People: Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Extent:: 8 linear ft. (19 boxes)
Abstract:: Margaret Hope Bacon was a prolific Quaker author and social activist. Her Research Papers consist primarily of the manuscripts and files assembled in the process of research.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 7.0 linear feet ((numerous binders, several volumes, many folders in file cabinets, and many framed items))
Abstract:: The first meeting house for members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Byberry, Philadelphia was built in the 1690s. Byberry Monthly Meeting was formally established by Abington Quarterly Meeting out of Horsham Monthly Meeting in 1810, and is currently active as of 2011. At the heart of the Byberry Library local history collection are several dozen scrapbooks which are filled with secondary and primary materials relating to local history topics. The collection also includes deeds and real estate records, marriage certificates, numerous maps, and a number of genealogies of varying length. There are also records from several local businesses and schools, such as financial records, minutes, and other administrative records.

Held at: Byberry Library [Contact Us]

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