Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

William P. Camp Papers, 1936-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: William P. Camp (1917-1999) was a Pennsylvania psychiatrist, concerned with ethics in the mental health field and very active in his profession and in Quaker organizations. His wife, Kay Camp, was a teacher and peace activist who served as the president of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Both of the Camps were active in Quaker concerns and members of Norristown Monthly Meeting. The papers chronicle Dr. Camp's life, particularly his professional and volunteer activities. He served as superintendent of Norristown State Hospital, director of Friends Hospital, and commissioner of Mental Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also served as president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association.

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

Bailey-Wood Family Papers, 1847-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection contains papers of the Bailey and Wood families, including diaries and school lesson books of Edith M. B. Wood and an account book kept by her husband, Herbert W. Wood, a Quaker pastor. Also family correspondence, 1847-1859, primarily to Edith's mother, and a small number of miscellaneous Quaker-related items. Edith Maria Bailey, a Gurneyite Friend, was born in 1877. In 1901, she married Herbert Wilbur Wood. Herbert Wood was born in 1881 and served as pastor at Unadilla Friends Church, N.Y., and New Sharon Friends Church, 1924-1927, in Iowa.

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

Peaslee-Engle Family Papers, 1893-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Correspondence of the related Peaslee/Peasley and Engle families, as collected by Emma P. Engle. Includes letters to her parents while she was a student at Swarthmore College.

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

S. Francis Nicholson Family Papers, 1900-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 linear ft. (22 boxes)
Abstract:: S. Francis Nicholson was a prominent Quaker investment banker, longtime officer of Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, and active in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, A.F.S.C., and Friends Fiduciary Corporation. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, memorabilia, and other papers reflecting his career and life with his wife, Evelyn Haworth Nicholson.

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

Russell-Pownall-Walton Family Papers, 1839-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: Journals, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers of the Russell, Pownall and Walton families of Pennsylvania. Of particular interest is material relating to the Swarthmore Chatauqua and to Swarthmore College.

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

Robert O. and Margaret C. Blood Papers, 1942-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:: Robert O. and Margaret C. Blood were active Quakers, members of Ann Arbor Monthly Meeting, MI. The collection contains primarily the papers of Margaret Blood, including correspondence, writings, journals (mostly fragments) after about 1960. There are also some writings by Robert Blood including student papers and articles for periodicals, as well as material on their joint counseling workshops and papers concerning their son, Peter Blood, and the draft during the Vietnam era.

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

Margaret H. Collins Papers, 1932-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Margaret Hill Collins, a member of the Society of Friends, was an advocate for integrated housing in the Philadelphia suburbs. These papers include her writings and poetry, personal correspondence, and the records of the Community Support Corporation. The latter was a small nonprofit that remodeled and resold homes in low income communities in Delaware County, Pa. It was established in the mid 1970s and was headquartered on Jackson Street in Media.

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

George H. and Elizabeth G. Watson Papers, 1970-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23 linear ft. (43 boxes)
Abstract:: Elizabeth Grill Watson was a Quaker minister, feminist theologian, Bible scholar, and writer. George H. Watson was a Quaker educator and President Emeritus of Friends World College. The collection primarily documents their ministries focused on social justice.

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

Herbert Hadley FWCC Research Papers, 1937-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Herbert M. Hadley served as General Secretary of Friends World Committee. He wrote a history of FWCC entitled Quakers World Wide.

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

Fothergill Family Papers, ca.1763-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Papers of the Fothergill and related families of Yorkshire, England, and Wilmington, Delaware. Manuscripts include eighteenth and ninteenth century letters, essays, and genealogical documents as well as 19th century sketches and watercolors.

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

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