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Stone Seals Collection, 3000 bce - 500 ad (inclusive)

Extent:
18 boxes and 5 items
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Consists of 244 stones used in Mesopotamia and adjacent areas of the ancient Near East from prehistoric times to make impressions in clay, particularly seals on clay tablets and their envelopes.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Bradford Lyttle Papers, 1954- (inclusive)

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49.75 linear ft.
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Bradford [Brad] Lyttle is a long time leading peace activist involved in the promotion of nonviolence for social change and the elimination of war and nuclear weapons. Lyttle was the organizer of the San Francisco to Moscow walk in the 1960-1961, to highlight the message of disarmament and nonviolent resistance and bringing together U.S. and Soviet citizens together during the height of the Cold War. He went on to organize and participate in other marches and protests, including the Quebec - Washington - Guantanamo Walk for Peace, during which he and twenty other marchers were jailed by police in Albany, Georgia. During the Vietnam war Lyttle coordinated many organizations and demonstrations against the war. In 1983 he founded the United States Pacifist Party and ran for president in the 1984 elections. Lyttle continues to work for peace around the world. He has been a war tax resister, worked with peace projects and refugees in Bosnia and Croatia, and has been arrested many times...(see more)

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Conversational Club of Norristown papers, 1885-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
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The Conversational Club of Norristown is a women's education club founded in 1885 that continues to meet today whose purpose is the "Study of History, Literature, and Art, and the promotion of intelligent thought and conversation." The collection of the club's papers consists of records of the meetings and activities of the club from 1885 to 2013 primarily in the forms of minutes, programs, correspondence, and other sources collected by the club.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Daniel Ellsberg Collected Papers, 1972- (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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The collection consists of one folder of printed material and pamphlets, including a research proprosal (1986): "U.S. First Use Threats and the Construction of Instability", and a transcript of a talk: "Daniel Ellsberg: The Construction of Instability" (1986).

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Department of Facilities Records, 1803-2015 (inclusive) 1955-1981 (bulk)

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64 boxes, 2 items, and 1 websites
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The Department of Facilities at Princeton University is responsible for the construction, maintenance, renovation, and financial management of the buildings and properties owned by the university. The Department of Facilities records document the daily activities of the department and its numerous divisions through blueprints, photographs, correspondence, memos, sketches, contracts, ledgers, tax returns, incorporation papers, by-laws, annual reports, financial statements, newspaper clippings, booklets, and meeting minutes.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Dorothy Day Collected Papers, 1915- (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 linear in.)
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Collection consists of printed materials: leaflets, pamphlets, reprints, and a postcard reproduction of a wood-carved sculpture by Charles Wells (b. 1935) titled "Dorothy Day.".

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Friends Historical Library collection of three-dimensional objects, 1685-2025 (inclusive)

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150 linear ft.
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This collection consists of various three-dimensional objects associated with Quakers. It includes items that are distinctively Quaker, such as bonnets, representing Quaker plain dress; and items associated with specific Quakers, including significant figures like William Penn and everyday people who are less known to history.

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

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Granny Peace Brigade Collected Papers, 2006- (bulk)

Extent:
2.5 linear ft. (30 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection consists primarily of printed copies of emails sent by the Granny Peace Brigade to its email group list, 2006-; also includes some meeting minutes, proposed mission statements, publicity and handout materials, and media coverage; collection includes GPB t-shirts.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Haverford Library records, 1834-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
14 linear ft. (33 boxes)
Abstract:
Records of the Haverford College Libraries from 1834 to 2025, including reports and publications, budget, events and exhibits, collections, and cooperation with Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Irwin Abrams Collected Papers, 1948- (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (1/2 box)
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Includes biographical and bibliographical information and photocopies of a small portion of Abrams published writings, including material about the Nobel Peace Prize, women Nobel Peace Prize winners, the Quaker peace testimony and the Nobel Peace Prize, Henri La Fontaine, and Carl von Ossietzky.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Lewis Center for the Arts Records, 1969-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
18 boxes
Abstract:
The Lewis Center for the Arts was created in 2006 to serve as the organizational home of several of the University's academic programs, including creative writing, dance, music theater, theater, visual arts, and the Princeton Atelier. The records currently contain files of the Princeton Atelier, photographs of dance at Princeton, recordings of public lectures, and books to commemorate visual arts thesis shows.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Lucy Haessler Collected Papers, 1986- (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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Collection consists of one folder of biographical information about Lucy Haessler; the remainder is a typewritten transcription of taped interviews, 1986-1987, by Anthony von der Muhll (Haessler's grandson) for his thesis, Fighting Her Way : an Oral History of Lucy Haessler (B.A. thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1987); in later years she lived in Santa Cruz, California, where she died.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Office of Communications Records, 1917-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
283 boxes, 2 folders, and 1 website
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The Office of Communications is Princeton University's administrative department with oversight of media relations and publicity, official publications, web site design and development, and photographic services. The Office of Communications Records consist of subject files and photographs created by the office, some going back to the 1920s, when the first Director of Public Relations was appointed.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Peace Action Records, 1986- (inclusive)

Extent:
39 linear ft. (39 linear feet.)
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The Peace Action collection is a continuation of the SANE and SANE Education Fund (DG 58) collection, which also resides at the SCPC (the papers of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign are at the University of Missouri at St. Louis). It documents the merger of SANE and the NWFC, as well as the goals and work of the merged organization, through meeting minutes, correspondence, program files, press clippings and other publicity, statements and communications with Congress and other leaders, as well as publications and resources in other formats. Includes correspondence, annual reports, administrative files, financial records, flyers and handbills, memorabilia, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, periodicals, publicity materials, reference files, audiocassettes, slides, reel-to-reel tapes, videocassettes, computer diskettes, photographs, and posters. Correspondents include: Nick Carter, Gordon Clark, David Cortright, Carolyn Cottom, and Monica Green.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Peace History Society Records, 1963- (inclusive)

Extent:
11 linear ft. (11 linear ft.)
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The records of the Peace History Society contain minutes, mailings, annual brochures, general correspondence, papers presented at its conferences, documents about PHS projects and its monthly journal Peace and Change, and audiotapes. Correspondents include Charles Barker, Berenice A. Carroll, John. W. Chambers, Charles Chatfield, Hilary Conroy, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Sandi E. Cooper, Charles DeBenedetti, Michael A. Lutzker, William L. Neumann, Arthur I. Waskow, Ralph Edward Weber, and Lawrence S. Wittner.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Penn Carey Law Student Groups and Activities records, 1898-2025 (inclusive) 1930-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
26.00 linear feet (41 boxes)
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This collection documents student life at the law school. Included in this collection are materials created by student organizations, journals, and graduating classes. The materials document the first clubs that were formed to conduct moot court excerises as well as the work of the law school's first student journal, The Law Review. Also included in this collection are flyers, photographs, and programs from annual activities hosted by law students.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Princeton AlumniCorps Records, 1989-2025 (bulk) 1962-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 boxes
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Princeton AlumniCorps is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that was created in 1989 by the Princeton Class of 1955. Originally named Princeton Project 55, Ralph Nader '55 and Charlie Bray '55 were instrumental in the group's founding and development. The Princeton AlumniCorps Records document the organization's first two decades of prominent initiatives intended to foster civic engagement and public interest amongst Princeton (college) alumni. Administrative documents, board correspondence, and planning materials for the respective initiatives comprise most of the collection.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Records, 1958-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 988 digital files
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The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a Collaborative National Center for plasma and fusion science. Its primary mission is to develop the scientific understanding and the key innovations which will lead to a new fusion energy source. The PPPL Records include digitized historical negatives and publications from the PPPL Communications Office, documenting the people, projects, events, activities and physical grounds of the laboratory through a span of 49 years.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Commencement Records, 1748-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 boxes and 1 folder
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The Commencement Records contain programs, bulletins, announcements and newspaper clippings which document commencement activities from 1748 to the present. Files are arranged chronologically by year. In addition there are separate series consisting of bound programs, electrical broadcast transcriptions, bound commencement notices, oversize material, and audio recordings of various commencement, class day, and baccalaureate activities.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Student Organization Websites Collection, 1996-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 websites
Abstract:
The collection, assembled by staff of the University Archives, contains captures of public websites created and maintained by various student organizations at Princeton University. The collection does not contain exhaustive captures of all public student organization websites.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Swarthmore College. Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College records, 1925-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
26 linear ft. (56 boxes (plus oversized items and photographs, plant cards))
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The Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation was established at Swarthmore College in 1929 as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (1874-1927). The intention of the Foundation was to focus on plantings appropriate to Eastern Pennsylvania, creating a practical "garden of ideas" for amateur gardeners while at the same time improving the campus. The name changed to Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College in 1986. The collection contains records of the Scott Arboretum from the proposal for its formation to the present. Of special interest is the correspondence concerning the controversy in the planning of Interstate 476, "The Blue Route," as well as John C. Wister's mimeographed Swarthmore Plant Notes, plant records, and landscape plans.

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

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The Princeton Tiger Records, 1920-2025 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes, 1 folder, and 2 websites
Abstract:
The Princeton Tiger is the nation's second oldest college humor magazine. The collection consists of the administrative records of The Princeton Tiger.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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"Alba Amicorum" exhibit notebook, 2024

Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection contains one notebook from George Allan's (Class of 2024) exhibit "Alba Amicorum", shown in Spring 2024.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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2 Dickinson Vegetarian Co-Operative House Books, 1990-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 box
Abstract:
The 2 Dickinson Vegetarian Co-operative, also known as 2D, or Twod is the oldest and largest vegetarian co-op at Princeton University. The records consist of manuscripts, featuring drawings, thoughts, and archives of past members.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Board of Trustees Records, 1746-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
77 boxes, 1 folder, and 387 volumes
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This collection provides the most basic source of information about Princeton University's governing body. In addition to minutes of the Trustees' meetings, the collection contains related papers and reports, organized according to purpose.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Butternuts Quarterly Meeting Records (including Butternuts (Orthodox) and Duanesburg (Pre-Separation and Orthodox)), 1812-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear ft.
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Minutes of Butternuts Quarterly Meeting and its predecessors, Butternuts Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox), Duanesburg Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox) and Duanesburg Ouarterly Meeting (pre-Separation), 1812-2024. Includes: minutes of the Meeting of Ministers and Elders 1812-1952; men's minutes & joint, 1828-2024; and women's minutes and joint, 1828-1910. Also includes the minutes of Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1888-1910, in the volume 1876-1882.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting Records, 1974-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Records of Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting, 1974-. Includes: minutes, 1975-85/2015-2020 2mo, membership releases, 1974-96, Committee of Overseers Records and newsletter.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Fredonia Monthly Meeting Records, 1963-2018 10mo. (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear ft. and .009 gb
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Records of Fredonia Monthly Meeting, 1963-. Includes: Minutes 1963-2024, and other records

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Haverford College Commencement records, 1860-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.68 linear ft. (4 boxes)
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This collection is comprised of materials related to Haverford College commencements, including programs, invitations, addresses, Senior Class day materials, and general information.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Haverford College Communications and Publicity, 1879-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
22 linear ft. (33 boxes)
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This collection consists of materials produced by the Haverford College Communications Office as well as its predecessors, including the Public Information Office, the Public Relations Department, the College Relations Department, and the Marketing and Communications Office. It includes biographical files, clippings, publications, press releases, and other promotional materials produced from 1879 to 2024.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Haverford College Corporation records, 1830-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.59 linear ft. (8 volumes and 15 boxes)
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The Haverford College Corporation records contain records relating to the establishment of Haverford College as a corporation, including the Charter and its amendments, meeting minutes, committee and working group records, reports and resolutions, and deeds and legal documents.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Housatonic Monthly Meeting Records (including Housatonic and Newton Preparatives), 1957-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (2 binders, 2 boxes, digital files) and 0.01 gb
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Records of Housatonic Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Housatonic Preparative Meeting and Newtown Preparative Meeting, 1957-ongoing. Includes minutes, newsletters, and state of the meeting reports. Beginning in 2021 records have been deposited digitally.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Jolt Magazine, 2022-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection consists of issues of Jolt Magazine, Haverford's student-led STEM publication.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Juliet Moringiello papers, 1999-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear feet (2 document boxes)
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Juliet Moringiello was a scholar of commercial law who taught at Widener University Commonwealth Law School for thirty-two years. She was an elected member of the American Law Institute and a Uniform Law Commissioner for Pennsylvania. She served in leadership positions in the American Bar Association Business Section and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law section. As a member of these associations, Moringiello served on task forces to revise Articles 1, 7, and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Electronic Court filing system. The Juliet Moringiello papers contain materials related to Moringiello's work on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Uniform Commercial Code task force as well as her involvement with the American Bar Association and Uniform Law Commission.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library [Contact Us]

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Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Records, 1934-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
16.5 linear ft. and .3 gb
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The Lake Erie Yearly Meeting opened on August 31, 1963, as an outgrowth of the Great Lakes Regional Conference, begun in May, 1939, and called Lake Erie Association of Friends Meetings after 1944. Records include minutes and other records of Lake Erie Association, Lake Erie Yearly Meeting, and its constituent monthly meetings.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Margery Post Abbott papers, 1850-2024 (inclusive) 1950-2024 (bulk)

Extent:
11 linear ft. (27 boxes)
Abstract:
Margery Post Abbott is an American author, historian, lecturer, and minister on Quaker topics including spirituality, spiritual discernment, Quaker testimonies, ministry, faith and practice, mysticism, and international Quakerism. Her papers include detailed diaries; extensive correspondence with family, friends, and Quakers (including Peggy Senger Parsons and Annis Bleeke); materials for workshops and talks delivered at Quaker events; and research into Quakerism, including interviews with notable Quakers and newspaper clippings on Quakerism in the Global South.

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

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Pacific Yearly Meeting Records, 1889-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft. and 0.1 gb
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Pacific Yearly Meeting is made up of members of the Religious Society of Friends in California. The Yearly Meeting has deposited its archives and many local-meeting records in the Whittier College Library, but copies of some records are also deposited in Friends Historical Library.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Presidents Oral History Collection, 2004-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 26 items
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The Princeton University Presidents Oral History Project consists of two projects undertaken by the Princeton University Archives in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to document the recollections and reminiscences of Princeton University's 16th president and seventeenth Presidents Robert F. Goheen and William G. Bowen. Consists of taped interviews with former Princeton Presidents Robert F. Goheen William G. Bowen and accompanying transcripts, as well as a Goheen video retrospective titled 'Reflections of a President' produced for a 2006 Princeton University Library exhibit.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Purchase Quarterly Meeting Records, 1745-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 linear ft. (28 volumes and 5 boxes) and 0.01 gb
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Records of Purchase Quarterly Meeting, 1745-ongoing. Includes minutes 1745-2023 (with many periods lacking) and miscellaneous material 1893-1992, including information on the Edward B. Underhill Fund, Peach Pond Meeting House, and the ministry at Taconic Correctional Facility

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Roy Pedersen Collection of Gaston Longchamp Materials, 1894-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and .63 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, ephemera, and other manuscripts relating to the life of artist Gaston Longchamp. Also includes newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and other materials related to Roy Pedersen's research on Gaston Longchamp and other artists.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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