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Quakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Gray Vining papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1141
Abstract

Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902-1999) was an author of children’s books and served as the tutor to the crown prince of Japan, Akihito, from 1946 to 1950. The collection consists of correspondence, materials regarding books authored by Vining, articles, lectures and addresses, photographs, and information documenting her and her family's lives.

Dates: 1897-1989

Vol. 2, Undated

 Item — Volume 2
Scope and Content note This collection is comprised of the single volume scrapbook of photos, and illustrations of the following Quakers: William Penn, James Naylor, James Logan, Richard Reynolds, James Pemberton, Nicholas Waln, Lindley Murray, George Dillwyn, Jonathon Dymond, Moses Brown, Bernard Barton, Anna Braithwaite, Dan Wheeler, William Allen, Samuel Gurney, Josiah Forster, Mary Ann Schimmelpenninck, Elisha Tyson, John Bright, Stephen Grellet, Enoch Lewis, George Fox, and Hannah Lloyd Neall. Clippings...
Dates: Undated

"The Congregational or Progressive Friends in the Pre-Civil War Reform Movement"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-140
Overview

This typed manuscript, entitled "The Congregational or Progressive Friends in the Pre-Civil War Reform Movement," was written by Albert J. Wahl as his dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Education at the Teachers College at Temple University.

Dates: 1951

Irene Wales papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-174
Overview

This collection is comprised of two folders of Irene Wales's papers. It includes a single folder of her correspondence with Thomas E. Drake, curator of the Quaker Collection at Haverford College, and a folder of materials related to Wales's research on 18th century Quaker history.

Dates: 1939-1940

Waln family commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-038
Overview

The Waln family's commonplace books, written by Joseph Waln, Richard Waln, and Sarah Waln, include poetry and prose related to sin, illness, and death.

Dates: 1814, undated

Mary E. Warner account book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-037
Overview

The household account book of Mary E. Warner records the worth of various household items.

Dates: Undated.

Mary E. Warner commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-062
Overview

The commonplace books of Mary E. Warner include religious quotes and extracts, notes from friends, notes on mathematical equations, and notes on Quaker leaders.

Dates: 1868

Webb and Price family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-176
Overview

The collection contains photos and genealogical information on the Webb and Price families.

Dates: 1703-1961

"Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-096
Overview Mark Webster's academic paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their...
Dates: 1984

Dorcas Weston papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-178
Overview

This collection is comprised of a single folder of loose, handwritten notes made by Dorcas Weston. The notes focus on the family history and genealogy of Quaker families in the U.S., including the Wing family in Massachusetts, the Sisson family in Rhode Island, and the Gifford family in Massachusetts.

Dates: Undated