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John Woolman papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-185
Overview

The collection contains some papers of John Woolman, an American Quaker minister.

Dates: 1749

World Council of Churches Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-044
Overview Bliss Forbush (1896-1987), Quaker educator, administrator, and author, was born in 1896 and died in 1987. Bliss Forbush served as a member of the American Section of the World Council of Churches, 1941-1951, representing Friends General Conference and as a delegate to the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1948. This collection contains primarily minutes, leaflets, and articles printed in Quaker and other periodicals, relating to the World Council of Churches and possible...
Dates: 1941-1961

World Without War Council Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-World Without War Council
Abstract

Turn Toward Peace attempted to coordinate the efforts of peace organizations for more effective action in the 1960s. World Without War Council was chosen as the group's new name in 1967 to help clarify that it was a council made up of iany organizations set up to work for long-term change.

Dates: 1966-1983

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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 813
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 706
Swarthmore College Peace Collection 110
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 13
Bryn Mawr College 1
 
Subject
Quakers -- History 592
Quakers 567
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 245
correspondence 185
manuscripts (documents) 179
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Quakers -- Social life and customs 177
diaries 167
Quakers -- Diaries 135
Quaker women 129
letters (correspondence) 105
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 94
Quakers -- Family relationships 91
Quakers -- Education 77
Quakers -- New York (State) 74
Quakers -- Travel 74
commonplace books 74
financial records 65
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 62
Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
Quakers -- New Jersey 57
Poetry 56
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
Quakers -- Great Britain 40
photographs 40
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 29
Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 29
Quakers -- United States 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
Academic writing 21
Indians of North America 21
Philadelphia (Pa.) 20
Quakers -- 19th century -- Diaries 19
Quakers -- 20th century -- Diaries 19
Quakers -- Delaware 19
Society of Friends -- Charities -- Records and correspondence 19
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 19
Women and religion 19
Quaker abolitionists 18
Quakers -- Indiana 18
biographies (documents) 18
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Wills 17
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
American poetry 15
Antislavery movements -- United States 15
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 15
Society of Friends -- New York (State) 15
research notes 15
Diaries 14
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 14
Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 14
Quaker women -- Pennsylvania 14
Quakers -- Ohio 14
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 14
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History 13
Quakers -- England 13
Quakers -- Ireland 13
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Seneca Indians 13
Slavery -- United States 13
Society of Friends 13
Society of Friends -- Japan 13
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 13
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family papers 13
speeches (documents) 13
Abolitionists 12
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Names
American Friends Service Committee 70
Swarthmore College 54
Haverford College 42
Westtown Boarding School 31
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 30
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Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 28
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 23
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 22
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 20
Fox, George 18
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 17
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
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
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 9
Smith family 9
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 8
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 8
Friends World Committee for Consultation 8
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 8
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 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
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
Taylor family 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
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
Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 5
Bettle, Samuel 5
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 5
Cadwallader, Priscilla, 1786-1859 5
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