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Burton Alva Konkle Manuscripts
The collection contains unpublished writings by Burton Alva Konkle, author and historian. The bulk of the material concerns James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Also included is a manuscript on David Lloyd, William Penn's personal lawyer, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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 Monthly Meeting Records
Records include: pre-Separation and Hicksite minutes of the Women's Meeting; minutes of the pre-Separation and Hicksite Ministry & Council committee and its predecessor, the Preparative Meeting of Ministers & Elders; pre-Separation and Hicksite vital records since 1726, including births, deaths, burials, marriage and membership records, certificates of removal, etc. as well as other types of records.
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 Preparative Meeting Records
Records include: minutes of the pre-Separation and the Hicksite meetings, 1756-1919; minutes of the pre-Separation and Hicksite women's meeting, 1770-1897; Hicksite financial records; records of the School Fund Trustees; records of the School Association, and more.
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.
Bye Family Papers
Contains papers of Quakers of Delaware and southern Chester County (Pa.), particularly members of the Bye, Jenkinson, Passmore, Speakman, and Smith families. The collection includes correspondence, business records, photographs, and memorabilia of E. Mortimer and Pusey Passmore Bye, Thomas Jenkinson, Thomas H. Speakman, and Nathaniel Smith. Also includes accounts of Phebe Thomas who died at the age of 104 in Chester County (Pa.) and had witnessed the Battle of Brandywine as a child.
Mary Bye Papers
Mary (Du Bois) Bye, Quaker peace and social activist and member of Doylestown Monthly Meeting of Friends in Pennsylvania, was born in 1913. This collection consists of the papers relating to Mary Bye's political activity. It includes correspondence, notes, clippings, and other files concerning peace and justice issues.
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- Penn, William, 1644-1718 9
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 8
- Lloyd family 8
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 8
- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 8
- Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.) 7
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 7
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 6
- Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends 6
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 6
- Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 6
- Elkinton family 6
- Foulke family 6
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 6
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 6
- Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite) 6
- Smith family 6
- Young Friends Movement (Philadelphia, Pa.) 6
- Brown family 5
- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 5
- Cope family 5
- Elkinton, J. Passmore (Joseph Passmore), 1887-1971 5
- Evans family 5
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 5
- Friends Peace Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) 5
- Hamm, Thomas D. 5
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 5
- Hunn family 5
- Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 5
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 5
- Miller, Richmond P. (Richmond Pearson), 1902-1972 5
- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 5
- Sharpless family 5
- Smedley family 5
- Swarthmore Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) 5
- Walton family 5
- Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
- Allen family 4
- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 4
- Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1681-1827) 4
- Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1934) 4
- Civilian Public Service 4
- Evans, Edward W. (Edward Wyatt), 1882-1976 4
- Fisher family 4
- Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures 4
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 4
- Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology 4
- Germantown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa.) 4
- Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.). Fair Hill Friends' Meeting 4
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 4
- Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1936) 4
- Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936- ) 4
- Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 4
- Jackson, John, 1809-1855 4
- Media Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
- Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District (Philadelphia, Pa.) 4
- Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia held at Spruce Street (Hicksite : 1833-1903) 4
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
- Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1854- ) 4
- Palmer family 4
- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 4
- Parrish, John, 1729-1807 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892) 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. International Outreach Committee (1974-) 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Mission Board 4
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Religious Education Committee 4
- Plymouth Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
- Price family 4
- Scattergood, Joseph 4
- Taylor family 4
- Truman, George 4
- United Nations 4
- Valentino, Carmen 4
- Walker family 4
- Walton, George A. (George Arthur), 1883- 4
- Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 4
- Whitson, Benjamin F., 1867-1957 4
- Williams family 4
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 4
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. International Office 4
- A Quaker Action Group 3
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 3
- Allinson, Brent D. (Brent Dow) 3
- American Young Friends Fellowship 3
- Bartram family 3
- Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926 3
- Brinton family 3
- Brinton, Anna Cox 3
- Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 3
- Brown, Moses, 1793-1879 3 + ∧ less
