Bardsley, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Mrs. Creese, Dr. Weber, Ulanski, Eliza Phillips, Snyder, Mary Jordan, Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Zigler, Kirby Holmes, Paul Jones, Elvira Lewis, Lomas, Price, Mary Rinehart, Riker & Hegeman Company (1332 Chestnut Street), Dr. Barrett, Leroy Smith, Jennie Mills, Harry Staton, St. Peter’s Church (5th Street & Chestnut), Dr. Carey, Bardsley, Mr. Hensell, Frank Rittenhouse, Roland Snyder, Otto Assenheimer, Hanscom Brothers (grocers and restaurants, could be any of the following locations: 734 929 & 1232 Market Street, 1012-18 Filbert, 236 & 1221 Chestnut, 151 S. 4th & 11), Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), Mary Jordan, Paul Jones, Phil Berhof (sp?), Mr. Howell, Ruth Matter, Harry Davis February, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), J. Weller, Jennie Anderson, Mike Toomey, Joe Dugal, Mr. Zeller, Mr. Baker, Grace Webb, Philip Rornberg (sp?), Mr. Dorsey, Harry Maston, Mr. Creese, Mr. and Mrs. Hemsway, F. W. Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store (could be Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue), W. C. Evans (50 N. 9th Street), Strawbridge & Clothier (813 Filbert Street), Patterson Manor, Roy Smith, Tony Miller, Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Ruth Heinsway, Frank Rittenhouse, John Myers, Mildred Holmes, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Bessie Boopert, Mort Stevens, Mrs. Ahern, Mrs. Richard, Chestnut Hill Sanatorium, Mike Peale, Dr. Lambrecht, Clark’s Store, Bardsley, Brown & Pierson Brokers (317 Real Estate Trust Building), "Evan’s" (Most likely Jno R. & Co., Philadelphia Art & Post Card Company 16 N. 9th Street) March, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Kirby Holmes, Mr. Bardsley, Alston, Miss Temple, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Boyd Brophet (sp?), Thomas Paine, Phil Weller, Bards, Mary Prince, Roy Smith, Collin, J. Myers, J. Weller, M. T. Wright, Tom Fizell, Lomas, Mike Peale, Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), Gina Dorsey, Mrs. Ritter, Bards, April, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Simons, Jennie Mills, Richard Townsend, Mrs. Blattenberg, Chas Ritter, Bards, Frank Downs, Dave Myers, Fairview Sanatorium, C. G. Cover, Mr. Wolf, Thomas Paine, Lomas, Mr. Punch, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Chas A. Zimmerman Hardware Company (23 N. 9th Street), Thomas Jefferson, Mrs. Ahem, Boyd Brophet, F. W. Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store (could be Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue), Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Thompson’s Spa Inc. (712 Chestnut Street), Harry Herman, John Ward, Fernhill Park, Mr. and Mrs. Peale, City Hall, Greifyn, Hanscom Brothers (grocers and restaurants, could be any of the following locations: 734 929 & 1232 Market Street, 1012-18 Filbert, 236 & 1221 Chestnut, 151 S. 4th & 11), Mr. Lang, Ford Smith, Ms. Parkes, Chas Saxton, Raymond Semirand (sp?), Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), Albert Schumacher, Mrs. Johnson, Gus Milhauser (8122 Seth Avenue), Becky Johnson, Emma Johnson, Chas Braun, Henry Fry Shutleworth, Finelli, Philadelphia Orchestra, Grand Fraternity Hall (1626 Arch Street) May, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Kirby Holmes, Independence Square, Williams, Collin, Oppenheim & Collins Building (Chestnut Street), Howell, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Rohland, Zeller, Catherine Huber, McCroug, Hunter, The Chestnut Restaurant (717 Chestnut Street), Mort Stevens, Ruth Hemsway, Brown & Pierson Brokers (317 Real Estate Trust Building), Albert Moret, Mike Peale, Phil Weller, Frank Clark, Dr. Weber, Leon Arkless, Strawbridge & Clothier (813 Filbert Street), Jackson, Bardsley, Beck, Martin Dryer, Dr. Barrett, The Salvation Army, Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Barker Brothers (3813 N. 13th Street), Mr. and Mrs. Bruton June, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, The Chestnut Restaurant (717 Chestnut Street), Phil Weller, Frank Clark, Zelmska, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Mike Peale, Kirby Holmes, Albert Stemer, Barlow, McCray, Richard Townsend, Frank Clark, Mrs. Ziegler, Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Richard Barry, Forrest West, Henderson Jackway (sp?), John Waller, Mr. Erdley, Perry Long, Al Quigley, Barry Jones, DuPont, Mike McHenry July, 1919: Ms. Reynolds, Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Fernhill Park (Morris Street & W. Abbottsford Avenue), Dave Myers, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Dr. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foster, Charlie Chaplin’s "Sunnyside," Kirby Holmes, Morris Ellis Grocers (1444 N. 10th Street) Mr. Webb, Mr. Rornberger, Frank Clark, Ethel Mathers, Lewis Gordon’s (1104 N. 4th Street), Mike Clark, Barlow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hoover, Grace Carson, Earl Major (636 William Street, Trenton, NJ), O’Neill, Gus Sayton, Mrs. Ziegler, John Meade, Bards, F. W. Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store (could be Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue) August, 1919: John Meade, Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Bert Phillips, Romberge, Fernhill Park (Morris Street & W. Abbottsford Avenue), Frank Clark, Chas Kraft, Chas Riker, Gingerich, Longston, McGinley, Woodside Amusement Park, The Chestnut Restaurant (717 Chestnut Street), Joe Fitzpatrick, Harry Long, Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse (3500 Reservoir Drive), Kirby Holmes, Mr. Alston, Dr. Barrett, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Nelson Balson, Chas Ellis, J. Frank Shellenberger Company (Land Title Building 100 S. Broad Street), Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Weller, Mrs. Blattenberg, Mr. Barslay, Bardsley, Joe Wood, Roland Snyder, Malthus Weber, Ethel Mathers, September, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Willow Grove Park, Mr. and Mrs. Ritter, Harry Estile, J. Frank Shellenberger Company (Land Title Building 100 S. Broad Street), Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Alston, Mr. Webb, Mr. Rornberger, Phil Weller, Kirby Holmes, Dave Myers, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Mort Stevens, Eva Mcholl (sp?), Herbert Mathers, October, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Kirby Holmes, Mike Taylor, Shane’s Candy Store (5th & Market Street), Mrs. Walton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Webb, Horticultural Hall (Fairmount Park), Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Mike Peall, Everett Tillotson, Slayton, Chas Ritter, Quigley, Phil Weller, Edward Pike, Mr. Rornberger, Barlow, Alston, Leon Arkless, Lehman, Epstein, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Dr. Barrett, Eliza Phillips November, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Kirby Holmes, Mr. Kooker, Lehman, Miller, Kooker, Mr. Peall, Philadelphia Free Library, Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), Herman Schmall, Elizabeth Loddy, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Mrs. Ahern, Mrs. McGarrigle, Ephraim Lipshutz (sp?), Howard Mathews, Jack Small, Harry Zeller, Perry Building (Chestnut Street), Mr. Hawkes, Mr. Woodward, Hunting Park (900 Hunting Park Avenue), Eleanor Kraft, Barlow, Barker Brothers (3813 N. 13th Street), December, 1919: Loraine Schlimm, Roxyane Schlimm, Madeline Schlimm, Dennett’s Surpassing Coffee Company (Could be any of the following locations: 432, 903, and 1309 Market Street, 327 Philadelphia Bourse), Chas Ellis, Beck, Bardsley, Bards, Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia (16 S 10th Street), Mr. Peall, Dr. Yarick, Fitzpatrick, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Ahern, J. Frank Shellenberger Company (Land Title Building 100 S. Broad Street), F. W. Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store (could be Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue), Barker Brothers (3813 N. 13th Street), Gimbel Brothers Inc. (8th to 9th Market to Chestnut), , Fernhill Park (Morris Street & W. Abbottsford Avenue), Dave Myers, Kirby Holmes, Florence Clark, Weber, McEvvy, O’Neill, Rohland Snyder, "Meister’s" (Charles Meister Optician 41 S 17th Street)

Collection

Schlimm Family Collection