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British Friends' letters, 1650-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Abstract:

Letters of English Friends containing information on Quaker history as well as religious and cultural activities. The collection also includes letters relating to the activities of early Friends.

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

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Collection of Rufus Jones papers, 1894-1947? (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (10 folders.))

Abstract:

This collection includes letters and printed materials relating to Rufus Jones. Included are photocopies of letters commenting on or criticizing The American Friend of which Rufus Jones was editor. Among these are a letter from Henry Stanley Neuman, editor of The Friend, regarding the state of the Society in England, and a letter from Walter Malone relating events at Ohio Yearly Meeting in 1894. Letters from R.L. Kelly, Joseph Moore, David Hadley, and Thomas Newlin discuss The American Friend, Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and Quaker doctrine. A letter from J. Rendel Harris presents an issue of Biblical translation. Also included are drafts of Jones' article, Are We Ready, letters concerning its release, and Richmond P. Miller's introduction to the publication, On Your Marks! Get Set! Various personal letters to Rufus Jones and a transcript copy of his remarks at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, entitled We Must Help Answer Our Prayers, are also included.

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

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Henry Newman sketchbook, 1875-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

The sketchbook of Henry Newman features sketches and watercolors of Friends Training Home in Brummana, Lebanon.

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

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"Among the Red Indians", Undated.

Extent:

0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)

Abstract:

Henry Stanley Newman's "Among the Red Indians" provides a narrative of Newman's travels among Native Americans west of the Mississippi River in 1889. The manuscript was prepared for Mary S. Kimber when she was proposing to write a book on the work that American Friends did with indigenous peoples, which was published in 1917 and entitled "Friends and the Indians." Newman's manuscript was never published. The manuscript describes the various settlements that Newman and his wife visited on their travels, the nations they interacted ith, including the Muscogee, and the landscape.

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