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Arthur H. and Esther Willits Thomas Correspondence, 1888-1945

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1037
Abstract

A collection of correspondences between Arthur H. Thomas and Esther E. Willits and assorted family and friends of the couple. Topics include daily life, courtship, marriage, illness, and business.

Dates: 1888-1945; Majority of material found within 1891-1899

Esther Willits Thomas correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-177
Abstract

The collection contains several groups of letters, all written to Esther Willits (Hettie), an assistant teacher at Westtown School.

Dates: 1891-1896

Thomas family diaries

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1333
Abstract

The Thomas family were Philadelphia and later Maryland Quakers who lived and worked primarily on a farm called "Fairland" in Harford County, MD. The collection consists of diaries, daguerreotypes, and one financial ledger.

Dates: 1860-1925

Thomas family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-170
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a single folder of the papers of the Thomas family, and includes a letter from Thomas Jones of Haverford Monthly Meeting to Chester Monthly Meeting, documents related to the execution of a will, and a document pertaining to the purchase of land in 1682 by John Thomas and Edward Jones.

Dates: 1697-1700

Phebe Clapp Thomas commonplace book

 Collection
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

Thomas Thompson letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-024
Abstract

Thomas Thompson was a British Quaker, pharmaceutical chemist, and Elder in his Meeting. This letterbook includes Thompson's personal correspondence with Robert Southey concerning Quaker related pamphlets, particularly a pamphlet entitled "Life of Wesley."

Dates: 1820

William Thompson diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-080
Abstract

Diary entries are largely related to William Thompson's family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.

Dates: 1860

Opal Thornburg collection on Marcus Mote

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-133
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the clippings, illustrations, and correspondence of Opal Thornburg, related to her research on Marcus Mote. The collection includes biographical sketch of Marcus Mote.

Dates: 1947

"Simplicity. An Analysis of the role of simplicity in architecture and its development by the Religious Society of Friends"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-091
Abstract Frederick Charles Thum's M.F.A. thesis., entitled "Simplicity. An Analysis of the role of simplicity in architecture and its development by the Religious Society of Friends," explores the architectural evolution of the Quaker meeting house, and includes the following chapters: The Problem-Proper Relationship of the Needs of Man, The Key-simplicity, History of the Quakers, Quaker Simplicity, Meeting House Development in England, Plans for the Holy Experiment, James Portius and the Carpenters...
Dates: 1948

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

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 14
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 12
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 12
Penn, William, 1644-1718 10
Jones, Mary Hoxie 9
Cope family 8
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 7
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 7
Brown family 6
Comfort, William Wistar 6
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 6
Evans family 6
Lloyd family 6
Morris family 6
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 6
Simmons, Henry 6
Smith, Daniel B., 1792-1883 6
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 6
Bacon family 5
Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916 5
Bettle, Samuel 5
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 5
Carter family 5
Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854 5
Cope, Thomas Pim 5
Cornplanter, Seneca chief 5
Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 5
Friends Girls School (Tokyo, Japan) 5
Friends World Committee for Consultation 5
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 5
Matlack family 5
Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1899-1980 5
Morris, Margaret Hill 5
Morris, Marriott Canby 5
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 5
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Indian Committee (1827-1948) 5
Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 5
Rhoads, Samuel, 1806-1868 5
Sharpless, Joshua 5
Society of Friends 5
Taylor, George Washington 5
Wistar, Thomas 5
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 4
Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690 4
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 4
Benezet, Anthony 4
Bowles, Minnie, 1868-1958 4
Bryn Mawr College 4
Cadbury family 4
Cadbury, Richard, 1825-1897 4
Cadbury, William Warder 4
Comfort, Howard 4
Elfreth, Jacob R. Jr., 1837-1924 4
Fisher, Thomas 4
Harvard University 4
Jones family 4
Jones, Eli 4
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 4
Jones, Sybil 4
Lloyd, Mary Ann 4
Parrish, John, 1729-1807 4
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 4
Scattergood, Joseph 4
Scattergood, Thomas, 1748-1814 4
Seebohm, Benjamin 4
Sharpless family 4
Sharpless, Henry Hale G. 4
Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920 4
Shipley family 4
Smith family 4
Smith, John, 1722-1771 4
Smith, Richard 4
Stackhouse, Asa Matlack (Asa Matlack Stackhouse) 4
Stokes family 4
Taylor family 4
Wheeler, Daniel, 1771-1840 4
Allen family 3
Allinson, William J., 1810-1874 3
Bacon, David 3
Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 3
Benson, Lewis 3
Bowles, Gilbert, 1869-1960 3
Brinton, Anna Cox 3
Brown, Moses, 1793-1879 3
Cadbury, Anna K (Anna Kaighn), 1846-1923 3
Coleman, John Royston 3
Collins, Isaac 3
Comfort family 3
Earlham College 3
Elfreth, Jacob R., Sr., 1789-1870 3
Emlen, Samuel 3
Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868 3
Evans, William Bacon, 1875-1964 3
Garret family 3
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 3
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