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SFHL/FHL/SC. Small Collections

 Record Group Term
Identifier: SFHL/FHL/SC
This record group includes small collections that are less than a box-worth of material.

Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:

Abel Minshall family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-155
Identifier: SFHL-SC-155
Abstract

This collection includes photocopies of the legal and financial papers of Abel Minshall and his father Thomas. Included are land surveys, wills, and genealogical information.

Dates: 1797-1826
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Daniel Neall papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-086
Identifier: SFHL-SC-086
Abstract This collection comprises the letters and papers of Daniel Neall. Included are essays on various academic subjects, poems, and an account of the life of his father, Daniel Neall. Also included are personal letters of Daniel Neall, and papers relating to the 50th Anniversary convention of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1883. Minutes of this meeting are included, as well as letters relating to its organization, from Edward M. Davis, Mary Grew, and Dillwyn Parrish. Among these are letters...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1834-1977- 1834-1884
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Anne E. Sheppard correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-118
Identifier: SFHL-SC-118
Abstract This collection includes letters received by Anne E. Sheppard from members of her family, including her mother, Margaret G. Sheppard, and her cousins John W. Biddle, Martha H. Garrett, Rebecca C. Sheppard, and Mary M. Sheppard. Of these the most extensive are those of Martha H. Garrett, describing the daily life, education, and concerns of a young Quaker woman in Philadelphia in the 1860's. Especially interesting are her accounts of Freedmen's relief work and of her unorthodox practice of...
Dates: 1856-1869
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Historical Library collection of manumissions

 Collection — Othertype SC-079
Identifier: SFHL-SC-079
Abstract

This is a collection of manumissions primarily from Pennsylvania and Salem Co., New Jersey dating from 1776 to 1832. Included are both originals and photocopies.

Dates: 1776-1832
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Collection on the New Light Movement at Lynn, Massachusetts

 Collection — Othertype SC-078
Identifier: SFHL-SC-078
Abstract This is a collection of papers relating to the troubles over the New Light faction in Lynn Monthly Meeting, Massachusetts. Included are copies of letters and articles, and personal written accounts of the events at Lynn Monthly Meeting from 1822-1826 that led to the trial of New Lights, including Jonathon Buffum, John Alley, Jr., and Mary Newhall. Included are accounts by Stephen Oliver and Micajah Collins, as well as a letter from Mary Newhall, written to Stephen Gould, an elder of Newport...
Dates: 1822-1826
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Annie M. Lukens papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-077
Identifier: SFHL-SC-077
Abstract

This collection includes letters and papers of Annie M. Lukens, written while she attended Swarthmore College. Included are letters to her parents, describing her daily schedule and activities, and several brief anecdotes.

Dates: 1870-1872
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Longshore-Williams family correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-076
Identifier: SFHL-SC-076
Abstract This collection includes letters written to Mary W. Longshore from the family of her sister, Martha Williams, after the Williams moved from Pennsylvania to Warsaw, Ohio. Included are letters from her sister, brother-in-law, Isaac B. Williams, and nephews, Jonathon and Jeremiah. These letters relate family and local news, and news about the temperance and anti-slavery movements. A letter from Isaac B. Williams, dated 1861, relates his thoughts on the prospect of civil war. A letter from Dr....
Dates: 1840-1965-bulk 1840-1861
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Carolyn V. Cutler correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-082
Identifier: SFHL-SC-082
Abstract

This collection primarily includes letters received by Carolyn V. Cutler and Serena A. Minard. The letters relate local and family news. One letter, addressed from Paris, describes a meeting of the Prison Reform Association. Also included are letters from Quaker ministers Jonathon D. Noxon and Isaac Wilson. These letters relate personal news and advice about farming.



Dates: 1880-1911
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

John Lockwood correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-074
Identifier: SFHL-SC-074
Abstract

This collection includes the letters of John Lockwood, received primarily from Aaron Leggett in 1827-28. Leggett, a Hicksite, relates business, news, and personal opinions concerning the Hicksite controversy in New York Yearly Meeting. His letters contain heated attacks on Orthodox Quakers, including Samuel Parsons, the Clerk of New York Monthly Meeting, Richard Mott, and Anna Braithwaite. He also gives news of Elias Hicks and of the progress of the Indiana Epistle.

Dates: 1827-1828
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Laurie-Robbins family papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-071
Identifier: SFHL-SC-071
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of the Laurie and Robbins families. Included are the copy books of Abigail and Jane Laurie, in which are their own poetry and works by various authors. Also included are fragments of the marriage certificate of Thomas Laurie and the will of Jacob Laurie. Various unsigned letters addressed to Hannah L. Robbins and an undated arithmetic worksheet are included as well.

Dates: 1761-1859
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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