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Quakers -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Walton correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-140
Identifier: SFHL-SC-140
Abstract

This collection includes letters written by Joseph W. Walton to William P. Sharpless, primarily relating to family news and other members of the Society of Friends.

Dates: 1848-1871

William Penn Charter School archives

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1115
Overview

The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.

Dates: 1611-1992

William Woodman correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-125
Identifier: SFHL-SC-125
Abstract

This collection includes letters received by William Woodman, primarily from his cousins Mary Anna Stradling and Annie Michener. Mary Anna Stradling's letters recount the rise of spiritualism in her community, her views on and interests in literature, and her conception of God. In one letter she muses on the changes among Orthodox Friends, and that they are now little different from Hicksite. Her writings reflect the daily life of women in the 19th Century.

Dates: 1861-1872