Call Number:

MC.975.07.041

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.48 linear ft. (3 volumes)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Mary Rhoads Haines memoir (HC.MC.975.07.041), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1880

Creator:

Haines, Mary R. (Mary Rhoads)

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

Mary Rhoads Haines's memoir details her trip to Great Britain and Ireland, which she took in 1874 and 1875. The memoir describes the voyage by sea, her arrival in Britain, and travel throughout Britain and Ireland, as well as Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, tourist destinations visited, and local history. Includes excerpts of letters and journals written during the trip, as well as photos, illustrations, and post cards.

Mary Rhoads Haines (1818-1905) was born in 1818 in Springfield, Pennsylvania. She married William Ellis Haines, a Philadelphia doctor, in 1841. The couple had one child, Hannah, in 1845. William Haines died a year later. Mary Rhoads Haines taught in Quaker schools in Philadelphia and Westtown after the death of her husband.

This collection is comprised of the three volumes of handwritten memoirs by Mary Rhoads Haines, written for her children, John and Hannah Garrett. The memoir describes Haines's trip to Great Britain and Ireland, which she took in 1874 and 1875. The memoir describes the voyage by sea, her arrival in Britain, and travel throughout Britain and Ireland, as well as Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, tourist destinations visited, and local history. Includes excerpts of letters and journals written during the trip, as well as photos, illustrations, and post cards.