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Anna Spencer diaries

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC.975.01.075
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
2.75 linear ft. (50 volumes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Anna Spencer diaries (HC.MC.975.01.075), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1855-1905 (inclusive)
Form:
Diaries
Abstract:
Anna Spencer's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

Anna Spencer (1832-1905) belonged to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Her parents were Mary and Jesse Spencer. She also was a member of Abington Monthly and Horsham Particular Meetings. She died at her home in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This collection is composed of 50 handwritten volumes of Anna Spencer's diaries. Entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

The Anna Spencer diaries were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1965 by Nancy Morris Wood.

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed August, 2015.

HC.MC.963 Spencer family papers

Subject

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Kara Flynn
Finding Aid Date
August, 2015
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Vol. 1, 1855.
Volume 1
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 2, 1856.
Volume 2
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 3, 1857.
Volume 3
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 4, 1858.
Volume 4
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 5, 1859.
Volume 5
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 6, 1860.
Volume 6
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 7, 1861.
Volume 7
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 8, 1862.
Volume 8
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 9, 1863.
Volume 9
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 10, 1864.
Volume 10
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 11, 1865.
Volume 11
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 12, 1866.
Volume 12
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 13, 1867.
Volume 13
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 14, 1868.
Volume 14
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 15, 1869.
Volume 15
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 16, 1870.
Volume 16
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 17, 1871.
Volume 17
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 18, 1872.
Volume 18
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 19, 1873.
Volume 19
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 20, 1874.
Volume 20
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 21, 1875.
Volume 21
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 22, 1877.
Volume 22
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 23, 1878.
Volume 23
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 24, 1879.
Volume 24
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 25, 1880.
Volume 25
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 26, 1881.
Volume 26
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 27, 1882.
Volume 27
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 28, 1883.
Volume 28
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 29, 1884.
Volume 29
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 30, 1885.
Volume 30
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 31, 1886.
Volume 31
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 32, 1887.
Volume 32
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 33, 1888.
Volume 33
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 34, 1889.
Volume 34
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 35, 1890.
Volume 35
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 36, 1891.
Volume 36
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 37, 1892.
Volume 37
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 38, 1893.
Volume 38
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 39, 1894.
Volume 39
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 40, 1895.
Volume 40
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 41, 1896.
Volume 41
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 42, 1897.
Volume 42
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 43, 1898.
Volume 43
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 44, 1899.
Volume 44
Scope and Content note

This volume includes a description of the Westtown Centennial.

Archival Resource Key. Vol. 45, 1900.
Volume 45
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 46, 1901.
Volume 46
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 47, 1902.
Volume 47
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 48, 1903.
Volume 48
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 49, 1904.
Volume 49
Archival Resource Key. Vol. 50, 1905.
Volume 50
Scope and Content note

This volume includes a list of family heirlooms.

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