Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Williams family papers, 1804-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (4 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains family correspondence and some other papers of the extended Williams family, primarily from Esther and Benjamin Williams who were Philadelphia Quakers and from their nephew, Charles B. Williams, the son of Thomas Williams. Correspondents include Lippincotts, Warner, Roberts, and Dubre family members. Of special interest is a letter from Charles B. Williams, 1853, describing the vacationing habits of Philadelphians at mid-century. Also, a 1856 letter from Isaac Williams concerning the prevailing interest in spiritualism.

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

Isabel Potts Williamson papers, ca. 1895-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains genealogical correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to Isabel Williamson and her family.

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

Elizabeth H. Cock family correspondence, 1821-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (10 folders.))
Abstract:: Includes correspondence of Elizabeth Hicks primarily during her marriage to her first husband, William F. Seaman; also family correspondence from her second marriage to William Townsend Cock. Correspondents include Rachel Hicks and Abby Hopper.

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

Nicholas Hallock papers, 1835-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: The collections contains a draft or copy of a letter dated 6 mo. 1846 from Nicholas Hallock to Elizabeth Paxson which explains his religious beliefs; an 1848 letter from Henry Titus and others, Jerusalem, Long Island, NY, expressing their thanks for Hallock's religious visit; a copy of a letter dated 1835 from George Hull to Hallock, dispirited by the divisions among Friends; a record of the births of the family of Edward Hallock, younger brother of Nicholas; and a copy of the minute adopted by the New York Yearly Meeting in which Marlborough Monthly Meeting was laid down. Also typed transcripts of these documents, typed extracts from an 1884 manuscript by Nathaniel Hallock, and biographical information supplied by the donor.

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

Somerville Literary Society Collection of Autographs of Famous Women, 1848-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: Contains a collection of autographs of prominent women including Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Emily Sartain. The items were given to the Somerville Literary Society, a Swarthmore College women's literary organization, by Charles F. Jenkins to form the nucleus of an autograph collection. Most include a short published biography and portrait with a brief note from the subject. Exceptions are two letters from Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In one, she defends Mrs. Horace Greeley as a supporter of suffrage.

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

Swarthmore College Student manuscript publications, 1874-1878, 1874-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Contains two handwritten student publications created by early students at Swarthmore College. Star, Vol. 1#4, is dated 1874 and apparently compiled by several authors, with notes on campus life and comments. Three issues of The Sun Flower, 1877-1878, were probably created by men students in the Sciences. They include commentary on classes and student life and satiric drawings. This publication was a gift to Friends Historical Library in 1934 from Edward Martin, Class of 1878, a prominent Philadelphia surgeon. Class Paper of '79, a satiric collection of poems and prose edited by H. C. Field.

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

Marshall Fell writings, 1880-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: The collection contains drafts of poems, letters to the editor, and a few personal letters. 1880-1890. Most of the letters express support for prohibition; one letter mentions the school run by Bradford Preparative meeting.

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

Amos Bacon Papers, 1795-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
Abstract:: Correspondence includes letters written by Amos W. Bacon of Philadelphia to his children, to Samuel W. Bacon from his father and brother while he was at Westtown School, and a love letter from Thomas Bacon to his future wife, Elizabeth Hall. Also contains the probate copy of the will of Charles West, Elizabeth Hall's copy book, the journal of Jane Wilson Bacon, and genealogical material on the entire family.

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

Friends' Social Union (New York, N.Y.) minutes, 1869-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 vol.))
Abstract:: Minutes, 1869-1872, of Friends' Social Union, New York City. Aaron M. Powell was one of the early chairmen, and Maria Mitchell included in the speakers. One of the group's continuing concerns was the plight of the American Indians.

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

Clement family letters, 1857-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Abstract:: Small collection of family correspondence that includes two letters that concern the Clements and Sharpless families' involvement in abolition activities. Contains a copy and typed transcript of a letter from William Lloyd Garrison Clement (1834-1889) to Gilbert Cope, historian of the Sharpless family, which describes events surrounding the formation of American Anti-Slavery Society and the Clement family's interaction with African-Americans living in the Mount Holly, N.J, area. The typed transcript includes information that a letter published by Cope from Charles B. Clement, brother of W. L. G. Clement, records different details. A letter of 1857 from Mary S. Clement to her son mentions a visit to New Jersey of African-American lecturer Frances Watkins Harper.

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

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