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Quakeriana Notes, 1933-1935

 File — Box: 30, Folder: 7

Scope and Content

Quakeriana Notes were issued by the Quaker Collection of Haverford College and published by Haverford College. They were edited by Rayner Kelsey until his death in 1935. Attached to the inside front cover is a poem written by J. Russell Hayes upon the death of Kelsey. Laid in are seven letters of Kelsey to Hayes, librarian at Swarthmore College. Highlights of these letters include:

  • Haverford, Pa., 1930 10/17. [refers to account of visit of Friends to Indians of NY in 1806 and 1837]
  • Haverford, Pa. 1932 12/2. [Exeter Monthly Meeting has deposited their records at Swarthmore]
  • Haverford, Pa. 1933 10/11. [“Quakeriana Notes” were conceived by Kelsey]

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1935

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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