Philadelphia Area Archives

Experiment in International Living Collected Records, 1932-1991 (inclusive) 1978-1991 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (3 linear in.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

End the Draft Committee Collected Records, 1963-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (.25 linear in.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Delaware County Peace Action Collected Records, 1967-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 linear in.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Delaware Peace Society Collected Records, 1895-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (3 linear in.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

"Teacher Willa", 1948

Extent:: 0.125 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The autobiography of Willa E. Ballard, a Quaker teacher, describes Ballard's early life, her parents and siblings, her experience growing up as a Quaker, her training as a teacher, and her experiences teaching in Moorestown and Atlantic City, New Jersey, and at the Mekusukey School in the Seminole Nation, as well as her time as a teacher and later a principal at various schools in California.

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

"The Philadelphia Quakers in the Industrial Age: 1865-1920", 1976

Extent:: 0.69 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:: Phillip S. Benjamin's dissertation, entitled "The Philadelphia Quakers in the Industrial Age: 1865-1920," and materials related to the manuscript, including an undated draft and Benjamin's notes for his dissertation, which are kept on notecards, describe and analyze Quaker responses to the changing social conditions in the United States created by industrialization, urbanization, and the increasing homogenization and secularization of United States culture.

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

"Philadelphia Quaker Philanthropists: Ann and George Williams", 1976

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume, 1 folder)
Abstract:: Joseph C. Carter's manuscript, entitled "Philadelphia Quaker Philanthropists: Ann and George Williams," provides a brief biography of, and genealogical information for, Ann Trimble Williams and George Williams, and their involvement in early Philadelphia philanthropic societies, including the Magdalen Society.

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

"Charismatic Communication: A Critical Analysis of the Rhetorical Behaviors of George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends", 1972

Extent:: 0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The manuscript of Eugene C. Elser's dissertation analyzes the rhetoric of George Fox in his journal entries and analyzes George Fox as a "charismatic communicator."

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

"A Memorable instance of Divine guidance and protection", Undated.

Extent:: 0.015 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The manuscript of "A Memorable instance of Divine guidence and protection," as told to Sarah Taylor by Jane Fearon and James Dickinson, two Quaker ministers, tells the story of Fearon and Dickinson's experience when on a religious visit to Scotland circa 1680.

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

"Quaker Origins: A Chronological Bibliography", Undated.

Extent:: 0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: C.B. Freeman's manuscript "Quaker Origins: A Quaker Bibliography of the published writings of the people called Quakers from their first appearance to the end of the year 1656" includes bibliographic entries with early Quaker authors and their works, organized monthly for the years 1652 to 1657. It includes works by Quaker authors, including George Fox, James Nayler, Richard Farnworth, William Dewsbury, Richard Hubberthorne, Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill.

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

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