"Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume typed manuscript of Gergory Barnes's "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography." The manuscript provides a history of Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House from the purchase of the land by William Penn in 1683, to the present, including important Quaker individuals, the influence of Philadelphia's history on the Meeting House, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, and the Wilburite-Gurneyites.
Dates
- Creation: 2011
Creator
- Barnes, Gregory Allen, Sir (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Dr. Gregory A. Barnes (1934-) is a Quaker author, historian, and member of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. He was a former Peace Corpsman in Sierra Leone and Nigeria, received his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, and spent many years at Drexel University, directing the English Language Center and publishing academic materials for international learners of English.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language
English
Overview
The manuscript of Gergory Barnes's "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography" provides a history of Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House from the purchase of the land by William Penn in 1683, to the present, including important Quaker individuals, the influence of Philadelphia's history on the Meeting House, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, and the Wilburite-Gurneyites.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
- Title
- "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography," 2011
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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