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Jon A. Peterson Swarthmore College coursework, 1954-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:

.6 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Abstract:

Jon A. Peterson was a Swarthmore College student (class of 1957) who went on to become a professor of history at Queens College, CUNY. This collection consists of his coursework from classes taught by three prominent Swarthmore College professors: Robert D. Cross, J. Roland Pennock, and Monroe C. Beardsley.

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Balderston Family Papers, 1853-1949 (inclusive)

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2.92 linear ft.

Abstract:

The collection contains correspondence of the family of C. Canby Balderston, a prominent Quaker and businessman. He served with the Friends Relief Service and the Relief Commission for Belgium during WWI and both of his sons, Frederick Emery Balderston and Robert W. Balderston, were COs in WWII, working as ambulance drivers. Frederick E. Balderston (1923-2007) married Judith Braude (1926-1993) in 1949. A significant part of the collection consists of her childhood and college correspondence with her parents. It particularly reflects details of Swarthmore College students life, 1942-1946. Of special interest are the letters that Canby Balderston sent to his mother from France and Belgium, 1917-1919. Also included in the collection is correspondence of C. Canby Balderston's parents, John Lloyd Balderston and Anna Elizabeth (Marshall) Balderston, Quakers of Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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Julia Rouse Sharpless Diaries, 1925-2000 with gaps (inclusive)

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

Abstract:

The collection contains personal diaries of Julia M. Rouse Sharpless (1911-2004), a Quaker who attended Friends Boarding School in Barnesville, Ohio, and then Strayer Business College in Washington, DC. A member of the "Eye" Street Meeting, she was active in the cooperative Friends Meeting of Washington and worked in government offices until her retirement in 1969. The diaries and daybooks (with gaps) reflect her schooling and personal life, especially the years before her marriage in 1932 to Wiliam R. Sharpless (1910-2000).

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Lippincott Family Papers, 1752-2010 (inclusive)

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6 linear ft. (9 boxes, 2 oversize folders, and photographs)

Abstract:

Horace Mather Lippincott (1877-1967) was a Quaker editor and historian. The collection contains his speeches and writings on topics primarily concerning the Society of Friends and the history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of particular interest is the scrapbook he compiled in 1946 of papers and photographs of the 1913-1914 Joint Group which met weekly to study the Separation in the Society of Friends, along with other papers on the topic and on the first joint meeting of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings in 1946. The collection includes genealogical research by Horace Mather Lippincott and his brother George E. Lippincott, deeds, and some family papers.

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E. Mae Myers papers, 1896-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

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The collection contains diaries and memorabilia of E. Mae Myers (1879-1953), a Quaker educator and graduate of the Martin Academy and Swarthmore College.

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Collected papers of Alice P. Hadley and the Thread and Needle Society, 1873-1897 (bulk) 1873-1897, 2015 (inclusive)

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

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Alice C. Paxson Hadley (1857-1919) was the daughter of Frederick and Lydia Betts Paxson, Philadelphia Hicksite Quakers. She was a founding member of the Thread and Needle Society, a social and charitable club of young Friends. Alice kept a diary that recorded events and meetings of the group 1873 to 1880 which were transcribed by her granddaughter, and she collected memorabilia and speeches she presented.

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Howland-Shearman Family Correspondence, 1800-1916 (inclusive) 1832-1899 (bulk)

Extent:

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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The collection is composed of correspondence of the family of David Sands Shearman and his wife, Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Poughkeepsie, New York. The Shearman and Howlands were prominent New England Quaker merchant and whaling families, intertwined by business and marriage. Much of the correspondence is directed to Hepsa, largely from her children who pursued a range of careers. Early correspondence is with her husband Captain David Sands Shearman, her siblings, and his relations and contains business and family information from New Bedford, MA, and Poughkeepsie, NY.

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Elizabeth Hunt Stoddard-Sennott Girl Scout papers, 1938-1982 (inclusive) 1942-1948 (bulk)

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

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Albert Cook Myers correspondence with Norman Penney and others., 1904-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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Contains correspondence concerning the publications of "First Publishers of Truth," and other Quaker writings in the Journal of the Friends' Historical Society, London, England. Letters from Robert M. Janney. George Vaux, and Isaac Clothier concern contributions to finance the publication of "First Publishers" as a supplement to the Journal. Most of the correspondence is with Norman Penney (1858-1933), Quaker historian and Librarian at the Friends' Reference Library in London.

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Anna S. Palmer Collected Papers, circa 1840-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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Family and Quaker papers collected by Anna S. Palmer (1881-1973), a member of Falls Monthly Meeting. Included is a manuscript volume containing copies of letters, genealogical information, and memorials concerning John Simpson (1739-1811), Quaker minister; collected postcards of Quaker meeting houses; and other miscellaneous Quaker manuscripts.

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