Organization: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Elizabeth A.W. Furnas Papers, 1928-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Elizabeth A.W. (Betty) Furnas was an active member of the Society of Friends who served as a member of the Board of Pendle Hill and was a member of the Women's Problems Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and its sucessor, Philadelphia Quaker Women. The collection includes minutes and correspondence, particularly of the latter, as well as published and unpublished writings and other material.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

School of the Spirit Records, 1990-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The School of the Spirit is a ministry of prayer and teaching under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Worship and Care Standing Committee. Its primary activity is the two-year program, "On Being a Spiritual Nurturer."

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Emma Cadbury papers, 1894-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: .75 linear ft. ((2 boxes))
Abstract:: The papers of Emma Cadbury (1875-1965), a Quaker social worker, consist of correspondence, programs, essays, notebooks, and clippings. These papers were kept by Cadbury while attending Quaker Women's Yearly Meetings and summer schools at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges and the George School (Pennsylvania), during the early 20th century.

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

Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts, 1668-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.1 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Contemporary copies of epistles and extracts of Yearly Meeting minutes, of Meeting for Sufferings, and of Women Friends, of London, Dublin, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia, Rhode Island from 1698-1944.

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

Yearly Meeting Extracts from their Minutes, 1732-1842, 1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.63 linear ft. (2 document boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains copies of extracts of minutes of meetings within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1732-1799. Topics include church unity and discipline, the growth of Quakerism, slavery, Native Americans, temperance, education, and religious doctrines.

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

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Friends Conflict Resolution Programs and Friends Suburban Project (1977-1998), 1969-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear ft. (12 boxes)
Abstract:: Friends Conflict Resolution Programs of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, part of the Friends Suburban Project from 1977 to 1983, began as an attempt to utilize Quaker insights to address and solve disputes in local communities. Initially named the Friends Mediation Service, the Friends Conflict Resolution Programs acquired its current title in 1991. Its mediators work with both Quaker and non-Quaker organizations and communities and have published two manuals, The Mediator's Handbook (1982) and Peacemaking In Your Neighborhood (1986). In 1998, at the time of the reorganization of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, the Friends Conflict Resolution Programs were placed under the Peace and Concerns Standing Committee.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Library Services Group, 1971-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft.
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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Friends' Workcamp Program (1942-2015), 1942-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.5 linear ft. (19 boxes)
Abstract:: The Weekend Workcamps Program originated on the eve of World War II. It provides volunteers and opportunity to work in an inner city community, interact with neighbors, and dialog on peace and justice issues. Today the Friends' Workcamp Program operates under the auspices of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Standing Committee on Peace and Concerns. Records include minutes, reports, project files, correspondence, and other records from 1942 to the present.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting records, 1802-1854 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.28 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:

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

"Some Notes on Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Extracted by Jacob R. Elfreth of Landsdowne, Penna. From his Diary", ca. 1916-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of Jacob R. Elfreth's notes on Philadelphia Yearly meeting, as well as correspondence related to the manuscript.

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

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