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Ann Warder diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-082
Abstract
This collection includes three bound volumes of handwritten transcriptions and extracts of Ann Head Warder’s diaries, originally written between 1786 and 1789. The transcriptions were written by later family members during the 19th century. Diary entries describe Ann’s voyage to America and her travels within New York and Pennsylvania, including people she met, Quaker meetings she attended, and social calls made during her travels.
Dates:
1786-1789
"Education of the Freedmen By Philadelphia and Baltimore Quakers During the Civil War and Reconstruction Period"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-094
Abstract
Frank O. Wargny's 1947 master's thesis at John Hopkins University, entitled "Education of the Freedmen by Baltimore Quakers during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period," describes the efforts of Philadelphia and Baltimore area Quakers to provide education to freed slaves during and after the Civil War. It provides a brief history of Philadelphia area Quakers' abolition efforts prior to the Civil War, including the work of Benezet and Woolman, but the majority of the manuscript focuses on...
Dates:
1947
Mary E. Warner account book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-037
Abstract
The household account book of Mary E. Warner records the worth of various household items.
Dates:
Undated.
Mary E. Warner commonplace books
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-062
Abstract
The commonplace books of Mary E. Warner include religious quotes and extracts, notes from friends, notes on mathematical equations, and notes on Quaker leaders.
Dates:
1868
Webb and Price family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-176
Abstract
The collection contains photos and genealogical information on the Webb and Price families.
Dates:
1703-1961
Elizabeth Webb diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-084
Abstract
Diary of Elizabeth Webb's religious visit to the American Colonies. Diary entries describe Webb's voyage from England to Virginia, and her travels to Quaker meetings as far south as North Carolina and as far north as New Hampshire. Entries include references to places visited, especially meetings in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island, as well as religious reflection and details about the difficulty of overland travel.
Dates:
1697-1699
"Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-096
Abstract
Mark Webster's academic paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their...
Dates:
1984
Westampton Friends collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1307
Abstract
This collection contains the administrative minutes and records, financial records, publications, and media of Friends Academy of Westampton, formerly known as Rancocas Friends School, in New Jersey, spanning the years 1984-2016. The collection includes documents relating to the administration and finances of the school, including documents regarding the closing of the school in 2016, and documents relating to the day to day affairs of the school, including student and teacher handbooks,...
Dates:
1900-2017
Dorcas Weston papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-178
Abstract
This collection is comprised of a single folder of loose, handwritten notes made by Dorcas Weston. The notes focus on the family history and genealogy of Quaker families in the U.S., including the Wing family in Massachusetts, the Sisson family in Rhode Island, and the Gifford family in Massachusetts.
Dates:
Undated
Susanah Weston commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-039
Abstract
The commonplace book of Susanah Weston includes an abstract of a letter from James Thornton, an account of a vision, excerpts of a Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders (1789), a letter from an Irish Friend to Catherine Payton, a prayer delivered at Hertford, and a testimony from the Monthly Meeting of Canterbury.
Dates:
1796
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