Carter, Arabella, 1867-

Friends Association of Byberry Records

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-RG4-019

Abstract

The Byberry Friends Association was a Quaker group which met monthly in Byberry, Pa, to hear papers on a variety of topics and to discuss issues of the day. This collection contains the records of the Friends Association of Byberry, 1900-1932.

Dates: 1900-1932

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Belva Ann Lockwood Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-098

Abstract Belva Ann McNall Lockwood (1830-1917), was the first woman attorney to practice before the Supreme Court. She personally lobbied members of Congress to pass a special act admitting women to the bar of the Court, and first practiced before the Court in 1879. Lockwood ran for the U.S. presidency in 1884 and 1888, being the first woman to have a complete, national campaign for that office. From the 1870s onward Lockwood was active with the radical peace group, the Universal Peace Union,...

Dates: 1878-1917, 1984, 1986, 1992

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Pennsylvania Peace Society Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-031

Abstract

Organizations with the name Pennsylvania Peace Society existed as early as 1822. The records in this collection date from the late 19th century and into the first years of the 20th century. Material about earlier versions of the PPS maybe found in the records of the American Peace Society (DG 003); and in the records of the Universal Peace Union (DG 038).

Dates: 1866-1928; Majority of material found within 1893-1928

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Anna W. Stout correspondence received

Collection — Othertype SC-272

Identifier: SFHL-SC-272

Abstract The collection contains correspondence received by Anna W. Stout who attended the Preparative Department at Swarthmore College from 1884 to 1886 and then moved to Grand Meadow, Minn. Five letters are from Albert M. Johnson; four from Arabella Carter; and a single letter (1886) is from Alice Bowman Comly at Swarthmore which mentions improvements at the College made on the observatory and a new track and grandstand. The bulk of the letters (18) are from her cousin Frank W. Hibbs, a student at...

Dates: 1864-1891 (-1886-1891)

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Universal Peace Union Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-038

Abstract

The most colorful and important peace organization to rise from the the Civil War was the Universal Peace Union (UPU). This militant band grew out of reaction against compromising tactics which the American Peace Society adopted during the Civil War.

Dates: 1846-1938; Majority of material found within 1867-1923; Majority of material found within 1938

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Friends Association of Byberry Records

Belva Ann Lockwood Papers

Pennsylvania Peace Society Records

Anna W. Stout correspondence received

Universal Peace Union Records

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