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Juwan Usang Ly collection, 1917 - 1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains information about the accomplishments of Juwan Usang Ly, newspaper clippings and his letters to Haverford College president, W.W. Comfort.

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

Diversity House collection, 2007

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains Haverford Diversity House's projector proposal, its budget, and a list of events for which the projector is necessary.

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

AIDS Service Network collection, 2008

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains printouts of emails which include tips on how to get involved with the AIDS Service Network.

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

Alliance of Latin American Students (ALAS) collection, 2000 - 2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains an email printout about an event by Welfare Poets and a poster promoting a talk about the legacy of Dr. Jose Padin on education in Puerto Rico.

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

B & G News Notes, 1980

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: The collection contains one copy of the newsletter B & G News Notes.

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

"Some Memorandums respecting my beloved wife Margery Mickle", 1809 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (2 volumes)
Abstract:: The memorandum written by Margery Mickle's husband (name unknown) recounts Mickle's illness with "tumorous pollypus" in the corner of her right eye and her nose. Her husband writes about the series of operations she underwent to remove the tumors, the re-emergence of the tumors after a number of operations, and the doctor's recommendation that they remove her right eye. The manuscript describes Mickle's decision not to undergo the operation to remove her eye, and recounts her final days, including visits from friends and family, and some quotes from Mickle's last days, as well as a description of her final moments and death in 1809. The manuscript provides a detailed account of medical practice at the time, as well as the traditions surrounding death and dying.

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

Margaret Jenkins journals, 1875-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.54 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of three volumes of the travel journals of Margaret Jenkins. The first volume describes Jenkins's voyage from New York to San Francisco, and her voyage home from San Francisco to New York via Liverpool. The remaining two volumes describe Margaret Jenkins's trip to the Himalayan Mountains in 1911 and 1912, to visit her cousin, who was a missionary there.

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

Quaker Ministry lists, Undated.

Extent:: 0.61 linear ft. (17 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of 17 anonymously hand-written volumes comprised of lists of Quaker ministers from Britain and the United States, and from the United States to Britain from the mid 17th century through the mid 19th century.

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

"Lays of Quakerdom", Undated.

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Ruth Plumley's "Lays of Quakerdom" include three sections: "The Execution of Mary Dyer," "Visit of Mary Fisher to the Sultan Mohammed IV," and "James Parnell, the Quaker Proto-Martyr." Each section includes a brief historical summary of each individual, and a narrative poem about each individual. The "Lays" describe the piety of three icons of 17th century Quakerism. The "Lays of Quakerdom" was first published in the "Knickerbocker" magazine during the years 1853-1855, and were later published as a single volume by the Biddle Press in Philadelphia. This volume is a handwritten copy of the single published volume.

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

"An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden", 1823 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Frederick Schmidt's "An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden" provides a historical and semi-autobiographical narrative of Schmidt and his Friend John Rasch, and their involvement in the Society of Friends in present day Germany. The narrative particularly focuses on John Rasch's efforts to begin a community of Quakers in Minden, Germany, in the late 18th to early 19th centuries. The narrative also discusses Schmidt's own trials in adhering to a pious spiritual life during his early adulthood, his life at the Hessian court, and his discovery and eventual convincement to Quakerism.

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

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