Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1880">1880</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1884">1884</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

George Fox's 'Book of Miracles', 1881-1974 (inclusive) 1948-1974 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 item)
Abstract:: This collection contains a 1948 copy of George Fox's 'Book of Miracles' as well as various corresponding items. This includes a letter from Douglas G. Lister to Henry J. Cadbury, multiple letters from Janet F. Rice of the Cambridge University Press Subsidiary Rights Department confirming that Cadbury will recieve two complimentary copies of the reprinted book once published in 1973, a letter directly from Octagon Books's Editor-In-Chief Henry G. Schlanger, and many more materials related to Henry J. Cadbury and/or George Fox. This collection also contains a revised list of Haverford Meeting attendees and members in 1898 by Mary Rhoads Garrett, and an 1881 copy of "How To Enter Into Rest."

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Thomas Scattergood journals, 1881-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 linear ft. (11 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of 11 volumes of Thomas Scattergood's manuscript journals, spanning the years 1881 to 1906.

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Joseph Mendenhall papers, 1882-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: .15 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:: The collection consists primarily of lively letters by Joseph Mendenhall, a Quaker bachelor, to his cousin. They are written from Lawrence, Kansas, between 1882 and 1903, on topics ranging from Quaker ministers, the possibility of less plainness in meetinghouses, and many details about episodes in his or others' lives.

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Elizabeth Reeve Evans diaries, 1882-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 linear ft. (7 volumes)
Abstract:: Diary entries describe social calls, the health of family and friends, the weather, Quaker meetings, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community.

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Kimber collection, 1882-1912; undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.209 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Collection includes a postcard album, primarily consisting of postcards from Pennsylvania, and a brief biography of Marmaduke Cope Kimber (July 16 1882- Dec 31 1969) from his birth in 1882 to his marriage in 1912, recorded by his mother, Maria Brinton Kimber (Jan 26, 1860- Apr 16 1931).

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Haverford College Anniversaries records, 1883-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.26 linear ft. (4 boxes and 5 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of materials related to anniversaries of Haverford College's founding in 1833, dating from the College's Semi-Centennial (1883) to its Sesquicentennial (1983).

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Sharpless family letterbook, 1883

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The personal correspondence included in the Sharpless family letterbook acted as a circulating "family letter," and was added to by each family member with the goal of assembling the letters at the end of the year and binding them together for the use of future generations. Letters generally provide news of each letter writer, as well as comments on past letters. Letter writers include Susanna F. Sharpless, Edith Sharpless, Thomas Sharpless, Elizabeth S. Smedley, Ann Sharpless, William Sharpless, and Susanna Sharpless.

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Unknown Diary, 1883

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains one half of a daily diary from 1883 written by an unknown author.

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Charles Edward Gause papers, 1883-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.44 linear ft.
Abstract:: This collection is comprised mostly of journals that Charles Edward Gause wrote, including during travels with friends. There are also some letters.

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Willits Trust records, 1883-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The Willits Trust was a Quaker organization dating from the late 19th and early 20th century based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated to providing religious tracts such as the journal The Africans' Friend to black Americans in the Southern United States and to Liberians. These records consist of correspondence, minutes, financial records, missionary materials, the will of Charles L. Willits, and miscellaneous items.

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