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Florence E. Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-145
Abstract Florence E. Taylor was the descendant of a Quaker family whose roots went back to the settlement of Pennsylvania. Her parents were Frederick W. Taylor (1848-1919) and Emily Hunt Taylor (d. 1942). Fred Taylor, a wealthy Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist to the Society of Friends, was the son of Charles Maus Taylor and Anna E. W. Sterling Taylor. His grandfather was Israel Taylor (1782-1850). The collection includes correspondence of Israel Taylor (1782-1850) and Charles M. Taylor...
Dates: 1806-1995

Sallie M. Taylor commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-037
Abstract

The commonplace book of Sallie M. Taylor includes excerpts of poetry related to friendship, nature, and family, as well as quotations, a prayer card, and a poem copied for Taylor by" E.M.W."

Dates: 1854-1856

The collection of Beulah Hurley Waring and Alston Waring, New Hope, PA

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1225
Abstract

The collection, primarily of correspondence of Quaker Beulah Hurley (1886-) relating principally to her relief work after World War I in Europe and Russia under the auspices of several Friends' groups and the photographs of Quaker P. Alston Waring (1895-1978) taken in Europe, East Asia, California, Central America and mainly in India between 1915 and 1954.

Dates: 1917-1954

The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-053
Abstract

This Hicksite Quaker women's charity was organized in 1844 and incorporated in 1856. Its mission was to provide employment in sewing for poor women. Lucretia Mott served as president until 1866. The Association went out of existence in 1926. The collection contains legal documents, financial records, membership list (1849-1872), reports, correspondence, and related papers.

Dates: 1841-1929

Thomas Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-156
Abstract

This small collection contains chiefly short manuscripts concerning women's issues, in particular suffrage and temperance. Most of the material, including essays on prominent Quakers and piece books, are by Ellen L. Thomas (1853-1925), a birthright member of Radnor Monthly Meeting and president of Montgomery County Suffrage Association

Dates: ca. 1867-ca. 1919

Phebe Clapp Thomas commonplace book

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-046
Abstract The volume features poems copied by various friends of Phebe Clapp Thomas, and focuses on friendship, reflection, religion, and faith. Among those extracts that were signed, signatures from the following individuals are included: Jemima Hamond, Ann M. Thorne, Elias Hicks Jr., Joseph Griffen, B. Barton, Elizabeth Wenzer, Adeline Begnor, Jane Charlotte Leach, Marcia L. Haight, and E. Mitchell. A number of extracts are unsigned, including extracts of poetry by Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott....
Dates: 1833

Thorne Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-191
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs of a New York City Quaker family. It includes some writings by Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909), a Quaker minister, and travel correspondence from various family members.

Dates: 1848-1909

Agnes L. Tierney papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-134
Identifier: SFHL-SC-134
Abstract

This collection includes papers and speeches written by Agnes L. Tierney. Subjects include John Woolman, Quakers in social reform, women's rights, and Quaker education.

Dates: 1885-1935 and n.d

Agnes Tierney papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-171
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two folders of the papers of Agnes Tierney, related to her time working with the American Friends Service Committee, especially in Germany. The majority of the collection is composed of Tierney's correspondence while in Germany, but the collection also includes pamphlets, notes, and extracts of meeting minutes.

Dates: 1922-1928

Frederick Barnes Tolles Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-218
Abstract

Frederick Barnes Tolles (1915-1975), Quaker librarian, teacher, and historian, was Director of Friends Historical Library from 1951-1970, and a member of the Department of History at Swarthmore College. This collection contains the papers of primarily relating to his books and articles on Quaker history and biography, along with other writings, including research notes on a proposed history of Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1871-1970

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Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 4
Scattergood, Thomas, 1748-1814 4
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Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 3
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 3
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Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 3
Philadelphia Quaker Women (Organization) 3
Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) 3
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Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 2
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Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 2
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Brinton, Ellen Starr, 1886-1954 2
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Bye, Mary, 1913- 2
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Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896 2
Emlen, Samuel 2
Emlen, Sarah Foulke Farquhar (Sarah Foulke Farquhar Emlen), 1787-1849 2
Female Association of Philadelphia for the Relief of the Sick and Infirm Poor with Clothing 2
Fothergill, Samuel 2
Friends General Conference (U.S.) 2
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Fry, A. Ruth (Anna Ruth), 1878-1962 2
Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893 2
Haines, Mary R. (Mary Rhoads) 2
Hanaford, Phebe A. (Phebe Ann), 1829-1921 2
Harvard University 2
Holcombe, Hadassah M. L. (Hadassah Moore Leeds), 1891-1878 2
Howland, Emily, 1827-1929 2
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Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 2
Kite, Mary, 1793?-1861 2
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Libby, Faith Ward, 1902- 2
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Lloyd, Mary Ann 2
Lloyd, Susan H. 2
Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon (1890-1979) 2
Mead, Lucia True Ames, 1856-1936 2
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Mott, James, 1788-1868 2
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends 2
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Indian Committee 2
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 2
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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 2
Wilbur, John, 1774-1856 2
Wilson, Rachel, 1720-1775 2
Wistar, Esther Fisher Smith 2
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section 2
Wood, M. S. (Mary Sutton), 1805-1894 2
Adede, Rose 1
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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1
Alexander, Horace Gundry, 1889-1989 1
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