William Thompson diary
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single, handwritten diary of William Thompson. Entries are largely related to his family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.
Dates
- Creation: 1860
Creator
- Thompson, William (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
William Thompson (1840-1918) was born circa 1840 in Belfast, Ireland, to George and Isabella Thompson. As a young man, Thompson worked in his family's grocery shop. After immigrating to the United States in 1870, Thompson married Susan Taber in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1875. Thompson was a member and minister of New Bedford Monthly Meeting, and he and his wife Susan spent many years in Europe and the Middle East making religious visits and working at foreign missions in England, Norway, and Palestine, including a year spent at the Ramallah Friends mission in Palestine.
Source: The American Friend, vol VII, Jan 1919.
Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
Diary entries are largely related to William Thompson's family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.
Acquisition
The William Thompson diary was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College by Eleanor Taber.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- William Thompson diary, 1860
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- July, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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