Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is comprised of Richard McLeod’s research and draft materials for his unpublished manuscript, Working With Their Hands: Artisans in Philadelphia 1800-1850. This manuscript is a revision and expansion of his doctoral thesis, The Philadelphia Artisan 1828- 1850, which was completed in 1971. Working With Their Hands is an analysis of the early nineteenth century urban artisan and intends to clarify the distinction between the terms “artisan” and “working class.”...