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Charles J. Tagliabue Manufacturing Company product catalogs, undated

Extent:

1 linear feet (1 box; 2 catalogs)

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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Coleman Instrument Company master cut book, undated

Extent:

1 linear feet (1 box; 1 binder)

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Kanebo brochure: Kanegafuchi Spinning Co., LTD., undated

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1 volumes (1 volume: illustrations;, 21 cm.)

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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Streetlights named distinctive scrapbook, undated

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1 linear feet (1 booklet; 7 pages)

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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Hollingsworth Pearce Papers, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear foot

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Approximately 60 black and white photographs comprise this collection, documenting the work of Hollingsworth Pearce (1878-1936), Philadelphia designer, metalsmith and engraver. There is also a hand-written inventory of the photographed objects, which are primarily silver or pewter items Pearce crafted for several churches and chapels, such as altar and processional crosses, sanctuary lamps and a baptismal bowl. Tablets, trophy cups and bowls are also illustrated.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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Letters of Friends: Unsigned, Unattributed, and/or Undated, Undated.

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.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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Included are letters of Friends unsigned, unattributed, and/or undated. In addition, there is a memorial to Samuel Fothergill; a letter to Phin, possibly Phineas Garrett, and two poems, one to the memory of a Richard Jordan (written in the 19th century), the other to the memory of Tacy Bates (written in the 19th century).

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

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John Morton commonplace book, Undated.

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0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)

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The commonplace book of John Morton includes a copy of the will of Edward Warton, recipes for colored dyes, and excerpts organized by topic, including solitude, Barclay's apology, and Paradise Lost.

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

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Elijah Coffin scrapbook, Undated.

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0.2 linear ft. (1 volume)

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Elijah Coffin's scrapbook includes his handwritten notes, typed materials, and published clippings. It features published materials on the history of westward expansion and pioneers, and the history of Indiana, as well as typed excerpts from a history of Kentucky (by Scudder), a history of Virginia (by Cooke), and Daniel Boone. In addition to material focusing on the history of the American West, the scrapbook includes excerpts from histories of Mesopotamia, Russia, Babylonia, Sumeria, Palestine, and Jerusalem.

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

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Thomas Fisher signature album, Undated.

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0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)

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Thomas Fisher (1801-1856) was a Quaker poet, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the author of books on science and mathematics. This collection is comprised of his single volume signature album. The note on the inside cover reads: "The undersigned have examined Mr. Thomas Fisher's Diagrams for Generalizing and Simplifying Mathematical Principles; and believing them to be Novel and useful, subscribe in order to promote their publication." At the back of the volume there is a facsimile list of subscription to the Nonimportation Resolutions.

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

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"Apologie de la Vraie Theologie Christienne", Undated.

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0.63 linear ft. (4 volumes)

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Robert Barclay's "Apology for the True Christian Divinity," translated into French by Georges Liens, summarizes the early Quaker theological concerns of the beliefs of Friends as Barclay heard them preached by George Fox and other influential Friends.

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