Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1883">1883</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Nancy Zosa collection of photographic materials, 1848-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.5 linear ft. ((10 boxes, 24 volumes, 1 item))
Abstract:: A collection of original photographs, photograph albums and books and catalogs relating to photography, primarily from the 19th century, that include important historical images of people and places, and in certain instances rare, early or unusual images or publications.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

The Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances records, 1800-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft. (4 boxes and 3 packages)
Abstract:: Records of a women's charitable Quaker organization based in Philadelphia spanning the 19th and 20th centuries

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Joshua Sharpless diaries, 1798, 1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: Entries describe Sharpless's travel to, and time spent in, Cornplanter's village during 1798.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Abbie M. Crossman signature album, 1863-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.18 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the two volumes of signature albums of Abbie M. Crossman.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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