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Edward P. Thatcher papers
Collection — othertype: SC-154
Identifier: SFHL-SC-154
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Edward P. Thatcher, including a copy of his 1955 article in the Friends Journal, entitled "Western Exploration and Quaker Naturalists", and letters in response to this article from such Friends as William Hubben, William Bacon Evans, and Howard J. Bourne. Also included are letters relating to the William Hobson diary and the article Thatcher later published on the diary. Correspondents include Frederick Tolles and Levi Pennington. The letters include...
Dates:
1955-1960
The Harned (Moylan, Pa.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-083
Abstract
The Harned was a non-profit boarding home for the elderly in Moylan, PA, under the care of Media Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. It operated under the direction of The Harned Committee. It was established in 1940 through the bequest of Quaker sisters, Phebe and Katherine Harned, and laid down in 1994. The collection contains minutes and reports, admission and financial papers, and other related information.
Dates:
1931-1996
The Meeting School (Rindge, N.H.) records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-129
Abstract
The Meeting School was an experimental, co-educational Quaker farm school located in Rindge, N.H. It was founded in 1957 and closed in 2011. The collection contains the records from its inception to closing, publications, and other related records.
Dates:
1957 - 2014
The New York Association of Friends for the Relief of Those Held in Slavery and the Improvement of the Free People of Color
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-051
Abstract
The New York Association of Friends for the Relief of Those Held in Slavery and the Improvement of Free People of Color was a Quaker society in New York City, organized in 1839. Its purpose was to support the abolition of slavery and educational charities for Black people. This small collection contains a minute book (6/1839-5/1843) and loose minutes (1844).
Dates:
1839-1844
The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-053
Abstract
This Hicksite Quaker women's charity was organized in 1844 and incorporated in 1856. Its mission was to provide employment in sewing for poor women. Lucretia Mott served as president until 1866. The Association went out of existence in 1926. The collection contains legal documents, financial records, membership list (1849-1872), reports, correspondence, and related papers.
Dates:
1841-1929
The Temperance Association of Friends of Media (Media, Pa.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-063
Abstract
The Temperance Association of Friends of Media was a Quaker temperance association in Media, Pennsylvania, established in 1883. The records include the constitution, minutes, financial records, correspondence, and related papers.
Dates:
1883-1909
Anna Braithwaite Thomas Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-148
Abstract
Anna Braithwaite Thomas (1854-1947) was a British American Quaker, of Baltimore, Maryland. The collection contains correspondence, drawings, notes, albums, poems, and photos, and eight volumes of diaries (1894-1896, 1936-1944). The earlier diaries describe a trip to England and Europe taken by Anna Thomas and her husband, Richard Henry Thomas (1854-1904), a Baltimore physician. Also included is a notebook (1869-1871) of Richard Henry Thomas while a student at Haverford College, Haverford,...
Dates:
1869-1943
Thomas family papers
Collection — othertype: SC-209
Identifier: SFHL-SC-209
Abstract
Contains primarily financial and estate papers of the Charles Thomas family of Montgomery County, Pa., especially the marriage settlement and estate papers of his mother, Sarah Roberts, widow of John Thomas. Also a brief account of the family estate by his granddaughter, marriage certificates, and deeds.
Dates:
1808-1909
Thomas family papers
Collection — othertype: SC-237
Identifier: SFHL-SC-237
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, a guest book, 1914-1939, kept by Edward and Margaret Thomas, and miscellaneous writings. Family correspondence includes letters from and received by Rebecca M. and Allen C. Thomas, 1885-1888 and 1902, and childhood correspondence of Edward Thomas, 1887-1892, together with his student transcript from Haverford College, 1897. A letter to Allen Thomas from biblical scholar James Rendel Harris, dated Feb. 16, 1889, Jerusalem, describes his visit and...
Dates:
1885 - 1963
Thomas Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-156
Abstract
This small collection contains chiefly short manuscripts concerning women's issues, in particular suffrage and temperance. Most of the material, including essays on prominent Quakers and piece books, are by Ellen L. Thomas (1853-1925), a birthright member of Radnor Monthly Meeting and president of Montgomery County Suffrage Association
Dates:
ca. 1867-ca. 1919
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