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Joseph Mendenhall papers
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
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Joseph Mendenhall (1829-1904) was born in the Philadelphia area in 1829, the son of John Mendenhall and Hannah Sharpless. They were members of Chester (Pennsylvania) Meeting. He moved to Lawrence, Kansas, no later than 1892. Mendenhall states that he never married and refers to his Quaker connections.
The collection consists primarily of lively letters by Joseph Mendenhall, a Quaker bachelor, to his cousin. They are written from Lawrence, Kansas, between 1882 and 1903, on topics ranging from Quaker ministers, the possibility of less plainness in meetinghouses, and many details about episodes in his or others' lives.
The Jospeh Mendenhall papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1967 by Ann Blair.
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed February, 2016.
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Kara Flynn
- Finding Aid Date
- February, 2016
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The collection is open for research use.
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).