Subject: Quakers / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

"The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914", 1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.

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

Howard Lutz manuscripts, 1973-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.66 linear ft. (6 folders)
Abstract:: These manuscripts concern Emilia Fogelklou's life, writing, and involvement with the Society of Friends. They were written by Howard Lutz during his time as the T. Wistar Brown Fellow at Haverford College during the 1973-1974 academic year. The manuscripts included selected translations of Fogelklou's writing, as well as biographical information about her, and Lutz's report on his fellowship.

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

Rebecca Wood Robinson letters, 1981-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains letters written by Rebecca Wood Robinson to her friend Marty Grundy.

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

Herbert V. Nicholson papers, 1964-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.03 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers, letters, and pictures of Herbert V. Nicholson.

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

David Proskauer Quaker Music, 1994-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection consists of Quaker music written by David Proskauer. It contains both handwritten and printed works, notably A Young Woman's Quaker Life, which feautures the poem Barbara Fretchie by John Greenleaf Whittier, and Proskauer's Quaker Voices: A Cantata, which features poems such as First Day Thoughts by John Greenleaf Whittier, Draw Breath by Geoffrey Weedon, Psalm 139 v. 1-7, Sonnet for a Quaker Wedding by Kenneth Boulding, and Faith by John Gould Fletcher. He's also included various handwritten works of his, such as A Living Silence, The Pacifist, The Light Within, and At the Foot of Monument Mountain.

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

"Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects", 1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.03 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Mark Webster's academic paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their reactions to the Vietnam War.

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

"From World War One to the Bicentennial: An Autobiography", 1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This autobiography describes Morris Wistar Wood's early life, his education, his travels in the United States and abroad, his time spent teaching and in academic administration at various schools, including at a school in Lingnan, at the Culver Military Academy, the University of Pennsylvania, Westtown School, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Wood also describes his family life with his wife Evelyn, and their children.

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

Erica Brooks commonplace books, 1925-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.24 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:: The commonplace books of Erica May Brooks include poems about nature, history, family, friendship, and World War II, as well as both copied poems and originals written by Brooks.

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

Albert Cook Myers collection survey, 1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

George A. Barton papers, 1951

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the two copies of the manuscripts of George Aaron Barton, as well as correspondence related to the collection.

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

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