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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
Ghent Preparative Meeting Records
Collection — othertype: SW/NY/G477
Identifier: QM-NY-G477
Abstract
Records of Ghent Preparative Meeting and its predecessor, Klinakill Preparative Meeting, 1799-1905. Includes: Minutes, 1837-1905, and women's minutes, 1799-1871.
Dates:
1799-1905
Anthony Giacchino Camden 28 [Motion Picture] Collection
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-235
Abstract
Records related to "The Camden 28" film, the feature-length documentary directed by Anthony Giacchino.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-2004
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Abby Hopper Gibbons Family Photographs
Collection — othertype: PA-069
Identifier: SFHL-PA-069
Abstract
Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Like her father, Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), "Abby" Gibbons was an ardent abolitionist and dedicated to prison reform. This collection includes: a carte de visite album compiled by Abby Hopper Gibbons; a daguerreotype of Abby with her husband James and children; and photographs of her descendents, the Dunning family.
Dates:
1854 - 1935
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-174
Abstract
Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), daughter of Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), was an important figure in many of the reform movements of the mid- and late nineteenth centuries, especially abolition and her work with the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home. In 1833, she married fellow Hicksite Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892), a member of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson, used some of this material as a basis for her 1897 biography...
Dates:
1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892]
Gibbons family photographs
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-121
Abstract
The Gibbons family were Quakers in the Chester County / Delaware County area. They were heavily involved in philanthropic work, donating funds for a Sunday School to Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, and founding the Gibbons Home. This collection is composed of Gibbons family images--portraits of individuals, travel photos, and prints/photos of residences, among others. Card photos, tintypes, a few loose color photographs, and others are found in this collection.
Dates:
1880 - 1987
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- Haverford College 313
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- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
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- 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
- 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
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- 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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