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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' 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