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Biddle family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates: 1793-1951

William W. Birdsall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D05
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, lists of prospective students, class lists of alumni, and miscellaneous material of William W. Birdsall, fifth President of Swarthmore College (1898-1902).

Dates: 1898-1902

Elizabeth Powell Bond Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-014
Abstract Elizabeth Powell Bond (1841-1926) served for four years as Matron of Swarthmore College and was appointed as its first Dean of Women in 1890. She retired in 1906. 1906. A birthright Quaker and lifelong member of the Society of Friends, she played an important role in the development of coeducation at the College. (1860-1926), diaries and journals (1856-1925), business papers, speeches and articles, pictures, and memorabilia. Correspondents include Louisa M. Alcott, Ellen Emerson, Hannah...
Dates: 1856-1958

Abraham Bonsall family papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-167
Identifier: SFHL-SC-167
Abstract

Miscellaneous papers of Abraham Bonsall and his family, 1682-1918. Of note are the marriage intentions of Job Sinkler and Elizabeth Musgrave, 1771, colonial currency, 1756-1777, and a Bonsall family tree, no date.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1682-1918-1699-1793

Brantingham-Stratton Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-017
Abstract This collection contains papers, in part typed transcriptions, concerning the Brantingham and Stratton families, Quaker families of England and Ohio. Includes correspondence and a transcript of sea journal (1798-1799) of George Brantingham (1770-1845), an English Quaker who emigrated to Philadelphia and by 1821 had settled in Salem, Ohio. Most of the correspondence is directed to George Brantingham or his daughter Hannah from members of Brantingham's family in England, including brothers,...
Dates: 1817-1937

Jane W. T. Brey Collection of Family Findings

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-018
Abstract

Jane W. T. Brey (Jane Watson Taylor Brey, 1895-1982) was a genealogist. This collection chiefly contains photoprints of deeds, wills, marriage certificates and genealogical charts and pictures, relating to the Taylor, Wildman, and Watson families, Quakers of Bucks County, Pa.

Dates: 1682-1894

Collection of Bringhurst Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-046
Abstract Contains the collected correspondence of the Bringhurst family, largely compiled by C. Marshall Taylor. It includes correspondence, 1780-1806, of Philadelphia Quaker businessman James Bringhurst and his letters received from John Murray of New York City. Bringhurst corresponded with family and prominent friends including John Dickinson, Job Scott, Nathan Hunt, James Pemberton, Jesse Kersey, Lindley Murray and Moses Brown. Of particular interest are descriptions of life in Philadelphia and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1780 - 1811; 1780 - 1941

Joseph Brinton Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-233
Abstract

Joseph Brinton, an outspoken member of the Society of Friends from southeastern Pennsylvania, was active in the Wilburite schisms of the 1850s and 1860's in New England. His family papers include his own journals, as well as his extensive correspondence. This collection also includes the correspondence of his two wives, Mary H. Brinton and Anna H. Brinton.

Dates: 1758-1931

Anna Pettit Broomell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-019
Abstract This collection contains papers and relics collected by Anna Pettit Broomell concerning Quaker families of Columbiana County, Ohio, and Salem County, New Jersey. It includes family correspondence, accounts, albums, school copybooks, notebooks, piece book, almanacs, clippings, printed material, and memorabilia of the Pettit, Hussey, Griffith, and related families. Includes letters from Hannah G. Pettit of Columbiana County, Ohio, to her sister, Hester G. Hussey, from David Pettit to his...
Dates: 1797-1919

Broomell-Cleghorn-Fisher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-278
Abstract

This collection contains material collected by Anna Pettit Broomell and primarily consists of the writings and correspondence of Broomell, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Sarah Cleghorn.

Dates: 1876-1967

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Swarthmore College 41
American Friends Service Committee 12
Westtown Boarding School 12
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 11
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 6
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Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 6
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 6
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 6
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 6
Foulke family 5
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 5
Hunn family 5
Lloyd family 5
Smedley family 5
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 4
Comly, John, 1773-1850 4
Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures 4
Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 4
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 4
Jackson, John, 1809-1855 4
Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 4
Palmer family 4
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 4
Penn, William, 1644-1718 4
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
Sharpless family 4
Truman, George 4
Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 4
Williams family 4
Allen family 3
Bunting family 3
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 3
Cooper family 3
Darlington family 3
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 3
Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 3
Fisher family 3
Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810 3
Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.) 3
Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.) 3
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 3
Hamm, Thomas D. 3
Haverford College 3
Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 3
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 3
Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 3
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 3
Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912 3
Mather family 3
Miller family 3
Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite) 3
Ogden family 3
Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1854- ) 3
Parrish family 3
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 3
Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 3
Paschall family 3
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 3
Preston, Ann, 1813-1872 3
Price family 3
Richardson family 3
Schofield, Martha 3
Scott, Job, 1751-1793 3
Sellers family 3
Sharples, Edith, 1743-1787 3
Sharples, Joshua, 1747-1826 3
Smith family 3
Swarthmore Chautauqua Association 3
Taylor family 3
Walker family 3
Walton family 3
Warner family 3
Wharton family 3
Whitson, Benjamin F., 1867-1957 3
Wilson family 3
Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 2
American Anti-slavery Society 2
Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.) 2
Atkinson family 2
Aydelotte, Frank, 1880-1956 2
Balderston, C. Canby (Caleb Canby), 1897-1979 2
Balderston, Ida Smedley (Ida Roberts Smedley Balderston), 1896-1993 2
Bartram family 2
Bassett family 2
Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 2
Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909 2
Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926 2
Brinton family 2
Broomell, Anna Pettit 2
Buckingham Monthly Meeting of Friends 2
Byberry Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
Bye family 2
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Carter, Arabella, 1867- 2
Chase, William Merritt, 1848-1916 2
Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1681-1827) 2
Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1934) 2
Churchman, George, 1730-1814 2
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