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"An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden", 1823 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Frederick Schmidt's "An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden" provides a historical and semi-autobiographical narrative of Schmidt and his Friend John Rasch, and their involvement in the Society of Friends in present day Germany. The narrative particularly focuses on John Rasch's efforts to begin a community of Quakers in Minden, Germany, in the late 18th to early 19th centuries. The narrative also discusses Schmidt's own trials in adhering to a pious spiritual life during his early adulthood, his life at the Hessian court, and his discovery and eventual convincement to Quakerism.

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

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"The Children of Light", 1941, undated

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0.27 linear ft. (4 folders)
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Elizabeth Stanley Trotter's "The Children of Light: Being the story of George Fox, the Quaker, and of Oliver Cromwell, the Soldier, and of William Penn, the Settler, and some of those who followed them" is entirely written in verse, and is split into four "books."

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

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"Education of the Freedmen By Philadelphia and Baltimore Quakers During the Civil War and Reconstruction Period", 1947 (inclusive)

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
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Frank O. Wargny's 1947 master's thesis at John Hopkins University, entitled "Education of the Freedmen by Baltimore Quakers during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period," describes the efforts of Philadelphia and Baltimore area Quakers to provide education to freed slaves during and after the Civil War. It provides a brief history of Philadelphia area Quakers' abolition efforts prior to the Civil War, including the work of Benezet and Woolman, but the majority of the manuscript focuses on the years during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The volume includes the following chapters: Preliminaries, Efforts of Philadelphia Orthodox Friends, Efforts of Philadelphia Hicksite Friends, The Baltimore Association for the moral and educational Improvement of the Colored People, and Teaching the Freedmen.

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

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

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0.03 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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.

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Cope family financial records, 1789-1883 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear ft. (4 volumes)
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The Cope family's financial records include an account book, a Pennsylvania bank account book, and two family cash books. The collection includes both business and personal financial records.

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

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James & Drinker account book, 1757-1802 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The account book for doctors James and Drinker records payments made and received. Payments were often made in bonds or cash.

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

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Elizabeth Hooton receipt books, 1794-1818 (inclusive)

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0.12 linear ft. (3 volumes)
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Entries in Elizabeth Hooton's receipt books include payments made by Hooton, who they were paid to, and for what. The majority of expenses recorded in the volumes are payments for rent, monthly washing, and yearly taxes.

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

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Josiah W. Leeds account books, 1877-1894 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear ft. (3 volumes)
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The account books of Josiah W. Leeds record the publication account of various books written by Leeds and others. Each volume records the number of volumes purchased, who they were sold to, or how they were distributed, and the price each volume was sold for, for each title. At the back of each volume are clippings of book reviews for the titles accounted for in the volume.

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

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Friends' Reading Room Association records, 1835-1886

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0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The Friends' Reading Room Association was founded in 1835, and dissolved in 1842. Its Constitution, included in the minutes, states its purpose: "An Institution in a central part of the city, which shall be furnished with a judcious selection of books, maps and periodical publications, calculated to promote moral and religous improvement, a knowledge of the principles and history of the Society of Friends and an acquiantance with the arts, science and general literature." This volume contains the minutes of the Friends' Reading Room Association, from 1835 - 1842, from the organization of the association, until its resolution and a register of members of the Western District Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, from 1814 - 1886.

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Dorcassian Society of Burlington records, 1843-1860 (inclusive)

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0.042 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The Dorcassian Society of Burlington, New Jersey was founded in 1839, and appears to have dissolved at the end of the minute book, in 1860. The mission of the Dorcassion Society was to provide relief work to the poor, in particular clothing. This collection is comprised of one volume of minutes and attendence lists from 1843 - 1860.

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

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Morris family financial records, 1794-1943 (inclusive)

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3.25 linear ft. (54 volumes)
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The Morris family financial records include account books, trustee accounts, and receipt books. Volumes generally record deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

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

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Free Produce Association of Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1845-1852

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0.134 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The Free Produce Assocation of Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was a Quaker organization, founded in 1845 in Philadelphia, PA. The free produce association was a boycott movement against "produce," anything produced by slave labor. This collection contains the minutes from 1845 - 1852, from the Free Produce Association of the Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The minutes contain finance reports, nominations for officiers, and reports from various committees, including reports from a committee delegated to be in correspondence with Quakers in England doing similar work.

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John Woolman Memorial Association records, 1915-1937

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0.23 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The John Woolman Memorial Association was founded in 1915 by Amelia Mott Gummere. It operates out of a historic house in Mount Holly, New Jersey, where John Woolman's family lived, and where their apple orchard once existed. According to its by-laws, its purpose was "the preservation of John Woolman's house [...], for the purpose of social service in the spirit of John Woolman and for antiquarian interest." It is still a working organization today. This collection contains one volume of records, mostly minutes from the John Woolman Memorial Association. It spans from its start in 1915, finishing with dedication to the death of Amelia Mott Gummere, founder of the Association, in 1937.

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

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Ann Pancoast account book, 1806-1809 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
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The account book of Ann Pancoast records deposits, withdrawals for payments for goods and services, and account balances.

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

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Josiah Philbrook account book, 1856-1858 (inclusive)

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0.17 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This collection is comprised of the single volume account book of Josiah Philbrook. A note on the inside cover reads: "This Book belongs to South China Mechanics Association." The first section is organized by two columns: Expenditures and Receipts. The remainder of the volume is organized alphabetically by names of individuals.

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

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