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SFHL/FHL/MSS. Assembled Collections

 Record Group Term
Identifier: SFHL/FHL/MSS
Included in this record group are manuscript collections that were assembled by the Friends Historical Library or assembled by other collectors (not the creator of the material). Major genre collections include: Account Books (MSS 001), Albums (MSS 002), Journals (MSS 003), and Miscellaneous Manuscripts (MSS 004). In this section you will also find topical collections assembled over time to document prominent Quakers like Lucretia Mott.

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Quaker visit to the Gestapo in 1938 reference collection

 Collection — Othertype MSS-070
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-070
Abstract

Reference material (largely photocopies) collected by Lawrence M. Miller for a planned study of the visit by Rufus Jones, Robert Yarnall, and George Walton to Gestapo headquarters in Berlin in 1938.

Dates: ca. 2005 with photocopies of earlier publications and writings
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Historical Library collection of marriage certificates

 Collection — Othertype MSS-MC
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-MC
Abstract

This collection consists of miscellaneous Quaker marriage certificates collected by the Friends Historical Library from different sources at different times.

Dates: 1665 - 2012
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Thomas Chalkley letter book

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

Letter book of Thomas Chalkley (1675-1741), Quaker minister and businessman. Primarily business correspondence, most copied by his assistant, it also includes some personal references and provides insight into early 18th century maritime trade, particularly the Quaker relationships involved in trade with the West Indies.

Dates: 1720-02-14 - 1737-01-15
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

William Hepworth Dixon holographic manuscript of William Penn biography

 Collection — Volume MSS-014
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-014
Scope and Contents

William Hepworth Dixon's manuscript, in his own handwriting, of his book "William Penn : an historical biography, from new sources."

Dates: 1850
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Joseph Smith manuscripts of four bibliographies, 1890

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-041
Abstract

Manuscripts for: A Catalogue of Friends Books; Bibliotheca Antiquariana; Bibliotheca Quakerestica; Bibliography of literature relating to bees, and Miscellaneous notes for his catalogs.

Dates: 1890
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Historical Library collection of Quaker organizations' annual reports

 Collection — Othertype SG-3
Identifier: SFHL-SG-3
Abstract

This collection consists of annual reports (and some other publications) issued by philanthropic groups, schools and other organizations that were either started by Quakers, included many Quakers in their administration, and/or appealed to Quakers. The reports were collected at various times from various sources, and are sorted by organization.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 2000
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Collection of Paul Cuffe printed materials

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-073
Abstract Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) was an African American Quaker, Pan-Africanist, and entrepreneur who was a leader in the Back-to-Africa movement — a political effort advocating a return of African Americans to the continent of Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of material from 1811-1817, the height of Cuffe’s international fame as he worked across Sierra Leone, England, and the United States to gather support, resources, and funds for the settlement in West Africa. The collection includes...
Dates: 1811 - 1817
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Historical Library broadsides collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SFHL-FBRD
Abstract This collection consists of broadsides and and other printed materials relating to the Society of Friends (Quakers). Some of the items in the collection are composed of a single, unfolded sheet with printing on only one side. Many others, however, are multiple pages and smaller sizes. Topics of the broadsides include: exhortations by Quakers against the slave trade; testimonials regarding deceased Friends; petitions to government authorities for recognition of various Quaker testimonies,...
Dates: 1660 - 2000
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

William H. Gillingham sheet music album

 Collection — Volume MSS-074
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-074
Abstract

Dr. William Heyward Gillingham (1797-1863) was a Pennsylvania Quaker obstetrician who compiled this album of 50 pieces of sheet music. His love of music, and this album, were passed along to his daughter, Kate (Katherine) S. Gillingham.

Dates: 1831 - 1840
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Historical Library Collection of miscellaneous manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-004
Abstract The Society of Friends or Quakers (today the terms are synonymous) was founded in the middle of the seventeenth century in England by George Fox and others. The Friends Historical Library Miscellaneous Manuscripts is an artificial collection, established in the middle of the 20th century to store single and very small groups of manuscripts and documents, both originals and copies. The collection includes holdings relevant to antislavery, temperance, women's rights, penal reform, and other...
Dates: 1547 - 1994
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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