United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
"Education of the Freedmen By Philadelphia and Baltimore Quakers During the Civil War and Reconstruction Period"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-094
Overview
Frank O. Wargny's 1947 master's thesis at John Hopkins University, entitled "Education of the Freedmen by Baltimore Quakers during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period," describes the efforts of Philadelphia and Baltimore area Quakers to provide education to freed slaves during and after the Civil War. It provides a brief history of Philadelphia area Quakers' abolition efforts prior to the Civil War, including the work of Benezet and Woolman, but the majority of the manuscript focuses on...
Dates:
1947
Wheeler - Smith Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-817
Overview
The collection consists primarily of letters to and from Woodbury C. Smith, his father, Samuel Smith, and his wife, Helen Wheeler Smith and principally relates to the Civil War.
Dates:
1814 - 1936; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865
Wood Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-192
Overview
The Wood Family Papers contains papers from a Quaker family active in 19th century New York City Friends affairs, compiled by M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood. Included are business correspondence concerning the printing house founded by Samuel Wood and his sons, correspondence from prominent Friends concerning work for social causes including abolition, freedmen, prisoners, First Day schools, and peace, and genealogical material, writings, and reminiscences by Mary S. Wood.
Dates:
1784-1874
