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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Emma Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1017
Overview

The papers of Emma Cadbury (1875-1965), a Quaker social worker, consist of correspondence, programs, essays, notebooks, and clippings. These papers were kept by Cadbury while attending Quaker Women's Yearly Meetings and summer schools at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges and the George School (Pennsylvania), during the early 20th century.

Dates: 1894-1963

Theodore Brinton Hetzel papers and graphics

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1168
Abstract

Theodore Hetzel (1906-1990) was a Quaker professor of engineering at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, whose interests led him to involvement with Native American and Quaker issues. An avid photographer, the materials in this collection are primarily photographic, as well as correspondence and documents.

Dates: 1866-1987; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1987

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

Richard Price correspondence with John Watson

 Collection — Othertype SC-254
Identifier: SFHL-SC-254
Abstract Richard Price's letters to fellow Hicksite Quaker John Watson provide a rich account of the Hicksite-Orthodox Separation with references and comments on many of the personalities involved: Elias Hicks, William Wharton, Jonathan Evans, as well as visiting Quaker ministers including George Truman, Lucretia Mott, Ann Jones, Mary and Susan Cox, and Martha Smith. Price also wrote a detailed account of the Proceedings of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1848. The collection contains a small number...
Dates: 1826-1867-1826-1848 (bulk)

Sharpless family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-163
Overview

This collection contains materials of the Sharpless family, related to the Anna T. Jeanes and Joseph Jeanes Fund and the George School.

Dates: 1891-1920

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correspondence 3
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
Indians of North America 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1