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Vail Family Letter

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-307
Abstract

This collection contains a letter sent to Miriam Loughborough Vail by Martha C. Parker (her mother) and Anna Maria Vail (her younger sister) in 1846. The letter was recieved by Miriam Loughborough Vail when she was a student at Westtown School. The letter describes her mother's hopes that living at Westtown School is satisfactory. Her sister elaborates in the letter by sending her support and love to Miriam.

Dates: 1846

Valda Sauter letter

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-210
Abstract

This collection contains a letter written by Valda Sauter to John Cary.

Dates: 1955

Vaux Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1217
Abstract The Vaux family was deeply involved with Quaker and Native American affairs throughout much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. George Vaux, Sr. was involved in Quaker activity through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker meetings throughout the world (including Antigua and London). Both George Vaux, Jr. and Mary Morris Vaux Walcott, his sister, served as commissioners for the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. This organization was established by the United States Congress in...
Dates: 1708-1995; Majority of material found within 1912-1932

Hannah Milhous Vernon papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-173
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the papers of Hannah Milhous Vernon, and includes two unbound commonplace books, the loose pages of Vernon's diaries, and a single unbound volume of meeting minutes for the Damorris Monthly Meeting of Women Friends.

Dates: 1855-1889

Elizabeth Gray Vining papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1141
Abstract

Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902-1999) was an author of children’s books and served as the tutor to the crown prince of Japan, Akihito, from 1946 to 1950. The collection consists of correspondence, materials regarding books authored by Vining, articles, lectures and addresses, photographs, and information documenting her and her family's lives.

Dates: 1897-1989

"The Congregational or Progressive Friends in the Pre-Civil War Reform Movement"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-140
Abstract

This typed manuscript, entitled "The Congregational or Progressive Friends in the Pre-Civil War Reform Movement," was written by Albert J. Wahl as his dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Education at the Teachers College at Temple University.

Dates: 1951

Irene Wales papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-174
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two folders of Irene Wales's papers. It includes a single folder of her correspondence with Thomas E. Drake, curator of the Quaker Collection at Haverford College, and a folder of materials related to Wales's research on 18th century Quaker history.

Dates: 1939-1940

Emma Waln diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-081
Abstract

Emma Waln's diary entries detail her active social life, including descriptions of attendance of various social events, including whist parties, women's clubs meetings, lectures, and parties, as well as more informal social calls from friends and family. Waln's diary also describes attending classes and lectures at Swarthmore College.

Dates: 1890-1891

Waln family commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-038
Abstract

The Waln family's commonplace books, written by Joseph Waln, Richard Waln, and Sarah Waln, include poetry and prose related to sin, illness, and death.

Dates: 1814, undated

Joseph Walton diaries

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-083
Abstract

Joseph Walton's diary entries focus on his various religious visits in the United States, and include details about his travel, attendance at meetings, descriptions of the communities he visited, discussions concerning the status of free African Americans, and issues surrounding voting, as well as descriptions of his time among Seneca and Onondaga reservations in New York.

Dates: 1875-1894

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Haverford College 39
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Fox, George 17
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 16
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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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