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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library

 Organization

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Joshua L. Baily Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1032
Abstract

The papers of Joshua Longstreth Baily (1826-1916), a Philadelphia Quaker merchant, include his correspondence, speeches, notebooks and articles on topics relating to peace, penal reform, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and contributions to African American causes.

Dates: 1818 - 1917

Lippincott Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-251
Overview 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...
Dates: 1752 - 2010

William Morris Maier papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1256
Overview

William Morris Maier (1909-1982), a Haverford College graduate, was active in a wide variety of charitable organizations, especially those related to the Society of Friends. These papers consist of materials from his phlianthropic work with many organizations, including the Ludwick Institute, the Friends' Freedmen's Association, and the Emlen Institution.

Dates: 1935-1980

T. Chalkley Matlack notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1106
Overview

Histories and some photographs of Quaker Meetings and Meetinghouses located primarily in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland prepared by T. Chalkely Matlack.

Dates: circa 1930s

Carol R. Murphy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-195
Overview Carol R. Murphy (1916-1994) was a Quaker writer. She was the daughter of Mildred Knight Murphy (1889-1974) and Charles R. Murphy (1884-1936) who were convinced Friends. Carol R. Murphy was a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting and active at Pendle Hill Quaker Study Center, Wallingford, Pennsylvania. The papers of Carol R. Murphy, late twentieth century Quaker writer, are organized into two series. Series 1 contains autobiographical material and memorabilia, literary manuscripts, published...
Dates: 1918-1993

S. Francis Nicholson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-275
Overview

S. Francis Nicholson was a prominent Quaker investment banker, longtime officer of Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, and active in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, A.F.S.C., and Friends Fiduciary Corporation. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, memorabilia, and other papers reflecting his career and life with his wife, Evelyn Haworth Nicholson.

Dates: 1900-2005

Pemberton Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-039
Overview The collection contains primarily family correspondence of the three Pemberton brothers -- Israel, James, and John, prominent members of the Society of Friends in Philadelphia who were exiled to Virginia during the Revolutionary War for their pacifism. It also includes a small number of correspondence from Edward Stabler and Alexander White, an account on the life of James Pemberton, and the will of his wife, Phebe Lewis Pemberton. Topics include the Pembertons' exile to Winchester, Va.,...
Dates: 1756-1812

Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Northern District records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-030
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one volume of Mark Balderston's notes for the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia for the Northern District during the year 1878. It includes a list of members at that time, an index, along with minutes (unknown whether the minutes are original or copied).

Dates: 1878

Philadelphia Quaker Women

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-057
Overview

Philadelphia Quaker Women was a organization, informal in structure and membership, which worked with the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends to address the concerns of women. It was laid down in 1970. This collection contains minutes, financial reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous material, 1961-1971.

Dates: 1961-1971

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Type
Collection 47
Archival Record 1
 
Subject
Quakers 10
Quakers -- History 10
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 9
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 7
Quakers -- Social life and customs 6
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Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 5
Quaker women 4
Society of Friends -- Delaware 4
Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 4
Society of Friends -- Maryland 4
Society of Friends -- New Jersey 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 3
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 3
Philadelphia (Pa.) 3
Quakers -- Diaries 3
Quakers -- Genealogy 3
Society of Friends -- United States 3
correspondence 3
minutes (administrative records) 3
Indians of North America 2
Indians of North America -- Government relations 2
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History 2
Quaker businesspeople 2
Quaker church buildings 2
Quaker missionaries 2
Quakers -- New Jersey 2
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century 2
Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 2
Society of Friends -- Reunification 2
Spiritual life -- Society of Friends 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
diaries 2
photographs 2
African American churches -- Mississippi -- History 1
African American churches -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
African Americans -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
American poetry 1
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Art and mythology 1
Art, Ancient 1
Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
Church history -- Liberia 1
Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History 1
Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Conflict management 1
Crime prevention -- Citizen participation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Defense industries -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Delaware County (Pa.) 1
Delaware County (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
Diaries 1
Epistles 1
Feminism and art 1
Feminist psychology 1
Feminist spirituality 1
Feminists -- 20th century 1
Free produce movement 1
Goddesses in art 1
Haiti 1
Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Housing rehabilitation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Humanitarianism 1
Indians of North America -- Missions 1
Indians of North America -- Oklahoma 1
Inner cities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Japan 1
Japan -- History 1
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 1
Jungian Psychology 1
Kickapoo Indians -- History 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
Land titles -- Pennsylvania 1
Media (Pa.) 1
Mediation 1
Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Military-industrial complex -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Modoc Indians -- History 1
Nurturing behavior 1
Oneida Indians 1
Osage Indians -- History 1
Oto Indians -- History 1
Pageants 1
Palestine 1
Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
Pennsylvania -- Politics and Government 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions 1
Photography 1
Psychiatric hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Public worship -- Society of Friends 1
Quaker authors 1
Quaker authors -- 20th century 1
Quaker church buildings -- Delaware 1
Quaker church buildings -- Maryland 1
Quaker church buildings -- New Jersey 1
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