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Haverford College student newspapers, 1909-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
35 linear ft. (84 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection contains issues of Haverford College's official student newspapers that were published between 1909 and 2021. For some years during that time, the newspapers were published in collaboration with Bryn Mawr College students.

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

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Haverford 2020 Student Strike collection, 1972-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
625 items
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Contains various documents and records from the Haverford College student strike of 2020, organized primarily by BIPOC students to attempt to bring about institutional change at the College.

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

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Ed Sanders Papers, 1960-2020 (bulk) 1939-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
451 linear feet (397 boxes)
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Consists of drafts, manuscripts, research files, correspondence, artwork, and other related materials of American musician, poet, writer, artist, and activist Ed Sanders.

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

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Records, 1958-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 988 digital files
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The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a Collaborative National Center for plasma and fusion science. Its primary mission is to develop the scientific understanding and the key innovations which will lead to a new fusion energy source. The PPPL Records include digitized historical negatives and publications from the PPPL Communications Office, documenting the people, projects, events, activities and physical grounds of the laboratory through a span of 49 years.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Archivo de Alma Concepción, 1939-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
15.0 linear feet ((12 containers))
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El archivo de Alma Concepción consiste principalmente en 43 álbumes de la bailarina, educadora y coreógrafa puertorriqueña Alma Concepción, que contienen fotografías, recortes, programas, cartas, tarjetas postales, folletos, material de difusión y memorabilia. También incluye escritos de Alma Concepción, material de investigación, imágenes digitales, recuerdos, afiches y partituras musicales.

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

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T. A. Barron Papers, 1965-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes and 22 linear feet
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T. A. Barron (1952-) is an American writer of fantasy literature, books for children, and nature books. The collection consists of his literary and personal papers, including manuscripts and other draft materials, copies of his books and related promotional materials, international editorial correspondence, articles and speeches, personal journals and letters, fan mail, videos, and correspondence with other authors.

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

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Harry E. Adamson papers, 1880-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.1 linear feet (; 27 boxes, 6 volumes)
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Harry Egan Adamson Jr. (1949-2021) was a Philadelphia AIDS and gay rights activist and restaurant manager. Infected in 1982, Adamson lived with HIV for nearly 40 years. He moved to Philadelphia in 1981 with his partner David Yontz. The couple stayed with Dr. John E. Fryer (1937-2003), who became one of Adamson’s lifelong friends. Yontz returned to Chicago in 1982, but Adamson remained in Philadelphia. Many of his friends and former lovers succumbed to AIDS between 1984 and 2000, but Adamson was a slow progressor and did not need to start medication for his disease until 1998. Though his HIV disease was under good control, neuropathy in his extremities became disabling in 1993. Adamson remained as active as he could, completing a master’s degree in pastoral counseling at La Salle University in 2002, acting as agent executor for Dr. John Fryer’s estate after his death in 2003, and serving on the board of Philly AIDSThrift from 2010-2013. Nonetheless, medical problems and depression...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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Louis N. Robinson and Caroline Hadley Robinson Correspondence, 1890-1936 (bulk) 1885-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (9 boxes)
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Louis N. Robinson, Swarthmore College Class of 1905, was a prominent Quaker economist and penologist. On June 17, 1908, he married Caroline Hadley (1885-1946) under the care of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting. She was the daughter of Walter Hadley and Alice Paxson Hadley and a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1906. The collection contains Louis Robinson's letters 1901-1908, Caroline Hadley's letters 1895-1908, and transcripts with annotations by their granddaughter, Christine Erb. The letter vividly describe student life at Swarthmore College and during Louis's graduate study in Germany as well as family, Quaker, and social concerns. Also included are photographs of the Paxson branch of the family.

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

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New York Quarterly Meeting Records, 1974-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (7 volumes) and 0.1 gb
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Records of New York Quarterly Meeting, 1974-ongoing, including digital records. Includes records from The Workroom, a joint project of the New York Monthly Meetings.

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

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Sotheby's auction catalogs, 1931-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
40.5 linear feet (48 boxes)
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Founded in 1744 Sotheby's is one of the world's largest auction house. For more than two hundred years it has played a central role in the sale of rare books and manuscripts. This finding aid serves as a guide to the more than 1,000 Sotheby's catalogs held in Print Coll. 42 as well as Sotheby's catalogs post-1930 which are not present in Print Coll. 42 but are held elsewhere in the Penn Libraries.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Richard Arndt Papers, 1949-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
20 boxes
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Richard T. Arndt (1928-) worked in cultural diplomacy for over two decades for the U.S. Information Agency and the Department of State. The collection contains his papers, speeches, article clippings, and correspondence related to cultural diplomacy.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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Humanities Council Records, 1935-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes, 1 websites, and .03 gb
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The Council of the Humanities was founded in 1953 at Princeton University to foster teaching, research and intellectual exchange. Consists of materials collected and generated by the Council of the Humanities, including materials pertaining to the Ford Foundation Project.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Friends Association for Higher Education collection, 1967-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.66 linear ft. (19 boxes)
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This is a collection of the professional documents of the Friends Association for Higher Education, including: correspondence, newsletters, memos, flyers, and reports on FAHE programs and activities; membership applications and dues for new or returning members; attendence sheets, invitations, and photos from meetings and annual conferences; slides, cassettes, and floppy discs from events; and publications written by members of the organization.

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

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Alicia Ostriker Papers, 1956-2021 (inclusive)

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52 boxes, 21 linear feet, 1 gb, and 18,032 digital files
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Alicia Ostriker (1937- ) is a Jewish-American feminist literary critic and poet whose work explores themes of family, social justice, Jewish identity, Biblical stories and characters, and the relationship between gender and literature. The collection consists of drafts of her poems, articles, nonfiction books, essays, reviews, and student writings, personal and professional correspondence with fellow poets, family, and friends, teaching and research files, drafts and recordings of lectures and readings, and subject files.

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

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Pacific Yearly Meeting Records, 1889-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Pacific Yearly Meeting is made up of members of the Religious Society of Friends in California. The Yearly Meeting has deposited its archives and many local-meeting records in the Whittier College Library, but copies of some records are also deposited in Friends Historical Library.

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

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Center for Career and Professional Advising records, 1972-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.46 linear ft. (4 boxes)
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This collection contains materials created by Haverford College's Center for Career and Professional Advising, as well as the office's predecessors, Haverford College Career Planning Office (1972-1985) and Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College Career Development Office (1985-2013).

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

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Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. papers, 1970-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.5 linear ft. (36 boxes, 1 oversize box)
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This collection documents Lucius Outlaw's academic career, including his tenure at Haverford College, his writing, and his mentorship of African and African-American scholars.

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

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Allen C. Fischer poetry collection, 1954-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.25 linear ft. (17 boxes and 11 volumes)
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Allen C. Fischer graduated from Haverford College in 1959 and remained an active member of the community. This collection includes poems by Allen Fischer, personal correspondence, and materials relating to his poetry.

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

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Johan Kugelberg collection of Sun Ra material, 1957-2021 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:
2.6 linear feet (one legal size document box and two 20 x 24 flat boxes. several poster size prints in a flat file drawer.)
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Le Sony'r Ra (1914-1993), known as Sun Ra, was a jazz musician and composer, band leader, and poet known for his avant-garde approach to music, association with Afrofuturism, esoteric beliefs, and the theatrical performances with his band, The Arkestra. This collection contains examples of artwork used for about two dozen of his albums, a series of photographs that offer a good representation of different periods of his life and work, and a set of promotional fliers, poetry, philosophical writings, and ephemera.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Margaret Snyder Papers, 1950-2021 (inclusive) 1970-1990 (bulk)

Extent:
85 boxes and 2 items
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Dr. Margaret Snyder was actively involved in women's economic and development issues in various regions of the world for more than three decades. She served as advisor to Kenya and East African Women's Seminars, Regional Advisor of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Vice President of the Sirleaf Market Women's Fund, co-founded the African Training and Research Center for Women, and was the Founding Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. The papers document Dr. Snyder's career, the organizations she worked for, and the projects conducted to help women across the globe.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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Lloyd E. Cotsen Papers, 1949-2021 (inclusive)

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71 boxes and 109.85 linear feet
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The Lloyd E. Cotsen Papers consist of papers and personal items of Lloyd Cotsen's related to his time as an executive at Neutrogena Corporation, his art and book collection practices, his philanthropic contributions, his archaeological interests, and photographs shot by Cotsen. Items related to the production of Cotsen Occasional Press publications are also included. Material dates from 1949 to 2021.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Cotsen Children's Library [Contact Us]

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Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1940s-2021 (inclusive) 1986-2003 (bulk)

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85 boxes and 60 linear feet
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Madison Smartt Bell (1957-) is an American novelist best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published between 1995 and 2004. His papers consist of writings, personal and professional correspondence, family documents, memorandum books, printed materials, and subject files, including drafts, galleys, and proofs for his novels, short stories, and other writings.

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

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Marcia J. Frost research collection relating to Gujarat, 1933-2020 (inclusive) 1975-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
1.21 linear feet (2 boxes) and 4.3 megabytes
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This research collection primarily contains Gujarat village records collected from the mamlatdar record offices in the mid-1970s by economics professor Marcia J. Frost, whose research focused on the economic history of Gujarat territories. Village officials prepared kalambandhis (annual talati accounts) and moje jarif (village registers from the revenue survey) during the first decade of British rule in western India. These cover a wide range of topics including population and animal censuses, village revenue and expenditures, land tenures and use, village history and customs. Frost collected these records for her dissertation study of the economic history of the Gujarat territories under the East India Company administration in the early 19th century.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Fisher-Brinton family papers, 1846-2020 (bulk) 1764-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes plus photographs)
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The Fisher-Brinton collection contains the papers of an Irish-American and Pennsylvania family with roots in the earliest years of the Society of Friends. It includes correspondence, diaries, memoirs, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials that reflect family and Quaker concerns, and, in particular, the Conservative branch of the Society of Friends. Abraham Fisher (1823-1909) was a member of a prominent Quaker family of Youghal County, Ireland. In 1871, he assumed a position as book-keeper for the Alexandra Colony, an English settlement on the San Javier River in rural Argentina. Unaware of the increasing violence in the region, his wife and children joined him in early 1872. In 1874 the family moved to Dymond City, North Carolina, and eventually, to Southeastern Pennsylvania. The family had a deep appreciation for their family history and Irish roots, continuing through the twentieth century; Abraham's great-granddaughter, Margaret E. Brinton, attended a small Irish...(see more)

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

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Friends Historical Library subject reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
16 linear ft. (2 file cabinets)
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PG6 Subject Reference Files consists primarily of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by topic.

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

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Friends Historical Library Quaker organizations reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
30 linear ft.
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PG3 Quaker Organizations Reference Files consists primarily of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by organization. Most of the organizations were established by Quakers.

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

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Friends Historical Library Quaker meeting reference files, 1900-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
60 linear ft.
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PG6 Quaker meeting reference files consists primarily of publications by and about Quaker meetings and committees, including pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other materials (mostly secondary source), collected at various times from various sources, and organized by meeting. It also includes directories (including lists of Quaker member organizations and individual Quakers) and epistles (letters exchanged between Quaker organizations, especially from one yearly meeting to another; often used to articulate Quaker doctrine and discipline). Some almanacs are stored with the collection, but are cataloged separately.

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

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Charles and Priscilla Townsend Family Papers, 1811-1858 (bulk) 1793-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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Members of the Charles and Priscilla Townsend family were active in the Society of Friends in Philadelphia and in Quaker concerns, especially penal reform, abolition, and the natural sciences. The collection includes journals, correspondence, and writings in addition to transcripts and reference material on family members. Much of the material is available in published form.

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

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Unami Monthly Meeting Records, 1972-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.75 linear ft. (4 volumes, 2 document box, 1 half-width document box) and .11 gb
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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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James G. Spady papers, 1920-2020 (inclusive) 1980-2020 (bulk)

Extent:
12.5 linear feet (21 boxes and 10 3.5 inch floppy disks, 3 dvds, 54 compact disks.) and 2.0 gigabytes
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James Garland Spady (1944-2020) was a writer, activist, journalist, and historian, and is credited for being one of the first scholars to document and study the evolution of Hip Hop. Broadly speaking, this collection reflects Spady's expansive interest in Black history and culture, particularly music, and is comprised of both his own writing and material that he collected on these topics. The collection contains notepads and notebooks, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, books, a large variety of articles and essays, interview transcripts, periodicals, audio compact discs, digital media, and ephemera. The collection primarily documents his professional and intellectual work from roughly 1980 until the end of his life, but very little is revealing of his personal life.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Student Correspondence and Writings Collection, 1768-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
19 boxes and 4 digital files
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The Student Correspondence and Writings Collection contains original materials from the university archives that document aspects of student life as experienced by students at Princeton University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Archivo de Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, circa 1970s-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.37 linear feet
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La colección consiste de borradores, incluyendo prosa, poesía, y guiones; ensayos y crónicas; poesía visual; material de investigación; diarios; cuadernos; material impreso con entrevistas y textos de Pedro Juan Gutiérrez; recortes; fotografías; correspondencia; archivos digitales; y otros documentos.

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

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Melanie Atherton Updegraff Collection, 1910s-1980s (bulk) 1685-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft. (4 boxes and 10 folders)
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Melanie Atherton Updegraff (1886-1973) was a 1908 graduate of Bryn Mawr who went on to do missionary work for the Presbyterian Mission Board alongside her husband, Reverend David Benjamin Updegraff. The two were primarily stationed in Kolhapur and later Nipani, in West India. The collection includes correspondence between Updegraff and her sisters, children, and sister-in-law, among other family members, photographs of the Atherton and Updegraff families, an autograph collection, and brochures, pamphlets, and official documentation pertaining to Updegraff's missionary work. Updegraff's four sisters and three daughters all went to Bryn Mawr, and we hear about entrance exams, musical productions, and other campus activities in their letters.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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North Pacific Yearly Meeting Records, 1945-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. and 1.5 gb (861 files in 63 folders)
Abstract:
North Pacific Yearly Meeting is made of of members of the Society of Friends in the northwestern United States. Some of the Yearly Meeting's records are stored at the Oregon Historical Society Library, Portland, Oregon, but copies of the Proceedings and Steering Committee minutes are also deposited in the Friends Historical Library, although FHL is not the formal depository.

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

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Bethesda Monthly Meeting Records, 1971-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.75 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Records of Bethesda Monthly Meeting, 1971-2020. Includes minutes 1971-2001/2005-08 and digital minutes 2016-2020, plus some membership records and a run of newsletters.

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

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