Quakers -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Henry J. Cadbury papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1121
Overview
Papers of Quaker Biblical scholar Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974), a founder of the American Friends Service Committee and Nobel Prize winner on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee. Cadbury taught at Haverford (1910-1919 and 1954-1963) and Bryn Mawr Colleges as well as Harvard Divinity School as Hollis Professor of Divinity.
Dates:
1910-1974
Comfort family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-10-002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typed genealogy of the Comfort family, compiled by Anne H. Cresson in 1902, largely based on a family tree prepared by John S. Comfort. It also includes some short biographical sketches of the families, as well as typed notes from Cresson's work.
Dates:
1902
"Just Among Friends: The Quaker Way of Life"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-024
Overview
William Wistar Comfort's draft manuscripts of his book, "Just Among Friends: The Quaker Way of Life" describe the Quaker way of life, and the influence Quakers have had on issues of tolerance, peace, and economic and social justice. The manuscript includes Wistar's notes and edits, and the collection includes promotional materials related to the book's publication.
Dates:
1940
