The Swan Collection contains 1200 original items from the period of the American Revolution (1750-1810).
Most of these objects are on view at the
Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center
Others are on loan to other institutions or in storage. The collection was assembled initially by Harry Kels Swan.
Most of these objects are on view at the
Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center
Others are on loan to other institutions or in storage. The collection was assembled initially by Harry Kels Swan.
Capt. Jedidiah Swan Pension Record - September 10, 1776
*Just a small preview of items contained within the collection pictured below
Collection DatabaseOur collection database includes images, descriptions and catalog information for hundreds of artifacts and works of art in our collections, ranging from paintings and porcelain to weapons, textiles, statues and medals.
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Digital LibraryThe Digital Library of the Swan Collection includes hundreds of manuscripts, prints, maps and broadsides from our collections, and includes books and pamphlets from our holdings not otherwise accessible online.
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Library CatalogOur online library catalog documents all our library holdings, including rare books, pamphlets, broadsides, prints, maps, manuscripts and works of art on paper, as well as our extensive modern reference collection.
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Letter from Reverend Daniel Waldo at 100This hand-written letter by the Reverend Daniel Waldo, a soldier in the American Revolution from Connecticut was written from Syracuse, New York, on February 2nd, 1863, to a “boy”, a soldier from the North in the Civil War. Reverend Waldo, one of the last six living Revolutionary War veterans, at the age of 100 years and five months, offered his young admirer a biblical quotation during the dark days of America’s Civil War.
SHF-309 |
Original Photograph of Reverend Daniel Waldo
This photograph of Reverend Daniel Waldo of Syracuse, New York, was taken in October, 1862 on his one-hundredth birthday. (Note his letter displayed above written when 100 years and five months old in 1863. |
Footnote:
Rev. Daniel Waldo’s hand-written signature on the reverse of this photo on his one-hundredth birthday in 1862 |
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Swan Historical Scholarship Fund - Support our fellowship awards through the American Philosophical Society
and the David Library for the American Revolution
Building Fund - Support our exhibits in the new Washington Crossing State Park Visitor's Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
and the David Library for the American Revolution
Building Fund - Support our exhibits in the new Washington Crossing State Park Visitor's Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
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The Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
to help support our:
Scholarship Fund
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The Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
to help support our:
Scholarship Fund
Building Fund
&
the General Fund to Support Conservation and Acquisitions
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