Collections | Archives & Manuscripts

Gertrude C. K. Leighton papers

Collection

Identifier: BMC.2006-11

Abstract Gertrude Leighton was born in Belfast, Ireland. Leighton first came to Bryn Mawr College as a member of the class of 1938 and majored in classical archaeology. In 1940, she was hired by Barnard College as a lecturer in the English Department. She entered law school at Yale in 1942, graduated in 1945. Leighton returned to Bryn Mawr in 1950 as Assistant Professor of Political Science. Later promotions made her full professor and department chairman. The collection consists mainly of...

Dates: 1930 - 1982

Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Robert W. Lentz Collected Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Lentz, Robert W.

Abstract

Robert W. Lentz was a civil rights lawyer, originally from West Chester Pennsylvania. He worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in Mississippi; for two weeks in the summer of 1964, and served as a lawyer to aid volunteers who were jailed in Mississippi for their civil rights efforts. Lentz returned to Mississippi in November 1966 to help with voter rights in the general election.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1964-2001

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Leonore Hollander Papers

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-329

Abstract Leonore Beatrice Hollander was a noted chemist who worked in cancer research and devised an early diagnostic test for mononucleosis. A member of the Society of Friends, she was active as a member of the Indian Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting for 25 years. She had a deep interest in the history and culture of the Lenape, the Native American group indigenous to the Philadelphia area. She was an associate member of the United Lenape Band, a leader of the Lenape Land Association, and a...

Dates: 1963 - 1988

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

"The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914"

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-060

Abstract

Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.

Dates: 1982

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Muriel Lester Collected Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Lester, Muriel

Abstract

Muriel Lester and her sister Doris created Kingsley Hall, in 1914 as a community center for the area residents. For 20 years, Muriel made Kingsley Hall the center of her work. In 1934 she became Ambassador-At-Large and later Traveling Secretary for the International Fellowship of Reconciliation [IFOR].

Dates: 1926-1968

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Letchworth family correspondence

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-950-117

Abstract

This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of the Letchworth family; letter writers include Emos Lee and John Wilbur.

Dates: 1839-1842

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

John Letchworth papers

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1198

Abstract

Letters and journal entries of John Letchworth (1749-1843) of Pennsylvania, a minister in the Society of Friends who is called to journey in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to attend various Friends' Meetings, as well as to be present at Native American Councils.

Dates: 1755-1870

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Letter describing the purchase of enslaved people

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-801-02-003

Abstract This letter is dated from Boston, Massachusetts, on April 3, 1797. It is signed by Benjamin Cobb and Benjamin Homer, both Boston residents, who owned the schooner Fair Lady. The letter is from the boat’s owners and sent to the captain, Joshua Delano Jr., and Mr. Durant, a merchant. The ship was travelling from St. Croix to Havana, Cuba, to sell enslaved persons. The letter gives advice about port choice and describes the ideal type of enslaved person they should purchase in St. Croix to sell...

Dates: 1797

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections