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Quakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

"Charismatic Communication: A Critical Analysis of the Rhetorical Behaviors of George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-028
Overview

The manuscript of Eugene C. Elser's dissertation analyzes the rhetoric of George Fox in his journal entries and analyzes George Fox as a "charismatic communicator."

Dates: 1972

"The Short Journal of George Fox"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-134
Overview

This copy of "The Short Journal of George Fox" was transcribed from the original by Emily Jermyn. The manuscript describes the life of George Fox.

Dates: Undated.

"Epistles and Sermons of George Fox"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-117
Overview

This collection is comprised of the single, handwritten volume of the epistles and sermons of George Fox, ca. 1683. The inside cover of a later binding attributes the volume to Thomas Richardson, dated 1714. However, it has been speculated that the volume may have been written originally by one of George Fox’s secretaries.

Dates: 1683

George Fox's 'Book of Miracles'

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-058
Overview This collection contains a 1948 copy of George Fox's 'Book of Miracles' as well as various corresponding items. This includes a letter from Douglas G. Lister to Henry J. Cadbury, multiple letters from Janet F. Rice of the Cambridge University Press Subsidiary Rights Department confirming that Cadbury will recieve two complimentary copies of the reprinted book once published in 1973, a letter directly from Octagon Books's Editor-In-Chief Henry G. Schlanger, and many more materials related to...
Dates: 1881 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1974

"Quaker Origins: A Chronological Bibliography"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-032
Overview

C.B. Freeman's manuscript "Quaker Origins: A Quaker Bibliography of the published writings of the people called Quakers from their first appearance to the end of the year 1656" includes bibliographic entries with early Quaker authors and their works, organized monthly for the years 1652 to 1657. It includes works by Quaker authors, including George Fox, James Nayler, Richard Farnworth, William Dewsbury, Richard Hubberthorne, Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill.

Dates: Undated.

"George Fox, Seine Botschaft, Seine Wesen und Seine Leben"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-033
Overview

Emil Fuch's manuscript "George Fox, Seine Botschaft, Seine Wesen un Seine Leben" is written in German. In English, the title of the manuscript is "George Fox, his Message, his Essence, and his Life."

Dates: Undated.

"Quaker Lines"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-113
Overview

Walter J. Homan's pamphlet describing Quaker beliefs includes sections on: Historical Background, George Fox, Membership, Associate Membership vs. Birthright Membership, Organization of the Society of Friends, Quaker Faith, Quaker Practice, and Quakerism as a Way of Life.

Dates: Undated.

"Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-050
Overview

Paul M. James's manuscript, entitled "Cromwell and the Quakers: A Historical Dissertation," compares the lives of Oliver Cromwell and George Fox, their relationship to each other, and their affect on the Puritan movement in England. The manuscript was James's thesis for his bachelor's from University College, University of Wales, in 1952.

Dates: 1952

"George Fox, Quakers, Negroes, and Slavery on Barbados, 1671-1675"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-063
Overview

Edward A. Manice's "George Fox, Quakers, Negroes, and Slavery on Barbados 1671-1675" describes the ways in which Quakers in Philadelphia and surrounding areas engaged with slavery in Barbados in the 17th century. The manuscript was written as an essay for Manice's senior history class at Yale University.

Dates: 1946

Abraham Pennell commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-049
Overview

The commonplace book of Abraham Pennell contains excerpts from Elias Hicks’s letters and sermons, from George Fox’s sermons and writings, and from the bible.

Dates: 1826-1827