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Kennett Monthly Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-K420
Scope and Contents
Records of Kennett Monthly Meeting, 1650-ongoing; includes: Hicksite registers of births and deaths, 1650-1896; burial records, 1741-1777, and Hicksite 1754-1931; Hicksite marriage certificates, 1692-1968; Hicksite membership records, 1851-1858, 1892-1977; Orthodox membership records, 1857-1864, 1885-1939; Hicksite and United men’s minutes, 1686-2012; Orthodox men’s minutes, 1827-1939; clerk's correspondence, 1933-1941; Orthodox women's minutes, 1698-1911; Hicksite women’s minutes,...
Dates:
1650 - 2022
Kennett, Old Kennett, and Kennett Square Preparative Meetings Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-K470
Scope and Contents
Records of Kennett Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) include: Minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1828-1931; women's meeting minutes, 1859-1909. Records of Old Kennett Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) and the pre-Separation meeting include: minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1879-1949; burial records, 1750-1902 and 1874-1885; membership lists, 1915-1922 and 1926 or 1927; First Day School minutes, 1876-1941; trustees' meeting...
Dates:
1750-1977
Kennett Square Ecumenical Peace Conferences Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kennett Square Ecumenical Peace Conferences
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1980-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Kent-Barnard Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-079
Abstract
Daniel Kent, emigrated to Chester County, Pa. from Ireland, in 1785. He joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1790, and married Esther Hawley in 1791. Their great-grandson Henry Simmons Kent (1833-1906) was active in the establishment of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting and the Borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The collection includes material used by Daniels' great-granddaughter Ella Kent Barnard in preparation for the writing of three books. Among these materials are genealogical charts...
Dates:
1785/1928
Leonard Stout Kenworthy diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-039
Abstract
Leonard Stout Kenworthy's "Quaker Berlin Diary" describes his experiences in Germany during World War II working with German Quakers to assist unaffiliated German Jews to leave Germany.
Dates:
1940-1941
Roy C. Kepler Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-185
Abstract
Roy Kepler was a radical pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II, owner of Kepler Books in Menlo Park, California, involved for many years with the War Resisters League, one of the founders of the Pacifica Foundation and public radio in California.
Dates:
1940 - 1985
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Jesse Kersey papers
Collection — othertype: SC-199
Identifier: SFHL-SC-199
Abstract
Includes letters, sermons, and manuscript fragments, as well as an 1824 printed epistle from London Yearly Meeting. The papers provide important insight into Kersey's faith and his thoughts on the Separation in the Society of Friends.
Dates:
1824-1841
Thomas G. Kessinger presidential papers
Collection
Identifier: HCB-001-015
Abstract
Tom G. Kessinger papers, from July 1988 to June 1996, are the administrative files of Haverford's 11th President. Memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other material document his administration, although there are several gaps in the records. Evidence of his accomplishments, including the renovation and expansion of some of the older buildings, construction of the Whitehead Campus Center, and technological advances, as well as his efforts to broaden the College world view may be found in...
Dates:
1988-1999
Gene Keyes Collected Papers
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Keyes, Gene
Abstract
Collection consists of printed materials, including information about Keyes' draft resistance during the Vietnam War, antiwar and anti-nuclear activities.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1963-1966
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Ralph Keyes collection on Robert "Tiny" Maxwell
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R3-012
Abstract
Robert "Tiny" Maxwell (1884-1922) was an influential college and professional football player who attended Swarthmore College from 1904-1906. In 1984, Ralph Keyes wrote an article about Maxwell for Sports Illustrated. This collection consists primarily of photocopied newspaper clippings and other research materials assembled by Ralph Keyes for his article. Of special note are a small collection of original photographs of Tiny Maxwell, from his...
Dates:
circa 1890-2015; Majority of material found within circa 1984
