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Benjamin R. Burdsall papers
Burdsall was active in Young Friends Fellowship, serving on the Executive Committee, and Friends General Conference. This small collection mostly contains materials relating to those activities.
Burlington-Bucks Young Friends Forum minutes
Contains the minutes of Burlington-Bucks Young Friends Forum from September 1942 through June 1944 with some topical leaflets, a mimeographed newsletter dated Nov. 1, 1943, and a photograph of the Young Friends at Ocean City, NJ, in 1940.
Burlington First-Day School Union
The Burlington First-Day School Union was a Hicksite Quaker organization established in 1888. It included representatives from nine First-Day schools in Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, who met quarterly. Included are minutes of the Union, 1894-1902, and reports from First-day schools at Trenton, Upper Springfield, Mount Holly, Crosswicks, Mansfield, Mount, East Branch, Rancocas, and Vincentown.
Edith K. Bushong family papers
These papers include the journal of Edith Bushong from 1856 to 1858, detailing the life of the wife of a 19th century Quaker farmer. The papers also include essays and a copy book of Abraham Rakestraw, recording his editorial letters to newspapers under various pseudonyms.
Larry Scott Butler Papers
Byberry Hall Association Records
Byberry Hall Association was organized in 1854 when the citizens of Byberry township and vicinity decided to form a company for the purpose of erecting a building where residents could meet to hear lectures, hold elections, etc. This collection contains the records of the Byberry Hall Association, 1847-1981. It includes the secretary's book containing minutes (1854-1905); account books, deeds and miscellaneous papers.
Byberry Library Company Records
Byberry Library Company was founded in 1794 and incorporated in 1799. Located in the Byberry section of Philadelphia, Pa., the Library was generally under Quaker management. The collection includes the minutes of the director's meetings; constitution and by-laws, financial and property records, and miscellaneous papers.
Byberry Philosophical Society Minutes
Minutes of the Byberry Philosophical Society which was formed in the early nineteenth century for the "acquisition and promotion of scientific knowledge." The group collected specimens of flora, fauna, minerals, and items of historic interest and eventually erected a building to hold the collection. Almost all of their members were Quakers, but this was not a condition of membership.
Byberry School Association Records
The Byberry School Association was formed in 1837 by several members of the Society of Friends, mostly members of Byberry Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) for the purpose of raising stock to buy land and erect a secondary school in Byberry, Pennsylvania. It includes minutes, financial records, and some miscellaneous papers.
Arthur Edwin Bye Genealogical Materials
Contains papers compiled by Arthur Edwin Bye, Quaker genealogist and local historian. Includes genealogical files on the Bye and related families of Bucks County, PA, and Cecil County, MD. His research culminated in the publication in 1956 of the book History of the Bye Family and some allied families.
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- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 8
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- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 7
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- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 7
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 7
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- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 6
- Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880 6
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- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 6
- Scott, Job, 1751-1793 6
- Valentino, Carmen 6
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- Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 6
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- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 5
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- Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 5
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- Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 5
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- 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
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955) 5
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- Palmer family 5
- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 5
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 5
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 5
- Price family 5
- Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) 5
- Schofield, Martha 5
- Smedley family 5
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- Tolles, Frederick Barnes, 1915-1975 5
- Truman, George 5
- Walker family 5
- Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888 5
- Wilson family 5
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- Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926 4
- 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
- Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 4
- Elkinton family 4
- Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.) 4
- Forbush, Bliss, 1896-1990 4
- Fothergill, Samuel 4
- Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures 4
- Gibbons family 4
- Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893 4
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 4
- Hallowell family 4
- Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 4
- 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
- Parrish family 4
- Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 4
- 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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- Young Friends' Association (New York, N.Y.) 4
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- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 3
- Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 3
- Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 3
- Brinton family 3
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