Call Number:

MC.950.171

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.2 linear ft. (4 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Agnes Tierney papers (HC.MC.950.171), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1922-1928 (inclusive)

Creator:

Tierney, Agnes L. ((Agnes Leo)), 1868-1947

Form:

Correspondence and Pamphlets

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of two folders of the papers of Agnes Tierney, related to her time working with the American Friends Service Committee, especially in Germany. The majority of the collection is composed of Tierney's correspondence while in Germany, but the collection also includes pamphlets, notes, and extracts of meeting minutes.

Agnes L. Tierney (1868-1947) was a Quaker activist and educator. Born in 1868, she was the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Hazard) Tierney. She was the principal of Sherwood Friends School and taught history at other Friends Schools. She argued for social reform and women's rights until her death in 1947.

This collection is comprised of two folders of the papers of Agnes Tierney, related to her time working with the American Friends Service Committee, especially in Germany. The majority of the collection is composed of Tierney's correspondence while in Germany, but the collection also includes pamphlets, notes, and extracts of meeting minutes.