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Susanna Sharpless manuscript, 1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The manuscript of Susanna Sharpless provides a brief biography of Aaron Sharpless and describes his illness and death. The manuscript provides a daily record of Aaron Sharpless's final days, with quotes from interactions with family members and prayers made by Aaron Sharpless on his death bed.

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

"The Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet", 1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript "The Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet," published by the Education Department Bulletin of the New York State Museum. Handsome Lake's 'Code' attempted to simplify the spiritual practices of the Iroquois, preaching temperance, a strict moral code, and self-determination. It also contains the prophecies of Handsome Lake, who believed the world would end (by fire) in the year 2100. The manuscript also contains descriptions of Iroquois religious rituals and myths at the turn of the 20th century.

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

James Whitall manuscripts, Undated.

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (2 volumes, 2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of two manuscripts collected by James Whitall. The collection includes the manuscript of a memoir or autobiography by Honah Landis, entitled "How Literature Came to Texas," and a French play by Edmond See, translated by Whitall, entitled "A Friend of His Youth."

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

"From the Wabash to the Delaware", Undated.

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Thomas Raeburn White wrote this manuscript for his children and their descendants. The volume begins with a brief genealogical history of White's ancestors, who came from England or Scotland, and initially settled in the Carolinas. White describes how the family migrated to Indiana when his father was a child, in search of a more religiously tolerant community, and provides brief family history for his mother and father. White also describes his childhood, early education, Quaker experiences, college years at Earlham College, and business endeavors in adulthood.

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

"Moll Pitcher: A Poem", Undated.

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: John Greenleaf Whittier's "Moll Pitcher: A Poem" describes the clairvoyant and fortune-teller Moll Pitcher, born Mary Diamond (ca. 1736-1813), of Massachusetts, as a witch engaged in sinful work.

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

"Transition from the Horse and Buggy Days to the Space Age", 1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The autobiography or memoir of Ruth Abbott Rogers is structured to act as a tour of the family home, called Quillity, outside of Philadelphia. In Rogers's words, "I will start at the top of the house under the slate roof and wander down room by room going over the accumulation of a family from colonial times in America." The manuscript therefore acts as both an autobiography of Roger's own life in the house, and as a family history.

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

"Recollections of my Life Time", 1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
Abstract:: In the volume, George W. Taylor describes his family genealogy, his early education, his experiences growing up as a Quaker and a conversation he had with Elias Hicks, his career as a teacher in New York and Pennsylvania, and his business selling slave-free labor dry goods during the Civil War.

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

Margaret Ellis memoir, 1739-1752 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Margaret Ellis's memoir begins with an account of Ellis's convincement (conversion to Quakerism) at the age of 14, her experiences in the Society of Friends, her experiences as a minister, and her travels as a minister in England from Philadelphia with her friend Margaret Lewis.

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

Wolfgang Sonntag manuscripts, 1965-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (6 folders)
Abstract:: Wolfgang Sonntag's academic writing focuses on issues of economics, foreign aid, and the voluntary aid movement. The collection also includes correspondence related to Sonntag's writings.

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

"The Quakers and the American Revolution", Undated.

Extent:: 0.19 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Arthur Mekeel's manuscript includes the following chapters: The Quakers in America in the eighteenth Century, The Problems of empire, The Quakers Take Alarm, The Breakdown of Non-Importation and the Challenge to Quaker Policy, The Tea Crisis and Its Sequel, The Quakers Cast Their Lot, Conciliation Efforts of the British Quakers, The First Year of War, the Quakers under the New Order, Suspicion of Quaker Treachery and the Virginia Exiles, The Later Years of the War in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, New England, New York, The Quakers in the South, The Free Quakers, Quaker Relief Work, and Post-War Problems and Readjustments.

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

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