Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1855">1855</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1859">1859</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Collection of Quaker Poetry, 1794-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Collection of original poetry written by and/or about Quakers, their beliefs, and their places of worship. Included are poems by Rebeca Smedley, Elizabeth Biddle Conrow, and Joseph Conrow, a biography in verse of Thomas and Elizabeth Robson by their grandson Joseph J. Green, a meditation on Spruce St. Monthly Meeting by Joseph Wharton, and an account of the 1843 Women's New York Yearly Meeting by Amanda K. Clark. Also included are poems concerning J.J. Gurney, Elias Hicks, and Robert Barclay's Apology.

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

Passmore family papers, 1810-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (7 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes papers of the Passmore family. Of particular interest are letters to Mary Passmore from her siblings George S. Pennock, Margaret and Rachel, relating family and local news. Also included are various invitations and collected poems.

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

Collection of John Melchior Ogden papers, 1825-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection consists of the papers of John Melchior Ogden, including newspaper clippings, letters and receipts, as well as notices from charitable associations such as the Carpenters' Company and the House of Refuge. Also included are letters to Charles Smith Ogden regarding the book, In Memoriam John Melchior Ogden, as well as reminiscences of Philadelphia in 1800 by Jesse Ogden, and an engraving of Fairhill Meeting House by Joseph Pennell.

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

Some account of the journeys of Thomas and Elizabeth Robson of Liverpool upon the Continent and elsewhere in 1823-1845, 1823-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 v.))
Abstract:: Bound collection of 29 ALsS, plus 3 typewritten items. Includes a genealogical chart of the Robson family and a summary account of a journey to the Continent in 1831, in part a transcription of the original journal. Also includes silhouettes of members of the Crewdson and Robson families.

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

Thomas family papers, 1808-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains primarily financial and estate papers of the Charles Thomas family of Montgomery County, Pa., especially the marriage settlement and estate papers of his mother, Sarah Roberts, widow of John Thomas. Also a brief account of the family estate by his granddaughter, marriage certificates, and deeds.

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

Nine Partners Boarding School papers, 1795-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
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Chapman family correspondence, 1828-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))
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Ruth Anne Hillborn papers, 1806-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes the journal of Ruth Anne Hillborn from 1864-1868. She relates events concerning the emancipation of enslaved people, the U. S. Civil War, and the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. She also describes Lucretia Mott and her ministry. This collection also includes miscellaneous poetry, a facsimile letter to the Women's Aid Association of Philadelphia about efforts in freedman's relief, a letter from John Bailey on Quaker ministry, and extracts from an account of the death of George F. White.

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

Balderston Family Papers, 1853-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.92 linear ft.
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence of the family of C. Canby Balderston, a prominent Quaker and businessman. He served with the Friends Relief Service and the Relief Commission for Belgium during WWI and both of his sons, Frederick Emery Balderston and Robert W. Balderston, were COs in WWII, working as ambulance drivers. Frederick E. Balderston (1923-2007) married Judith Braude (1926-1993) in 1949. A significant part of the collection consists of her childhood and college correspondence with her parents. It particularly reflects details of Swarthmore College students life, 1942-1946. Of special interest are the letters that Canby Balderston sent to his mother from France and Belgium, 1917-1919. Also included in the collection is correspondence of C. Canby Balderston's parents, John Lloyd Balderston and Anna Elizabeth (Marshall) Balderston, Quakers of Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

Lippincott Family Papers, 1752-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear ft. (9 boxes, 2 oversize folders, and photographs)
Abstract:: Horace Mather Lippincott (1877-1967) was a Quaker editor and historian. The collection contains his speeches and writings on topics primarily concerning the Society of Friends and the history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of particular interest is the scrapbook he compiled in 1946 of papers and photographs of the 1913-1914 Joint Group which met weekly to study the Separation in the Society of Friends, along with other papers on the topic and on the first joint meeting of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings in 1946. The collection includes genealogical research by Horace Mather Lippincott and his brother George E. Lippincott, deeds, and some family papers.

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

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