Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1855">1855</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1859">1859</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Anna Yarnall diaries, 1856-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.16 linear ft. (43 volumes)
Abstract:: Anna Yarnall's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

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

Extent:: 0.45 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:: 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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Henry Hale G. Sharpless letterbooks, 1851-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.12 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: Hanry Hale G. Sharpless's letterbooks contain both business and personal correspondence. The majority of the correspondence is personal, addressed to friends and family during Sharpless's travels. The letters include topics such as descriptions of the cities and towns he visits, as well as discussion of landmarks, cultural differences, food, and styles of dress.

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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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Elizabeth U. Willis scrapbook, 1850-1898 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (1 oversized volume)
Abstract:: Elizabeth U. Willis's scrapbook includes photos and clippings about her and Sarah F. Underhill, photos of the Underhill family, clippings, illustrations, and portraits of Quakers, meeting houses, and Quaker birthplaces. Quaker autographs and letters are included as well. Letter writers include Samuel Fothergill, Anne Mott, David Sands, William Allinson, William Dillywn, William Rickman, J. Stephenson, George Jones, Lindley Murray, Richard Mott, and John Barrow. Confederate money, fractional currency, colonial money, excerpts of prayers and testimonies, and embroidery and cross stitch samples are also included.

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Images of Friends Meeting Houses, slides and oversized, 1674-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (31 boxes)
Abstract:: Images, mostly glass slides and oversize images, of Quaker meetinghouses from the US and around the world.

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Quaker Objects Collection, 1747-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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Charles Roberts scrapbooks, 1859 and undated

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection contains four scrapbooks compiled by Charles Roberts, one from 1859 and others which are undated.

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Tract Association of Friends collection, 1816-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15.75 linear ft. (24 boxes and 27 volumes)
Abstract:: This is the collection for the Tract Association of Friends of Philadelphia.

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James Tyson diaries, 1859-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.38 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: The collection consists of four volumes of diaries which detail James Tyson's time at Haverford College, from daily activities to information on the courses Tyson was taking at the time. The entries range from 1859 to 1861.

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