Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1970">1970</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1974">1974</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Bacon family papers, 1725-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft.
Abstract:: Included are letters to the Bacons from family and friends; biographical and genealogical materials; travel letters; Margaret Hope Bacon's diaries of her trip to China under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee, 1972; to Australia, 1989 and Galapagos, 1992; to Costa Rica and Friends World Committee for Consultation, 1988; and Egypt, 1990; Margaret Hope Bacon's letters; Allen Bacon's letters; stories by Norman Borchardt (M.H. Bacon's father); Francis Bacon in Germany.

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Douglas Borgstedt cartoons, 1965-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Political cartoons by Douglas Borgstadt, 1965-1982, concerning the United States and world politics of the late 1960's and 1970's. Major themes include communism, diplomacy, war, and government corruption or ineptitude. Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger are frequently featured.

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Friends Historical Association records, 1873-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22.1 linear ft.
Abstract:: The collection contains records of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, information concerning the Conference for Quaker Historians and Archivists, details about various committes within the association, publications and publicity, events, and miscellaneous materials of the Friends Historical Association.

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Friends Hospital records, 1812-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17.6 linear ft. (25 boxes, 229 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of Friends Hospital from before its founding in 1813 through the late 20th century. Records include administrative, financial, hospital, published, and visual information.

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James P. Magill papers, 1911-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of James P. Magill (b. 1885), a Quaker investment banker and philanthropist, dedicated to his alma mater, Haverford College, and with a great interest in the arts in the Philadelphia area. His circle of acquaintances included archaeologists, authors, and artists.

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Sol Mednick papers, 1946-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 document box)
Abstract:: Papers relating to the film and photography departments at the Philadelphia College of Art and proposals for the establishment of the Creative Photographers' School, all by Sol Mednick in the 1960s, as well as biographical materials about Mednick and about exhibits of his work and a thesis mentioning Mednick.

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Morley Family papers, 1852-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 26 linear ft. (53 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection focuses on the personal and professional life of Christopher Darlington Morley. Morley was a professor's son, and he began writing for pleasure very early in life. This collection includes material from his academic career, at Haverford College, and as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, which consists primarily of notebooks and essays. The bulk of the collection, however, focuses on Morley's professional creative writing, including newspaper columns, essays, novels, lectures, and poetry. Much of Morley's correspondence is also included, both professional and personal, and some writing and corresponcence from other Morley family members.

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Yearly Meeting Extracts from their Minutes, 1732-1842, 1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.63 linear ft. (2 document boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains copies of extracts of minutes of meetings within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1732-1799. Topics include church unity and discipline, the growth of Quakerism, slavery, Native Americans, temperance, education, and religious doctrines.

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Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics, 1659-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.5 linear ft. (18 boxes and 2 volumes)
Abstract:: The collection provides insights into several issues important within the history of Quakerism, such as the abolition of slavery, education and Native American rights, as well as graphics depicting American travel views, Native American sites, Haverford College, Quaker individuals and places associated with Quakers.

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Cadbury-Brown Family papers, 1804-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.25 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: 19th-century papers of the interrelated Cadbury and Brown Quaker families.

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