Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Creator: Tolles, Frederick Barnes, 1915-1975 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1954">1954</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Creator Tolles, Frederick Barnes, 1915-1975 Year 1950 to 1954

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection primarily includes correspondence related to Frederick Tolles' article "Emerson and Quakerism" and to Henry Cadbury's article " Quakerism in Friedrichstadt.". Correspondents include Frederick Tolles, Bliss Perry, R.L. Rusk, Jessie Carter, and others.

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

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: This collection contains a bound volume of manuscript essays by early English Quaker John Whiting, most written during his imprisonment for failing to pay tithes. These essays include accounts of his confinement, testimonies on tiths, and accounts of Mary Whiting and of William Penn. Also included is typescript of a 1955 article written for the Journal of the Friends Historical Society by Frederick B. Tolles which describes the contents and significance of the volume.

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

Extent:: 7 linear ft.
Abstract:: Frederick Barnes Tolles (1915-1975), Quaker librarian, teacher, and historian, was Director of Friends Historical Library from 1951-1970, and a member of the Department of History at Swarthmore College. This collection contains the papers of primarily relating to his books and articles on Quaker history and biography, along with other writings, including research notes on a proposed history of Swarthmore College.

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

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