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Mary Bye Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-024
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1966-[on-going]
Emma Cadbury Jr. Correspondence, 1893-1923
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1019
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letter between Emma Cadbury Jr. and other members of the Cadbury family and friends. Letters cover the affairs of family and friends, such as marriages, purchases, and general correspondances. Additionally, there are two pocket diaries and meeting programs.
Dates:
1893-1923; Majority of material found within 1900-1923
Elizabeth Cadwallader papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-188
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of Elizabeth Cadwallader Comfort, and include certificates of removal, clippings, correspondence, diaries, extracts, recipe books, wills, and miscellaneous items from various members of her family.
Dates:
1835-1865
Catherine Brinton Cary papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-187
Abstract
The collection contains papers related to Catherine Brinton Cary.
Dates:
1829, 1930
Central Employment Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-015
Abstract
The Central Employment Association, a women's charity, was established circa 1840 in Philadelphia by Hicksite Quakers as the Northern Female Association for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor. The collection contains the charter and by-laws, work and financial records, and correspondence, 1840-1942.
Dates:
1840-1942
Linda Chidsey writings and speeches
Collection — othertype: SC-274
Identifier: SFHL-SC-274
Abstract
Letters, articles, and speeches by Linda Chidsey, former Clerk of New York Yearly Meeting and acknowledged minister. Of special interest are the materials that relate to the peace testimony after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and renewal in the Society of Friends.
Dates:
1995-2006
Elizabeth Abbott Christ manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-041
Abstract
Typed histories: "Florida's First Two Friends Meetings for Divine Worship" and "Orlando-Winter Park Friends Meeting."
Dates:
Undated.
Circle of the King's Daughters
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-099
Abstract
Minutes and financial records for the "Here a Little, There a Little" Chapter of the King's Daughters, an international Christian philanthropic association. Records are dated from the 1892-1975, with gaps. While this New York chapter was primarily Quaker, the association itself was evangelical Christian in orientation, with Baptist and Congregationalist membership in other parts of the world. Members gathered to read Bible passages, discuss Lenten observance, and perform philanthropic work....
Dates:
1892-1975
Rebecca Timbres Clark Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-026
Abstract
Rebecca Timbres Clark (1896-2000) was a Quaker nurse and social worker. She and her first husband, Harry Garland Timbres (1899-1937), performed relief work under the auspices of the AFSC in Eastern Europe in 1921-22 and worked with Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal, India, in 1931-34. In 1936-1937, the couple worked in the malaria unit in Soviet Russia. After Harry Timbres' death, Rebecca returned to the U.S. She married Edgar Sydenham Clark (1885-1961) on July 2, 1943, and the couple moved to...
Dates:
1853-1999 [bulk 1920-1990]
Julia Cope Collins signature album
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-05-001
Abstract
The signature album of Julia Cope Collins includes signatures, which are occasionally accompanied by a short note, quote, or sketch by the signer. According to the inscription on the front cover, this "Floral Album" was given to Collins by her mother in August of 1879.
Dates:
1879-1884
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