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T. Vail Palmer manuscripts, 1976-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of two typed manuscripts written by T. Vail Palmer Jr. during his time as a T. Wistar Brown Fellow at Haverford College from 1976 to 1977.

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

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"The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914", 1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.

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

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"Indian Summer of the Heart", 1982 (inclusive)

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0.17 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Daisy Newman's novel, "Indian Summer of the Heart," is the sequel to "I take thee, Serenity," and focuses on two entwined love stories. The first story is that of the continuing story of Peter and Serenity Holland, married at the end of the earlier book, as they face the difficult stresses of building two careers while also trying to meet the needs of Ross, their little boy. The other love story is that of Oliver Otis, a 78 year old widower, and Peter and Serenity's mentor, and Loveday Mead, who has come to the little Quaker village of Kendal. Both stories focus on the difficulties that stem from the pressures of modern life and the effect of the influence of Quakerism on the lives of the characters.

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

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"Members of the Prison Society: Biographical Vignettes", 1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.33 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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This collection is comprised of the two volume manuscript by Peter P. and Elizabeth W. Jonitis, entitled "Memoirs of the Prison Society: Biographical Vignettes of the Managers of the Philadelphia Society for Assisting Distressed Prisoners and the Members of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, 1787-1830." The biographical sketches were compiled in order to determine how many of the 344 members of the organizations were Quakers, so as to study Quaker contributions to early prison reform in the United States.

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

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"Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects", 1984 (inclusive)

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0.03 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Mark Webster's academic paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their reactions to the Vietnam War.

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

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

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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]

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Edward Savery manuscript, 1986

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This history of Middletown Friends Meeting spans from 1686 to 1986, and begins by describing how early Friends in Chester County met in family homes, and the history of building the meeting house in 1699. The history describes the Middletown Meeting's reactions to various historical issues, including European American treatment of Native Americans and slavery and abolition. At the back of the volume is a Middletown Monthly Meeting Membership List from February, 1986.

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

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"Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography", 2011

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The manuscript of Gergory Barnes's "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography" provides a history of Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House from the purchase of the land by William Penn in 1683, to the present, including important Quaker individuals, the influence of Philadelphia's history on the Meeting House, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, and the Wilburite-Gurneyites.

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

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