Truman, George
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1798 - 1877
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
George Truman family papers
Collection — Othertype RG5-189
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-189
Abstract
The Truman and Underhill families were prominent Philadelphia-area Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and active in social concerns. The best known from these families is George Truman (1798-1877). He was a Quaker merchant and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Native American tribes in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies. He was one of the founders of Swarthmore College.
This collection contains three volumes of George Truman's...
Dates:
1819 - 1914
John Jackson correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-204
Identifier: SFHL-SC-204
Abstract
Contains primarily correspondence from John Jackson to George and Catherine Truman. Letters are largely religious in content, with reflections on education and the death of his father. Also contains a copy of a letter to William B. Irish, an account of Priscilla Hunt's sermon, and extracts of a letter from Elias Hicks.
Dates:
1834-1835
Samuel M. Janney Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-183
Abstract
Samuel McPherson Janney was a Virginia Quaker minister, author, educator, and reformer. In 1839 he opened a boarding school for girls in Loudoun County. He traveled widely in the ministry, meeting with other denominations as well as being immersed in the contemporary issues facing the Society of Friends. Among his activities were establishing schools for African Americans and women, creating public schools in Virginia, and the abolition of slavery. In 1869 he was appointed Superintendent of...
Dates:
1815-1880
Sarah Jones Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-100
Abstract
Sarah (Sallie) Jones was a Bucks County Hicksite Quaker. She was the daughter of Amos and Margery Jones of Makefield Monthly Meeting and was educated at Ercildoun School in Kennett, PA. In 1859, she married William G. Cox of Goshen Monthly Meeting. This collection contains family correspondence and correspondence between Sarah Jones and her schoolmates at Ercildoun Boarding School. It also includes miscellaneous material such as a sermon by George Truman (1863) and teaching certificates for...
Dates:
1817-1907
Friends Historical Library Collection of Sermons
Collection — Othertype MSS-047
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-047
Abstract
Collected sermons received from miscellaneous sources.
Dates:
1737 - 1870
George Truman Papers
Collection — Othertype SC-136
Identifier: SFHL-SC-136
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence received by Dr. George Truman and his nephew Joseph. Included are letters from Samuel Janney regarding publications in the Friends Intelligencer, letters from Anson Lapham regarding the establishment of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College, and letters from Edward Merritt regarding the history of the Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians. Also included is a letter from Benjamin Hallowell regarding...
Dates:
1844-1891
Truman-Underhill Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-151
Abstract
The Truman and Underhill families were prominent Philadelphia-area Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and active in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indigenous Peoples in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies. He was one of the founders of Swarthmore College. This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930), with some...
Dates:
1755-1930
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- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 4
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 3
- Hicksites -- 19th century 2
- Quakers -- Education 2
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 2
- Sermons, American 2
- Society of Friends -- Sermons 2
- Abolitionists 1
- Antislavery movements 1
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
- Church work with Indians -- Society of Friends 1
- Congregational Friends 1
- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
- Freed persons -- Virginia 1
- Freed persons -- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 1
- Indians of North America -- Missions 1
- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 1
- Quaker authors 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 1
- Quakers -- Virginia 1
- Slavery -- United States 1
- Social reformers -- 19th century 1
- Society of Friends -- Education 1
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