Showing Collections: 1 - 10 of 36
1948 Democratic National Convention ticket
This collection contains a ticket to the 1948 Democratic National Convention.
Anonymous financial records
This collection is comprised of a single volume anonymous account book, which is "an account of mony advanced for the Poor of the City of Philadelphia." Entries include amounts donated by various individuals in the Philadelphia area.
Lewis Benson papers
The Lewis Benson Papers document the life and service of Lewis V. Benson (1906-1986), a Quaker and recorded minister of New York Yearly Meeting. His in-depth reading and study of the writings of 17th century Quakers gave him the venue to bring their message to a modern audience. He did this predominantly through his own writings and lectures.
Lewis Benson papers addition
The Lewis Benson papers addition comprises many additions of materials to his original collection (HC.MC.1162). The collection is composed primarily of correspondence, Benson's writings, materials on fellowships Benson was involved with, and resources he may have used in his writings.
"Massacre: A Play"
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.
Samuel J. Bunting scrapbook
Samuel J. Bunting's scrapbook includes Quaker meeting minutes, sheet music, clippings related to the Society of Friends, poetry, printed religious illustrations of Quakers, materials related to the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, clippings related to history of Quakers in Philadelphia, pamphlets on Thomas Jefferson, pamphlets on the history of Philadelphia, and articles on World War I from "The Christian Century."
Henry J. Cadbury Letter
This collection contains a 1966 letter sent to Henry J. Cadbury by Avis G. Clarke on behalf of the American Antiquarian Society. Clarke and the Society ask Cadbury about information regarding the origin of American "Epistles" printed before 1820.
Cope and Mendenhall letterbooks
Joshua Cresson diary
The volume provides an account of the Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793, and is largely religious in nature. Entries describe the illness, as well as the death and burial of many members of Cresson’s community. The volume includes a note signed by Mary Cresson, Cresson's wife, which she addressed to their children, so that they would understand the circumstances of their father's death.
Watson Dewees Notes on Meetings and Meetinghouses
This collection contains letters, notes, and journal entries entailing various Quaker meeting locations in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey area as well as their dates of origin and operation. These locations are in Philadelphia, PA, Abington, PA, Caln, PA, Western, PA, Burlington, NJ, Buck, PA, Haddonfield, NJ, and Salem, NJ.
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 20
- Quakers 18
- Quakers -- History 14
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History 11
- correspondence 10
- letters (correspondence) 8
- financial records 7
- Quaker women 5
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 5
- clippings (information artifacts) 5
- diaries 5
- manuscripts (documents) 4
- photographs 4
- scrapbooks 4
- Antislavery movements -- United States 3
- Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 3
- Society of Friends 3
- Young Friends Movement (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3
- account books 3
- deeds 3
- family papers 3
- Abolitionists 2
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 2
- Architecture 2
- Boston (Mass.) 2
- Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2
- Church -- Apostolicity 2
- Haddonfield (N.J.) 2
- Haverford (Pa.) 2
- Mysticism 2
- New Foundation Fellowship 2
- Quaker businesspeople 2
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 2
- Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 2
- Society of Friends -- Testimonies and concerns 2
- Virginia 2
- Wills 2
- World War, 1914-1918 2
- Yellow fever 2
- commonplace books 2
- estate records 2
- genealogical tables 2
- maps (documents) 2
- African American youth -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
- Art 1
- Authors 1
- Baltimore (Md.) 1
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Quakers 1
- Bucks County (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Canada 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Charities 1
- Christianity -- Study and teaching 1
- Church work -- Society of Friends 1
- Congresses and conventions 1
- Conservative Quakers 1
- Cricket 1
- Cycling 1
- Drama 1
- Education 1
- Epidemics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Epistles 1
- Fund raising 1
- Health 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- Kansas 1
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 1
- Maryland 1
- Medicine 1
- Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Mentally ill -- Care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- New York (State) 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Old Fort Niagara (N.Y.) 1
- Painting 1
- Palestine 1
- Paris (France) 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) -- History -- Sources 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and Government 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Genealogy 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs 1
- Philadelphia County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 1
- Physicians 1
- Poetry 1
- Postage stamps 1
- Quaker abolitionists 1
- Quaker artists -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quaker authors 1
- Quaker deeds 1
- Quaker publishers 1
- Quaker women -- 19th century -- Correspondence 1
- Quaker women -- History -- Sources 1
- Quaker women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quaker women ministers -- 19th century 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Haverford College 3
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 3
- American Friends Service Committee 2
- Benson, Lewis 2
- Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854 2
- Fox, George 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Indian Committee 2
- Westtown Boarding School 2
- American Chamber of Commerce in France 1
- Association of Friends for the Relief of Freedmen (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Bowne, Amy Robinson 1
- Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 1
- Brate, Charlotte 1
- Brown, Thomas Kite, 1851-1929 1
- Bunting, Samuel J., 1862-1946 1
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 1
- Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1
- Cope, Alfred 1
- Cope, Gilbert 1
- Cresson, Joshua 1
- Dewees, Watson Wood, 1845-1929 1
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
- Earnest Workers of Philadelphia 1
- Elfreth, Jacob R. Jr., 1837-1924 1
- Elfreth, Jacob R., Sr., 1789-1870 1
- Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868 1
- Field Artillery School (Fort Sill, Okla.) 1
- Fort George G. Meade (Md.) 1
- Fort Riley (Kan.) 1
- Friends Historical Association 1
- Friends of Ramallah Friends Meeting (Quakers) 1
- Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freedmen 1
- Germantown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Gibbons, Hannah, d. 1868 1
- Gibbons, Joseph 1
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 1
- Hamm, Thomas D. 1
- Harvard University 1
- Hedley, J. Roger 1
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
- Hilles, John Smith, 1830-1875 1
- Hilles, Margaret Hill Smith, 1786-1882 1
- Hilles, Samuel, 1788-1873 1
- Hilles, Sarah Cooper Tatum 1
- Hilles, Sarah Lancaster 1
- Hilles, William Samuel, 1825-1876 1
- Hilles, William Samuel, 1865-1928 1
- Jones, Benjamin S. 1
- Joseph Sturge Mission School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Keith, George, 1639?-1716 1
- Kimber, Thomas, 1825-1890 1
- London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) 1
- Mendenhall, Thomas, 1759-1843 1
- Middleton, Joseph S. (Joseph Steward), 1839-1928 1
- Morris family 1
- Morris, Margaret Hill 1
- Morris, Marriott Canby 1
- Morton, John, active 1790-1800 1
- Morton, Mary Robinson, 1757-1829 1
- Nicholson family 1
- Noailles, Louis Marie, vicomte de, 1756-1804 1
- Penington, Isaac 1
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 1
- Perot, Sansom 1
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. 1
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 1
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings 1
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 1
- Potts, Ethel Rhoads, 1870-1962 1
- Rhoads family 1
- Rhoads, Anne Gibbons, 1809-1890 1
- Rhoads, Edward, 1841-1871 1
- Rhoads, Edward, 1873-1903 1
- Rhoads, James E. (James Evans), 1828-1895 1
- Rhoads, Jane Gibbons, 1870-1897 1
- Rhoads, Jane Gibbons, d. 1860 1
- Rhoads, Lydia Wistar, b. 1868 1
- Rhoads, Samuel, 1806-1868 1
- Rhoads, Samuel, b. 1878 1
- Rhoads, Sarah Wistar, 1839-1920 1
- Rhoads, William Gibbons, Jr., 1838-1880 1
- Rhoads, William Gibbons, b. 1876 1
- Rice, John M. 1
- Robinson family 1
- Robinson, Abigail, -1835 1
- Robinson, Rowland 1
- Robinson, Sarah Richardson 1
- Robinson, Thomas, 1731-1817 1
- Tatum, Ann Cooper, d. 1834 1
- Tatum, John Cooper 1
- Tatum, Joseph 1
- Taylor, Frank Hendrickson, 1855-1934 1
- Taylor, Gertrude Christine de Brie, b. 1897 1
- Taylor, Rebecca Nicholson, 1857-1944 1
- Taylor, William Nicholson, 1882-1945 1
- Troth, Henry 1
- Troth, John Trimble, 1833-1860 1
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps 1
- United States. Board of Indian Commissioners 1
- United States. Navy 1 ∧ less