Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Joel and Hannah Bean Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-012

Overview Joel Bean (1835-1914) and his wife, Hannah Elliott Bean (1830-1909), were prominent Quaker ministers in Iowa Yearly Meeting in the mid-nineteenth century when Quaker settlements were expanding in Iowa. Joel Bean was born in Alton, New Hampshire, in 1825, the son of John and Elizabeth Hill Bean, and educated at Friends Boarding School in Providence, Rhode Island. He migrated to Iowa in 1853, and taught school at West Branch, Iowa, from 1850 to 1861. In 1859, he married Hannah Elliott Shipley...

Dates: 1825-1914

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1189

Abstract Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton were 20th-century Quaker educators and prolific authors whose areas of expertise included the physical sciences and the Classics. Notably, they also worked for the American Friends Service Committee in Europe, for Friends Center in Tokyo, Japan, and as directors of Pendle Hill, an adult study center in Wallingford, PA. They were both recorded ministers in the Religious Society of Friends. This collection also contains materials of other...

Dates: 1859-2005

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury collection

 Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1192

Overview

The principal creators in the collection are Quakers William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) and Catharine Jones Cadbury (1884-1970) who spent most of their lives in China. William Warder Cadbury came to China as a medical missionary in 1909.

Dates: 1893-1967

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

George A. Dunlap, Spike's Diary

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Identifier: HCS-003-111

Overview

Spike's Diary is a memoir written in the third person by George A. Dunlap (Class of 1916) about his experiences with various staff and faculty members during and after his time at Haverford.

Dates: 1916-1968

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

William Hubben Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-068

Overview William Hubben (1895-1974) was a prominent Quaker educator, speaker, editor, and author. Born in Germany in 1895, William Hubben joined the small but growing movement of German Quakers in 1923 and participated in a number of international religious and peace conferences. His political involvement with the Social Democratic Party caused his dismissal in 1933 by Hitler's government. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Maria, and children soon afterward, and went on to be heavily...

Dates: 1906-1976

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Jones-Cadbury Family papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1172

Overview

The Quaker families of Jones and Cadbury were interrelated with many other Quaker families in the United States and England. This collection provides a rich source of genealogical and historical information, not only on the Jones and Cadbury families, and especially Mary Hoxie Jones (1904-2003) and Emma Cadbury Jr. (1875-1965), but also, significantly, on the Warder family, as well as the Bartram, Brown, Carter, Foulke, Kaighn, Lowry, Mennell, Pearsall, Shinn, and Shipley families.

Dates: ca. 1770-1994

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Peace, Augustine, Mary, and Edwin Jones letters and diaries

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Identifier: HC.MC-950-284

Overview

This collection contains letters and diaries related to Peace, Augustine, Mary, and Edwin Jones between the years of 1866-1901.

Dates: 1866 - 1901

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Rufus M. Jones papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1130

Abstract Rufus Matthew Jones (1863-1948) was a Quaker historian, mystic, and philosopher. Born in South China, Maine, to Edwin and Mary Gifford Hoxie Jones, he taught philosophy at Haverford College between 1893 and 1934, and was involved in the Haverford Emergency Unit, American Friends Service, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is often attributed as having helped to unite Yearly Meetings in the United States. The collection consists of Rufus Jones’ correspondence, diaries, financial papers,...

Dates: 1779 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1952

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Naomi and Rayner Kelsey papers

 Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-950-130

Overview

The papers include the correspondence of Rayner and Naomi Kelsey, a diary kept by Naomi Kelsey, sermons and talks of Rayner Kelsey, and a number of miscellaneous objects.

Dates: 1842, 1900-1952, undated

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Khalil A. Totah and Eva Marshall Totah papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1210

Overview The papers revolve around three topics and provide a picture of Quakers in Palestine in the 20th century: Khalil A. Totah, his second wife, Eva Marshall Totah and his first wife, Ermina Jones Totah. Khalil Totah discusses the situation in Palestine, primarily in the 1930s, and speaks of his own life and aspirations, as when he became a Quaker minister. His diaries expand the picture, adding information about Friends Boys School in Ramallah (Palestine) and his understanding of the political...

Dates: 1896-1955

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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Philippines 1

Philippines -- Photographs 1

Philippines -- Social life and customs 1

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Poland -- History 1

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Silesia (Poland : Voivodeship) -- History 1

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 1

Society of Friends -- California 1

Society of Friends -- Education -- West Bank -- Rām Allāh 1

Society of Friends -- England -- 19th century 1

Society of Friends -- History 1

Society of Friends -- Iowa -- 19th century 1

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Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1

Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China 1

financial records 1

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