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"The Difficulties and Dangers of Eighteenth Century Travel as Revealed in Quaker Journals", 1946

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0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Mary C. Campbell's thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for her Master of Arts in English and comparative literature at Columbia University, focuses on analyzing first-hand travel accounts from Quaker travelers in the 18th century, with sections about travel on foot, on horseback, by carriage, and by sea.

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

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"Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation", 1952 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Paul M. James's manuscript, entitled "Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation," compares the lives of Oliver Cromwell and George Fox, their relationship to each other, and their affect on the Puritan movement in England. The manuscript was James's thesis for his bachelor's from University College, University of Wales, in 1952.

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

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

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0.04 linear ft. (2 volumes)
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"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]

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Wolfgang Sonntag manuscripts, 1965-1971 (inclusive)

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0.17 linear ft. (6 folders)
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Wolfgang Sonntag's academic writing focuses on issues of economics, foreign aid, and the voluntary aid movement. The collection also includes correspondence related to Sonntag's writings.

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

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"The Quakers and the American Revolution", Undated.

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0.19 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Arthur Mekeel's manuscript includes the following chapters: The Quakers in America in the eighteenth Century, The Problems of empire, The Quakers Take Alarm, The Breakdown of Non-Importation and the Challenge to Quaker Policy, The Tea Crisis and Its Sequel, The Quakers Cast Their Lot, Conciliation Efforts of the British Quakers, The First Year of War, the Quakers under the New Order, Suspicion of Quaker Treachery and the Virginia Exiles, The Later Years of the War in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, New England, New York, The Quakers in the South, The Free Quakers, Quaker Relief Work, and Post-War Problems and Readjustments.

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

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Addition to Henry J. Cadbury papers, 1866-1987 (inclusive)

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5 linear ft. (10 boxes)
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Henry Joel Cadbury (1883-1974) was one of the foremost American Quaker scholars of the 20th century. He published in the fields of Quaker and biblical history, and served as a teacher and philanthropist. This addition to the papers of Henry Cadbury includes biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, writings, such as his The Book of Acts in History and photographs of Cadbury and his family.

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

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"John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry", Undated.

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Wilhelm Aarek's thesis, entitled "John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry," provides a brief history of early American literature and the influence of religion, chiefly providing a literary analysis of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry, including various influences on his poetry, as well as its themes and subjects.

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

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