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Emma Worrell Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-193
Abstract
Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club,...
Dates:
1869-1929
Don Yoder research papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-354
Abstract
Donald M. Yoder (1921-2015) was a prominent scholar, folklorist, and author specializing in Pennsylvania folklife, recognized for establishing the term “folklife” in American academics. His primary focus was on Pennsvlvania German folklife, but he also had an interest in traditional Quaker culture and arts (meeting house architecture, dolls and crafts, etc.), in part due to his genealogy as part of the Quaker Wickersham family. This collection contains personal, professional, and...
Dates:
1873 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990
Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-097
Abstract
Founded in 1873 in New York City and incorporated in 1890, the Young Friends' Aid Association sought to provide the destitute with the temporary pecuniary or material aid necessary to support them into financial independence. Substantial aid was given to unemployed fathers, the homeless, and widows with children, although scholarships and student loans were also made available on occasion. The collection includes minutes, lists of members, financial records, and a scrapbook of activities...
Dates:
1873-1967
Young Friends' Association (Kennett Square, Pa.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-076
Abstract
Young Friends' Association (Kennett Square, Pa.), a Quaker social and study group, was established in 1892 in Kennett Square, Pa. This collection contains the constitution and minutes, 1892-1905, in one bound volume.
Dates:
1892-1905
Young Friends' Association (Purchase, N.Y.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-075
Abstract
The Young Friends' Association, a Quaker social and study group, was established in Purchase, New York, in 1892. The Association was modeled after a similar organization in Philadelphia and met regularly to discuss topics of mutual interest. The collection contains one bound volume of minutes, 1892-1894.
Dates:
1892-1894
Young Friends' Association (West Chester, Pa.) Minutes
Collection — othertype: SC-279
Identifier: SFHL-SC-279
Abstract
Young Friends' Association (West Chester, Pa.), a Quaker social and study group, was established in 1895 in West Chester, Pa. This collection contains the constitution and minutes, 1895-1904, in one bound volume.
Dates:
1895-1904
Young Friends Movement (Philadelphia, Pa.) records
Collection — othertype: SC-189
Identifier: SFHL-SC-189
Abstract
Collection includes material on Young Friends' Movement seminars and conferences, financial records and statistics, Executive Committee minutes and correspondence, and photographs from seminars. Also includes some correspondence of Elizabeth and Ross Wilbur.
Dates:
1931-1939
Young Friends of North America Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-279
Abstract
The collection contains materials (mostly photocopies and printed) concerning Young Friends of North America. They were collected by Kyle Jolliffe, a Canadian Quaker and member of Toronto Monthly Meeting, in preparation for his book Seeking the blessed community : a history of Canadian Young Friends, 1875-1996
Dates:
1916-1997
Letters from Mildred Binns Young to W. Wendell Clepper
Collection — othertype: SC-170
Identifier: SFHL-SC-170
Abstract
This collection includes letters from Mildred Binns Young to W. Wendall Clepper. These letters relate to personal and family news, as well as news of the progress and concerns of the Delta Cooperative Farm, on which she was working at the time.
Dates:
1936-1941
Young People's Peace Conference transcript
Collection — othertype: SC-222
Identifier: SFHL-SC-222
Abstract
Contains the transcript of the Young People's Peace Conference sponsored by the Joint Peace Committee of New York Quakers in 1933. Chief speakers were Frederick J. Libby, Paul Harris, Jr., Edmund B. Chaffee, Alden G. Alley, Sidney E. Goldstein, and Norman Thomas.
Dates:
1933
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- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 8
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- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 7
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- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 7
- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 7
- Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 7
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 7
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 7
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 6
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 6
- Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880 6
- Lloyd family 6
- Moore family 6
- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 6
- Scott, Job, 1751-1793 6
- Valentino, Carmen 6
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- Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 6
- Williams family 6
- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 5
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- Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 5
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- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 5
- Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 5
- Jenkins, Charles Francis, 1865-1951 5
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 5
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 5
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- Palmer family 5
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- Penn, William, 1644-1718 5
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 5
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- Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888 5
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- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 4
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 4
- Cadwallader, Priscilla, 1786-1859 4
- Coffin family 4
- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 4
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- Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 4
- Jackson, William M. (William Morris), 1837-1919 4
- Mott, James, 1788-1868 4
- New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.) 4
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- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892) 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 4
- Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899 4
- Sharpless family 4
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