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"Philadelphia Quaker Philanthropists: Ann and George Williams", 1976

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
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Joseph C. Carter's manuscript, entitled "Philadelphia Quaker Philanthropists: Ann and George Williams," provides a brief biography of, and genealogical information for, Ann Trimble Williams and George Williams, and their involvement in early Philadelphia philanthropic societies, including the Magdalen Society.

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"Quaker Origins: A Chronological Bibliography", Undated.

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0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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C.B. Freeman's manuscript "Quaker Origins: A Quaker Bibliography of the published writings of the people called Quakers from their first appearance to the end of the year 1656" includes bibliographic entries with early Quaker authors and their works, organized monthly for the years 1652 to 1657. It includes works by Quaker authors, including George Fox, James Nayler, Richard Farnworth, William Dewsbury, Richard Hubberthorne, Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill.

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"Quaker Influences on Whitman's Religious Thought", 1943

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0.062 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Walter B. Fulghum's dissertation "Quaker Influences on Whitman's Religious Thought" analyzes the influences of Quakerism, particularly the influences of Elias Hicks and Hicksite Quakerism, on Walt Whitman's religious thought. The manuscript discusses ways in which Whitman's personal demeanor and behavior reflected a Quaker influence, and connects Quakerism to the themes in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."

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"The Trail of Life in the Middle Years", 1934 (inclusive)

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0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The manuscript of Rufus M. Jones, entitled "The Trail of Life in the Middle Years," is the third volume in an autobiographical series, of which the two preceding volumes are: "Finding the Trail of Life" and "The Trail of Life in College." The narrative begins in the year 1893, when Jones became the editor of "The Friends Review" and began teaching philosophy at Haverford College. In it, he discusses the state of the Society of Friends at the time, and discusses his personal reconciliation of past Quaker separations, particularly during his time as the editor of "The Friends Review."

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"The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914", 1982 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.

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The Fell, 2000

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
A Quaker Zine.

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Edward W. Marshall journal, 1919

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0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection contains the journal of Edward W. Marshall.

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