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Start Over Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections People Penn, William, 1644-1718 Year 1850 to 1899

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William Penn papers, 1673-1987 (inclusive) 1673-1925 (bulk)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:
A collection of letters and deeds of William Penn (1644-1718), along with biographical and historical material, graphic representations of Penn and photographs of pages from published works.

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William Penn Charter School archives, 1611-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
17 linear ft. (24 boxes, 1 oversized drawer, 150+ books, 24 microfilm reels, 1 box of 3-dimensional objects, 1 box of stereopticon photographs)
Abstract:
The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.

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William Wistar Comfort papers, 1867-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:
Papers of William Wistar Comfort (1876-1955), president of Haverford College in a particularly sensitive time between two world wars and scholar of French literature. Comfort was a prolific writer and speaker on Quaker topics, but also on such diverse subjects as William Cowper, children's stories, education and music.

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Anonymous scrapbooks, 1894

Extent:
0.66 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of five volumes of anonymous scrapbooks from the Quaker Collection.

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"Some Account of William Penn's Birth, Education, and Death", 1863 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The anonymous manuscript "Some Account of William Penn's Birth, Education, and Death, Also: Some Account of his travels in the work of the ministry in some parts of Germany and Holland, etc.," is organized chronologically, and after providing initial biographical information about William Penn, provides brief descriptions of important events in Penn's life, organized by year.

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