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"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]

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"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]

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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]

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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]

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"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]

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"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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"The Quakers and the American Revolution", Undated.

Extent:
0.19 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Arthur Mekeel's manuscript includes the following chapters: The Quakers in America in the eighteenth Century, The Problems of empire, The Quakers Take Alarm, The Breakdown of Non-Importation and the Challenge to Quaker Policy, The Tea Crisis and Its Sequel, The Quakers Cast Their Lot, Conciliation Efforts of the British Quakers, The First Year of War, the Quakers under the New Order, Suspicion of Quaker Treachery and the Virginia Exiles, The Later Years of the War in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, New England, New York, The Quakers in the South, The Free Quakers, Quaker Relief Work, and Post-War Problems and Readjustments.

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

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John Pemberton manuscript, Undated.

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This manuscript provides a brief biographical sketch of John Pemberton, and contains excerpts from his journals and letters from his religious visit in England in 1750.

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

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Richard Jordan autobiography, Undated.

Extent:
0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This autobiography describes Richard Jordan's early life in Virginia and North Carolina, and his experiences in the Quaker community.

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

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Mary E. Warner account book, Undated.

Extent:
0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
The household account book of Mary E. Warner records the worth of various household items.

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

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Roland Herbert Bainton papers, Undated.

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of two photocopies of materials collected by Roland Herbert Bainton, a Protestant church historian and professor of ecclesiastical history at Yale University.

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

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C. Willis Edgerton papers, Undated.

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts collected by C. Willis Edgerton.

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

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Dean Freiday manuscripts, Undated.

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of typed manuscripts by Dean Freiday.

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

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Garrett family genealogical records, Undated.

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the Garrett family genealogial records, and includes manuscripts concerning family history, research notes, and photographs of family members.

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

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Alice G. Heap poems, Undated.

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection is comprised of the typed poems of Alice G. Heap.

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

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"The Friend" records, Undated.

Extent:
1.76 linear ft.
Abstract:
This collection contains a topical and name index for "The Friend," a Philadelphia Quaker publication from 1827 to 1955.

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

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Anne North Hinton collection on the North family, Undated.

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (3 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is composed of three folders of Anne North Hinton's research on the North family genealogy. She was especially focused on George North (1711-1816), who emigrated from the United Kingdom to the colonies.

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

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Dorcas Weston papers, Undated

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of a single folder of loose, handwritten notes made by Dorcas Weston. The notes focus on the family history and genealogy of Quaker families in the U.S., including the Wing family in Massachusetts, the Sisson family in Rhode Island, and the Gifford family in Massachusetts.

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

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Herbert Standing papers, Undated.

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of materials collected by Herbert Standing.

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

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Certificate of Removal for William and Margaret Cooper, Unknown

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
A copy of a certificate of removal for William (1632-1710) and Margaret (d. 1699) Cooper from Jordans Meeting in Coleshill, Hertford County (near Amersham, England) to West New Jersey.

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

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Images of US Meetinghouses, unknown

Extent:
1 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:
Images such as photographs, drawings, and prints of meetinghouses in the US beyond Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

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

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Myra Jessen papers, undated

Extent:
4 boxes
Abstract:
Myra Stephannie Richards Jessen (1893-1985) graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1915. She worked as a German and Latin instructor at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, and then as a German Instructor at Bryn Mawr College, where she also pursued her graduate studies in German. She received her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr in 1932. In 1952 she was appointed head of the college's German department. This collection, which is undated, consists primarily of research notes on Franz Grillparzer, an Austrian dramatist of the Biedermeier period. The collection includes Jessen's unpublished manuscript on Grillparzer entitled "Lehrhafte Formulieung im Grillparserschen Drama," and correspondence related to her research. Also included are grade books for German courses, exams, student recommendations, and correspondence with students, faculty, and alumnae committees.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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History of Publishing and Printing Collection, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft.
Abstract:
This collection contains prints and book fragments that contain mostly or entirely text (rather than images). Included here are Quaker Announcements, 18th century newspapers (The Tatler), Civil War era ephemera, modern letterpress and print studio materials, illustrations for books, announcements and posters, and single sheets from books. Part of the collection was already processed at an earlier date (Series "Previously Sorted"), and seems to be related to early American print history, with several interesting and valuable items. The other two folders contain more eclectic materials that do not share a clear connecting logic.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Adelman Oversized Prints, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft.
Abstract:
This box contains miscelleneous oversized materials from Seymour Adelman. Folder 1 contains 15 architectural prints: Mostly achitecture details of churches, as well as a few full views of churches. The folder contains etchings and lithographs, one print is hand colored. Folder 2 contains two portraits, one lithograph and one drawing by an unknown artist. Folder 3 contains A series of "Old Farmer Giles Rhyme Sheets" and a single title page "Graduale Romanum ad Normam Missalis exhibens Proprium Missarum de Tempore edito omnium pulcherrima." Folder 4 contains various exhibition posters - undated but likely from the 1960s and 1970s.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Collection of "Recent Bankruptcy Decisions" by George Treister, 1981-1990, 1992-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 cubic feet (16 items.)
Abstract:
George Treister (b. 1923) was a founding partner of Stutman, Treister, and Glatt. A graduate of Yale University Law School in 1949, Treister was a member of the Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules and the National Bankruptcy Conference, where he served as Vice Chairman from 1971 to 1984. He is the author of a number of bankruptcy volumes, including "Recent Bankruptcy Decisions," a compendium of judicial decisions regarding bankruptcy legislation, used as educational material by nearly all major bankruptcy seminars. The collection comprises volumes of George Treister's "Recent Bankruptcy Decisions" from 1981 to 1990 and from 1992 to 1998.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Code of Criminal Procedure records, circa 1925-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
150 items
Abstract:
In March 1925, the American Law Institute (ALI) started the Code of Criminal Procedure project. The resulting volume attempted to provide a framework for effective administration of criminal law while maintaining protection for the rights of the accused. The collection, circa 1925-1959, includes drafts, correspondence, minutes, and other materials related to the drafting of the code, which outlined procedures for carrying out criminal law and defined the rights of the accused in areas such as arrest, bail, and execution.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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David L. Bazelon Papers, 1941-1993 and undated (inclusive)

Extent:
71.3 linear feet (212 boxes, about 15,000 items.)
Abstract:
David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) graduated from Northwestern University Law School in 1932. In 1936, Bazelon joined the United States Attorney's Office in Chicago, where he specialized in tax cases. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman appointed Bazelon to the newly-created United States Court of Appeals for the District Columbia, making Bazelon, at forty years old, one of the youngest people ever appointed to a federal judgeship. He served on the court from 1949 to 1984, acting as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1978. During this time the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was often considered the nation's second highest court. In his years on the court Bazelon was involved in decisions on matters ranging from the use of DDT to the definition of insanity. In the mid-1980s Bazelon stopped hearing cases and finally retired from the bench. He died on February 19, 1993, of Alzheimer's disease. The collection, 1941-1993 and undated, includes case files related to Bazelon's...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Probation and Penal Code records, circa 1930's (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear_foot
Abstract:
This collection contains a series of files concerning criminal law statutes and codes in the United States in the early 20th century. Contains a collection of prospective penal code articles and revisions, transcripts from various commissions for criminal code reform and revision, several academic studies on criminal law and youth crime, several copies of proposed or actual laws, personal handwritten notes on criminal law reform, newspaper clippings, and a few pieces of personal correspondence.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Bodensee Perkin-Elmer Museum of Instrumental Analysis files, undated

Extent:
80 linear feet (75 boxes)
Abstract:
These are the surviving files of the scientific instrumentation museum established by the European branch of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation in Bodensee, Germany. The processed portion of this collection is arranged into four series: Museum Administration Files, Research Files, Technical Information Files and Workshops. The unprocessed portions are broadly listed as Miscellaneous. Collection partially processed in 2003.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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