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Haverford College

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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Stephen Meader manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-126
Overview

The collection includes three unpublished stories: "The Fight for the Marsh," "The Freedom Trail," and "The Hawley House Mystery."

Dates: 1972, undated

T. Vail Palmer manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-144
Overview

This collection is comprised of two typed manuscripts written by T. Vail Palmer Jr. during his time as a T. Wistar Brown Fellow at Haverford College from 1976 to 1977.

Dates: 1976-1977

Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1211
Abstract The Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers indicate strong relationships and family ties that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Sarah Wistar Rhoads (1839-1920) married William Gibbons Rhoads (1838-1880) on November 28, 1866. At that time, the Rhoads, Gibbons and Wistar families began corresponding, the result being an outstanding collection illustrating family support, friendship and love. These papers include correspondence, financial records, diaries and journals, memorabilia, classwork and...
Dates: Bulk, 1824-1930 1824-1963; Majority of material found within 1824 - 1930

Thomas Stewardson's "Recollections of Haverford and After, 1841-1857"

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-060
Overview

This collection contains the original manuscript and a typed copy of "Recollections of Haverford and After 1841-1857" by Thomas Stewardson (1829-1902). Some of the topics he discusses include: the Loganian Society, food, academics, insect collecting, and other reflections about life at Haverford College.

Dates: 1857

"Poems of Su-Shieh"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-128
Overview

This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of the "Poems of Su-Shieh," and the labels that accompanied it during an earlier exhibit. This modern copy of the poems of Su Shi was produced as a copy book for practice in handwriting.

Dates: Undated.

William M. Wills notes for History of Haverford College

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-077
Overview

Notes for the History of Haverford College written by William M. Wills.

Dates: undated

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

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autobiographies (documents) 3
Quakers -- Family relationships 2
deeds 2
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financial records 2
letters (correspondence) 2
Abolitionists 1
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Academic rites and ceremonies 1
Agriculture 1
Antislavery movements -- United States 1
Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
Bird watching 1
Chinese poetry 1
Death 1
Diaries 1
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Health 1
Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Indians of North America 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
Land titles 1
Land titles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Latin American students 1
Literature -- Study and teaching 1
Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
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New Hampshire -- Quakers 1
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Prison reformers 1
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Quaker church buildings 1
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Quaker women -- Religious life 1
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Seneca Indians 1
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Sheep 1
Society of Friends -- History 1
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Travel 1
Wills 1
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bookkeeping records 1
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geological maps 1
lecture notes 1
letter books 1
maps (documents) 1
marriage certificates 1
memorandums 1
obituaries 1
pamphlets 1
photograph albums 1
poems 1
poetry and poems 1
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