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Russell Stetler collection, 1962-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Supporting materials for the Honors Thesis of Sasan Mehrara, including copies and typescript documents by Russell Stetler, interviews, sources, and Mehrara's notes.

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

Willits Trust records, 1883-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The Willits Trust was a Quaker organization dating from the late 19th and early 20th century based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated to providing religious tracts such as the journal The Africans' Friend to black Americans in the Southern United States and to Liberians. These records consist of correspondence, minutes, financial records, missionary materials, the will of Charles L. Willits, and miscellaneous items.

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

Paul Weiss papers, 1968-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft.
Abstract:: Consists of the edited typescript of Paul Weiss's book, the sixth volume of Philosophy in Process. Weiss (1901-2002) was a philosopher who taught briefly at Bryn Mawr College, as well as elsewhere.

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

Glenn-Copeland Family papers, 1940-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: A small collection of the papers of educators Georgie Willis Glenn (d. 1993); John David Glenn (d. 1972), her husband; and Beverly Glenn-Copeland (1944-), their child and a singer-songwriter.

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

Joshua L. Baily Papers,, 1818 - 1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Joshua Longstreth Baily (1826-1916), a Philadelphia Quaker merchant, include his correspondence, speeches, notebooks and articles on topics relating to peace, penal reform, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and contributions to African American causes.

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

Hannah Bacon Evans letters, 1888-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The letters of Hannah Bacon Evans (1839-1939) are written almost exclusively to her niece, Edith Wistar Stokes Silver (1873-1949), offering a picture of the life of an unmarried Quaker woman in Philadelphia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also letters to other family members, primarily on family life, but also missionary work and other topics. The letters have been transcribed.

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

Richard Reeve Wood and Nancy Morris Wood family papers, 1820-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the materials of several generations of Quaker families in the United States. Prominently featured are Richard Reeve Wood and Nancy Morris Wood; Edward S. Wood, Richard's father; and Alexander Cooper and Mary Emma Stokes Wood, Richard's grandfather and grandmother. Richard attended several sessions of the League of Nations and participated in meetings leading to the formation of the United Nations in 1945.

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

Iwao Frederick Ayusawa papers, 1918-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1894-1972) spent much of his life working with the International Labor Organization, and later served as a faculty member of the International Christian University in Japan. The collection consists primarily of personal letters, speaking of his belief in pacifism and his work in Geneva and Japan.

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

John Heliker sketchbooks, 1970-2000; 2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box, 1 oversize notebook)
Abstract:: John Heliker (1909-2000) was an artist who has been featured in exhibitions at several major American museums and taught art at Columbia University for 27 years. The sketchbooks series consists of ten sketchbooks of various subject and media. The majority of the sketchbooks contains charcoal sketches of human and animal subjects as well as still lifes and landscapes, and also contain several watercolor drawings of human figures, still lifes, and landscapes.

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

William Morris Maier papers, 1935-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11.67 linear ft. (28 boxes)
Abstract:: William Morris Maier (1909-1982), a Haverford College graduate, was active in a wide variety of charitable organizations, especially those related to the Society of Friends. These papers consist of materials from his phlianthropic work with many organizations, including the Ludwick Institute, the Friends' Freedmen's Association, and the Emlen Institution.

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

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