Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia / Form: letters (correspondence) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:: Materials documenting the life of Esther Balderston Jones during her time as a missionary in Japan (1914-1924) and from her father, Lloyd Balderston, about family history and geneology.

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

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Correspondence, legal, land and estate papers (wills, powers of attorney, deeds, mortgages, bonds, etc.), account book, manuscript book, and other papers of the Quaker Brown family of Philadelphia and New Hampshire.

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

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The collection contains primarily correspondence received by Emma Johnson Power, Swarthmore College Class of 1882 and a member of Green Street Monthly Meeting. A number of the letters were sent by her husband, Edward S. Power, a Philadelphia physician/pharmacologist, during his European travels. Also includes a file of genealogical and biographical information on the Johnson and Power families and a small amount of miscellaneous papers.

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

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Mary Kite includes extracts from her diary, correspondence, and an account of a religious visit to North Carolina. Diary entries concern family news, as well as Kite's attendance at Quaker meetings and social events.

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

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

Extent:: 0.125 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The biography of Joshua Longstreth Baily, written by Alfred Baily, includes a brief history of the Baily family, and is largely comprised of extracts of Joshua Baily's letters.

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

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the correspondence of the Newlin family. The majority of letters are addressed to Rachel Newlin, written by her brothers, Nicholas and William, and her sister, Hannah Ann Walter. The letters discuss family news, social calls, and events attended, particularly marriages in the Quaker community.

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

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