Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1965">1965</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Emily Howland papers, 1926-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The collection consists of correspondence between the administrator of Emily Howland's estate, Richard C.S. Drummond, and representatives of 39 mostly southern African American educational institutions, as beneficiaries of her will.

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

William Huntington papers, 1932-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection relates primarily to William Huntington, (1907-1990), a 20th century Quaker peace activist and the ship The Golden Rule which Huntington and others used to protest atomic testing in the South Pacific. Included are correspondence, photographs, conference papers, newspaper articles, memoranda, and minutes.

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

Gilbert MacMaster papers, 1901-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes )
Abstract:: Gilbert MacMaster (1869-1967), a Quaker, was involved in charitable work in post-World War II Europe. The papers include his letters, photographs, and diary, which covers his and Margarethe Lachmund's (his wife) 30 years of service (1920-1950) with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) child feeding mission in Germany, after World War I, as head of the Friends Center in Hamburg, during Hitler's rise to power, and as American Friends' representative in Basel, Switzerland, during World War II and later.

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

Maxfield Parrish papers, 1891-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (4 boxes, and wrapped and framed items)
Abstract:: The papers of artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) who became enamored of art while a student at Haverford College. The collection consists of letters, original drawings and illustrations, magazines to which he contributed, catalogs, calendars and his famous chemistry notebook created while a student at the college

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

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Marriage Council Committee records, 1933-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Records include accounts, correspondence, lists of members, minutes, reports of the committee, speeches, and statements of function and services. Chaired by Lovett Dewees, M.D. from 1933 to ca. 1954, the committee established a marriage counseling service in 1954 and dealt with issues such as divorce, sex education, and marriage.

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

Howard Comfort and Ezra Pound correspondence, 1955-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: The papers of Ezra Pound, including his correspondence with Haverford College professor Howard Comfort, and letters about Pound, especially about his confinement at St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane.

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

George Selleck papers, 1801-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: A collection of some papers of Quaker author George Selleck, inlcuding essays relating to his book Quakers in Boston, 1656-1964: three centuries of Friends in Boston and Cambridge.

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

Isaac Sharpless papers, 1876-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Letters, letterbook, photographs, portraits, illustrations, clippings, essays, addresses, lectures, passports, misc. printed items, and academic hood of Isaac Sharpless.

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

Welsh Society of Philadelphia records, 1798-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 linear ft. (19 hollinger boxes and 3 volumes)
Abstract:: Records of the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, a benevolent society founded in 1729 to guide and assist people of Welsh descent.

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

Smiley family papers, 1885-1983 (inclusive) 1885-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 55 linear ft. (106 boxes, 7 packages)
Abstract:: In 1883, Quakers Albert Keith Smiley and his brother Daniel Smiley organized the first annual conference to discuss assistance to Native Americans at their estate at Lake Mohonk in New York state. These conferences were widely attended by specialists in various fields, as well as important officials. Only later were Native Americans represented. The concern to "uplift" was also directed at Filipino, Hawaiian, African American and Puerto Rican peoples, though attention at the conferences was primarily focused on Native Americans.

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

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