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Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, 1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892] (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:
Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), daughter of Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), was an important figure in many of the reform movements of the mid- and late nineteenth centuries, especially abolition and her work with the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home. In 1833, she married fellow Hicksite Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892), a member of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson, used some of this material as a basis for her 1897 biography of Abby Hopper Gibbons. The collection contains about 1,680 ALsS and related materials. Of particular note is the correspondence sent and received by Abby Hopper Gibbons, including family letters and and related to her work to assist Union Soldiers during the Civil War. Also includes letters from Union soldiers, prominent Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Choate, and Lydia Maria Child, and correspondence reflecting Quaker family life and concerns.

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

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Hudson and Chatham Executive Meeting (Hicksite) Records (including its predecessor monthly meetings), 1793-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.5 linear ft. (24 volumes (plus 6 folders))
Abstract:
Includes: Minutes, 1793-1905; women's minutes, 1793-1880; marriage and removal certificates, 1794-1905; births and deaths, 1810-1920; treasurers book, 1816-1889; record of deeds 1788-1905; items of history, 1896, and miscellaneous records.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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William and Mary Howitt Papers, 1827-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
William Howitt (1792-1879) and his wife, Mary Botham Howitt (1799-1888), were English Quaker writers of miscellaneous poetic and narrative materials for children and adults. The collection contains mainly personal correspondence. Some translations from Swedish are included. There are scattered references to their developing interest in spiritualism after the 1840s and manuscript copies of some of the poems and stories by both Howitts.

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

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Shaw Family Papers, 1737-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
Accounts, correspondence, indentures, and family papers which relate to the descendents of Samuel Shaw (1710-1781), Quaker farmer of Richland, Pennsylvania, and related families including Hill, Heacock, Foulke, and Rawlings. Some of his descendents moved to Ohio and Indiana. Letters from family members in Ohio give details of daily life and customs of Quaker families and sense of the hardships endured on the frontier.

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

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Wood Family Papers, 1784-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
The Wood Family Papers contains papers from a Quaker family active in 19th century New York City Friends affairs, compiled by M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood. Included are business correspondence concerning the printing house founded by Samuel Wood and his sons, correspondence from prominent Friends concerning work for social causes including abolition, freedmen, prisoners, First Day schools, and peace, and genealogical material, writings, and reminiscences by Mary S. Wood.

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

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Marlborough Monthly Meeting (Pre-Separation and Orthodox) and Plains Monthly Meeting Records, 1804-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.4 linear ft. (25 volumes)
Abstract:
Includes records of Marlborough Monthly Meeting (pre-separation and Orthodox), 1804-1954. Includes men's and joint minutes, 1804-1954, Women's minutes, 1804-1882, Ministers' and Elders' Minutes, 1813-1919, Vital Records 1804-1931, a volume of sufferings, 1808-1855, and an elegy, 1800. Women's minutes 1880-1882 (2.3) also contains Women's minutes from Plains Monthly Meeting, 1851-1854, and joint minutes (Marlborough Monthly Meeting), 1883-1883.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Middlesex Preparative Meeting Records, 1809-1846 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.3 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:
Records of Middlesex Preparative Meeting, 1809-1834. Includes: Men's minutes, 1809-1846, Women's minutes, 1809-1835, and deed, 1810..

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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