Philadelphia Area Archives

Friedrich Dobe photographs collection, 1925-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of photographs by Dobe.

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

James Croxall Palmer Collection, 1858-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an autograph manuscript journal kept by naval surgeon, Dr. James Croxall Palmer (1811-1883), during his tour aboard the Macedonian as a member of the Mediterranean Squadron from 1858-1860.

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

James Holly Hanford Correspondence, 1912-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters to American scholar and educator James Holly Hanford, most of them concerning his studies of John Milton.

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

John Payne Todd Correspondence, 1810-1824 (bulk) 1792-1824 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of John Payne Todd, stepson of President James Madison.

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

Caroline Gordon Letters to Morris Gordon, 1963-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 45 letters by American novelist Caroline Gordon to her brother, Morris Meriwether Gordon, and his wife, Polly.

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

Robert Bryan Michener and Edith Riner Michener. Kenya correspondence, 1930-1970 (bulk) 1920-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The collection contains the correspondence of Robert Bryan Michener and Edith Riner Michener written while serving as Quaker missionaries in Kenya, East Africa, in the 1930s. Working under the auspices of the American Friends African Mission, a program of the Five Years Meeting, R. Bryan Michener served as a physician at the hospital in Kaimosi and then principal of the Boys' School. Edith Michener first taught English at the Boys' School and then organized the Girls' Boarding School. Their correspondence, photocopies and some originals, is mainly addressed to family members in Kansas and American Friends Board of Missions. It provides insight into their professional and personal lives in East Africa as well as the tensions within the mission system and colonial Africa of the period.

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

Parke Family journals, 1896-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1box)
Abstract:: The collection contains diaries and daybooks of Dr. Thomas E. Parke and his wife, Mary Bacon Parke, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Very rich in detail, they reflect the life and activities of 20th century Quakers, active in the Society of Friends, business, and philanthropic activities.

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

Frost family correspondence, 1831-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 items (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence between members of the Gideon and Mary W. (Willets) Frost family, Hicksite Quakers of Westbury, Long Island, New York. Gideon Frost was a successful merchant, philanthropist, and founder of Friends Academy at Locust Valley. Family members were active in Quaker concerns, especially education and abolition. The letters mention prominent Friends, family, and anti-slavery concerns.

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

Swarthmore College classes records, 1869-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.5 linear ft.
Abstract:: Contains materials pertinent to each class, such as: class business records (constitution, accounts, meeting minutes); clippings; correspondence with Alumni Office; reunion planning materials; reunion yearbooks; class day materials (programs, speeches); commencement materials (press releases, information about honorary degree recipients, commencement speaker speeches/remarks); and more.

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

Swarthmore College faculty and staff files, 1869-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15 linear ft.
Abstract:: Individual files on some past faculty and staff members containing newspaper clippings, obituaries, often a CV, and similar materials.

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