Box 1

Notes, letter (1914), photographs re: to history and provenance of Dutch Bible carried by George Fox on his trip to Holland in 1677 (gift) (ca. 9 items) [Note: Bible has initials of Fox on back fly­leaf in hand of Mark Swanner and lacks title page. Notes in folder indicate Bible is a New Testament in Dutch and one of the many issues of "Staats ­ General" version, first published in 1637.]

Picture said to be of George Fox's birthplace at Fenny Drayton in Leicestershire (approximately 117K).

(ca. 10 items)

Contains photographs, article (1924) and illustrations of birthplace of Fox

Grave of George Fox

(ca. 6 items)

Contains photographs of grave of Fox

Handwriting of George Fox (original manuscript ­ fragment) in envelope labeled "said to be the handwriting of George Fox. Given me by Eliza. Nicholson who vouches for it" and note that "Handwriting of George Fox. given to Samuel R. Shipley by Elizabeth Nicholson. Presented to Haverford College­ 1950"

Hebrew lines in the handwriting of George Fox (gift, April 1938)

Also:

-Photograph of above

Itinerary of George Fox (ca. 9 items)

Includes:

-Map, letters and notes on the travel itinerary of GF in America

Lines written by George Fox, n.p., n.d. (original manuscript, apparently cut from a longer memorandum, this was removed from Elizabeth U. Willis scrapbook which was presented to the college in 1951 )

Also:

-Letter of Henry J. Cadbury to Miss Hewitt, May 2, 1938 re: G.F. manuscript

-Typed notes re: G.F. manuscript

Pictures of people and places connected with the life of George Fox (ca. 56 items)

Includes photographs, illustrations, drawing, letter, portraits of people associated with Fox)

Portraits of George Fox (ca. 50 items)

Contains portraits and accompanying text (text dated 1942)

Sermon of 1680

2 manuscript copies

-1 manuscript copy labeled on back "G. Fox's sermon at Wheler Street, 1/4 mo. 1680" and "Claude Gay's copy" with note that "found among George Dilwyn's papers by S. Emlen"

-1 manuscript copy marked "exchange­ 1937"