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Quakers -- Social life and customs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 180 Collections and/or Records:

Whittier Fellowship Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-027
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of one volume of typed minutes from the Whittier Fellowship Committee.

Dates: 1911-1918

Whittier Literary Society constitution and members

 Collection — Othertype SC-180
Identifier: SFHL-SC-180
Abstract

Contains the constitution and a list of members, 1870-1872, of the Whittier Literary Society.

Dates: 1870-1872

Williams family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-201
Identifier: SFHL-SC-201
Abstract Contains family correspondence and some other papers of the extended Williams family, primarily from Esther and Benjamin Williams who were Philadelphia Quakers and from their nephew, Charles B. Williams, the son of Thomas Williams. Correspondents include Lippincotts, Warner, Roberts, and Dubre family members. Of special interest is a letter from Charles B. Williams, 1853, describing the vacationing habits of Philadelphians at mid-century. Also, a 1856 letter from Isaac Williams concerning...
Dates: 1804-1863

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

Emma Worrell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-193
Overview Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club,...
Dates: 1869-1929

Don Yoder research papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-354
Overview Donald M. Yoder (1921-2015) was a prominent scholar, folklorist, and author specializing in Pennsylvania folklife, recognized for establishing the term “folklife” in American academics. His primary focus was on Pennsvlvania German folklife, but he also had an interest in traditional Quaker culture and arts (meeting house architecture, dolls and crafts, etc.), in part due to his genealogy as part of the Quaker Wickersham family. This collection contains personal, professional, and...
Dates: 1873 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990

Young American Literary Association records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-028
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of one collection of minutes from the Young American Literary Association. The minutes describe debates on literary themes, including the topic, who presented on what side, the moderator, and the chosen winner. It often includes who the next moderator and topic will be.

Dates: 1867-1868

Young Friends' Association (Kennett Square, Pa.)

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-076
Overview

Young Friends' Association (Kennett Square, Pa.), a Quaker social and study group, was established in 1892 in Kennett Square, Pa. This collection contains the constitution and minutes, 1892-1905, in one bound volume.

Dates: 1892-1905

Young Friends' Association (Purchase, N.Y.)

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-075
Overview

The Young Friends' Association, a Quaker social and study group, was established in Purchase, New York, in 1892. The Association was modeled after a similar organization in Philadelphia and met regularly to discuss topics of mutual interest. The collection contains one bound volume of minutes, 1892-1894.

Dates: 1892-1894

Young Friends' Association (West Chester, Pa.) Minutes

 Collection — Othertype SC-279
Identifier: SFHL-SC-279
Overview

Young Friends' Association (West Chester, Pa.), a Quaker social and study group, was established in 1895 in West Chester, Pa. This collection contains the constitution and minutes, 1895-1904, in one bound volume.

Dates: 1895-1904