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Alfred H. Bloom papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D13
Abstract
Alfred H. Bloom was the 13th President of Swarthmore College (1991-2009). One of Swarthmore's longest-serving presidents, he emphasized the importance of intellectual rigor, diversity, and social responsibility on campus, and is best known for revitalizing the Honors Program and eliminating varsity football. A linguistics scholar, Bloom formerly held faculty positions at Swarthmore College and Pitzer College, and resigned from his Swarthmore Presidency to become Vice Chancellor of NYU Abu...
Dates:
approximately 1973-2009
Elizabeth Powell Bond Papers
Collection
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
Sarah Upton Bowerman diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-008
Abstract
The diary begins with a description of Bowerman's childhood and early adulthood. Entries are composed of religious reflection, descriptions of meetings attended in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, family news, and social calls.
Dates:
1841-1868
Bradford Monthly Meeting Records (including Bradford & Uwchlan (Hicksite) and other predecessors)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: QM-Ph-B700
Scope and Contents
Records of Bradford Monthly Meeting and of its pre-Separation predecessors, Bradford & Uwchlan Monthly Meeting, Bradford Monthly Meeting and Uwchlan Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), include: Minutes, 1880-1900/1954-2013; minutes of Uwchlan Monthly Meeting, 1828-1863; minutes of Bradford Monthly Meeting, 1828-1880; vital records, 1699-1921/1984-2006; women's minutes, 1828-1886. Also included are records of Bradford Monthly Meeting since 1724: Orthodox vital records, 1724-1908; minutes of the...
Dates:
1691-2013
Bradford Preparative Meeting Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: QM-Ph-B730
Scope and Contents
Records include: minutes of the pre-Separation meeting, 1764-1824; a Hicksite membership list, 1894, contained in Bradford Monthly Meeting record book, 1828-1899; Orthodox men's minutes, 1828-1875; pre-Separation and Orthodox women's minutes, 1821-1844, 1907-1918; and Orthodox property deeds, 1820-1890.
Dates:
1764-1894
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
"Massacre: A Play"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-015
Abstract
Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre," describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.
Dates:
1941
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
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- Reports 12
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- financial records 12
- Montgomery County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 11
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 11
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- account books 11
- Haverford (Pa.) 10
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- Byberry (Philadelphia, Pa.) 8
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- Quakers -- Ohio 8
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- Quakers in business 8
- Social service -- Pennsylvania 8
- Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 8 + ∧ less
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- Names
- Swarthmore College 86
- 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
- American Friends Service Committee 22
- Westtown Boarding School 17
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 15
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 12
- Bryn Mawr College 11
- 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
- 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
- George School (Bucks County, 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
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