SFHL/FHL/SC. Small Collections
Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:
New York Yearly Meeting collection of papers concerning slavery
The collection contains a small number of miscellaneous papers relating to efforts within New York Yearly Meeting to support the manumission of enslaved people, abolition, and education of formerly enslaved people, 1778-1870. Most are copies of reports presented to New York Monthly Meeting or to the Yearly Meeting, compiled as a reference file.
Rebecca Mary Hannum correspondence
Daniel Oliver correspondence
Photocopies of letters sent to Mr. and Mrs. D. Hebert Way and family, 1946-1949. Include discussion of the events in the Middle East after World War II and the news of his orphanage.
Linda Chidsey writings and speeches
Letters, articles, and speeches by Linda Chidsey, former Clerk of New York Yearly Meeting and acknowledged minister. Of special interest are the materials that relate to the peace testimony after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and renewal in the Society of Friends.
Harry S. and Marjorie F. Scott Papers
Includes Marjorie F. Scott's correspondence concerning the planning of the 1949 American Young Friends Conference and papers relating to the 1942 All American Friends Conference and 1947 American Young Friends Conference. Also two letter from Quaker writer Leonard S. Kenworthy whose books were published by Scott's firm.
Miscellaneous manuscripts relating to Native Americans and Quakers
Fragments and copies of manuscripts concerning Quaker (probably Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) activities relating to Native Americans. Some of these may be contemporary manuscript copies of documents in the Friendly Association or the Indian Committee records.
Letters and reports concerning Quakers work with Native Americans in Nebraska
This small collection contains letters and reports concerning Friends work with Native Americans in Nebraska during the era of Grant's Peace Policy.
King family correspondence
The collection contains correspondence received by members of the King family, Quaker residents of Ceres, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The letters primarily deal with family concerns. One from Mary (King) Swayne, written in 1817, mentions that her husband, Joel Swayne, had contemplated returning to Indian territory but her poor health prevented his leaving. Anna King mentions her students and is distressed by the tensions in the Society of Friends in 1828.
Five Years Meeting Executive Committee minutes
Five Years Meeting was a coalition of Orthodox Quaker yearly meetings established in 1902 (fifteen years after the signing of the Richmond Declaration). It was renamed Friends United Meeting in 1963. This collection consists of Executive Committee minutes, including attached reports.
Samuel Comfort family papers
Samuel Comfort (1776-1862) was a leader of the Hicksite Quaker movement and the grandson of John Woolman. The bulk of this collection is writings and correspondence of Samuel Comfort, many dealing with the Hicksite separation and questions of Quaker discipline; but there are also papers relating to other family members, including references to his grandparents John and Sarah Woolman.
