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Sharpless family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-163
Abstract
This collection contains materials of the Sharpless family, related to the Anna T. Jeanes and Joseph Jeanes Fund and the George School.
Dates:
1891-1920
Walter Penn Shipley Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-162
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of Walter Penn Shipley Jr., and includes materials related to his time at Haverford College, including two trigonometry notebooks, four subject entrance exams, and his personal correspondence.
Dates:
1913-1983
Mary Williams Shoemaker Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-139
Abstract
Mary Williams Shoemaker (1861-1953) was a Quaker philanthropist from Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Franklin and Mary (Williams) Shoemaker. The collection contains chiefly journals (1934-1945) and correspondence (1914-1953) relating to Shoemaker's support of Quaker historical, educational, and social service agencies; together with correspondence of her brother, Thomas Howard Shoemaker (1851-1936), relating to his historical interests and civic activities. Includes deeds...
Dates:
1860-1957
Courtney C. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-D09
Abstract
Courtney C. Smith (1916-1969) was the ninth president of Swarthmore College, from 1953 to his death. The collection contains his official correspondence including correspondence with faculty. It includes extensive material on the controversy surrounding the construction of The Blue Route, Interstate Highway 476.
Dates:
1953-1969
Daniel B. Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-038
Scope and Content note
This collection is comprised of the six volumes of miscellany of Daniel B. Smith. The collection includes three school notebooks, and two volumes of library catalogs.
Dates:
1807-1842
Thomas R. Smith papers
Collection — othertype: SC-120
Identifier: SFHL-SC-120
Abstract
This collection includes the exercise book of Thomas R. Smith and a list of losses he sustained during the Civil War. Also included is a letter from J. Russell Smith, his son, explaining provenance of the collection.
Dates:
1849-1864
Society for Home Culture records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-026
Scope and Contents
The Society for Home Culture records includes four volumes: three volumes of minutes, which include tipped in annual reports, and lists of students with the subject they studied, by year; and one volume of a list of books to be studied, which includes the name of items, sometimes a brief description of the item, and the date of publication.
Dates:
1880-1894
Douglas V. and Dorothy M. Steere papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1174
Abstract
Douglas and Dorothy Steere were prominent figures of the Quaker movement in the twentieth century, and deeply committed to the causes of peace and spiritual enrichment. This commitment is evident in their involvement with Quaker-led relief work after World War II, Quaker spiritual retreats, international diplomacy, and Dorothy’s work with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Douglas taught philosophy at several institutions including Haverford College, and published extensively on topics...
Dates:
1896-2003
Joseph Tallcot correspondence
Collection — othertype: SC-186
Identifier: SFHL-SC-186
Abstract
Contains five letters from Quaker educator Joseph Talcot, including one to New York Yearly Meeting for Sufferings and five to Samuel Parsons (1744-1841), long-time elder and clerk of New York Yearly Meeting. The letters deal with concerns of the Meeting for Suffering and providing literature to Friends in remote quarterly meetings.
Dates:
1814-1824, 1827
The Meeting School (Rindge, N.H.) records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-129
Abstract
The Meeting School was an experimental, co-educational Quaker farm school located in Rindge, N.H. It was founded in 1957 and closed in 2011. The collection contains the records from its inception to closing, publications, and other related records.
Dates:
1957 - 2014
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- Holcombe, Hadassah M. L. (Hadassah Moore Leeds), 1891-1878 2
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- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 2
- Rhoads, James E. (James Evans), 1828-1895 2
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- White, Barclay, 1821-1903 2
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- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 1
- Allen family 1
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- Andrews, C. F. (Charles Freer), 1871-1940 1
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- Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 1
- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 1
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- Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China) 1
- Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839 1
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