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Henry H. Albertson collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1110
Overview
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.
Dates:
1826-1918
Edward Page Allinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-311
Overview
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.
Dates:
1940 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1942
American Friends Service Committee papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-002
Overview
This collection is comprised of a single news letter and the correspondence of the American Friends Service Committee.
Dates:
1942-1947
Takeo Arishima correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-004
Overview
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Takeo Arishima, a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. Also includes a single portrait photograph of Arishima.
Dates:
1903-1907
Thomas Arnold correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-005
Overview
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Thomas Arnold.
Dates:
1837-1848
Edward Ash letterbook
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-001
Overview
Edward Ash was a British Quaker and doctor. His letterbook includes personal correspondence related to religious convictions and family news. Letter writers include Barclay, Anna Maria C. of Horne, Robert Barron, Gulielma Penn, and William Pim. A number of letters are addressed to George Fox. A copy of a letter from Ellis Hooke to Margaret Fell is also included.
Dates:
Undated.
Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-008
Overview
The Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, also known as “The Shelter,” was founded in Philadelphia by Quaker women in 1822 to care for black orphans, both boys and girls, within a nurturing, home-like environment. In 1915, it relocated to Cheyney, Pa, and became a home for girls. In 1965, its name was changed to “Friends Shelter for Girls,” and its mission evolved to serve as a home for teenaged girls. In 1981 it ceased to function as a group home and was succeeded by Friends...
Dates:
1822-1979
Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-009
Overview
The Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons was a Quaker organization organized in 1789 in Philadelphia to operate a charity school for black adults. The Association provided free adult education to African-Americans until 1904 when it was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Institute for Colored Youth. This collection contains minutes, financial records, and some correspondence of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult...
Dates:
1789-1905
Richard Mead Atwater papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-006
Overview
Richard Mead Atwater (1844-1922) was the son of Stephen Atwater and Mary Weaver, both of whom were Quaker. This collection is comprised of Atwater's diary, 1862; letters concerning Brown University; club memberships and letters concerning the memberships and autobiographical remarks written in 1917 as well as an earlier biographical sketch.
Dates:
1862-1922
William Aubrey correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-007
Overview
This collection is comprised of two hand copied letters of William Aubrey. The original letters are dated 1732, and are related to Aubrey's will.
Dates:
Undated.
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