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New York Quarterly Meeting Workroom Committee photographs, 1940-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:

.14 cubic ft. (1 box, stored with pa-117)

Abstract:

The Workroom, a project of the 15th Street and 20th Street New York Monthly Meetings, was established in 1940 by the Joint Peace and Service Committee of the New York Monthly Meetings. The sewing room produced garments for needy children during World War II. This collection contains one photo album, two packets of snapshots, and one folder of sixteen loose photographs. The photo album documents the Workroom activities as well as international photos of recipients of garments, with descriptions. The collection dates fromare 1940 to 1976.

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Parrish family photographs, 1860-1900 (bulk)

Extent:

.14 cubic ft. (1 box, stored with pa-118)

Abstract:

The Parrish family were prominent Philadelphia Quakers with close ties to Swarthmore College (Edward Parrish was the first president of the College). This collection contains portraits of various members of the Parrish family. The portraits are primarily card photographs.

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Brooks family photographs, 1790-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:

3.5 cubic ft. (9 boxes, 1 oversized box)

Abstract:

Involved in this collection are Morgan Brooks (1861-1947), a professor of engineering, and his wife, Frona Marie (Brooks) Brooks (1861-1947). One of their children, Charles Franklin Brooks (1891-1958), became a member of the Society of Friends shortly after marrying Eleanor M. Stabler (1892-1986) in 1914. Their daughter, Barbara Brooks (1922-2007), married Edward H. Kerner, and she was active in Quaker concerns, particularly peace. This collection contains loose photgraphs, albums, and photos of family groups, among others.

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Arch Street Meeting House renovations photographs, 1990-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

The Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was designed by Owen Biddle Jr. in 1803 in the Georgian style. It was completed in 1811. This collection contains photographs and negatives from renovations undertaken in 1990-1992 of the roof of the meetinghouse.

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Friends' Ambulance Unit photographs, 1941-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

The Friends Ambulance Unit was a volunteer ambulance service that operated during both World Wars as well as for a period after WWII (1946-1959). It was founded by a group of British Quakers and most of the volunteers were registered conscientious objectors. This collection contains loose black and white photos (now in sleeves) of the Friends Ambulance Unit in Syria and France. Some of the photos in this collection ran in Harper's Bazaar.

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Nelson Fuson photographs of Civilian Public Service (CPS), 1942-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:

.3 cubic ft. (1 box, stored with pa-140)

Abstract:

Nelson Fuson was a physicist and educator, active in Quaker concerns. In 1941 Fuson was drafted as conscientious objector, and was assigned to several Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps during World War II. This collection includes loose black and white photos and black and white scrapbook pages, along with a handdrawn map, documenting Fuson's time in CPS.

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Wayne Bassett Hadley photograph collection, 1926-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:

.4 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Wayne B. Hadley (1926-2001) was a family historian whose particular interest was in Quaker history and genealogy. This collection contains family photographs, both in photo albums and loose, and slides of various meeting houses and residences.

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Ferris family pictures, 1737-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:

.27 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

The Ferris family was a prominent Quaker family of Wilmington, Delaware. This collection contains family portraits, individual photographs, silhouettes, and drawings, among other forms.

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Frances Bradshaw Blanshard photographs, 1891-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

.3 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Frances Bradshaw Blanshard attended Smith College and later became dean of women at Swarthmore College. She also had ties to Yale University, where her husband (Brand Blanshard) was a philosophy professor. This collection largely consists of portraits of Frances Blanshard, with some photographs of family members.

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Cooper family pictures, 1918-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

.3 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

This collection includes two family albums, loose photographs, and a rolled panoramic photograph relating to the Cooper family of Chester Co., Pa., and Camden/Medford, N.J.

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Walter Holt photographs of Swarthmore College, 1965-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.9 cubic ft. (7 binders)

Abstract:

Walter Holt, a Media, Pa., professional photographer, was commissioned by Swarthmore College from 1965-1995. He photographed Commencements and Inaugurations, Alumni days, and other special events as well as campus scenes and student and faculty portraits.

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Lippincott family photographs, 1860-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.8 cubic ft. (6 boxes)

Abstract:

Horace Mather Lippincott (1877-1967) was a Quaker editor and historian. This collection contains family photographs, pictures of family homes and antiques, historic sites, and vacation pictures, among others.

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Peter Dechert photographs of Swarthmore College, 1961-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:

.56 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Abstract:

Peter Dechert Associates, a photography company, took thousands of photographs of schools, colleges, and universities between 1952 and 1968. One of these colleges was Swarthmore College. This collection contains a box of negatives and a box of small black and white photographs of various Swarthmore College functions and activities.

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Rosalie Regen family photographs, 1934-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:

.57 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

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Rosalie Stork Regen (1909-1993) was a Quaker author and playwright who joined the Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting in 1941. She was the daughter of Charles Wharton Stork and Elisabeth von Pausinger Stork. An active member of the Society of Friends, Rosalie taught First Day School and visited Quakers all over the world. The collection includes journals kept continuously from 1936 to the time of her death in 1993. She also maintained a prodigious correspondence with family and friends. This collection contains an album of the Regens' travel as well as various family photographs, both in black and white and in color.

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Mariana Wright Chapman family photographs, 1808-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:

.3 cubic ft. (1 binder)

Abstract:

Mariana Wright Chapman was a prominant New York Quaker suffragist. This small collection contains a number of portraits of Chapman family members, as well as some loose photos of scenes.

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Charles B. Doron "Views of Swarthmore" photographs, 1879-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:

.3 cubic ft. (1 box; stored with pa148)

Abstract:

Approximately one dozen photographs of Swarthmore College and vicinity, from Charles B. Doron's "Views of Swarthmore" series. Collection is incomplete.

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Compiled birth, death, marriage records within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1826-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:

.02 linear ft. (5 folders)

Abstract:

This small collection is composed of notebooks containing announcements and records of births, death, marriage of individuals living within the area of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, many living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Not all were members of the Society of Friends, and the sources are not included.

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Paul M. Pearson and Drew Pearson photographs, 1890-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

Abstract:

Paul M. Pearson (1871-1938) was a noted Quaker educator, editor, and speaker, a professor of Public Speaking at Swarthmore College, the first civilian governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, an assistant director of the U.S. Housing Authority, and a leading founder and executive in the Chautauqua movement. His son, Drew Pearson (1897-1969), was a syndicated national columnist. This collection contains photographs of the following subjects mostly related to Paul M. Pearson's life and work: Swarthmore Chautauqua, Virgin Islands, Oglebay Park and Institute, Photographs for Drew Pearson Articles, and Miscellaneous (including personal photographs).

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Larry Scott Butler Papers, 1965-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:

.75 linear ft. (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder)

Abstract:

Larry Scott Butler is a Quaker activist who was involved in civil rights work in Alabama in 1965 and was a leader in the gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and the diary he kept while participating in the SCOPE project, Barbour County, Alabama, which was sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The collection includes minutes and remarks on the early history of the Committee on Homosexuality of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and biographical material.

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London Grove Friends Meeting photographs, 1914-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

.27 cubic ft. (1 box)

Abstract:

Photographs of London Grove Friends Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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