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"Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-010
Abstract
The manuscript of Gergory Barnes's "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography" provides a history of Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House from the purchase of the land by William Penn in 1683, to the present, including important Quaker individuals, the influence of Philadelphia's history on the Meeting House, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, and the Wilburite-Gurneyites.
Dates:
2011
Bartlett Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-014
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the correspondence, school records, financial records, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers of various members of the Bartlett family.
Dates:
1842-1859
Bernard Barton letterbook
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-002
Abstract
This collection includes of the single letterbook of Bernard Barton, as well as correspondence related to the history of the letterbook, dated 1942. The letterbook contains personal correspondence from friends and family, and letters are often related to personal and family news, Barton's poetry and writings, and literature in general. Letter writers include Charles Lamb, Thomas Campbell, Elizabeth Fry, Charles Lloyd, Andrew Ritchie, Robert Southey, John Scott, Horatio Smith, Mary White, and...
Dates:
1822-1837
"The Boston Broad Brim"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-011
Abstract
The manuscript of George A. Barton, entitled "The Boston Broad Brim," appears to be satirical in nature, and, according to the introduction supplied by the manuscript, "The Boston Broad Brim is published Semi-Occasionally for the benefit of the Boston Meeting. It is the official organ of the Whittier Association," and was previously called the "Highland Hall News, and was a weekly paper." This volume provides a brief satirical history of Quakers, particularly their move from Switzerland to...
Dates:
1884
George A. Barton papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-015
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the two copies of the manuscripts of George Aaron Barton, as well as correspondence related to the collection.
Dates:
1951
Bean, Cox, Brinton, and Cary family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1349
Abstract
This collection contains papers and documents from the Bean, Cox, Brinton, and Cary families.
Dates:
1782 - 2000
James Bean papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-016
Abstract
This collection is comprised of two folders of the correspondence and notes of James Bean.
Dates:
1909-1911
Joel Bean papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-017
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of Joel Bean, and includes notes, clippings, and printed photographs of various quakers.
Dates:
1914
Gustave Auguste de Beaumont papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-018
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the single letter from Gustave de Beaumont to Samuel Wood, as well as clippings from the Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, regarding Tocqueville and Beaumont in Philadelphia.
Dates:
1831, 1952
Eugenie Benezet journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-007
Abstract
This collection is composed of the typed extracts of the diary of Eugenie Benezet, with entries dating between 1843 and 1849. Entries describe family news, Protestant and Catholic beliefs, and her work at a Friend's school in France. In later entries, Eugenie discusses the possibility of moving to England or the United States. All entries are in French.
Dates:
1843-1849
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