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"A Account of the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly & Particular Meetings of the people called Quakers"
This manuscript book of meetings, compiled in about 1765 by an anonymous author, lists the Quaker Meetings in the Yearly Meetings of New England, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and North Carolina. According to a note on the back of the first page of the photostatic copy, the original manuscript was located at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, as of 1932, and that it had previously belonged to a woman named Mary Olney.
"John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry"
Wilhelm Aarek's thesis, entitled "John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry," provides a brief history of early American literature and the influence of religion, chiefly providing a literary analysis of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry, including various influences on his poetry, as well as its themes and subjects.
Abington monthly meeting manumissions
"Account of Isaac Coates, Joshua Sharpless & John Pierce's Visits to the Indian Reservation in Western New York"
This copy of an account from 1798 and 1799 was written in an unknown hand likely in the latter half of the 19th century. The volume describes Isaac Coates, Joshua Sharpless, and John Pierce's travel to Native American reservations on behalf of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Indian Committee, and the work they did while there.
Ackworth School, England records
Ackworth School was founded in 1779 as a co-educational boarding school for Quaker children by Dr. John Fothergill and other Quakers. It is located in West Workshire, England. It was intended to be a board school for children whose parents were not rich. This collection is comprised of four volumes, one of which is a transcription of one of the other volumes. They all relate to the rules and regulations for the Ackworth School in England.
Henry H. Albertson collection
Includes letters, many of which are by and to William Hodgson (1804-1878). All or most of the letter writers are Friends; a number of them are British Friends. Topics often include visits to other Friends, attending Meeting, health, religious or philosophical reflections, and because of the period of writing, often refer openly or obliquely to the Wilbur-Gurney controversy.
Allen and Roberts Family papers
Primarily the letters of the interconnected Philadelphia-area Quaker families, Allen and Roberts, in the period 1846-1931. The a large potrion of letters were are from Sarah H. Roberts Allen, Susan Janney Allen, and Lillie Allen, as well as Lizzie Roberts, though there are a considerable number from Samuel Allen, inventor of some agricultural tools as well as the "flexible flyer" sled.
William C. Allen diaries
Diaries of William C. Allen's religious visits around the world from 1904 to 1937. Entries generally describe the customs, manners, language, transportation, food, and religious beliefs of each location Allen visited, as well as Quaker meetings he lead and religious and political leaders he met with in each place he visited. One volume of the collection does not record a religious visit, but is a record of Allen's thoughts on World War I, which he kept during 1917.
Allinson and Taylor family papers
This collection is comprised of the papers of the Quaker Allinson and Taylor families.
Edward Page Allinson Papers
This collection contains various letters relating to Edward Page Allinson. In Allinson's 1942 letters, he asks individuals their opinions on the average Haverford undergraduate. This collection also contains an excerpt from a 1940 publication titled "With Clean Hands and a Neutral Heart, America!" by Brent Dow Allinson, an individual Edward would connect with via letters due to their shared surname.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Cadbury, Anna K (Anna Kaighn), 1846-1923 3
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