Scope and Contents

This collection is organized in the original received order from the donor as it came into the Grundy Archive. The collection consists of personal papers, photographs, and items that were handed down from the Hunter, Townsend, and Weagley families.

Abstract Mrs. Emlen Martin organized the Travel Club of Bristol, Pennsylvania with sixteen charter members in 1901. Initially, members gathered at their homes to discuss their travels and to study other cultures; the Club quickly became much more civic-minded and service-oriented. The Travel Club of Bristol records, 1901-1994, include minute books, ledgers, scrapbooks, printed annual reports, and various other materials such as correspondence, financial papers, membership and attendance...