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Middle East Negatives, undated. (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains a series of photo negatives.

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

Margaret Hilles Shearman letter, undated. (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.005 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains a letter written by Margaret Hilles Shearman.

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

Gene Sharp Papers, to be determined once processed (inclusive)

Extent:: to be determined once processed linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

"Memorials", Undated.

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: These memorials are written for various Quaker women, including Hannah A. Jenkins, Mary Allen Hanbury, Hannah G. Field, Mary Mekeel, and Avis Alsop, and give brief biographical information for each woman, and many describe their final moments.

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

"An Abstract from the Life of Mary Pennington, formerly Springett", Undated.

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Mary Pennington's autobiographical manuscript includes descriptions of her early life, the events leading up to her convincement (conversion to Quakerism), her attendance at Quaker meetings, a description of her marriage and her husband (Isaac Pennington), a description of her husband's family (particularly his mother), a description of a battle at London between "Parliment and the King" at Houndslow-heath, and a description of the English Civil War and upheaval it caused.

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

"Meditations and Soliliquies of John Rutty, M.D. with Religious Experiences", Undated/

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: "Meditations and Soliliquies of John Rutty, M.D. with Religious Experience" contains extracts from Rutty's spiritual diary, and includes descriptions of his religious experiences, and discussions, or "meditations," of various religious tenets and principles.

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

Benjamin Seebohm biography, Undated.

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The biography of Benjamin Seebohm describes his early life and education in Germany, and the influence of Quakerism in his young life, particularly the religious visit of Stephen Grellet. The biography also describes Seebohm's travels as a Quaker minister throughout Europe and Great Britain, and includes quoted extracts from Seebohm's journals and letters.

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

James Whitall manuscripts, Undated.

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (2 volumes, 2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of two manuscripts collected by James Whitall. The collection includes the manuscript of a memoir or autobiography by Honah Landis, entitled "How Literature Came to Texas," and a French play by Edmond See, translated by Whitall, entitled "A Friend of His Youth."

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

"From the Wabash to the Delaware", Undated.

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Thomas Raeburn White wrote this manuscript for his children and their descendants. The volume begins with a brief genealogical history of White's ancestors, who came from England or Scotland, and initially settled in the Carolinas. White describes how the family migrated to Indiana when his father was a child, in search of a more religiously tolerant community, and provides brief family history for his mother and father. White also describes his childhood, early education, Quaker experiences, college years at Earlham College, and business endeavors in adulthood.

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

"Moll Pitcher: A Poem", Undated.

Extent:: 0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: John Greenleaf Whittier's "Moll Pitcher: A Poem" describes the clairvoyant and fortune-teller Moll Pitcher, born Mary Diamond (ca. 1736-1813), of Massachusetts, as a witch engaged in sinful work.

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

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