SFHL/FHL/SC. Small Collections
Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes L. Tierney papers
This collection includes papers and speeches written by Agnes L. Tierney. Subjects include John Woolman, Quakers in social reform, women's rights, and Quaker education.
Elwood Trueblood papers
This collection includes letters written to Elwood Trueblood regarding personal and meeting matters. Included are letters concerning Quaker philosophers on the issue.
William Woodman correspondence
This collection includes letters received by William Woodman, primarily from his cousins Mary Anna Stradling and Annie Michener. Mary Anna Stradling's letters recount the rise of spiritualism in her community, her views on and interests in literature, and her conception of God. In one letter she muses on the changes among Orthodox Friends, and that they are now little different from Hicksite. Her writings reflect the daily life of women in the 19th Century.
Jonah Thompson correspondence
Ann Wharton War Relief correspondence
This collection includes letters written to Anna Wharton regarding her relief efforts for formerly enslaved people and war hospitals during the American Civil War.
Jane Stokes letterbooks
This collection includes three volumes of letters, copied by Jane Stokes. These include letters sent and received by Jane Stokes and her sister (?) Sarah, primarily among female friends and of a personal nature. Also copied are two letters of John Comly, on the subject of Quaker conduct of life.
Stabler family correspondence
This collection includes correspondence among members of the Stabler family, regarding family news.
Rebecca W. Lightfoot family papers
This collection includes family invitations, a letter from Amos S. Jackson, and several letters from Mary Cadwallader Lightfoot to her daughter-in-law Rebecca, regarding family news. Also included is a small book of Hannah Wood's, containing personal notes.
Collection of Quaker Poetry
C. A. (Clinton Alfred) Weslager correspondence
This collection includes correspondence of C.A. Weslager with John V. Hollingsworth in 1960, and with Janet Opdyke from 1983-84. The letters concern the history of Hockessin Monthly Meeting of Friends and information on the Garrett, Hollingsworth, and Little families. Also included is the photocopy of a sketch of the Hockessin Schoolhouse from 1840.
