Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1990">1990</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1994">1994</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Smedley Family Papers, 1751-1996 (inclusive) 1821-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 linear ft. (23 boxes plus photographs)
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Smedley family, a large and prominent Quaker family of Penncrest Farm, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The family was related to the Kite and Sharples/Sharpless families of Chester and Delaware Counties. The papers include significant correspondence of the Kite family, especially Thomas Kite (1785-1845) and Mary Kite (1792-1861), both prominent Quaker ministers, and Thomas's daughter, Susanna Kite (1809-1844) who married Aaron Sharpless. Their daughter, Elizabeth S. Sharpless married Edward G. Smedley of Middletown, thus merging the Smedley-Sharples-Kite families. In the 20th century, the property became the home of Edward Smedley's nephew, Walter Smedley (1862-1939), a Philadelphia architect, and his wife, Ida Wilkins Roberts Smedley (1896-1993). She married second C. Canby Balderston. The papers cover a wide range of subjects...(see more)

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Collection of Papers on the VISA Program in Tanganyika, 1961-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: .75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Collection of correspondence, reports, reminiscences, newsletters, and other memorabilia fo participants in the VISA Program in Tanganyika in 1961-1963.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

George Webb and Eleanor Brooks Webb papers, 1920-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear ft.
Abstract:: The George Webb and Eleanor Brooks Webb papers include the extensive journals, correspondence, and other papers of Baltimore Quakers Eleanor and George Webb. Eleanor's detailed journals cover most of her life -- from her 12th year until her death in 1997. Also of particular interest are the correspondence, album, photographs, and other records of George work in Civilian Public Service during World War II.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore College Advocacy Training Group Project Records, 1989-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.83 linear ft.
Abstract:: Collection contained the records of the Advocacy Training Group Project at Swarthmore College that trained students as peer faciliators in mediation and conflict resolution. It also includes materials related to various types of student advocacy in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Christopher Densmore Research Papers, 1980-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes
Abstract:: Christopher Densmore served as Curator of Friends Historical Library, retiring in 2018. This collection includes his raw research materials as well as completed papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Arthur W. Clark Prison Reform Papers, 1949-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 folders
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence and other papers of Arthur W. Clark, a Quaker active in prison reform and restorative justice. Long active in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting committees, he was the first secretary of the PYM Prison Service Committee established in 1960, and he served as Executive Director of the Clemency Project Working Group. A small amount of personal correspondence is included.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Emma Johnson Power family papers, 1872-1990 (inclusive) 1872-1922 (bulk)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The collection contains primarily correspondence received by Emma Johnson Power, Swarthmore College Class of 1882 and a member of Green Street Monthly Meeting. A number of the letters were sent by her husband, Edward S. Power, a Philadelphia physician/pharmacologist, during his European travels. Also includes a file of genealogical and biographical information on the Johnson and Power families and a small amount of miscellaneous papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Friends Historical Library Quaker schools reference files, 1900-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 linear ft.
Abstract:: PG2 Quaker Schools Reference Files consists primarily of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by school. Most of the schools were established by Quakers or Quaker organizations.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Haddonfield Friends School records, 1990-2009 (inclusive) 2003-2006 (bulk)

Extent:: 5.2 linear ft. (13 document boxes)
Abstract:: The Haddonfield Friends School (HFS) was established by members of the Haddonfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in New Jersey in 1786. The first "public" school in the borough, it accepts both Quaker and non-Quaker students. This collection consists of records compiled by Patricia Kane Williams, who joined the School Committee (Board) in 2003 and served as its clerk. It includes minutes, correspondence, and other records of the School Committee and its subcommittees, with a focus on financial and property records.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Friends Peace Teams records, 1993-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Friends Peace Teams (FPT) is an international non-profit charitable organization founded by North American Quaker Yearly Meetings in 1993. This collection includes records of Friends Peace Teams Council, the governing body of the group, as well as subject files.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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