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Haverford College

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Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Quaker Affairs records

 Collection
Identifier: HCB-004
Overview

Materials from the office on campus dedicated to spiritual life and the College's Quaker heritage.

Dates: 1968-2015

William G. Rhoads diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-057
Overview

The first pages of William G. Rhoads's diary ask a series of questions concerning moral behavior and manners, which Rhoads subsequently answers in each entry. Entries also detail Rhoads's apprenticeship as a book keeper, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended.

Dates: 1858

Douglas V. and Dorothy M. Steere papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1174
Abstract Douglas and Dorothy Steere were prominent figures of the Quaker movement in the twentieth century, and deeply committed to the causes of peace and spiritual enrichment. This commitment is evident in their involvement with Quaker-led relief work after World War II, Quaker spiritual retreats, international diplomacy, and Dorothy’s work with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Douglas taught philosophy at several institutions including Haverford College, and published extensively on topics...
Dates: 1896-2003

Taylor Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1233
Overview

This collection traces several generations of the Quaker Taylor family, but centers on Francis R. Taylor (1884-1947) and George Washington Taylor (1803-1891). The former was an attorney and collector of information about his own and related families, as well as local historical information. The latter, who ran a free produce store in Philadelphia in the period before the American Civil War, was connected through his interests in free labor to many correspondents.

Dates: 1737-1999

Updegraff Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1031
Overview

Letters; diaries; genealogical material; land grants signed by Presidents John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, and Franklin Pierce; and other papers of the Updegraff family, mainly those of David B. Updegraff, which provide a picture of Quakerism in 19th-century Ohio.

Dates: 1810-1929; Majority of material found within 1810 - 1896

Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1167
Overview

The collection provides insights into several issues important within the history of Quakerism, such as the abolition of slavery, education and Native American rights, as well as graphics depicting American travel views, Native American sites, Haverford College, Quaker individuals and places associated with Quakers.

Dates: 1659-1978

James Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1218
Abstract James Wood (1839-1925) was “interested in education, philanthropy, in the various branches of agriculture, in archaeology, history, Indian lore, anthropology, science, in prison reform and above all, in the Bible and religion,” (ABS, 2). He was also a business man, serving as President of the Genesee Salt Company in Piffard, New York. The James Wood papers are divided into twelve series: “Biographical Material:” “Agriculture;” Business and Financial Material;” “Collected Quaker Material;”...
Dates: Bulk, 1865-1921 1865-1964; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1921

L. Hollingsworth Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1175
Overview Primarily correspondence related to Wood's activities in areas of peace, civil rights, African American education, and Quaker education. Wood was founding member of American Civil Liberties Union, American Friends Service Committee, and National Urban League. He was president of the Urban League for 26 years; elected in 1917 to Fisk University Board of Trustees; and a member of Haverford College Board of Managers. Correspondents include Jane Addams, Roger N. Baldwin, W. E. B. DuBois, Rufus...
Dates: 1903-1953

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Quakers 6
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Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 4
Haverford (Pa.) 3
Quakers -- Family relationships 3
Society of Friends -- Education 3
lecture notes 3
manuscripts (documents) 3
Agriculture -- United States 2
Antislavery movements -- United States 2
Indians of North America 2
Quaker businesspeople 2
Quakers -- Diaries 2
Quakers -- Education 2
Religion -- Study and teaching 2
Society of Friends -- History 2
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
autobiographies (documents) 2
financial records 2
letters (correspondence) 2
speeches (documents) 2
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Academic writing 1
African American youth -- Education -- Southern States 1
African Americans -- Education 1
African Americans -- Education -- Southern States 1
African Americans -- Education -- Virginia 1
African Americans -- Services for -- Southern States 1
Agriculture 1
American periodicals 1
Antislavery movements -- History 1
Art critics -- United States 1
Backlog Camp 1
Baptists 1
Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
Bible. Acts 1
Cadorus farm 1
Charities -- Pennsylvania 1
Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Child rearing -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
Classicists 1
Courtship -- Religious aspects -- Christianity 1
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 1
Diaries 1
Diaries -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Education -- Southern States 1
Finland 1
Food relief -- Germany 1
Freedmen -- Education -- Southern States 1
Freedmen -- Services for -- Southern States 1
Freedmen -- Southern States 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
International relief 1
International relief -- Africa 1
International relief -- Europe 1
International relief -- Germany 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
Land tenure -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
Mysticism 1
Nonprofit organizations -- Southern States 1
Ohio -- Description and travel 1
Passports 1
Peace 1
Philippines 1
Philippines -- Photographs 1
Philippines -- Social life and customs 1
Philosophy -- Study and teaching 1
Photographs 1
Photography -- History 1
Poland -- History 1
Prison reformers 1
Quaker church buildings 1
Quaker lawyers 1
Quaker women 1
Quakers -- Germany 1
Quakers -- History 1
Quakers -- Ohio 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 1
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 1
Quakers -- Switzerland 1
Quakers -- Travel 1
Quakers in business 1
Religion 1
Rhodes Scholarships 1
Schools -- Southern States 1
Seneca Indians 1
Sermons 1
Sheep 1
Silesia (Poland : Voivodeship) -- History 1
Slave labor 1
Society of Friends -- Charities -- Records and correspondence 1
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