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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]

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Miscellaneous, 1657-1969, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of single folder collections of miscellaneous Quaker materials from the Haverford College Quaker collection.

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

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Morris Family papers, 1715-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.8 linear ft. (14 boxes)
Abstract:
The papers of two prominent Philadelphia Quaker families, Morris and Sansom, spanning more than two centuries, from the colonial period into the 20th century. Topics include cultural and religious life and social and economic development.

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

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Thomas Willis papers, 1792-1859 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.005 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection contains a letter by Thomas Willis and a transcribed account of an earlier event.

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

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John G. Bullock collection, 1799-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.59 linear ft. (5 hollinger boxes, 1 oversized flat box, 1 tube )
Abstract:
A collection of materials relating to John Griscom Bullock (1854-1939), a photographer and member of the Photo Secession group. These materials include photographs by John G. Bullock of his daughter Marjorie Bullock at various points in her life from birth in 1889 until 1907, as well as written information about Marjorie Bullock and genealogical materials of the Griscom, Bullock, and related families. Includes John Bullock's early writings.

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

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Moses Brown papers, 1815-1911 (inclusive)

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]

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