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Lewis Benson papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1162
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1932-1986
Lewis Benson papers addition
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1290
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1932-1986
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
Byberry Hall Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-012
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1847-1981
Byberry Monthly Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-B900
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1726 - 2017
Byberry School Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-014
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1837-1844
Central Soup Society
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-100
Abstract
The Central Soup Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was incorporated on March 6, 1861, with the charitable purpose of distributing soup and other food to the poor and needy during the inclement seasons. The organization was founded by Hicksite Quakers and continued to serve the people of Philadelphia throughout the 20th century. It survives at the turn of the 21st century as a foundation. Records of the Central Soup Society; includes financial records, minutes, and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1860-1968
Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting (1933- ) Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-C482
Scope and Contents
Records of Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting, 1932-2007, include: burials chart; marriage certificates, 1941-2000; memberships, removals, transfer, 1934-90s; joint minutes, 1932-2007; ministers and elders minutes, 1940-1942, 1953-1973; overseers minutes, 1959-1973.
Dates:
1932-2007
Earnest Workers records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-062
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the minutes and annual reports for the Earnest Workers of Philadelphia.
Dates:
1901-1904
Thomas Evans papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC.1324
Abstract
This collection contains over 240 mainly incoming manuscript letters addressed to Thomas Evans, a Philadelphia druggist, author, editor, Orthodox Quaker minister of Philadelphia and, in 1833, one the founders of Haverford College. The letters, 1823-1859, contain material on his very active role in the Society of Friends and the problems of religious doctrine before and during the Hicksite and Wilburite schisms within the Quaker faith. The collection also includes papers and legal documents...
Dates:
1704 - 1868; Majority of material found within 1823 - 1859
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- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 5
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- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 2
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- American Friends Service Committee 1
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- Atkinson, Caroline J., 1881-1953 1
- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Robert, 1867-1935 1
- Biddle, William C. 1
- Bowne, Amy Robinson 1
- Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 1
- Bringhurst, James, 1730-1810 1
- Bringhurst, Joseph, 1733-1811 1
- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 1
- Brown, Thomas Kite, 1851-1929 1
- Byberry Hall Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Byberry Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) 1
- Byberry School Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 1
- Carter, Arabella, 1867- 1
- Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends 1
- Central Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Committee on Race Relations (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa. : 1929-1969) 1
- Committee on Race Relations (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa. : 1929-1969). Beliefs into Actions Program 1
- Committee on Race Relations (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa. : 1929-1969). Friends Chester Project 1
- Committee on Race Relations (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa. : 1929-1969). Green Circle Program 1
- Cooper, Stanley B. 1
- Cunningham, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Anne), 1934-2020 1
- Davis, Bainbridge C., 1910-1993 1
- Deming, Vinton 1
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
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- Earlham College 1
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- Evans, Charles, 1802-1879 1
- Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868 1
- Eyre family 1
- Eyre, Isaac, 1819-1904 1
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- Fauset, Crystal Dreda Bird, 1893-1965 1
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- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 1
- Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 1
- Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963 1
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
- Hicks, Isaac, 1815-1900 1
- Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 1
- Hunn family 1
- Hunn, Ezekiel, 1841-1926 1
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- Ingram, William S. 1
- Jeanes, Anna T. (Anna Thomas), 1822-1907 1
- Jeanes, Joseph 1
- Jeanes, Samuel, d.1894 1
- Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 1
- Jenkins, Charles Francis, 1865-1951 1
- Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 1
- Joseph Sturge Mission School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Keith, George, 1639?-1716 1
- Kenyatta, Muhammed, d. 1992 1
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 1
- Leidy, Joseph 1
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- Lippincott, Horace Mather, 1877-1967 1
- Lippincott, Margaret Walker 1
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- Morris, Margaret Hill 1
- Morton, John, active 1790-1800 1
- Morton, Mary Robinson, 1757-1829 1
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