Subject: Quakers / Form: manuscripts (documents) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

"War Taxes: The Experience of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Quakers, 1681-1800", 1986

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The manuscript of Elaine Crauderueff's thesis for a Master of Arts in religious studies provides an overview of religious background of Quaker pacifism, including Quaker relationships with government authorities and the Peace Testimony of 1660. It also describes Quakers in the legislature, consequences of Quaker pacifism, and war taxes from 1750 to 1800, particularly those in Pennsylvania and in the colonies during the Revolutionary War period.

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

"Book of Epistles of George Fox, Founder of Quakerism", 1937-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.33 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: These manuscripts of "Book of Epistles of George Fox, Founder of Quakerism," which was originally written in 1714 by Thomas Richardson, are typed transcripts of the original document, as compiled by Thomas Richardson's descendants, Edward Wanton Smith, Esther Morton Smith, and Anna Wharton Wood. The manuscript includes an introduction which discusses the history of Thomas Richardson's volume of the epistles of George Fox and its inheritance to subsequent generations, and provides biographical information for Thomas Richardson. Letters in the volume include those to Men and Women's Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, to Friends in Barbados, to Friends in Maryland and Virginia, and to Friends in Dublin.

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

"Allen David Hole: His Life and Thought", 1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This manuscript, entitled "Allen David Hole: His Life and Thought," edited by Francis Doan Hole, includes a description of his early life, attendance at Earlham College, and essays written by Allen David Hole, which include "The Prophet," "Fundamental Concepts," "Real Safeguards for Individuals and Nations," and "He doeth all things well."

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

"Det Norske kvekersamfunns Historie i forste Halvdel av det 19de Hundrearet", Undated.

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume "Det Norske kvekersamfunns Historie i forste Halvdel av det 19de Hundrearet," which translates from Norwegian to "The Norwegian Quaker History in the First Half of the 19th Century."

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

"A Brief Account of Thomas Kite", Undated.

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The biographical account of Thomas Kite describes Kite's early life, his convincement (conversion to Quakerism), and his testimonies against Elias Hicks during the Hicksite-Orthodox separation.

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

"Nantucket Quakerism", Undated.

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: "Nantucket Quakerism," written by Robert Leach, describes Quakerism in Nantucket from 1698 to 1763, and theorizes that the failure to solve the problem of common land ownership lead to the collapse of Nantucket.

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

Mary Shakleton Leadbeater manuscripts, 1780-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a number of handwritten manuscript works by Mary Shakleton Leadbeater.

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

"George Fox, Quakers, Negroes, and Slavery on Barbados, 1671-1675", 1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Edward A. Manice's "George Fox, Quakers, Negroes, and Slavery on Barbados 1671-1675" describes the ways in which Quakers in Philadelphia and surrounding areas engaged with slavery in Barbados in the 17th century. The manuscript was written as an essay for Manice's senior history class at Yale University.

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

Friends Historical Library Collection of miscellaneous manuscripts, 1547-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 40 linear ft.
Abstract:: The Society of Friends or Quakers (today the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library Miscellaneous Manuscripts is an artificial collection, established in the middle of the 20th century to store single and very small groups of manuscripts and documents, both originals and copies. The collection includes holdings relevant to antislavery, temperance, women's rights, penal reform, and other social concerns of Quakers in the United States and in England.

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

"The Literature of the American Quaker before 1825", 1939

Extent:: 0.48 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: Robert H. Morgan's dissertation focuses on Quaker ideals and principles, as well as Quakers' reactions to contemporary life as exhibited through Quaker literature prior to 1825.

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

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