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Letters, 1902-1946

 File — Box: 4

Scope and Contents

Letters are to family and friends

Highlights include:

to Parents. Westtown, PA, 1902 2/3. Describes travel and students at Westtown Boarding School who sit together at table. This includes "Anna Brinton," which suggests the letter was written after the fact, since in 1902, she was Anna Cox.

to Uncle Thomas Savery. Mt. Pocono, PA, 1903 8/25. regarding a check for Jose Padin (who was the first Latino student to graduate from Haverford College) working as a bell boy at the Pocono Inn, sent by the government of Puerto Rico to the U.S. to receive an education.

to Parents. Mt. Pocono, PA, 1903 6/24. Mentions families visiting at Pocono Inn; activities at the Inn

to Horace [Tatnall]. Philadelphia, 1908 9/1. In walking many miles in many places, saw many things of interest, including the new Sharpless mansion, with its sunken gardens, artificial lakes etc.

to Friends and Neighbors of Cheltenham Village. 1921 10/25. Requests voters to vote for him as Dem. party Commissioner with statements about Republicans

to President Comfort (Haverford College). 1927 9/26. Would like to meet with the Quaker students to discuss the ideas of Quaker life and service

to children. 1927 9/8. Describes his trip to England

to Will. Cheltenham, PA, 1936 5/5. Relating to his ministry in Meeting, at least a social ministry if not prophetic, with a desire to combine an evangelical and social interpretation of the Gospel of Christ.

to Wife and Children. Nassau, Bahamas, 1938 4/25. Regarding a trial for which he is a lawyer

to Phyllis Toner. 1944 3/3. On the importance of knowing Latin for a lawyer

to Charles Morland. 1944 9/7. Has visited Friends in Ohio, including two men in Federal Detention; also ten men in Kentucky; then on to Virginia Meeting

to Harold Evans. 1946 4/11. Would like to offer an opinion on a successor to President Felix Morley at Haverford College -- Harrop Freeman

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

25 items

Arrangement

The letters are divided into two files: one Francis Taylor wrote to his mother and sister and another to all others.

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