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Oblong Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records, 1783-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:
111 linear ft. (8 volumes)
Abstract:
Records of Oblong Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1783-1921. Includes men's and joint minutes 1828-1921, women's minutes 1849-1886, vital records 1828-1911, and Ministers and Elders' minutes, 1783-1903.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Clippings, 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft.
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of clippings related to Quakers, Quaker history, and Quakerism.

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

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Samuel L. Southard Papers, 1802-1846 (bulk) 1783-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:
170 boxes and 73.6 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of papers of New Jersey politician, lawyer, and governor Samuel Lewis Southard, presenting a rather comprehensive view of Southard's personal and professional life, as well as the state of American politics and the law profession during the first half of the nineteenth century. Included is a significant amount of Southard's personal and professional correspondence and notebooks. Also contained in this collection are printed materials from Southard's library, other printed documents, and papers generated by family members and associates.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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George Sproule papers, 1884-1944 (bulk) 1784-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.16 linear feet (3 boxes, 17 volumes)
Abstract:
George F. Sproule (1867-1928), known as an authority on the Port of Philadelphia, served on the Board of Port Wardens of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1907, as Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of Navigation for the Delaware River from 1907 to 1920, and as Director of Wharves, Docks and Ferries from 1920 to 1928. His son, Samuel Jackson Sproule served as Port Representative for the United States Shipping Administration, Recruitment and Manning Organization during World War II. This collection documents the professional life of George F. Sproule in the Philadelphia shipping and maritime industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the history of the Port of Philadelphia, and the World War II career of his son. The collection includes clippings, correspondence, appointment books, a scrapbook, business records, photographs, ephemera, and writings. The collection also includes a large number of maritime-related newspaper clipping volumes dating from 1891 to 1928.

Held at: Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library [Contact Us]

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Danby Preparative Meeting Records, 1784-1825 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Records of the pre-Separation Danby Preparative Meeting, 1784-1825. Includes: Minutes (men's) 1784-1825.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Manhasset Preparative Meeting Records, 1784-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. (11 volumes)
Abstract:
Records of Manhasset Preparative Meeting, 1784-1961. Includes: Men's and joint minutes, 1800-1961, and Women's minutes, 1784-1886.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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