Evans, Charles, 1802-1879
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Central Soup Society
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-100
Abstract
The Central Soup Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was incorporated on March 6, 1861, with the charitable purpose of distributing soup and other food to the poor and needy during the inclement seasons. The organization was founded by Hicksite Quakers and continued to serve the people of Philadelphia throughout the 20th century. It survives at the turn of the 21st century as a foundation. Records of the Central Soup Society; includes financial records, minutes, and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1860-1968
Charles Evans diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-023
Abstract
Charles Evans was a Quaker physician and was active in the Quaker community. His "Diary of a European Trip, 1861" details Evans's voyage from Philadelphia to England, including descriptions of the captain and other cabin passengers, illness on board, and the weather during the voyage. Upon arrival in England, diary entries relate visits to Friends, Quaker meetings, and Evans's tour of England.
Dates:
1861
Evans family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1007
Abstract
Included in this collection from the Quaker Evans family spanning two centuries (mid-18th-mid-20th), are the journals and diaries of Charles Evans (1870-1958), as well as genealogical and other information on the Bacon, Barton, Carter, Cope, Harlan, Jackson, Rhoads, Shoemaker and Warrington families
Dates:
1752-1958
Edward F. Stratton Collected Papers on Ohio Quakers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-142
Abstract
Edward F. Stratton (1876-1968) was a Quaker from Salem and Barnesville, Ohio. He served as Curator of the Salem Quarterly Meeting records and was Librarian of the Friends Society, Salem, Ohio. The collection contains historical and biographical information compiled by Edward F. Stratton about the Maule, Stratton, Williams, and related Ohio Quaker families, especially those involved in separations in Ohio Yearly Meeting. Of particular interest are Joshua's Maule's diaries and correspondence...
Dates:
1770-1967
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- Conscientious objectors 1
- Food relief -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Indians, treatment of 1
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 1
- Nonprofit organizations -- Pennsylvania 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Poor -- Services for 1
- Photography 1
- Poor -- Services for -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Great Britain 1
- Quakers -- History 1
- Quakers -- Mississippi 1
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- Quakers -- Race relations 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Quakers -- Social service 1
- Quakers -- Texas 1
- Society of Friends -- Charities 1
- Society of Friends -- Customs and practices 1
- Society of Friends -- History -- 19th century 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions 1
- Society of Friends -- Sermons 1
- Society of Friends -- Testimonies and concerns 1
- Society of Friends -- Wilburite controversy 1
- Soup kitchens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Spiritual life -- Society of Friends 1
- Tourism -- Great Britain -- History 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
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