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Anonymous scrapbooks, 1894

Extent:
0.66 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of five volumes of anonymous scrapbooks from the Quaker Collection.

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

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Anna Mary Woodward scrapbook, 1896-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Anna Mary Woodward's scrapbook includes clippings related to Quaker history and Quaker meeting houses, clippings from The Friend, post cards of meeting houses, a Quaker calendar for 1911, clippings about Quaker ministers, materials of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the reunion of two historic societies, and information about Friends' missions in Japan, China, and Ramallah.

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

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Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel includes Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.

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

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Samuel A. Purdie scrapbook, 1866-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The scrapbook of Samuel A. Purdie includes clippings of his writing, including a series of essays on "Quakerism in Dixie," a series entitled "Journal of a Conscript," and a series entitled "For the Pioneer, Sojourn in the Land of Secession after a Collapsed Rebellion." The clippings are pasted into the Back Creek Monthly Meeting school attendance record books.

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

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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.

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

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Joseph S. Elkinton scrapbook, Undated.

Extent:
0.29 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The scrapbook of Joseph Elkington includes elegies, extracts of Quaker testimonies, extracts from Quaker letters, and 581 obituary notices.

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

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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]

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Walter G. Heacock scrapbook, 1953-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.19 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Walter G. Heacock's scrapbook is largely comprised of postcards of Quaker meeting houses collected by Heacock, along with typed descriptions of the meeting house featured in each postcard. The majority of the postcards are from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, though there are a few from other states and Canada. The volume also includes newspaper clippings related to Quakers and Quaker history.

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

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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]

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