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Marie A. Richards scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: BMC-9LS-31
Abstract
Marie A. Richards was born June 8, 1913. She was prepared at Gordon-Roney and Agnes Irwin, both in Philadelphia. She attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1935. After graduation, she worked as Associate Editor for the American Philosophical Society until 1978. During that time she travelled all across the globe with her brother, attending geological conventions and sightseeing. She also worked as a laboratory assistant as Leeds and Northrup Company. After retiring, she moved to...
Dates:
1931 - 1936
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Channing B. Richardson Collected Papers
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Richardson, Channing B.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes letters responding to requests for support of conscientious objector status applications written by former students and/or Quaker acquaintances. He wrote letters on their behalf to various draft boards.
Dates:
1968-1972
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Hugh Richardson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-032
Abstract
Hugh Richardson was born in England in 1864. He was a science instructor, lecturer, editor and author. During World War I, he visited prisoner-of-war camps in Scotland on behalf of the Emergency Committee of the Society of Friends and sent the prisoners seeds, linoleum, a sheet of rubber for printing, a stereoscope, a kaleidescope, writing tablets, and books. He lobbied for the non-payment of taxes until the end of the war, proposed disarmament by general agreement, and was against...
Dates:
1905-1934
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
"Book of Epistles of George Fox, Founder of Quakerism"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-031
Abstract
These manuscripts of "Book of Epistles of George Fox, Founder of Quakerism," which was originally written in 1714 by Thomas Richardson, are typed transcripts of the original document, as compiled by Thomas Richardson's descendants, Edward Wanton Smith, Esther Morton Smith, and Anna Wharton Wood. The manuscript includes an introduction which discusses the history of Thomas Richardson's volume of the epistles of George Fox and its inheritance to subsequent generations, and provides...
Dates:
1937-1938
Richardson-Yarnall family papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-187
Abstract
The collection contains personal papers, primarily correspondence, of members of the Richardson and Yarnall families, Pennsylvania Quakers who emigrated to America in the 1680s. The families were united by the marriage in 1816 of Nathaniel Richardson and Hannah Yarnall of Byberry. Of special significance are the diaries of Quaker ministers Peter Yarnall (1754-1798) and his second wife, Hannah Haines Thornton Yarnall (1765-1822) and their correspondence with family and fellow ministers. ...
Dates:
1722 - 1962
Richardson-Yarnall family pictures
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-185
Abstract
The collection contains photographs and other images of members of the Richardson and Yarnall families, Pennsylvania Quakers who lived in Philadelpia and Byberry, Pennsylvania. The families were united by the marriage in 1816 of Nathaniel Richardson and Hannah Yarnall of Byberry. Of special interest are the silhouettes of members of the Richardson and Yarnall families created in the Peale Museum, Philadelphia
Dates:
1806 - 1958
David S. and Mary W. Richie Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-264
Abstract
David S. Richie (1908-2005) spent his life devoted to public service, particularly in the areas of work camps and cooperatives. A birthright Quaker, he served as Secretary of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Social Order Committee from 1939–1973 and was president of the Board of Friends Housing, Inc. He also was involved with the American Friends Service Committee and other organizations. These papers are divided into correspondence, writings, and topical files as assembled by Richie.
Dates:
1935-2005
Richland Monthly Meeting Records
Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/R500
Identifier: QM-Ph-R500
Scope and Contents
Records of Richland Monthly Meeting, 1685-2016, include: minutes, 1743-2000 and 2007-2016; vital records, 1685-1986; women's minutes, 1743-1896; ministers and elders' minutes, 1748-1894; financial records, 1749-1829 and 1888-1993; epistles received, 1755-1817; minutes of the Richland Friends' School Committee, 1838-1916; as well as other kinds of miscellaneous papers.
Dates:
1685-2016
Richland Preparative Meeting Records
Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/R530
Identifier: QM-Ph-R530
Scope and Contents
Records of the Hicksite preparative meeting include: Men's meeting minutes, 1845-1932; women's minutes, 1800-1896; membership lists, 1814-ca.1850.
Dates:
1800-1932
Richmond Monthly Meeting Records (including Cedar Creek)
Collection
Identifier: QM-B-R534
Scope and Contents
Records of Cedar Creek and Richmond Monthly Meetings and their predecessors, 1729-1999. Includes Men's and Joint minutes 1739-1974, Women's minutes 1754-1890, vital records, 1729-1916, Worship and Ministry and its predecessors 1791-1949, and financial records 1875-1917. Also includes Richmond Preparative Meeting Minutes, 1815-1818, Camp Creek Monthly Meeting records, 1747-1753, and Cedar Creek Preparative Meeting Minutes 1790-1792.
Dates:
1729 - 1999
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