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Laura Lippincott Pancoast correspondence

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Call Number:
SC.091
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Laura Lippincott Pancoast Correspondence, 1888-1917.
Date:
1888-1917 (inclusive)
Creator:
Pancoast, Laura Lippincott, 1860-1927, Foster, J. Ellen (Judith Ellen), 1840-1910, Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919, and Gordon, Anna A. (Anna Adams), 1853-1931
Abstract:
This collection includes letters received by Laura Lippincott Pancoast regarding the movement for temperance and women's suffrage. Letters refer to Francis B. Willard, and describe in detail the activities and philosophies of J. Ellen Foster. Letters discuss the issue of the WCTU's involvement with party policies. Correspondents include Anna H. Shaw, Anna A. Gordon, and J. Ellen Foster.

Laura Lippincott Pancoast was a Quaker, the daughter of Charles C. and Elizabeth M. Lippincott. In 1879 she married Franklin Pancoast. She died in 1927.

Source of acquisition--L.L. Pancoast. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1922.

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