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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edith Forsythe Sharpless papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-161
Overview

This collection includes correspondence from when Edith Forsythe Sharpless was a missionary in Japan, an artbook, a commonplace book, and teaching certificiates, among other materials.

Dates: 1910-1952

Willits Trust records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1243
Overview

The Willits Trust was a Quaker organization dating from the late 19th and early 20th century based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated to providing religious tracts such as the journal The Africans' Friend to black Americans in the Southern United States and to Liberians. These records consist of correspondence, minutes, financial records, missionary materials, the will of Charles L. Willits, and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1883-1915

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  • Subject: Quaker missionaries X

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Church history -- Liberia 1
Japan 1
Society of Friends -- Missions 1
Society of Friends -- Missions -- Japan 1
Women -- Political activity -- Japan 1