SFHL/FHL/RG5. Family and Personal Papers
Found in 341 Collections and/or Records:
Dean Freiday Papers
This collection contains the correspondence and writings of Dean Freiday (b. 1915), a Quaker writer and theologian. The papers reflect his wide range of activities in numerous Christian church groups and discussion groups. The correspondence includes leading Friends, such as Arthur Roberts, Douglas Steere, and Larry Miller. His writings on topics specific to the Society of Friends and interfaith issues of ecumenism, ecclesiology, and the sacraments.
Dorothy G. (Dorothy Gladden) Harris Papers
Jackson-Conard Family Papers
The Jackson-Conard Family Papers include correspondence and other manuscripts of the Jackson and Conard families of London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The primary recipients are William Jackson (1746-1834), a Quaker minister, and his nephew, William Jackson (1789-1864), who served a single term in the Pennsylvania State Senate and was active in the anti-slavery movement.
Frederick Barnes Tolles Papers
Frederick Barnes Tolles (1915-1975), Quaker librarian, teacher, and historian, was Director of Friends Historical Library from 1951-1970, and a member of the Department of History at Swarthmore College. This collection contains the papers of primarily relating to his books and articles on Quaker history and biography, along with other writings, including research notes on a proposed history of Swarthmore College.
William Z. Shetter Bloomington Monthly Meeting Papers
Bunting Family Papers
Taylor-Thomson Family Papers
The Taylors and Thomsons were Quakers from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who married into the Knight, Clothier, and Shoemaker families. This collection includes correspondence, copybooks and albums, account books, family photographs, and miscellaneous clippings. Of particular interest is a large collection of deeds and some late 19th and early 20th century travel diaries.
Anna C. Stabler Family Papers
The Amna C. Stabler Family Papers are a collection of miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Quakers and the Society of Friends in southeastern New York State.
John H. McCandless Papers
The John H. McCandless Papers includes the records of the Hemlock Press and personal papers of its proprietor, John H. McCandless (1920-1990). Hemlock Press, which opened in 1958, specialized in printing works of a theological or social nature, with particular concern for Quaker publications. Collection includes printing samples and correspondence.
