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50th Anniversary of Doukhobors

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-289
Overview

This collection contains photographs of the Doukhobors during their 50th anniversary in Sasketchewan, Canada in 1949.

Dates: 1949

1948 Democratic National Convention ticket

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-238
Overview

This collection contains a ticket to the 1948 Democratic National Convention.

Dates: 1948

1960 Campaign for Disarmament Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Nineteen Sixty Campaign for Disarmament
Dates: 1960-1961

1967 Committee to End the Draft on or before June 30, 1967 Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Nineteen Sixty Seven Committee to End the Draft
Dates: 1965-1967

"A Account of the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly & Particular Meetings of the people called Quakers"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-141
Overview

This manuscript book of meetings, compiled in about 1765 by an anonymous author, lists the Quaker Meetings in the Yearly Meetings of New England, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and North Carolina. According to a note on the back of the first page of the photostatic copy, the original manuscript was located at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, as of 1932, and that it had previously belonged to a woman named Mary Olney.

Dates: 1765

William Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-996
Overview

This collection contains a handwritten copy of correspondance from William Smith, an Anglican priest and the first Provost of Philadelphia College (later the University of Pennsylvania), to an unnamed acquaintance in England regarding the political history of colonial Pennsylvania and the threat of a French invasion of the colony. Includes harsh criticism of the Germans residing in Pennsylvania and of the political inaction of the Quaker political elite.

Dates: 1755

A Cross Country Trip, 1890

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-06-004
Overview "A Cross Country Trip, 1890" is a photo album that follows an individual's month-long journey from Chicago, Illinois, through Canada and the northwestern, southwestern, and central portions of the United States before returning to Chicago. It includes images from Manitoba, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Illinois. While on this trip, the photographer captured images of the Chicago Stockyard, various industrial complexes, wildlife, canyons, rivers, and Native...
Dates: 1890

"A Journey to Bath: A Comedy"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-07-009
Overview

Typed copy of the play manuscript found in the British Library.

Dates: 1890

A. Keith and Ruth Smiley slides

 Collection — othertype: PA-161
Identifier: SFHL-PA-161
Overview

A. Keith and Ruth Smiley were Quakers active in the Mohonk area. This collection consists of slides they took on their travels to England, Africa, and other sites.

Dates: 1952 - 1976

A Quaker Action Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-074
Scope and Contents A Quaker Action Group (AQAG) records in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection include minutes, correspondence (1966-1971), memoranda, financial records, subject files (organizations), research files (topics), project files, newsletters, press releases, statements of Quaker yearly meetings in various cities, clippings, photographs and sound recordings. The files were first processed in 1974, and then again in 1980. In 2004, archival intern, Joe Clark, sorted the papers into the present...
Dates: 1965-1973

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 1824
Swarthmore College Peace Collection 1147
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 1097
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 781
Bryn Mawr College 237
 
Subject
Quakers -- History 592
Quakers 567
correspondence 346
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 245
manuscripts (documents) 222
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diaries 204
letters (correspondence) 189
Quakers -- Social life and customs 177
Haverford (Pa.) 145
Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 144
Quaker women 141
Quakers -- Diaries 135
Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 125
Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 114
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Haverford 105
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 97
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 94
Quakers -- Family relationships 91
photographs 90
commonplace books 88
financial records 85
Student publications 82
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 80
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 79
Quakers -- Education 77
minutes (administrative records) 76
Quakers -- New York (State) 74
Quakers -- Travel 74
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 72
scrapbooks 72
Society of Friends -- New Jersey 71
Society of Friends -- Education 69
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 67
Poetry 66
clippings (information artifacts) 64
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 62
Society of Friends -- Delaware 61
Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 61
genealogies (histories) 59
Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
Society of Friends -- Maryland 58
Quakers -- New Jersey 57
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 54
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 48
account books 48
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
travel literature 47
emails 45
Quaker businesspeople 44
Quaker women -- United States 42
Peace movements -- History -- Sources 41
Quakers -- Great Britain 40
Society of Friends -- Charities 40
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 37
Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 37
photograph albums 37
Education 36
Swarthmore (Pa.) 36
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County 35
Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 34
Indians of North America 33
World War, 1939-1945 33
autograph albums 33
Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 32
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 32
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 31
Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 31
Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Burlington County 31
Society of Friends -- New York (State) 31
notebooks 31
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 30
Literature 30
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Westchester County 30
autobiographies (documents) 30
Quakers -- Genealogy 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 29
Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
Quakers -- United States 28
Society of Friends -- Doctrines 28
family papers 28
newsletters 28
Disarmament -- History -- Sources 27
Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 27
Peace -- Societies, etc. 26
Peace movements -- United States 26
Reports 26
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 26
World War, 1914-1918 26
Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 25
International organization -- History -- Sources 25
Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 25
Philadelphia (Pa.) 25
Quakers -- Maryland 25
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 25
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York 25
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Sources 25
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 25
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Language
English 5015
French 41
German 15
Spanish; Castilian 7
Italian 3
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Names
Haverford College 293
Swarthmore College 174
American Friends Service Committee 123
Bryn Mawr College 102
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 48
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Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
Civilian Public Service 41
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 41
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 38
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 37
Westtown Boarding School 35
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 32
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 31
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 29
Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 28
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 26
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 26
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 25
Fox, George 25
Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 24
Penn, William, 1644-1718 22
War Resisters League 21
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 21
Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 19
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 19
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section 19
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 18
Friends General Conference (U.S.) 18
Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 18
Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 17
League of Nations 17
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 17
United Nations 17
Willoughby, George, pacifist 16
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 15
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 15
Haverford College. Office of the President 15
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 15
Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 15
Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 15
Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 15
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 15
Adelman, Seymour, 1906-1985 14
Cope family 14
Jones, Mary Hoxie 14
Mead, Lucia True Ames, 1856-1936 14
Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 14
Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 14
Comly, John, 1773-1850 13
Lloyd family 13
Lyttle, Bradford 13
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 13
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 13
Taylor family 13
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 12
Friends World Committee for Consultation 12
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 12
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 12
Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 12
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 12
Kaufman, Abraham 12
Morris family 12
Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 12
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 11
Evans family 11
Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 11
Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993 11
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 11
Sharpless family 11
Smith family 11
Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 11
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. International Office 11
Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 10
Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 10
Earlham College 10
Elkinton, J. Passmore (Joseph Passmore), 1887-1971 10
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 10
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 10
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 10
Newton, Ray 10
Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986 10
Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920 10
Smith, Daniel B. 10
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 9
Brinton, Ellen Starr, 1886-1954 9
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 9
Brown family 9
Bryn Mawr College Library 9
Committee for Nonviolent Action 9
Cooper family 9
Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 9
Elkinton family 9
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 9
Fothergill, Samuel 9
French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 9
Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 9
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 9
Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 9
Jones family 9
Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975 9
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