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Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book

The commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

Description

Where the collection came from, what's inside, and how you can use it.

Biography/History

Hannah Logan Fisher was a Quaker minister at Arch St. Meeting.

Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of the single volume commonplace book of Hannah Logan Fisher. The volume includes Quaker testimonies, extracts of letters, hymns, and religious poems. Notes on the inside covers of the volume describe that Fisher gave the volume to Rebecca Byrd Young in 1796, upon Young's departure for America from England.

Acquisition Information

The Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book was donated to Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College in 1943 by the Emlen family.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.

Related Materials

HC.MC.975.02.006 Sarah Logan Fisher letterbook HC.MC.975.01.087 Esther Fisher Wistar diary

Rights and citation

Use

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

Preferred Citation
Hannah Logan Fisher commonplace book (HC.MC.975.03.057), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding aids author
Kara Flynn
Date
November, 2015

Subjects and headings

Inventory

Everything in this collection, in the order the archivist chose to help you understand it.

Commonplace book, 1796

Contact

These materials are held by Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Contact them to schedule a visit or ask about your research.

Address
370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
Email
hc-special@haverford.edu
Website
https://resolver.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/ark:/37966/h1e07f9442-d95a-4569-9282-89b34fdc14c1

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