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Arch Street Meeting House renovations photographs

 Collection — othertype: PA-132
Identifier: SFHL-PA-132
Abstract

The Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was designed by Owen Biddle Jr. in 1803 in the Georgian style. It was completed in 1811. This collection contains photographs and negatives from renovations undertaken in 1990-1992 of the roof of the meetinghouse.

Dates: 1990 - 1992

Mary Ellicott Arnold (1876-1968) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-003
Abstract Mary Ellicott Arnold (1876-1968) was a Quaker writer and social activist, known for her work with consumer cooperatives. After an unsuccessful farming venture in her youth, Mary Ellicott Arnold and her lifelong companion, Mabel Reed, worked with the Karok Indians in California as employees of the United States Indian Bureau. After a period as chief organizer for the U.S. Employment Service in New York State, she and Mabel Reed were involved in a number of successful cooperative ventures. She...
Dates: 1888-1970

Ash-Schofield Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-004
Abstract Samuel Shinn Ash and his wife, Sarah Jane Schofield Ash, were prominent Quakers, active in a variety of philanthropic activities, including anti-slavery, peace, temperance, women's rights, and education. Samuel Shinn Ash was apprenticed as an engineer and machinist and worked in manufacturing. This collection consists of family papers, manuscript letters and memorabilia, largely of a domestic nature. Includes some descriptions of Meetings and religious journeys, of the early struggles of...
Dates: 1796 - 1933; Majority of material found within 1833 - 1912

Asian Student Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: HCQ-003-109
Abstract

The collection contains a leaflet with information about the club and a brochure with information about the Asian Cultural Show, an event organized by the club.

Dates: 2005 - 2006

Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-008
Abstract The Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, also known as “The Shelter,” was founded in Philadelphia by Quaker women in 1822 to care for black orphans, both boys and girls, within a nurturing, home-like environment. In 1915, it relocated to Cheyney, Pa, and became a home for girls. In 1965, its name was changed to “Friends Shelter for Girls,” and its mission evolved to serve as a home for teenaged girls. In 1981 it ceased to function as a group home and was succeeded by Friends...
Dates: 1822-1979

Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-009
Abstract The Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons was a Quaker organization organized in 1789 in Philadelphia to operate a charity school for black adults. The Association provided free adult education to African-Americans until 1904 when it was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Institute for Colored Youth. This collection contains minutes, financial records, and some correspondence of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult...
Dates: 1789-1905

Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason collected records

 Collection — othertype: SC-218
Identifier: SFHL-SC-218
Abstract

This collection contains information sent to Tyler Williams, agent for Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting, N.J., concerning the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason. It includes the proposal for the Asylum, announcement of its opening, an admission certificate, and other circulars that were sent to meetings under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Dates: 1812-1831

Atkinson family scrapbook

 Collection — othertype: SC-166
Identifier: SFHL-SC-166
Abstract Includes Westtown mensuration book, 1835, with newspaper clippings glued in, 1889-1893 & n.d. Also assorted newspaper clippings concerning the Twining, Atkinson, and Smith families, the Carlisle Indian School, Quakers in Bucks County (Pa.), Bucks County history, the Molloy family, and Friends' schools. Obituaries of note in this folder are Isaiah Quinby, 1716-1807; Eleanor Mabel Malloy, 1883-1908; Miranda Doan Baker, d. 1900; Mary B. Stradling, d. 1899; Abram R. Vail, d. 1899; Marcie A....
Dates: 1804, 1835-ca. 1935

Wilmer Atkinson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-005
Abstract

Wilmer Atkinson (1840-1920) of Philadelphia, Pa., was a Quaker journalist and editor and publisher of the Farm Journal. He was active in social concerns, especially suffrage for women. The scrapbooks in this collection were compiled by his daughter, Gertrude Atkinson (1874-1948). The collection includes scrapbooks containing clippings and memorabilia concerning the Atkinson, Allen, and related families, and a typed copy of a journal which Wilmer Atkinson kept in 1917 concerning the War.

Dates: 1881-1948

Frank Aydelotte Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D07
Abstract

The Frank Aydelotte Papers consists of President Aydelotte's official correspondence, correspondence with faculty, and personal papers.

Dates: 1905-1956

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 447
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Swarthmore College 87
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 30
Haverford College 27
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 27
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 25
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American Friends Service Committee 22
Westtown Boarding School 17
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 15
Bryn Mawr College 12
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 12
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
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