Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Subject: Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1box)
Abstract:: The collection contains diaries and daybooks of Dr. Thomas E. Parke and his wife, Mary Bacon Parke, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Very rich in detail, they reflect the life and activities of 20th century Quakers, active in the Society of Friends, business, and philanthropic activities.

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Extent:: .27 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Photographs of London Grove Friends Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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Extent:: 6 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Abstract:: Joseph Brinton, an outspoken member of the Society of Friends from southeastern Pennsylvania, was active in the Wilburite schisms of the 1850s and 1860's in New England. His family papers include his own journals, as well as his extensive correspondence. This collection also includes the correspondence of his two wives, Mary H. Brinton and Anna H. Brinton.

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