Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Subject: Scrapbooks - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Taylor-Frysinger papers, 1860-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the personal letters, diaries, and miscellany of members of the Taylor and Frysinger families over three generations.

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Allinson family scrapbooks, 1829-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.26 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: The Allinson family scrapbook is largely comprised of clippings on poetry, temperance, prison reform, reform for juvenile delinquents, and anti-slavery. Many of the anti-slavery clippings discuss the possibility of using Jamaica as a "home for colored emigrants." The end of the volume includes 12 pages of signatures. The volume also includes an obituary for Samuel Allinson.

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Joseph S. Elkinton scrapbook, Undated.

Extent:: 0.29 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The scrapbook of Joseph Elkington includes elegies, extracts of Quaker testimonies, extracts from Quaker letters, and 581 obituary notices.

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Friends' Institute scrapbook, 1881-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.27 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The scrapbook of the Friends' Institute includes materials related to the Friends' Institute for Young Men, particularly for the lectures and events of the organization. Lectures focus on a variety of topics, including business ethics, party politics, early friends and their services in America, the idolatry of culture, and Siberian convicts. Also included are the annual reports of the board of managers.

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Richard Price Hallowell scrapbook, 1891-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.35 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Richard Price Hallowell's scrapbook includes newspaper clippings on a variety of topics, including labor reforms, lectures on art and history, American politics, civil rights, and issues surrounding the voting rights of freed enslaved people.

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Walter G. Heacock scrapbook, 1953-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.19 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Walter G. Heacock's scrapbook is largely comprised of postcards of Quaker meeting houses collected by Heacock, along with typed descriptions of the meeting house featured in each postcard. The majority of the postcards are from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, though there are a few from other states and Canada. The volume also includes newspaper clippings related to Quakers and Quaker history.

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Marriott C. Morris scrapbooks, 1879-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.52 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: Marriot C. Morris's scrapbooks are largely comprised of clippings, pamphlets, and brochures related to travel, bicycling, Haverford College, and the history of Philadelphia and Germantown.

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William Parker scrapbook, 1910

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The scrapbook is comprised of clippings of an article on the Christiana Riot, published in 1910 by the Atlantic Monthly, but originally published in 1866. The article, "The Freedman's Story," was written by William Parker, a formerly enslaved person who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and activist in Pennsylvania. He was a key actor in the Christiana Riot, and the article describes his memory of the event. It is not known who compiled the scrapbook.

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Richard Tangye scrapbook, Undated.

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This scrapbook is comprised of reports from Quarterly Meetings, copies of letters and documents concerning marriages, and articles written by George Fox.

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J. Lindley Spicer scrapbook, Undated.

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: J. Lindley Spicer's scrapbook is largely comprised of photos and printed images of Quakers, meeting houses, meetings for worship, and Quaker missions in Mexico, Africa, Palestine, and China. The volume also includes a number of clipped newspaper articles on various Quaker leaders. Inside the scrapbook is an index of photos and clippings.

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