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Henry Hale G. Sharpless diaries, 1841-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.37 linear ft. (8 volumes)
Abstract:
Four of Henry Hale G. Sharpless's diaries are travel diaries that describe his travels throughout the eastern United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The remaining three diaries describe Sharpless's daily life at home in Pennsylvania, and on his farm outside Philadelphia.

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Elliston P. Morris letterbook, 1831-1915 (inclusive)

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0.45 linear ft. (5 volumes)
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This collection is comprised of four volumes of Elliston Morris's letterbooks, three large bound volumes, and one volume of Bushnell's Perfect Letter Copying Book. All volumes in the collection contain business correspondence related to financial transactions, including loans, and the buying and selling of real estate.

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Charles Shoemaker Taylor letterbook, 1875-1878 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of Charles Shoemaker Taylor, which contains business correspondence related to the buying and selling of goods, livestock, and land. Taylor was educated at Haverford College, was a member of the original board of trustees for Bryn Mawr College until 1893, and was the vice president of the Haverford College Alumni Association.

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"The Trail of Life in the Middle Years", 1934 (inclusive)

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0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The manuscript of Rufus M. Jones, entitled "The Trail of Life in the Middle Years," is the third volume in an autobiographical series, of which the two preceding volumes are: "Finding the Trail of Life" and "The Trail of Life in College." The narrative begins in the year 1893, when Jones became the editor of "The Friends Review" and began teaching philosophy at Haverford College. In it, he discusses the state of the Society of Friends at the time, and discusses his personal reconciliation of past Quaker separations, particularly during his time as the editor of "The Friends Review."

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Historical Records Project, 1984-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.03 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records Project compiled between the years of 1984 and 1989. Included in the collection are the published materials of the project, processing plans, photographs, notes, and scanned copies of the listing of archival records for this Meeting, for individual Yearly Meetings, Quaker Meetings, and Monthly Meetings.

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William Wistar Comfort lecture notes and papers, 1941-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
The collection consists of William Wistar Comfort's lecture notes, dated 1941-1953, pertaining to a course on Quakerism that he taught at Haverford College, general notes on Quakerism, and a 1956 typescript of the History of Haverford.

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Rhoads & Wing letterbook, 1868-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This letterbook contains the correspondence between William G. Rhoads, Samuel Rhoads, and Asa Wing. The volume includes both personal and business correspondence.

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"An Account of all the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly and Particular Meetings of the Friends of America, 1772", 1772 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
Abstract:
This anonymously written volume provides a list of every meeting held in Colonial United States in 1772. Entries include the locations and dates of the yearly and quarterly meetings, and each entry for a monthly meeting includes a list of the particular meetings belonging to that monthly meeting. Meetings for Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. The volume includes an index for the meetings at the back.

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