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Jay Worrall's Research Notes for The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1224
Overview Jay Wesley Worrall Jr. (1916-2010) was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Haverford College in 1937. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In 1942, he married Carolyn Randal. After the war, he worked as a marketing manager and joined the Religious Society of Friends as a member of the Reading Meeting. He served again in the military during the Korean War. He was an active participant in the civil rights movement and worked to assist prisoners in reentering...
Dates: 1990-1994 (these dates are only based on the publication date of The Friendly Virginians, and are not factual, as there are no available dates)

Emma Worrell Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-193
Overview Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club,...
Dates: 1869-1929

Rebecca Wright diary

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-093
Overview

Entries in Rebecca Wright's diary of her religious visit to England and Ireland provide an account of her voyage to Ireland, her recuperation in Waterford after arriving, her attendance at meetings in Ireland, her travel to Liverpool, and attendance at meetings throughout England.

Dates: 1784, Undated

Anna Yarnall diaries

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-094
Overview

Anna Yarnall's diary entries describe weather, social calls, domestic duties, family news, attendance at meetings, births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community, and the health of herself and family members.

Dates: 1856-1885

Emma C. Yarnall commonplace book

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-043
Overview

The commonplace book of Emma C. Yarnall includes quotations on religious subjects, excerpts of letters, and excerpts of poetry and literature.

Dates: 1878

Yarnall family history

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-10-009
Scope and Contents

This collection is a handwritten family history of the Yarnall family, compiled by Charles Yarnall. It is loose paper that has been bound at an unknown date.

Dates: undated

Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts

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Identifier: HC.MC-971
Overview

Contemporary copies of epistles and extracts of Yearly Meeting minutes, of Meeting for Sufferings, and of Women Friends, of London, Dublin, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia, Rhode Island from 1698-1944.

Dates: 1668 - 1944

Don Yoder research papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-354
Overview Donald M. Yoder (1921-2015) was a prominent scholar, folklorist, and author specializing in Pennsylvania folklife, recognized for establishing the term “folklife” in American academics. His primary focus was on Pennsvlvania German folklife, but he also had an interest in traditional Quaker culture and arts (meeting house architecture, dolls and crafts, etc.), in part due to his genealogy as part of the Quaker Wickersham family. This collection contains personal, professional, and...
Dates: 1873 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990

Young American Literary Association records

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-028
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of one collection of minutes from the Young American Literary Association. The minutes describe debates on literary themes, including the topic, who presented on what side, the moderator, and the chosen winner. It often includes who the next moderator and topic will be.

Dates: 1867-1868

Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.)

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Identifier: SFHL-RG4-097
Overview Founded in 1873 in New York City and incorporated in 1890, the Young Friends' Aid Association sought to provide the destitute with the temporary pecuniary or material aid necessary to support them into financial independence. Substantial aid was given to unemployed fathers, the homeless, and widows with children, although scholarships and student loans were also made available on occasion. The collection includes minutes, lists of members, financial records, and a scrapbook of activities...
Dates: 1873-1967

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 809
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Bryn Mawr College 1
 
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Quakers -- History 586
Quakers 562
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 245
correspondence 184
Quakers -- Social life and customs 178
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manuscripts (documents) 178
diaries 167
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Quaker women 129
letters (correspondence) 104
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 95
Quakers -- Family relationships 90
Quakers -- Education 77
Quakers -- New York (State) 74
Quakers -- Travel 74
commonplace books 72
financial records 65
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 63
Quakers -- New Jersey 58
Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
Poetry 55
genealogies (histories) 55
Society of Friends -- Education 49
Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 49
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
travel literature 43
clippings (information artifacts) 41
photographs 40
Quakers -- Great Britain 39
account books 39
Quaker women -- United States 38
Quaker businesspeople 37
Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 37
Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 34
Church controversies -- Society of Friends 33
Quakers -- Genealogy 31
Quakers -- United States 28
Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 28
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 28
Society of Friends -- Charities 27
Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 27
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 27
scrapbooks 26
Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 25
Quakers -- Maryland 25
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 25
Quakers -- Social service 24
autobiographies (documents) 24
minutes (administrative records) 24
Literature 23
Quakers -- Correspondence 23
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 22
Quakers -- Virginia 22
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Indians of North America 21
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Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 19
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Quakers -- Indiana 18
biographies (documents) 18
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American poetry 16
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 16
Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 16
Quaker authors 16
Quaker missionaries 16
Quakers -- Portraits 16
Society of Friends -- Doctrines 16
deeds 16
notebooks 16
Antislavery movements -- United States 15
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 15
research notes 15
Diaries 14
Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 14
Quaker women -- Pennsylvania 14
Quakers -- Ohio 14
Society of Friends -- New York (State) 14
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 29
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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 27
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 25
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 22
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 20
Fox, George 18
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 18
Penn, William, 1644-1718 15
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 14
Friends General Conference (U.S.) 12
Lloyd family 12
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 11
Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 11
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 11
Comly, John, 1773-1850 10
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 10
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 10
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 10
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 9
Brown family 9
Civilian Public Service 9
Cope family 9
Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 9
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 9
Jones, Mary Hoxie 9
Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 9
Smith family 9
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 8
Friends World Committee for Consultation 8
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 8
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 8
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 8
Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 8
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 8
Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 8
Sharpless family 8
Taylor family 8
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 8
Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 8
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 7
Elkinton family 7
Evans family 7
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 7
Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 7
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 7
Jackson, John, 1809-1855 7
Jones family 7
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 7
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 7
Moore family 7
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 7
Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 7
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 7
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 7
Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986 7
Society of Friends 7
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 7
Walton family 7
Wharton, Deborah Fisher, 1795-1888 7
Willoughby, George, pacifist 7
A Quaker Action Group 6
Allen family 6
Bacon family 6
Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 6
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 6
Bryn Mawr College 6
Cadbury family 6
Comfort, William Wistar 6
Cooper family 6
Fothergill, Samuel 6
Haines family 6
Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 6
Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 6
Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880 6
Lyttle, Bradford 6
Matlack family 6
Morris family 6
Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1899-1980 6
Parrish, John, 1729-1807 6
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Indian Committee (1827-1948) 6
Scott, Job, 1751-1793 6
Shinn family 6
Simmons, Henry 6
Smith, Daniel B. 6
Tolles, Frederick Barnes, 1915-1975 6
Valentino, Carmen 6
Wharton family 6
Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909 6
Williams family 6
Wilson family 6
Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916 5
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 5
Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690 5
Bettle, Samuel 5
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 5
Carter family 5
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