Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Subject: Quakers -- Societies, etc / Place: Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Subject Quakers -- Societies, etc Place Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: William Webb Price (1892-1961) was a Quaker architect, teacher, and actor, of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. The collection contains chiefly letters written by Price to his family while serving with Friends War Victims Relief Committee in France during and shortly after World War I; together with reports, financial papers, memorabilia, and printed material relating to Quaker reconstruction activities in France.

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Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Mary Williams Shoemaker (1861-1953) was a Quaker philanthropist from Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Franklin and Mary (Williams) Shoemaker. The collection contains chiefly journals (1934-1945) and correspondence (1914-1953) relating to Shoemaker's support of Quaker historical, educational, and social service agencies; together with correspondence of her brother, Thomas Howard Shoemaker (1851-1936), relating to his historical interests and civic activities. Includes deeds and business papers relating to Shoemaker family properties in Philadelphia and Pike County.

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