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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

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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.

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

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

This volume includes a description of the Westtown Centennial.

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

This volume includes a list of family heirlooms.

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