SFHL/FHL/MSS. Assembled Collections
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Price family scrapbooks
The collection is composed of two family scrapbooks and acid-free copies. In 1894-1895, James M. Price researched information and correspondence concerning the time his aunt and uncle, Philip and Matilda Price, spent in the utopian community of New Harmony, Indiana, 1825-1826. Copies and some of his original correspondence were mounted into an old account book. In 1929, Susanna M. Price, his daughter, compiled a scrapbook containing family history, reminiscences, and photographs.
Quaker visit to the Gestapo in 1938 reference collection
Reference material (largely photocopies) collected by Lawrence M. Miller for a planned study of the visit by Rufus Jones, Robert Yarnall, and George Walton to Gestapo headquarters in Berlin in 1938.
Friends Historical Library collection of marriage certificates
This collection consists of miscellaneous Quaker marriage certificates collected by the Friends Historical Library from different sources at different times.
Thomas Chalkley letter book
Letter book of Thomas Chalkley (1675-1741), Quaker minister and businessman. Primarily business correspondence, most copied by his assistant, it also includes some personal references and provides insight into early 18th century maritime trade, particularly the Quaker relationships involved in trade with the West Indies.
William Hepworth Dixon holographic manuscript of William Penn biography
William Hepworth Dixon's manuscript, in his own handwriting, of his book "William Penn : an historical biography, from new sources."
Joseph Smith manuscripts of four bibliographies, 1890
Manuscripts for: A Catalogue of Friends Books; Bibliotheca Antiquariana; Bibliotheca Quakerestica; Bibliography of literature relating to bees, and Miscellaneous notes for his catalogs.
Friends Historical Library collection of Quaker organizations' annual reports
This collection consists of annual reports (and some other publications) issued by philanthropic groups, schools and other organizations that were either started by Quakers, included many Quakers in their administration, and/or appealed to Quakers. The reports were collected at various times from various sources, and are sorted by organization.
Collection of Paul Cuffe printed materials
Friends Historical Library broadsides collection
Quaker Disciplines
The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library has collected Quaker disciplines since its founding in 1871. FHL is also the official repository for the records of seven American yearly meetings.
