Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Online Content: Not Available / Subject: Quakers / 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

"Massacre: A Play", 1941

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre," describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.

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"Just Among Friends: The Quaker Way of Life", 1940

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (4 folders)
Abstract:: William Wistar Comfort's draft manuscripts of his book, "Just Among Friends: The Quaker Way of Life" describe the Quaker way of life, and the influence Quakers have had on issues of tolerance, peace, and economic and social justice. The manuscript includes Wistar's notes and edits, and the collection includes promotional materials related to the book's publication.

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

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: "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.

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Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel includes Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.

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Smiley family papers, 1885-1983 (inclusive) 1885-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 55 linear ft. (106 boxes, 7 packages)
Abstract:: In 1883, Quakers Albert Keith Smiley and his brother Daniel Smiley organized the first annual conference to discuss assistance to Native Americans at their estate at Lake Mohonk in New York state. These conferences were widely attended by specialists in various fields, as well as important officials. Only later were Native Americans represented. The concern to "uplift" was also directed at Filipino, Hawaiian, African American and Puerto Rican peoples, though attention at the conferences was primarily focused on Native Americans.

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Elizabeth Gray Vining papers, 1897-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.5 linear ft. (24 boxes, 8 volumes)
Abstract:: Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902-1999) was an author of children's books and served as the tutor to the crown prince of Japan, Akihito, from 1946 to 1950. The collection consists of correspondence, materials regarding books authored by Vining, articles, lectures and addresses, photographs, and information documenting her and her family's lives.

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Speakers' Bureau of the Friends Peace Committee records, 1926-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.36 linear ft. (6 volumes)
Abstract:: The Speakers' Bureau of the Friends Peace Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was founded as a volunteer-run sub-committee for the Friends Peace Committee. The Bureau worked with schools, civic groups, service clubs, and church groups, among other organizations interested in "discussing or studying problems of the international order and the strengthening of the peace," according to one of their brochures. This collection is comprised of six volumes of record books for the Speakers' Bureau of the Friends Peace Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The books are written by month and year, from 1926 - 1963. Source: local sources

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Samuel Cooper papers, 1939-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (5 folders)
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Essays, sermons, & lectures, 1644-1982, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of essays, sermons, & lectures related to Quakers and Quaker history.

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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.

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