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Michael Grayson Collection, 1943-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
.22 linear feet (1 box)
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This is a small collection of materials dealing with different aspects of mass spectroscopy. Collection consists of papers and data diskettes.

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Papers of John W. Cusic, 1970-1972 (inclusive)

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1 cubic feet (1 box)
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Archival material relating to the career of John W. Cusic who formulated Dramamine and other pharmaceutical products for G.D. Searle and Company.

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Papers of Harold M. Manasevit, 1951-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear feet (1 box)
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These papers deal with Dr. Manasevit's work in Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) as applied to Silicon Heteroepitaxy and Gallium Arsenide. Other topics dealt with include Gas Phase Etching of Sapphire with Sulfur Fluorides Fluorides and PbTe and PbSnTe Films.

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Papers of William J. Bailey, 1943-1989 (inclusive)

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69 linear feet (200 boxes)
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This is a collection of papers, correspondence and notebooks detailing William J. Bailey's career in Chemistry. Photographs have been removed from the collection.

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Papers of Spofford Grady English, 1943-1977 (inclusive) 1945-1946 (bulk)

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1.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
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This is a small collection of secondary source materials (photographs, newspapers, news clippings, informational pamphlets, mimeographed notes and a memoir assembled by Susan P. and Helen English, the daughters of Spofford G. English, highlighting his work as both a proponent of nuclear disarmament and an advocate for the development of peaceful uses of atomic energy. Photographs, mostly of group meetings that English attended have been separated from the papers and re-assigned to the CHF Image Archives.

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Papers of Virgil Payne, 1946-1956 (bulk) 1927-1960 (inclusive)

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3.5 linear feet (8 boxes)
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The Papers of Virgil Payne contain correspondence, research files and finished papers chiefly concerned with the life and career of Robert Peter, a professor of chemistry, and his circle of friends, all of them active in antebellum Kentucky.

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Perkin-Elmer-Applera Collection, 1943-1998 (inclusive) 1950-1989 (bulk)

Extent:
10 linear feet (21 boxes )
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This material offers a broad overview of the Perkin-Elmer instrument Corp. as it prepared to celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 1987. It also includes material from the Perkin-Elmer Corporation mostly concerned with internal and external publicity.

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The Ernest M. May GATT related testimony collection, 1964-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
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This is a small but important collection concerning events critical to the eventual demise of the domestic dye industry. As chair of the ICRC of SOCMA during the Kennedy Round of GATT negations in Geneva, May presented forceful argument against tariff reductions in an attempt to establish an american selling price for dyes and dyestuffs.

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The Papers of Charles M. Judson, incorporating the Papers of Harold F. Wiley and the Records of Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, 1918-2000 (inclusive) 1940-1980 (bulk)

Extent:
20 linear feet (46 boxes)
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This collection contains professional records of Charles M. Judson, and his former supervisor Harold F. Wiley. Wiley's papers in turn include the surviving business records of the Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, a leading American manufacturer of mass spectrometers. The material was amassed by Judson for a never-written history of the commercial development of mass spectrometry.

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The Papers of J. Hartley Bowen Jr., 1938-1981 (inclusive) 1945-1955 (bulk)

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.88 linear feet (2 boxes)
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This is a small collection of primary and secondary source materials detailing work done at the Naval Air Experimental Station in Philadelphia and later in Johnsville, PA during World War II and the Cold War period. Much it concerns the uses of atomic power and the effects of atomic fallout.

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The Papers of John D. Roberts, 1940-1992 (inclusive) 1960-2000 (bulk)

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109 linear feet (79 boxes)
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The collection gives a good overview of the arc of Roberts career as a chemist and educator. It is however weighted slightly more toward his accomplishments as a university administrator and board member of various organizations.

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The papers of Ralph B. Thompson: Karrer lecture notes, 1938

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.22 linear feet (1 box)
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This collection consists of copies of Thompson's notes to Paul D. Bartlett's course, Chemistry 17A taught at Harvard University in 1938, and an unpublished translation by Thompson of Paul Karrer's 1927 textbook on organic chemistry.

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The Papers of Sol S. Jaffe, 1933-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:
.05 linear feet (1 box)
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This is a collection of reprints, reports, and product information brochures concerning the history of the storage battery in various forms.

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Livezey-Laughlin Family Papers, 1746-1948, about 1763-1995 (inclusive)

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13 linear ft. (26 boxes)
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Papers of the Livezey and Laughlin families. Thomas Livezey (1723/4-1790) married Martha Knowles in 1748 at Abington Monthly Meeting. He was a miller and expanded the family property along the Wissahicken and Cresheim Creeks. Thomas Livezey's great granddaughter, Anna, married George Laughlin, and her son, Thomas, moved to Ohio. This collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers of the Livezey and Laughlin families of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and and later of Ohio.

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Wayne B. Hadley Genealogical Collection, 1927-2008 (inclusive)

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5 linear ft. (11 boxes)
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Wayne B. Hadley (1926-2001) was a family historian whose particular interest was in Quaker history and genealogy.This collection includes his extensive files on the history of the Hadley and related families.

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Swarthmore College Sager Committee records, 1988-2002 (inclusive)

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1 linear ft.
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The Sager Symposium is an annual conference at Swarthmore College focusing on different issues relevant to the LGBTQ community. The first Sager Symposium was held in 1989. The collection contains records of the Sager Committee and event-related materials, 1988-2002.

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Swarthmore Nativity Pageant Records, 1938-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (1 box)
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Records of the Swarthmore Nativity Pageant, presented in the Borough of Swarthmore, Pa., since 1938. Performances are staged on the campus of Swarthmore College. Includes correspondence, scripts, financial records, and other related papers.

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Robbins Family Papers, 1849-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
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This small collection concerning the Robbins family, Quakers who owned the historic Seven Stars Tavern property in Salem County, New Jersey, was compiled by John H. Bourne. The Robbins family purchased the tavern about 1805, and the property remained in the family until it was purchased by John H. Bourne in 1927. The Robbins family belonged to Pilesgrove Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), which in 1928 became Woodstown Monthly Meeting. John Bourne also was a member of Woodstown Monthly Meeting. The collection contains some genealogical information on the Robbins family and correspondence and articles concerning the Seven Stars property, as well as poetry, prose, and a diary (1875) of Annie Lawrie Robbins (1828-1916), the unmarried Robbins daughter who kept house in the Seven Stars homestead, and other family material. In addition to the history of the property, the collection, particularly the diary, offers insight into the life of rural South Jersey Quakers in the late nineteenth century.

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Benjamin F. Whitson Family Papers, 1835-1957 (inclusive)

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7 linear ft. (14 boxes)
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Benjamin F. Whitson (1867-1957) of Moylan, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was a Quaker businessman. Whitson was active in Quaker affairs such as Friends World Conference in 1937 and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and in Quaker concerns such as peace, temperance, and education. He was the son of Thomas H. and Phebe (Cooper) Whitson, and his family and extended family has deep Quaker associations. Both Benjamin Whitson and his father, were recognized as Quaker ministers and made visits to Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative). Benjamin Whitson lived in California from 1905-1907 and was active in Pasadena Meeting of Friends. In later life, he collected letters and genealogical information on the many Quaker branches of his family. Papers consist of correspondence, 10 journals (1893-1957), account of trips to Quaker conferences, essays, speeches, and genealogical notes and correspondence of Included in the papers are a 1936 diary of his wife, Jane T. Whitson; Thomas H. Whitson's...(see more)

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Swarthmore College Penguin Club records, 1920-1989 (inclusive)

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2.7 linear ft. (7 boxes)
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The Penguin Club, previously known as the Campus Club and before that the Faculty Club, served as the primary social organization for Swarthmore faculty and their spouses from around 1920 until 1989. The Penguin Club records, 1920-1989, include minutes of the Penguin Club and predecessor organization (including some Men's and Women's minutes), 1920s-1980s; faculty-staff drama production materials, such as programs, scripts, planning materials, and flyers, 1960s-1989; files on other activities of the Campus Club, such as museum tours, potlucks, and picnics; and materials on "The Kovalenko," an annual dinner dance for faculty. Also stored with this collection is one slim volume of records of Jocoseria, a faculty club for Robert Browning enthusiasts (1898-1899), call number RG6/L4-B.

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Samuel Allinson papers, 1812-1856 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 items (3 folders)))
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Correspondence and miscellaneous memorabilia, including a 1834 letter from brother William and Uncle (?) in Burlington regarding temperance and the potential purchase of land.

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Henry Drinker correspondence, 1791-1801 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
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This collection includes letters received by Henry Drinker regarding various business and personal matters. The correspondents include Ruth Anna Rutter (later Lindley), George Churchman, and William Brinton, who wrote concerning a subscription from Lampeter Preparative Meeting for relief in Europe.

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Edith K. Bushong family papers, 1833-1872 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
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These papers include the journal of Edith Bushong from 1856 to 1858, detailing the life of the wife of a 19th century Quaker farmer. The papers also include essays and a copy book of Abraham Rakestraw, recording his editorial letters to newspapers under various pseudonyms.

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Fussell-Lewis Family Papers, 1836-1938-bulk 1836-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))
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This collection includes the papers and correspondence of the Fussell and Lewis famlies. The latter relate primarily family and local news. Of particular interest are several letters by Graceanna Lewis denouncing slavery, an account of the response in New York Yearly Meeting to the disownment of Isaac T. Hopper, and correspondence relating an encounter with the Seneca Indians. Other letters include those written to Mariann Lewis by friends from Kimberton Boarding School, some of which relate to the antislavery movement, and letters from Linnaeus Fussell to his family.

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Mary Capper correspondence, 1816-1835 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
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Transatlantic correspondence between Mary Capper and the Cadbury family in Philadelphia. Letters concern family and spiritual matters. Correspondents include Joel and Caroline Cadbury, and their daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Cadbury.

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Anna Pratt Parker correspondence, 1882-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
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This collection includes letters from Anna Pratt Parker in Kansas to her parents, Henry and Amy Pratt, in Chester County, Pa. Also included is genealogical information on the Pratt family. The letters relate news of the family and daily life, information on weather and market prices, and observations on farm life in Kansas.

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Fair Hill Boarding School records, 1815-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
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This collection includes manuscripts relating to the establishment of Fair Hill Boarding School by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting. Included are documents concerning the purchase of land, distribution of the Fair Hill Fund, and lists of rules for Westtown and Nine Partners Boarding Schools. These materials reflect Quaker views of education and their objectives in the establishment of Quaker schools. Especially interesting is a letter from Ann King relating the efforts of Nine Partners School to maintain Quaker values. Other correspondents include John Ellicott, William Morsell, Caleb Bentley, and Whitson Canby.

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Gest family papers, 1815-1980 [bulk 1815-1884] (bulk)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (4 folders.))
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This collection includes letters and legal documents of the Gest family over several generations. The collection also includes genealogical information on the Gests, their ancestors the Dickinsons, and their descendants, the Pownalls. Notable among the correspondence is a letter from Philadelphia Western District Women's Meeting to Deborah West, Jr., reprimanding her for disunity, presumably with the Hicksites. Also included are wills of Joseph and Deborah Gest, and letters from John B. Gest and Elizabeth Pownall.

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Lewis-Garrigues collection of family papers, 1753-1840 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (11 folders.))
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This collection centers on the correspodence and family history of the Garrigues family and the Price family, to whom the former were linked with the marriage of Edward Garrigues and Margaret Price. The correspondence, received by Edward Garrigues, is from many prominent Quaker ministers, including Isaac Hicks as he travelled with his cousin, Elias Hicks. Other correspondents include Rebecca Jones, Sarah Scattergood, Stephen Grellet, Charity Cook, Deborah Darby, and Martha Routh. The letters relate the travels of these ministers to meetings in both Europe and the United States, and their thoughts on spirituality.

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Walter R. Miles correspondence concerning Why be loyal to the Society of Friends?, 1911

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
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In April of 1911, Walter R. Miles, then professor at Iowa State University, posed this query to other Quakers: Why be loyal to the Society of Friends as a distinct denomination? This collection includes responses he received over the next year from prominent Friends across the nation, particularly educators from the Midwest. The letters present their spiritual and doctrinal philosophies. Authors include J. Herschell Coffin, H. Lavinia Bailey, O. Edward Janney, Edward Grubb, Joseph Elkinton, Rufus Jones, Isaac Sharples, President of Haverford College, John F. Hanson, Murray S. Kenworthy, L.L. Hobbs, founder of Whittier College, Edwin McGrew, Charles E. Tebbets, Edmund Stanley, and others.

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Moore-Haines family papers, 1812-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (5 folders.))
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This collection is composed of papers and correspondence of several generations of the Moore and Haines family. Included is genealogical data, correspondence between Lindley Moore and Abigail Mott Moore at Nine Partners and Abby's mother Ann Mott, recounting details of the Hicksote controversy, and letters written by Abby Moore to her daughter Mary H. Moore at Westtown School. An account of the life and death of Mary H. Moore is also included, as well as a letter from Lindley Moore to Elba Monthly Meeting, New York, attesting to the importance of silent worship and requesting permission to hold weekly meetings in a private home. Also included are letters between Emmor and Ann Mott Haines, from his father Reuben, and to other members of his family. Letters addressed to Alfred and Emily (Potter) Haines from members of their family describe London Yearly Meeting and impressions of English Friends. Another letter is written on a daily program from Friends Academy, dated 1863.

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Kirk family correspondence, 1818-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
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This collection includes letters written by Thomas Kirk and his son Israel to their family in Pennsylvania as they moved first to Center Monthly Meeting in Ohio, and later to Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Ind. The letters relate to family and local news and business. Two letters refer to the growing division in the Society, as the Hicksite controversy reaches Ohio Yearly Meeting.

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Job Scott letters, 1788-1790 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
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This collection contains three letters written by Job Scott to fellow Quaker Hugh Judge. Scott wrote the letters while travelling in religious ministry in Oxbridge, Philadelphia, and Charleston, S.C. The letters mostly contain spiritual musings.

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Elizabeth F. Haines papers, 1838-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (8 folders.))
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This collection contains the papers of Elizabeth French Haines, relating to Kimberton Boarding School. Included are her piecebook and copybook, letters she wrote to her father and brother while at school, a Kimberton catalogue, and letters written by Emmor Kimber to the Haines family. Also included are letters from Elizabeth to her aunt describing her work as a school teacher, letters from Kimberton friends, a family deed, and a daguerretype of Elizabeth Haines later in her life.

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Collection of Amelia Alderson Opie papers, 1809-1853 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (15 folders.))
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This collection includes letters and papers of Amelia Alderson Opie, written to various recepients and regarding personal news. Also included are several portraits and biographical sketches of the novelist.

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Daniel Neall papers, 1834-1977-bulk 1834-1884 (bulk)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))
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This collection comprises the letters and papers of Daniel Neall. Included are essays on various academic subjects, poems, and an account of the life of his father, Daniel Neall. Also included are personal letters of Daniel Neall, and papers relating to the 50th Anniversary convention of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1883. Minutes of this meeting are included, as well as letters relating to its organization, from Edward M. Davis, Mary Grew, and Dillwyn Parrish. Among these are letters mentioning John Greenleaf Whittier, and also the destruction of Pennsylvania Hall. Letters from Samuel T. Pickard relate to family history.

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Longshore-Williams family correspondence, 1840-1965-bulk 1840-1861 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
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This collection includes letters written to Mary W. Longshore from the family of her sister, Martha Williams, after the Williams moved from Pennsylvania to Warsaw, Ohio. Included are letters from her sister, brother-in-law, Isaac B. Williams, and nephews, Jonathon and Jeremiah. These letters relate family and local news, and news about the temperance and anti-slavery movements. A letter from Isaac B. Williams, dated 1861, relates his thoughts on the prospect of civil war. A letter from Dr. Joseph S. Longshore relates news of an 1840 anti-slavery society meeting in Bucks Co. Also included is an unsigned copy book that contains thoughts on the Bible, spirituality, and accounts of Quaker ministry, including that of Deborah Wharton.

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Roberts-Hunt family papers, 1677-1829 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (17 folders.))
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This collection includes papers relating to Rachel H. Roberts and her family. Included is correspondence between Esther Hunt Collins and her first husband, Joshua Hunt, his brother John, her children Elisha, Caleb and Rachel, her second husband, John Collins, and Hannah Yarnall. Also included is correspondence between Rachel H. Roberts and her husband, David. The collection includes genealogical information on the Roberts, Hooton, and other related families, along with wills and account books of Joseph and Susanna Roberts. Letters relate family news, impressions of Redstone Monthly Meeting of Friends, and discussions of Quaker discipline.

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John Churchman papers, 1778-1804 (inclusive)

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.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (22 items.))
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The papers, including correspondence from scientific societies in Europe, principally concern the new method of observation used in the magnetic atlas prepared by Churchman. Also included are his biography by Hannah P. Chandlee, color photographs of a reproduction of Joshua Reynolds portrait of John Churchman, and an inventory of the papers by Mary L. Bryan. Correspondents include Owen Biddle and Caesar Rodney.

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Rhoads family papers, 1908-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
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This collection includes letters written by J. Edgar Rhoads to his family while he was in Germany administering war relief after WWI. Also included are the diaries of his grandfather, Jonathan E. Rhoads, from 1908-1910. These provide a record of daily appointments and expenses.

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Grace A. Thomas papers, 1939

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
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This collection includes a 1939 article published by Grace A. Thomas in The Friend, entitled "The Quaker Attitude Toward War." Also included are letters from Henry J. Cadbury and E. S. Palmer regarding this article.

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James Thornton correspondence, 1669-1792-bulk 1771-1792 (bulk)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (28 folders.))
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This collection includes letters written to and by James Thornton, mostly regarding his work and the work of other Friends in travelling ministry, both in the United States and in England. Among the correspondents are John Pemberton, Samuel Allinson, Henry Drinker, Thomas Fisher, Rebecca Jones, and William Rathbone.

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