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Cooper-Richardson Family Papers, 1863-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Cooper-Richardson collection contains correspondence and family memorabilia from the Cooper family (William Evans and Sarah Matlack Roberts Cooper). The Cooper family were Quakers of New Jersey, attending meetings in the Woodbury and Byberry areas. The collection includes correspondence and family memorabilia. Of particular interest is the journal of their granddaughter, Anna C. Richardson, written on her trip to California in 1904, and the writings of Sarah Cooper.

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

Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, 1698-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear ft. (12 boxes)
Abstract:: Bartholomew Fussell was a Quaker minister who married Rebecca Bond at Abington Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania in 1781. He was a member of Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends at his death in 1838. The couple had eight children, viz. Esther, William, Sarah, Joseph, Jacob, Bartholomew, Rebecca, and Solomon. Esther married John Lewis in 1818, and they had four children, among whom was Graceanna Lewis, Quaker scientist and humanitarian. Joseph Fussell married Elizabeth Moore in 1814, and their eldest son, Henry Bartholomew, married Maria Lewis. Rebecca Fussell married Joseph Trimble in 1837, and their only daughter, Esther Jane, married Isaac Lippincott. The collection contains correspondence, journals, other writings, account books, albums, photographs, and miscellaneous notes of members of the Lewis and Fussell families of Chester and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. Includes the papers and drawings of Graceanna Lewis, prominent Quaker natural scientist and social reformer. Educated...(see more)

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

Friends Historical Library collection of journals, 1676-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 linear ft.
Abstract:: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College has a large collection of Journals, the broad term which is also used to refer to diaries and daybooks. This inventory lists journals in Friends Historical Library, including those catalogued individually in MSS 003, Journal Collection, as well as volumes which are part of a larger collections and journals available in the Library on microfilm.

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

E. Newbold Cooper / Margaret Hawkins collection, 1820s-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (5 boxes, 6 volumes)
Abstract:: Represents, in large measure, the Cooper and Wills families of E. Newbold Cooper and the Green, Hawkins, and Sharpless families of Margaret Hawkins.

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

Joshua L. and Theodate L. Baily diaries, 1845-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.32 linear ft. (43 volumes)
Abstract:: The diaries span the majority of Baily's adult life. As a young man, Baily was very involved in the Philadelphia community, and many of his early entries are related to the Philadelphia Historical Society, the Eromathean society, the Pennsylvania Prison Society, which advocated for the health and safety of incarcerated people and prison reform, The Philadelphia Society for Employment and Instruction of the Poor, and the Moyamensing House of Industry. In later entries, Baily is largely concerned with temperance efforts, prohibition, and city government. In old age, Baily's focus shifts to news of his family, and he increasingly records international affairs and political or military events, particularly in the years leading up to World War I. Two volumes, for the years 1879 and 1880, are the diaries of Theodate Lang Baily, the wife of Joshua Baily's. Her diaries largely focus on social calls and family news, as well as descriptions of her husband and children and their health.

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

Jacob R. Elfreth Jr. diaries, 1861-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.2 linear ft. (64 volumes)
Abstract:: The diaries of Jacob R. Elfreth Jr., a Quaker merchant, elder, and minister. Early diaries, from 1861 to 1867, focus on military movement and battles during the Civil War, reactions to President Lincoln's assassination, and the political tensions during the aftermath of the war. The majority of entries detail day-to-day activities, family news, news of Elfreth's carpet business, attendance at Quaker meetings, social calls, accounts of weather, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

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

James Emlen journal, 1794

Extent:: 0.042 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The diary details Emlen's travels in rural Pennsylvania to small towns and settlements of fellow Quakers. Entries often describe tensions and interactions between white settlers and Indigenous populations. Treaties between white settlers and native groups are also discussed.

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

Lloyd family diaries, 1815-1873 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.125 linear ft. (6 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection includes a variety of diaries of the Lloyd family, including three anonymous diaries, one diary written by Mary Ann Lloyd, one by Sarah Lloyd, and one by Susan Lloyd. Diary entries are generally related to religion, Quaker meetings, and social calls. Some volumes includes extracts or poetry.

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

Mordecai Matlack diaries, 1838-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.166 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: Mordecai Matlack was a Quaker farmer in the vicinity of Byberry Township, just outside of Philadelphia. The majority of his diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls, and daily farm work.

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

Jane Maule diaries, 1866-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.66 linear ft. (11 volumes, 1 folder)
Abstract:: Diary entries describe weather, Quaker meetings, family news, and births, deaths, and marriages within the family and Quaker community.

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

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