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Jay Worrall's Research Notes for The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers, 1990-1994 (these dates are only based on the publication date of the friendly virginians, and are not factual, as there are no available dates) (inclusive)

Extent:
13 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:
Jay Wesley Worrall Jr. (1916-2010) was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Haverford College in 1937. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In 1942, he married Carolyn Randal. After the war, he worked as a marketing manager and joined the Religious Society of Friends as a member of the Reading Meeting. He served again in the military during the Korean War. He was an active participant in the civil rights movement and worked to assist prisoners in reentering society. After his retirement, he wrote The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers, regarded as the most comprehensive history of the Quakers in Virginia from colonial to modern times. The collection consists of hand-written index cards contained in 13 boxes comprising information gained through research by Jay Worrall Jr. on Quaker families and individuals and Quaker Meetings in Virginia, as well as a bibliography, exhaustively researched by Worrall toward his 1994 book The Friendly...(see more)

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

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Sharpless addition, 1903-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.43 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection contains papers, clippings, and photographs relating to the Sharpless family.

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

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Friends Historical Association, 1942-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (9 boxes)
Abstract:
Friends Historical Association is an organization that promotes research and publication on topics in Quaker history. Membership and editorial offices are located at Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges. Minutes of the organization after 1964 are at Haverford College.

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

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Class of 1928 records, 1953-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.03 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains issues of the Class Observer containing news about Haverford and class letters addressed to the members of the Class of 1928. It also contains the program and class record for the class's twenty-fifth reunion in 1953.

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

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Class of 1936 records, 1946-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains class letters, class histories, reunion materials, addresses, and photographs pertaining to the Class of 1936.

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

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Class of 1937 records, 1947-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains Haverford College Class of 1937 class letters, correspondence regarding the class's 10th reunion, schedule of the class's 45th reunion and a report on its 55th reunion.

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

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Class of 1940 records, 1969-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence between Haverford College and the Class of 1940, updates about their reunions, annual giving goals, and also information about their classmates.

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

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