Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1940">1940</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1944">1944</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Rhoads Family papers, 1822-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Nineteenth century letters and papers primarily of the Quaker Gibbons and Rhoads families, often relating to abolition and the Free Produce Association.

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Robinson Family papers, 1723 - circa 1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.25 linear ft. (6 boxes, 3 volumes)
Abstract:: Primarily the letters of Mary Robinson Morton (1757-1829), a member of the Society of Friends, reflecting the social and cultural attitudes of the day.

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Nancy Zosa collection of photographic materials, 1848-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear ft. ((10 boxes, 24 volumes, 1 item))
Abstract:: A collection of original photographs, photograph albums and books and catalogs relating to photography, primarily from the 19th century, that include important historical images of people and places, and in certain instances rare, early or unusual images or publications.

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The Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, 1800-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft. (4 boxes and 3 packages)
Abstract:: Records of a women's charitable Quaker organization based in Philadelphia spanning the 19th and 20th centuries

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Beresford Family papers, 1929-1949 (inclusive) 1929-1932 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Included are letters between Peter A. Beresford, David O. Beresford, and Dorothy Beresford, as well as various other writers, mostly written 1929-1932.

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Alice Jones diary, 1919-1946 (inclusive) 1930

Extent:: 0.0625 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised primarily of the original, handwritten diary of Alice Jones, and a photocopy of the original. Diary entries discuss the history of the Friends School in Ramallah, Palestine, religious reflection and discussions concerning the divides between Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Palestine, and discussions concerning the politics within Palestine. Jones also provides descriptions of the children she teaches at the school. In addition to the Jones's diary, the collection includes a single folder of related materials, which includes a certificate from the American Red Cross in Palestine thanking Jones for her service during World War I, four pages of typed diary entries dated 1946, and a typed poem, which is undated.

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Joshua Sharpless diaries, 1798, 1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Entries describe Sharpless's travel to, and time spent in, Cornplanter's village during 1798.

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"Quaker Influences on Whitman's Religious Thought", 1943

Extent:: 0.062 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Walter B. Fulghum's dissertation "Quaker Influences on Whitman's Religious Thought" analyzes the influences of Quakerism, particularly the influences of Elias Hicks and Hicksite Quakerism, on Walt Whitman's religious thought. The manuscript discusses ways in which Whitman's personal demeanor and behavior reflected a Quaker influence, and connects Quakerism to the themes in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."

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Images of Friends Meeting Houses, slides and oversized, 1674-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (31 boxes)
Abstract:: Images, mostly glass slides and oversize images, of Quaker meetinghouses from the US and around the world.

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Quaker Objects Collection, 1747-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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