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

"The Reality of the Spiritual World", 1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: "The Reality of the Spiritual World," was originally a series of lectures given by Thomas R. Kelly in New York in the Spring of 1940, and given again at Pendle Hill and published in 1942. The volume includes reflections on the nature of God and the nature of the spiritual world.

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

"We Are All Involved", Undated.

Extent:: 0.05 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Frank S. Loescher's manuscript includes discussion of America's "race problem," and his experiences with race relations while teaching in the American South and while he served as a consultant to the Institute of Race Relations in South Africa.

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

"Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, 1682-1776", 1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.17 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, 1682-1776," by Jack D. Marietta, provides a code that tracks offenses in Pennsylvania Monthly Meetings from 1682 to 1776. The code includes the name of the offender, sex of the individual, the Monthly and Quarterly Meeting, the date, the number of offenses, the type of offense (coded), and the resolution of the case (coded). Offenses included in the coded records are as follows: marriage, fornication, fornication with fiancee, drunkeness, debt, adultery, assault/fighting, attending irregular marriage, entertainments/participating in or attending forbidden ones, familial responsibilities/dereliction in, fraud, gambling, violation of Gospel Order, inattendance at meetings, incest, larceny, law, "loose conversation"/general bad conduct, military activity, oath taking or administering, quarrelling/back-biting/gossiping/verbal abuse, violation sabbatarianism, slander/false accusation, slavery, swearing and profanity, miscellaneous,...(see more)

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

Annals of Haverford, 1833-1837 (inclusive)

Extent:: .2 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection contains two copies of the Annals of Haverford, one being the original manuscript version and the other a typed copy. The Annals was a contemporary account of the history of Haverford College, from its opening in 1833 through its first four years.

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

Thomas Stewardson's "Recollections of Haverford and After, 1841-1857", 1857

Extent:: .125 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection contains the original manuscript and a typed copy of "Recollections of Haverford and After 1841-1857" by Thomas Stewardson (1829-1902). Some of the topics he discusses include: the Loganian Society, food, academics, insect collecting, and other reflections about life at Haverford College.

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

Rick DeJesús-Rueff, Documents pertaining to the history of Puerto Rican students at Haverford College, 1970-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: These documents created and collected by Rick DeJesús-Rueff pertain to the history of Puerto Rican Students at Haverford (PRSH), the José Padín Puerto Rican Scholarship, and Haverford College's support of Puerto Rican students in the 1970s.

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

George Stephens papers, 1900-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of items related to and purportedly created by fictitious individual George Stephens (also spelled Stevens, Steevens, Stevinz).

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

Samuel Alsop Mathematical Analysis manuscript, 1875

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The collection contains a manuscript of mathematical analysis by Samuel Alsop.

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

"Essays in Prose and Verse", 1840-1844 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: According to the note on the inside cover of "Essays in Prose and Verse," the essays and poetry inside were written by Samuel Morris when he was 13, and again later when he was a student at Haverford College in 1843. This volume is a copy of the original, and is copied by Beulah S. Morris, who wrote this copy as a gift for her father, on his 55th birthday, in 1846. The volume is largely comprised of poetry, but also includes short stories and personal essays related to family, nature, travel, and religion.

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

"Thoughts on Slavery", 1800 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: In his essay, "Thoughts on Slavery," John Parrish discusses the religious and moral reasons in favor of abolishing slavery in the United States, as well as a short history of slavery in the United States, and the responsibilities of the United States government to those they are oppressing through slavery.

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

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