Repository: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1985">1985</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1989">1989</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Louis N. Robinson and Caroline Hadley Robinson Correspondence, 1890-1936 (bulk) 1885-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft. (9 boxes)
Abstract:: Louis N. Robinson, Swarthmore College Class of 1905, was a prominent Quaker economist and penologist. On June 17, 1908, he married Caroline Hadley (1885-1946) under the care of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting. She was the daughter of Walter Hadley and Alice Paxson Hadley and a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1906. The collection contains Louis Robinson's letters 1901-1908, Caroline Hadley's letters 1895-1908, and transcripts with annotations by their granddaughter, Christine Erb. The letter vividly describe student life at Swarthmore College and during Louis's graduate study in Germany as well as family, Quaker, and social concerns. Also included are photographs of the Paxson branch of the family.

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Fisher-Brinton family papers, 1846-2020 (bulk) 1764-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes plus photographs)
Abstract:: The Fisher-Brinton collection contains the papers of an Irish-American and Pennsylvania family with roots in the earliest years of the Society of Friends. It includes correspondence, diaries, memoirs, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials that reflect family and Quaker concerns, and, in particular, the Conservative branch of the Society of Friends. Abraham Fisher (1823-1909) was a member of a prominent Quaker family of Youghal County, Ireland. In 1871, he assumed a position as book-keeper for the Alexandra Colony, an English settlement on the San Javier River in rural Argentina. Unaware of the increasing violence in the region, his wife and children joined him in early 1872. In 1874 the family moved to Dymond City, North Carolina, and eventually, to Southeastern Pennsylvania. The family had a deep appreciation for their family history and Irish roots, continuing through the twentieth century; Abraham's great-granddaughter, Margaret E. Brinton, attended a small Irish...(see more)

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Friends Historical Library subject reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:: 16 linear ft. (2 file cabinets)
Abstract:: PG6 Subject Reference Files consists primarily of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by topic.

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Friends Historical Library Quaker organizations reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:: 30 linear ft.
Abstract:: PG3 Quaker Organizations Reference Files consists primarily of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by organization. Most of the organizations were established by Quakers.

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Friends Historical Library Quaker meeting reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:: 60 linear ft.
Abstract:: PG6 Quaker meeting reference files consists primarily of publications by and about Quaker meetings and committees, including pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by meeting. It also includes directories (including lists of Quaker member organizations and individual Quakers) and epistles (letters exchanged between Quaker organizations, especially from one yearly meeting to another; often used to articulate Quaker doctrine and discipline). Some almanacs are stored with the collection, but are cataloged separately.

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Charles and Priscilla Townsend Family Papers, 1811-1858 (bulk) 1793-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Members of the Charles and Priscilla Townsend family were active in the Society of Friends in Philadelphia and in Quaker concerns, especially penal reform, abolition, and the natural sciences. The collection includes journals, correspondence, and writings in addition to transcripts and reference material on family members. Much of the material is available in published form.

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Quaker Earthcare Witness Records, 1987-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes) and 0.1 gb
Abstract:: Friends Committee on Unity with Nature (FCUN) grew out of the Workshop on Living in Harmony with the Natural Environment at the FGC Gathering at Oberlin in 1987. In 2001, sixteen North American yearly meetings appointed representatives to its Annual Meeting. In 2003, their name was changed to Quaker Earthcare Witness. The group publishes a newsletter, BeFriending Creation.

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Swarthmore College Black Studies Program Records, 1970-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft.
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Swarthmore College alumni files, 1869-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 250 linear ft.
Abstract:: Files created by the alumni office and added to over time by Friends Historical Library staff. These files typically contain basic information about the student (occupation, residence, etc.), newspaper clippings and obituaries, correspondence with the alumni office (usually about donations), and sometimes other material. Occassionally includes photographs.

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Quaker Disciplines, 1689-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 linear ft.
Abstract:: The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library has collected Quaker disciplines since its founding in 1871. FHL is also the official repository for the records of seven American yearly meetings.

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