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Miller-Stabler family photographs, 1872-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: .27 cubic ft. (1 box; fragile)
Abstract:: Cornelia Schmidt (b. 1924) is the daughter of Eleanor Stabler and William A. Clarke. Eleanor Stabler's father was Charles Stabler (1853-1903) who married Ida Palmer (1875-1966). He was the son of Francis and Cornelia Miller Stabler. This collection contains family portraits and pictures, both loose and on board, and a glass plate (fragile).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Elizabeth Watson albums: "Around the World in Ninety Days", 1988-08-06-1988-11-04 (inclusive)

Extent:: .2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Elizabeth Grill Watson was a Quaker minister, feminist theologian, Bible scholar, and writer. George H. Watson was a Quaker educator and President Emeritus of Friends World College. This collection consists of two albums documenting Elizabeth and George Watson on pilgrimage to Asia.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Ella Kent Barnard photograph collection for "Maulsby Genealogy", 1909

Extent:: .2 cubic ft. (1 box, stored with pa-017 and pa-018)
Abstract:: Ella Kent Barnard was born in 1853, the only daughter of Mary Anna Kent and John Barnard. She was a Quaker and the author of three books: Daniel Kent, Emigrant, The Maulsby Genealogy, and Dorothy Payne, Quakeress. The Maulsby family were Pennsylvania Quakers, based at least for a time in Plymouth. This collection contains pictures related to The Maulsby Genealogy, along with pictures of meeting houses and some relevant postcards written to Ella Kent Barnard & other small pieces of writing.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Valley Monthly Meeting member photograph albums, 1931-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: .26 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains photographs from the 1930s-1960s depicting members of Valley Monthly Meeting in Strafford, Pennsylvania. On the back of the page with the photograph is the name of the person pictured, along with an account of his or her life.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Caroline Roberts scrapbook photographs, 1870-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: .26 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The Roberts family were Quakers from Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. They, including Caroline Roberts, were involved in Gwynedd Friends Meeting. This collection contains photographs from a Caroline Roberts scrapbook, which has been dismantled and placed in envelopes. The pictures include portraits of Roberts family members, and family homes.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Swarthmore College Bulletin photographs collection, 1987-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.02 cubic ft. (16 binders)
Abstract:: The Swarthmore College Bulletin is the official alumni magazine of Swarthmore College. This collection consists of photographs assembled for use in the magazine, some of which were ultimately published and some of which were not. Most of these are color photographs.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Pendle Hill photographs, 1997-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: .13 cubic ft. (half box, stored with pa-071)
Abstract:: Pendle Hill is a Quaker study center located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. This collection contains mainly color photographs from 1997 and 1998. These photos are of the Quaker Peace Roundtable, with photographs by Marge Shier and possibly held at Swarthmore meeting house, along with the Conference on Friends and the Vietnam War, 2000, with photographs by Wilmer Tjossem.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Wilmer J. and Mildred Binns Young photographs, 1918-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: .45 cubic ft. (2 boxes; pa177 stored with box 2)
Abstract:: Wilmer J. Young (1887-1983), a Quaker teacher and peace activist born in Iowa, was involved in post World War I reconstruction in France and Poland. He married Mildred Binns in 1922, and together they worked with AFSC work camps and cooperative farms until he began to teach at Pendle Hill in 1955. This collection of photographs documents their work and personal life.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Quaker Emergency Service lectures, 1944

Extent:: .2 linear ft. (9 folders)
Abstract:: The Quaker Emergency Service was founded in January 1942 by members of the combined Peace and Service Committees of the two New York Monthly Meetings. In the spring of 1944, the Service sponsored a series of lectures focusing on adolescent psychology which were held in the French Institute building, 22 East 60th Street, New York, New York.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Patricia Loring papers, 1982-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:: Patricia Loring was a Quaker author, teacher, and retreat leader, most active in her related work in the 1980s and 1990s. She was the author of a widely read Quaker spiritual guide, Listening Spirituality, vols. 1 and 2. For eight years her ministry was supported by Bethesda Friends Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland. This collection includes a variety of Patricia Loring's papers, largely beginning when she joined the Religious Society of Friends. Much of the collection consists of papers from workshops she lead, which include schedules, readings, correspondence, and notes. Also included in this collection are drafts of her books and other writings, correspondence, and private journals.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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