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Class of 1996 records, 1997-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains class letters to the Haverford College Class of 1996 containing updates pertaining to their lives.

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

Class of 2005 records, 2005

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains a class letter to the Haverford College Class of 2005 containing updates pertaining to their lives.

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

Roberts Family Correspondence, 1815-1922, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.832 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collections contains materials belonging to the Roberts Family from 1815-1922. The bulk of this collections consists of correspondence with Elizabeth T. Roberts.

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

Troth Family Copy Letter Books, 1852-04-03-1861-07-08 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection consists of two copy letter notebooks written by Samuel F. Troth (1801-1886), a prominent Philadelphia pharmacist and Quaker, between 1852 and 1861. The first notebook contains a collection of letters from June 1853, addressed to his daughter, Elizabeth T. Troth, of Samuel Troth's travels. The second notebook contains various letters from Samuel Troth to friends and family about various events between 1852 and 1861.

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

Henry J. Cadbury Bibliography, 1910-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (6 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains various bibliographies that cover papers, books, pamphlets, and periodical articles that Cadbury has either authored, editted, or reviewed throughout his life. Various materials related to or referencing Cadbury are also present throughout the collection.

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

William Wistar and Connie Comfort materials, 1773-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 linear ft. (11 boxes, 7 volumes)
Abstract:: Collection of letters by Members of the Comfort Family, with most records covering WIlliam Wistar Comfort and William Wistar Comfort II. Topics include William Wistar Comfort's time as president of Haverford College, communications about his books and Quakerism, personal letters of William Wistar Comfort II. Includes a series of letters and small manuscript covering the Comfort Family's time in France during the start of World War One.

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

Charlie Piersol letters, 1946

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: 11 letters written by Charles Piersol to Chris Holladay. The letters contain his observations of racism in Virginia during his departure, his work as a "cowboy" on the ship, and his experiences of the American Zone, the Red Cross, and the devastation following the war.

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

Charles C. Walker papers, 1959-1989 (inclusive) 1969-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.62 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of Charles Walker's papers on nonviolent direct action and the peace movement. The majority of the collection relates to his work on the Nonviolent Action Research Project, part of the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Resolution at Haverford College, from 1969 to 1974.

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

Clendenon Family Papers, 1789-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence, journals, and other papers of the Robert and Elizabeth Clendenon family who served as Quaker missionaries to the Native Americans in Tunesassa, Cattaraugus County, New York, in 1812-1816 and were early settlers of Ceres, McKean County, Pennsylvania. Of special note are the diary and correspondence of Robert Clendenon. The bulk of the correspondence was received by Lydia Clendenon Chevalier and includes two letters dictated by Jacob Johnson, a member of the Seneca tribe whom she met at Tunesassa. Other letters provide insight into the lives of her unmarried sisters who struggled to make a living as teachers. The letters mention family events, Quaker and anti-slavery concerns. Also included are research material and writing compiled by Dorothy Godfrey Wayman in preparation for her articles on the Clendenon and Chevalier families.

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

Travilla-Speakman Family Papers, ca 1850-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear ft. (7 lertter size boxes)
Abstract:: The collection is composed largely of correspondence and related papers of Anna Travilla Speakman and her husband William Williams Speakman, Quakers of Swarthmore and Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania. Also represented is Anna's mother, Martha Newport Travilla, a Quaker minister who corresponded regularly with Samuel Willets. The Speakmans had a wide circle of friends in the extended Quaker community, particularly in Swarthmore College. The collection contains family photographs, some diaries, and albums.

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

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