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Haverford College

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Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1189
Abstract Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton were 20th-century Quaker educators and prolific authors whose areas of expertise included the physical sciences and the Classics. Notably, they also worked for the American Friends Service Committee in Europe, for Friends Center in Tokyo, Japan, and as directors of Pendle Hill, an adult study center in Wallingford, PA. They were both recorded ministers in the Religious Society of Friends. This collection also contains materials of other...
Dates: 1859-2005

Benjamin Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-033
Overview

This collection is comprised of the papers of Benjamin Cadbury, and includes Cadbury's correspondence, photographs, school records.

Dates: 1884-1945

Addition to Henry J. Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1121-addition
Overview

Henry Joel Cadbury (1883-1974) was one of the foremost American Quaker scholars of the 20th century. He published in the fields of Quaker and biblical history, and served as a teacher and philanthropist. This addition to the papers of Henry Cadbury includes biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, writings, such as his The Book of Acts in History and photographs of Cadbury and his family.

Dates: 1866-1987

Henry Joel Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-034
Overview

This collection is comprised of the papers of Quaker Henry J. Cadbury, and includes research notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1947-1973

Thomas Chase papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-965
Overview

Correspondence, portraits, photographs, clippings, articles, addresses, lecture notes, diary, and miscellaneous papers related to Thomas Chase (1827-1892), his family, and his years at Haverford as professor and president of the College.

Dates: 1843 - 1947

Cope-Evans Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1170
Overview

Letters (with accompanying poetry, acrostics, drawings, clippings, etc.), marriage certificates, photographs, friendship book, estate related papers, account books, and computer disks. Primarily letters of the closely related Quaker families of Cope and Evans of Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); other families include Brown, Drinker, and Haines.

Dates: 1732-1911

Families of Philadelphia papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1184
Overview

Papers of the Philadelphia families Bloomfield, Coates, Cresson, Emlen, Gumbes, Horner, Howel, Lloyd, Macomb, Moore, Vaux and Wetherill families from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of these families were Quaker, including Coates, Emlen and Vaux; others had some Quaker family members, including Cresson, other families, including Gumbes and Wetherill, did not remain Quaker.

Dates: 1700-1942

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

Rufus M. Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1130
Abstract Rufus Matthew Jones (1863-1948) was a Quaker historian, mystic, and philosopher. Born in South China, Maine, to Edwin and Mary Gifford Hoxie Jones, he taught philosophy at Haverford College between 1893 and 1934, and was involved in the Haverford Emergency Unit, American Friends Service, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is often attributed as having helped to unite Yearly Meetings in the United States. The collection consists of Rufus Jones’ correspondence, diaries, financial papers,...
Dates: 1779 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1952

Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1211
Abstract The Sarah Wistar Rhoads family papers indicate strong relationships and family ties that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Sarah Wistar Rhoads (1839-1920) married William Gibbons Rhoads (1838-1880) on November 28, 1866. At that time, the Rhoads, Gibbons and Wistar families began corresponding, the result being an outstanding collection illustrating family support, friendship and love. These papers include correspondence, financial records, diaries and journals, memorabilia, classwork and...
Dates: Bulk, 1824-1930 1824-1963; Majority of material found within 1824 - 1930

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correspondence 9
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letters (correspondence) 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
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lecture notes 3
Abolitionists 2
Diaries 2
Haverford (Pa.) 2
Photographs 2
Quakers -- Education 2
Quakers -- History 2
Quakers -- Travel 2
Quakers in business 2
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 2
Vacations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century 2
account books 2
bookkeeping records 2
deeds 2
estate records 2
financial records 2
speeches (documents) 2
travel photography 2
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Academic writing 1
African American youth -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
African American youth -- Education -- Southern States 1
Agriculture 1
Americans -- Travel -- England -- History -- 19th century 1
Antislavery movements -- United States 1
Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
Bible. Acts 1
Business 1
Business ethics 1
Classicists 1
Death 1
Drawing 1
England -- Description and travel 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
Europe -- Description and travel -- Photographs 1
Farm life 1
Food relief -- Germany 1
Freed persons 1
Freed persons -- Education -- Southern States 1
Freed persons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Health 1
Indians of North America 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
International relief 1
International relief -- Europe 1
International relief -- Germany 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
Land titles 1
Mental Illness 1
Mental health 1
Miscellanies 1
Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
Mysticism 1
Passports 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
Philippines 1
Philippines -- Photographs 1
Philippines -- Social life and customs 1
Photography 1
Photography -- History 1
Physicians 1
Poland -- History 1
Prison reformers 1
Psychiatric hospital care -- History -- Sources 1
Quaker abolitionists 1
Quaker businesspeople 1
Quaker church buildings 1
Quaker women 1
Quakers -- Family relationships 1
Quakers -- Germany 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown (Philadelphia) 1
Quakers -- Switzerland 1
Quakers -- Virginia 1
Religion 1
Seneca Indians 1
Sermons 1
Sheep 1
Silesia (Poland : Voivodeship) -- History 1
Society of Friends -- History 1
Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 1
Society of Friends -- Jamaica 1
Society of Friends -- Japan 1
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
Society of Friends -- West Indies 1
Travel 1
Wills 1
academic addresses (documents) 1
autobiographies (documents) 1
awards 1
business records 1
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