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Kent-Barnard Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-079
Abstract Daniel Kent, emigrated to Chester County, Pa. from Ireland, in 1785. He joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1790, and married Esther Hawley in 1791. Their great-grandson Henry Simmons Kent (1833-1906) was active in the establishment of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting and the Borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The collection includes material used by Daniels' great-granddaughter Ella Kent Barnard in preparation for the writing of three books. Among these materials are genealogical charts...
Dates: 1785/1928

Elizabeth R. Lippincott (Elizabeth Roberts) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-088
Abstract

Elizabeth Roberts Lippincott (1888-1979) was a Quaker genealogist from Moorestown, New Jersey. The collection contains chiefly genealogical and card files relating to the Lippincott, Shinn, Thorne, and related Quaker families of Moorestown and elsewhere, together with correspondence, journals, and essays, and collected materials relating to Quaker history, particularly various Friends Meetings and Moorestown Friends School.

Dates: 1793-1979

Morris Lloyd Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-091
Abstract

Morris Lloyd (1856-1932) was a Philadelphia Quaker and the nephew of Elizabeth Lloyd Jr. Collection includes genealogical chart of descent from Robert Lloyd and Lowry Jones of Merion; diary (1832) of Mary Beans, a Bucks County school teacher; commonplace books of Elizabeth Lloyd, Jr.; Morris Lloyd's diaries (1880) of a trip to California. and printed material kept by the family.

Dates: 1832-1939

Annie M. Lukens papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-077
Identifier: SFHL-SC-077
Abstract

This collection includes letters and papers of Annie M. Lukens, written while she attended Swarthmore College. Included are letters to her parents, describing her daily schedule and activities, and several brief anecdotes.

Dates: 1870-1872

Mather-Nicholson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-297
Abstract

Collection contains student work books, two marriage certificates and four school certificates relating to the Thomas T. and Rachel (Nicholson) Mather family.

Dates: 1822-1903

Lindley Murray Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-198
Abstract

Lindley Murray, Quaker author and grammarian, was born in 1745 in Pennsylvania and resided in England for many years while publishing grammar books and religious tracts. The collection is primarily composed of letters written by Lindley Murray and other family members between 1785 and 1822.

Dates: 1785-1830

John W. Nason Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D08
Abstract In June 1940 at the age of thirty-five, John W. Nason (1905-2001) became the eighth president of Swarthmore College. A strong proponent of the Honors Program, he continued the mission of academic excellence established by Frank Aydelotte while adapting the campus to the pressures of World War. The first series of this collection, 1927-1965, contains John W.Nason's official correspondence and correspondence with faculty. There is also one box of reports collected by Nason's Vice President...
Dates: 1927-1965

New York Female Association records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-095
Abstract

Formed in 1798 to give aid to the sick poor, the New York Female Association created the first public female school in New York in 1800. Until 1845, it worked with the Free School Society to establish and maintain public schools in New York while also continuing its efforts to help the indigent. Since 1845, the association has been a small gift-giving committee. The collection includes minutes and financial records.

Dates: 1798-1988

Edward Parrish Papers

 Collection — othertype: RG6-D01
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D01
Abstract

This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College (1864-1871).

Dates: 1859-1872

Parrish Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-229
Abstract Collection contains papers of the Parrish family, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Includes correspondence, writings, and other papers of Edward Parrish, first president of Swarthmore College. Also of special interest is the correspondence of Dillwyn Parrish and his aunt and uncle, William and Deborah Parrish Wright; the letters of the Wrights in 1835 and 1836 give information about abolition and anti-slavery efforts in Lancaster County. A scrapbook assembled by Clemmons Parrish...
Dates: 1780-1966

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Swarthmore College 12
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 5
Alexandria Boarding School (Alexandria, Va.) 3
Hallowell family 3
Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 3
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Westtown Boarding School 3
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1968) 2
Comly, John, 1773-1850 2
Friends General Conference (U.S.) 2
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 2
Holcombe, Hadassah M. L. (Hadassah Moore Leeds), 1891-1878 2
Jackson, John, 1809-1855 2
Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850 2
Nason, John W. 2
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 2
Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 2
Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853 2
Truman, George 2
White, Barclay, 1821-1903 2
Ackworth School 1
Alsop, John , b.1813 1
American Friends Service Committee 1
Andrews, C. F. (Charles Freer), 1871-1940 1
Association of Friends Schools. Executive Committee 1
Atkinson family 1
Atkinson, Stephen, b. 1819 1
Augur, Margaret Riggs 1
Aydelotte, Frank, 1880-1956 1
Bailey, Hannah J. (Hannah Johnston), 1839-1923 1
Bailey, Moses, 1892-1994 1
Baltimore Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1864-1950 : Baltimore, Md.) 1
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1968). Committee on Education 1
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1968). Fair Hill Fund 1
Barnard, Ella K. (Ella Kent), 1853- 1
Barnard, Mary A. (Mary Anna), 1828-1865 1
Beans, Mary, b. 1811 1
Bennett, William, 1804-1873 1
Bentley, Caleb, 1761?-1851 1
Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909 1
Bowne, Amy, 1795- 1
Brown, Gould 1
Browning, Robert M., 1913-2009 1
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 1
Buckingham Monthly Meeting of Friends 1
Bush, Annie Hallowell, 1849-1930 1
Bush, Edwin M. 1
Bushong family 1
Bushong, Edith K., 1836-1914 1
Byberry Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) 1
Byberry School Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 1
Cadwallader, Priscilla, 1786-1859 1
Camp, Kay 1
Canby, Whitson, 1751?-1823 1
Canton Christian College 1
Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China) 1
Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839 1
Carmalt, Caleb 1
Charles F. Kettering Foundation 1
Collins, Sarah, b. 1795 1
Comly family 1
Comly, Charles B. (Charles Budd), 1808-1894 1
Comly, Debby Ann, 1812-1882 1
Comly, Isaac, 1779-1847 1
Comly, Rebecca, 1773-1832 1
Cooper family 1
Cooper, Lucy M. (Lucy Middleton), 1813-1872 1
Cope, Esther Whitson, b.1900 1
Cox, John, approximately 1754-1847 1
Cratsley, Edward K. 1
Cromwell, Caroline A., b. 1833 1
Dartmouth Conference (XIII : 1981 : Moscow) 1
Dartmouth Conference (XIV : 1984 : Dartmouth) 1
Dellmuth, Carl K. 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Dorsey, William, 1811-1874 1
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 1
DuBois, Rachel Davis 1
Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896 1
Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990 1
Elizabeth R. Lippincott (Elizabeth Roberts), 1888-1979 1
Ellicott, John, 1769-1820 1
Engle family 1
Evans family 1
Evans, Hannah 1
Evans, Jonathan, 1759-1839 1
Evans, Joseph, 1789-1871 1
Evans, Mary, 1791-1858 1
Evans, William, 1787-1867 1
Fair Hill Boarding School 1
Farquar, Charles, 1800-1844 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
First Day School General Conference 1
Fisher family 1
Fisher, Alfred William 1
Fisher, Thomas S., b.1928 1
Forbes, Hugh, -1770 1
Forbush, Bliss, 1896-1990 1
Forbush, La Verne, 1894-1990 1
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