Subject: Quakers / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Rebecca Sharpless commonplace book, 1839-1845 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Rebecca Sharpless includes excerpts of poetry and quotations from various Quaker women, including Mary Cresson Emlen, Hannah Scattergood, Jane Cope, Mary E. Scattergood, Lydia Fisher, and Beulah Morris.

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

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.

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

Margaret Parvin Masters commonplace book, 1838-1841 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Margaret Parvin Masters includes poetry copied by various Friends, including Jane Edwards, Rebecca B. Johnson, Amy Eastlack, Susanna Lightfoot, Anna Mendenhall, Sidney Stevenson, and James Emlen. The poetry included in the commonplace book generally relates to friendship and faith.

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

Phebe Clapp Thomas commonplace book, 1833

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The volume features poems copied by various friends of Phebe Clapp Thomas, and focuses on friendship, reflection, religion, and faith. Among those extracts that were signed, signatures from the following individuals are included: Jemima Hamond, Ann M. Thorne, Elias Hicks Jr., Joseph Griffen, B. Barton, Elizabeth Wenzer, Adeline Begnor, Jane Charlotte Leach, Marcia L. Haight, and E. Mitchell. A number of extracts are unsigned, including extracts of poetry by Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott. This volume was previously identified as an autograph book.

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

Rowland Greene memoir, 1844

Extent:: 0.0625 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Rowland Greene's memoir describes Greene's early life, his conversion to Quakerism, and his subsequent travel on religious visits to Quaker meetings throughout the eastern United States.

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

"The Life and Travels in the Ministry of the Gospel of John Pemberton", 1842 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: William Hodgson Jr. (1804-1878) published a number of pieces related to the Society of Friends. This collection is composed of the single volume manuscript, "The Life and Travels in the Ministry of the Gospel of John Pemberton," written by William Hodgson, Jr.The manuscript recounts his early life, first journey in Europe with John Churchman, excerpts of diary kept during revolutionary war, his second visit to Europe, and his travel in England and Scotland.

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

Alice H. Ambler family papers, 1865-1925 (bulk) 1836-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Alice H. Ambler (1889-1981) was an active community historian in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. She descended from prominent families in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), including Mary Ambler, for whom the town of Ambler, Pennsylvania is named. Alice's mother was Annie Foulke Webster, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Jones) Webster. Alice's grandmother was Eliza Moore Ambler. The Alice H. Ambler family papers, 1836-1979 (bulk 1865-1925), consist of correspondence, essays and writings, ephemera, photographs, some published works, ledgers, a diary, an autograph book, and other family papers. The majority of the collection is correspondence relating to Alice H., Annie F. W., and Eliza M. Ambler.

Held at: Plymouth Meeting Historical Society [Contact Us]

Westtown School Archives small manuscripts collection, 1769-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Westtown School in Chester County, Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously operating coeducational boarding school in the United States. It was founded by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1799 with the goal of educating Quaker children in an environment that fostered moral development consistent with their religious ideals. The Westtown School Archives small manuscripts collection, 1769-2008, consists of correspondence to and from various students, teachers, school officials, and other individuals and families affiliated with Westtown School. There is only one or a few documents associated with most of the individuals. These include mostly handwritten letters with some typescript and email print-outs. Also included are other materials, such as ephemera, account books, addresses and writings, school documents such as student lists and report cards, and receipts and other financial papers.

Held at: Westtown School Archives [Contact Us]

Bettle Family materials, 1825-1846 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.005 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains eight letters written to members of the Bettle family.

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

"Some Memorandums respecting my beloved wife Margery Mickle", 1809 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: The memorandum written by Margery Mickle's husband (name unknown) recounts Mickle's illness with "tumorous pollypus" in the corner of her right eye and her nose. Her husband writes about the series of operations she underwent to remove the tumors, the re-emergence of the tumors after a number of operations, and the doctor's recommendation that they remove her right eye. The manuscript describes Mickle's decision not to undergo the operation to remove her eye, and recounts her final days, including visits from friends and family, and some quotes from Mickle's last days, as well as a description of her final moments and death in 1809. The manuscript provides a detailed account of medical practice at the time, as well as the traditions surrounding death and dying.

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

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