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James H. Scheuer Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R3-001
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Representative James H. Scheuer (1920-2005), Democrat from New York, Swarthmore College Class of 1942. It documents his long career as a politician and public servant. His early interests in housing and urban planning soon broadened to encompass the diverse needs of his constituents in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Both in the House and in external committee work, Scheuer was actively involved in issues relating to the environment and the quality of...
Dates:
1957-1995
James H. Scheuer Photographs
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-080
Abstract
Photographs of Representative James H. Scheuer, Class of 1942, his family, associates, and constituents. As a Member of Congress, Scheuer met many famous people and many ordinary people and took care to document these meetings. The result is thousands of contact sheets, prints, and negatives recording everything from high level meetings with world leaders to discussions on the street with district residents. This collection complements the papers Sheuer donated at the same time.
Dates:
1920 - 1975
The Schizophrenic's Mirror
Collection
Identifier: HCL-003-031
Abstract
An absurdist publication from the 1980s that includes collages, short essays, and letters.
Dates:
1984, 1986-1988
"An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-080
Abstract
Frederick Schmidt's "An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Christian Society of Friends at Minden" provides a historical and semi-autobiographical narrative of Schmidt and his Friend John Rasch, and their involvement in the Society of Friends in present day Germany. The narrative particularly focuses on John Rasch's efforts to begin a community of Quakers in Minden, Germany, in the late 18th to early 19th centuries. The narrative also discusses Schmidt's own trials in adhering to a...
Dates:
1823
Louis W. Schneider Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-293
Abstract
Louis W. Schneider (1915-2012) worked for the American Friends Service Commiittee for more than four decades and served as Executive Secretary from 1974-1980. His Papers include notes, diaries, speeches, and writings, as well as publications by American Friends Services Committee.
Dates:
1933-1941
Martha Schofield Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-134
Abstract
Martha Schofield (1839-1916) was a Hicksite Quaker teacher from Pennsylvania who founded the Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, S. C., in 1868 to provide education for formerly enslaved people. The School gradually evolved into a boarding school for training young blacks in industrial trades or to become teachers. It was absorbed into the public school system in 1952. Martha Fell Schofield was born Feb. 1, 1839, near Newtown, Bucks County, PA. She was the daughter of Oliver W....
Dates:
1853-1944 (bulk 1856-1916)
Martha Schofield photograph collection
Collection — othertype: PA-143
Identifier: SFHL-PA-143
Abstract
Martha Schofield (1839-1916) was a Hicksite Quaker teacher from Pennsylvania who founded the Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, S. C., in 1868 to provide education for formerly enslaved people. This collection contains a number of portraits of Martha Schofield, as well as some family pictures and photographs of the Schofield school.
Dates:
1847 - 1984
Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-060
Abstract
The Schofield Normal and Industrial School was founded in 1868 by Martha Schofield (1839-1916), a Pennsylvania Quaker. Her intention initially was to provide education for formerly enslaved people. The School gradually evolved into a boarding school for training young Black people in industrial trades or to become teachers. It was absorbed into the public school system in 1952. The collection contains minutes of the board of trustees (1886-1942), legal documents, financial records,...
Dates:
1870-1957
School of the Spirit Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-127
Abstract
The School of the Spirit is a ministry of prayer and teaching under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Worship and Care Standing Committee. Its primary activity is the two-year program, "On Being a Spiritual Nurturer."
Dates:
1990-1998
Schulze-Gavernitz correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-159
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the correspondence of Professor Gearhart von Schulze-Gavernitz, primarily written to Mr. Hoag. The correspondence is largely related to Schulze Gavernitz's visit to Battle Creek Monthly Meeting, and his health.
Dates:
1904-1931
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- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 11
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. International Office 11
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- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 10
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 10
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