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Extent:: 0.69 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: Phillip S. Benjamin's dissertation, entitled "The Philadelphia Quakers in the Industrial Age: 1865-1920," and materials related to the manuscript, including an undated draft and Benjamin's notes for his dissertation, which are kept on notecards, describe and analyze Quaker responses to the changing social conditions in the United States created by industrialization, urbanization, and the increasing homogenization and secularization of United States culture.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Mary C. Campbell's thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for her Master of Arts in English and comparative literature at Columbia University, focuses on analyzing first-hand travel accounts from Quaker travelers in the 18th century, with sections about travel on foot, on horseback, by carriage, and by sea.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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