Quakers on Stamps album
Abstract
This collection consists of a stamp album compiled by Marguerite Hallowell and entitled "Quakers on Stamps." Included are international postage stamps depicting Quakers, with brief historical notation. Also included are photocopies of several articles on Quakers and postage stamps, including one by Maurice Mook entitled "Friendly Philately", which appeared on the November 1956 Friends Journal. Marguerite Hallowell notes that this article inspired her collection.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1956
Creator
- Hallowell, Marguerite, 1889-1977 (Collector, Person)
- Mook, Maurice A. (Maurice Allison), 1904-1973 (Contributor, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Marguerite Hallowell was born a Quaker in 1889. She was the daughter of H. Warner and Ann Hallowell of Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends. She served as Secretary and Trustee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends and also as a Clerk of Green Street Monthly Meeting. She died in 1977.
Extent
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Marguerite Hallowell. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1976.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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