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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library

 Organization

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

β€œAn Account of all the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly and Particular Meetings of the Friends of America, 1772”

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-122
Overview

This anonymously written volume provides a list of every meeting held in Colonial United States in 1772. Entries include the locations and dates of the yearly and quarterly meetings, and each entry for a monthly meeting includes a list of the particular meetings belonging to that monthly meeting. Meetings for Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. The volume includes an index for the meetings at the back.

Dates: 1772

Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason collected records

 Collection — Othertype SC-218
Identifier: SFHL-SC-218
Abstract

This collection contains information sent to Tyler Williams, agent for Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting, N.J., concerning the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason. It includes the proposal for the Asylum, announcement of its opening, an admission certificate, and other circulars that were sent to meetings under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Dates: 1812-1831

"John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-137
Overview

This collection is comprised of the single typed volume entitled



"John Comly and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1828." The manuscript was copied from the original by one of Comly's grandsons. The original manuscript was written for "Rupp's History of the Religious Denominations of the United States" in Byberry Friends' Library.

Dates: Undated.

Darlington Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-296
Overview This collection contains the papers of the Darlington family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Woodstown, New Jersey. Quakers with strong ties to Swarthmore College, the family was involved in education, social and peace concerns, and businesses in the Philadelphia area. Charles J. Darlington (1894-1966) served as Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends during the reunification of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. The collection includes family...
Dates: 1831-2012

Bainbridge C. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-212
Overview Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. He retired early, at the age of 62, to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. Organizations and committees which he was active in include the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, and Pendle Hill. He was...
Dates: 1960-1993

Elizabeth A.W. Furnas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-283
Overview

Elizabeth A.W. (Betty) Furnas was an active member of the Society of Friends who served as a member of the Board of Pendle Hill and was a member of the Women's Problems Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and its sucessor, Philadelphia Quaker Women. The collection includes minutes and correspondence, particularly of the latter, as well as published and unpublished writings and other material.

Dates: 1928-1967

Mary R. Hopkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-222
Overview Mary Hopkins (b. 2928), Quaker social worker, lecturer, and feminist, wrote and spoke on the issue of women in the Quaker faith and community. Much of her research involved ancient religions and the ways that modern women can incorporate these ideas into their spiritual life. Hopkins gave lectures and slide shows to many groups. Her research and lectures led to a video series titled Woman and her Symbols. The collection includes letters and papers relating to...
Dates: 1936-2002

International Arms Trade Action Group Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-International Arms Trade Action Group
Abstract

Includes correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes and notes, flyers, and reference material. Correspondents include Alison D. Oldham, J. Tucker Taylor, Willard C. Richan, and Curt Weldon.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1994-1995

Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-104
Overview

This collection contains materials relating to the work of the Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends, including minutes, correspondence, and reports.

Dates: 1929-1949

Lippincott Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-251
Overview Horace Mather Lippincott (1877-1967) was a Quaker editor and historian. The collection contains his speeches and writings on topics primarily concerning the Society of Friends and the history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of particular interest is the scrapbook he compiled in 1946 of papers and photographs of the 1913-1914 Joint Group which met weekly to study the Separation in the Society of Friends, along with other papers on the topic and on the first joint meeting of the two...
Dates: 1752 - 2010

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Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 3
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Philadelphia (Pa.) 2
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Quakers -- New Jersey 2
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century 2
Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 2
Society of Friends -- Reunification 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
minutes (administrative records) 2
Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
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Art, Ancient 1
Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
Defense industries -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Delaware County (Pa.) 1
Delaware County (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
Diaries 1
Feminism and art 1
Feminist psychology 1
Feminist spirituality 1
Feminists -- 20th century 1
Goddesses in art 1
Jungian Psychology 1
Land titles -- Pennsylvania 1
Media (Pa.) 1
Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Military-industrial complex -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Nurturing behavior 1
Pageants 1
Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Conscientious objectors 1
Psychiatric hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Public worship -- Society of Friends 1
Quaker authors -- 20th century 1
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Quaker social reformers 1
Quaker women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Quakers -- Albums (Books) 1
Quakers -- Indiana 1
Quakers -- Maryland 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- History -- Sources 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County 1
Quakers -- Rhode Island 1
Quakers -- Social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 1
Quakers -- United States -- Civil War, 1861–1865 1
Quakers -- Virginia 1
Real property -- Pennsylvania 1
Religious education -- Society of Friends 1
Reports 1
Schools -- Society of Friends 1
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Society of Friends -- Schisms and separations 1
Society of Friends -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Spiritual formation -- Society of Friends 1
Spiritual life -- Society of Friends 1
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Concientious objectors 1
Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
Woman and her symbols [video recording] 1
Women in art 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace 1
correspondence 1
manuscripts (documents) 1
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