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Steven Gerber papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1296
Abstract Steven R. Gerber (1948-2015) was an American classical composer. After studying music at Haverford College and Princeton University, he went on to compose a number of pieces for chamber, orchestra, choir, voice, and solo instruments. He is especially known for the frequency with which his works have been performed in Russia, where he participated in several musical tours in the 1990s. This collection contains materials related to Gerber’s musical compositions, business, and personal life....
Dates: 1945 - 2015

Germantown Employment Society for Women

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1023
Abstract

The Germantown Employment Society for Women originated out of a concern felt by a group of Quaker women associated with Germantown Monthly Meeting to aid women with little or no income and no way of earning money outside the home. The Germantown Employment Society for Women records include by­laws for 1953; correspondence (1934­-1941); treasurer's accounts (1871­-1957); annual reports (1900­-1956); minutes (1872-­1897).

Dates: 1871-1957

Germantown Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-G300
Scope and Contents Records of Germantown Monthly meeting, 1900-2002, include: vital records, 1900-2002; men’s minutes, 1906-1978; women’s minutes, 1906-1918; ministers’ and elders’ minutes, 1907-1954; financial records, 1907-1968; property records, 1945-1970s; assistance committee contributions, 1957-1962; Germantown Friends School Committee minutes, 1899-1997; library committee account books, 1945-1965; overseers’ minutes, 1907-1976; religious education committee notebooks; sewing group garment work record,...
Dates: 1906-2006

Germantown Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: QM-Ph-G310
Scope and Contents Records include: Minutes of the pre-Separation and Orthodox men's meeting and later of joint sessions with women, 1756-1939; Hicksite men's minutes, 1877-1914; pre-Separation and Orthodox women's meeting minutes, 1784-1917; Hicksite women's minutes, 1877-1880; Orthodox account books 1739-1812, 1832-1938; Hicksite account books,1877-1914; Orthodox receipt books, 1859-1895; Orthodox membership, 1799-1843; Hicksite membership, 1807-1812, 1888-1911; Orthodox women's records, 1862-1902; building...
Dates: 1705-1956

Woman's Club of Germantown records

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M77
Abstract The Woman’s Club of Germantown records document the efforts of clubwomen to engage in community and civic life in Germantown, Pennsylvania from 1917 to 1982. The collection is not complete; however, researchers will find a fair sampling of documentation, evidencing Club administration and work for most years of its existence. The collection houses meeting minutes; committee, financial and other administrative records; scrapbooks and photograph albums; and records of the Woman’s Club of...
Dates: 1917 - 1982
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Gest family papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-047
Identifier: SFHL-SC-047
Abstract This collection includes letters and legal documents of the Gest family over several generations. The collection also includes genealogical information on the Gests, their ancestors the Dickinsons, and their descendants, the Pownalls. Notable among the correspondence is a letter from Philadelphia Western District Women's Meeting to Deborah West, Jr., reprimanding her for disunity, presumably with the Hicksites. Also included are wills of Joseph and Deborah Gest, and letters from John B. Gest...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1815-1980 [ 1815-1884]

Gest family photos

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-06-006
Abstract

The collection consists of photos of the Gest family members and their residence in Overbrook. People featured in the photos include Judge John Marshall Gest (1928), and John B. Gest and his wife.

Dates: 1892 - 1928

Margaret R. Gest signature book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-05-001
Abstract

Autograph/signature album signed by guests at the 1966 exhibit held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in honor of Margaret Gest.

Dates: 1966

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

Gettysburg Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/B/G4
Identifier: QM-B-G4
Scope and Contents

The Gettysburg Monthly Meeting collection consists of a few paper records from the early 1990s maintained by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Office, plus digital minutes of the monthly meeting for business, compiled by the clerk into one combined file for each year, 2015-2021, plus some digital minutes deposited by BYM for 2011-2012 along with some reports sent to the Yearly meeting. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.

Dates: 1990 - 2021

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 1988
Swarthmore College Peace Collection 1150
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 1113
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 801
Bryn Mawr College 244
 
Subject
Quakers -- History 587
Quakers 562
correspondence 359
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 246
manuscripts (documents) 224
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letters (correspondence) 222
diaries 204
Quakers -- Social life and customs 178
Haverford (Pa.) 146
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 112
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 97
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 95
photographs 93
Quakers -- Family relationships 90
financial records 88
Student publications 86
commonplace books 86
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 81
minutes (administrative records) 81
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 80
Quakers -- Education 77
Quakers -- New York (State) 74
Quakers -- Travel 74
scrapbooks 74
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 72
Society of Friends -- New Jersey 71
Society of Friends -- Education 69
Poetry 68
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 67
clippings (information artifacts) 67
Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 62
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 62
Society of Friends -- Delaware 61
genealogies (histories) 59
Quakers -- New Jersey 58
Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
Society of Friends -- Maryland 58
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 54
account books 49
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 48
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
travel literature 47
emails 45
Quaker businesspeople 44
Quaker women -- United States 42
Peace movements -- History -- Sources 41
Society of Friends -- Charities 40
Quakers -- Great Britain 39
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 37
Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 37
Swarthmore (Pa.) 37
photograph albums 37
Education 36
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County 35
autograph albums 35
Indians of North America 34
Reports 34
Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 34
World War, 1939-1945 34
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 33
newsletters 33
Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 32
Quakers -- Genealogy 32
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
notebooks 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
autobiographies (documents) 31
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 30
Literature 30
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Westchester County 30
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 30
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 29
family papers 29
lecture notes 29
Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
Quakers -- United States 28
Society of Friends -- Doctrines 28
Disarmament -- History -- Sources 27
Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 27
World War, 1914-1918 27
Peace movements -- United States 26
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 26
Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 25
International organization -- History -- Sources 25
Peace -- Societies, etc. 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
Student Activities 25
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Language
English 5225
French 61
German 30
Spanish; Castilian 24
Latin 8
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Names
Haverford College 312
Swarthmore College 175
American Friends Service Committee 127
Bryn Mawr College 103
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 47
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Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 43
Civilian Public Service 41
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 38
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 38
Westtown Boarding School 38
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 32
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 32
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 29
Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 28
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 28
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 27
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
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 17
United Nations 17
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 16
League of Nations 16
Willoughby, George, pacifist 16
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 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
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
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 14
Taylor family 14
Comly, John, 1773-1850 13
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 13
Lloyd family 13
Lyttle, Bradford 13
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 13
Friends World Committee for Consultation 12
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 12
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 12
Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 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
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 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., 1792-1883 10
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
Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854 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
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 9
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 9
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