Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1841">1841</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Richardson-Yarnall family papers, 1722-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains personal papers, primarily correspondence, of members of the Richardson and Yarnall families, Pennsylvania Quakers who emigrated to America in the 1680s. The families were united by the marriage in 1816 of Nathaniel Richardson and Hannah Yarnall of Byberry. Of special significance are the diaries of Quaker ministers Peter Yarnall (1754-1798) and his second wife, Hannah Haines Thornton Yarnall (1765-1822) and their correspondence with family and fellow ministers. The papers reflect the daily life and concerns of members of two prominent families in southeastern Pennsylvania from the 18th through much of the 20th centuries.

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Friends Historical Library album collection, 1656-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection consists of scrapbooks, commonplace books, class notebooks, autograph albums, piecebooks, and other albums that were received by the Friends Historical Library as individual volumes and not as part of a larger collection.,

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Friends Historical Library collection of genealogical manuscripts, 1758-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection consolidates genealogical manuscripts into a single genre -- FHL Genealogical Manuscripts.

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Elias Hicks Manuscript Collection, 1779-1948 (inclusive) 1779-1830 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 linear ft.
Abstract:: Elias Hicks (1748-1830) was an eminent Quaker minister from Jericho, Long Island, N.Y. In the 1820s, a religious controversy within the Society of Friends which focused on Hicks' ministry led to the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation of 1827-1828. The collection includes correspondence written and received by Elias Hicks, sermons, surveyor's drawings, family correspondence, and other papers. Also includes the original 1748-1822 manuscript journal of Elias Hicks (in three parts) and the 1828 Ohio travel journal.

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Friends Historical Library Collection of miscellaneous manuscripts, 1547-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 40 linear ft.
Abstract:: The Society of Friends or Quakers (today the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library Miscellaneous Manuscripts is an artificial collection, established in the middle of the 20th century to store single and very small groups of manuscripts and documents, both originals and copies. The collection includes holdings relevant to antislavery, temperance, women's rights, penal reform, and other social concerns of Quakers in the United States and in England.

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Friends Historical Library manuscript epistles collection, 1688-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.67 linear ft. (5 document boxes)
Abstract:: The term "epistle" is used to refer to letters exchanged between Quaker organizations, especially from one yearly meeting to another. Epistles are often used to articulate Quaker doctrine and discipline. This collection of various manuscript (handwritten) epistles was compiled from the Friends Historical Library from different sources.

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Friends Historical Library collection of disownments, 1770-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft.
Abstract:: A disownment is the involuntary termination of membership in a meeting, when a member of a meeting acts contrary to established discipline. Reasons for disownment have changed over time, often reflecting contemporary societal mores. Today, very few people are disowned. This collection consists of miscellaneous minutes of disownment, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over time. It contains a mix of original documents and copies.

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Proceedings Collection, 1707-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 linear ft. (3 document boxes and 12 linear feet of bound volumes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting extracts, or proceedings, from the early 18th through the early 21st centuries, in manuscript or printed form.

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Emily Howland family photographs, 1763-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.27 cubic ft. (2 boxes and 1 oversized box)
Abstract:: Emily Howland (1827-1929) was a Quaker humanitarian and educator who is particularly known for her work with formerly enslaved people in Virginia during and after the American Civil War. This collection includes family photographs and photographs of Howland's abolition and women's rights colleagues.

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Stabler family photographs, 1760-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.43 cubic ft. (3 boxes, 1 oversized box)
Abstract:: The Stabler family were Quakers involved in a wide variety of fields. This collection includes portraits and group photos of various members of the Stabler family. These include card photos, silhouettes, and an album, among other forms.

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