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Abington Friends School (Abington, Pa.) Account book
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-001
Abstract
Abington Friends School was established by Abington Monthly Meeting in the latter part of the eighteenth century as a day school. The account book covers the period 1828-1842. Pupil's names are given with the status of their payments, etc.
Dates:
1828-1842
"Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-010
Abstract
The manuscript of Gergory Barnes's "Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House: A Biography" provides a history of Philadelphia's Arch Street Meeting House from the purchase of the land by William Penn in 1683, to the present, including important Quaker individuals, the influence of Philadelphia's history on the Meeting House, the Orthodox-Hicksite separation, and the Wilburite-Gurneyites.
Dates:
2011
Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
Birmingham Monthly Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-B520
Scope and Contents
Records of Birmingham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and its predecessors, ongoing. Records of the the pre-Separation, Hicksite, and post reunification meeting include: Minutes, 1815-2023; Women's minutes, 1827-1895; Worship & Ministry (and predecessor) records, 1924-2023; Overseers' minutes, 1941-1952; Vital records, 1770-2023; along with property records (including Burial Ground South), committee records, some minimal financial records in addition to...
Dates:
1770 - 2024
Joseph Brinton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-233
Abstract
Joseph Brinton, an outspoken member of the Society of Friends from southeastern Pennsylvania, was active in the Wilburite schisms of the 1850s and 1860's in New England. His family papers include his own journals, as well as his extensive correspondence. This collection also includes the correspondence of his two wives, Mary H. Brinton and Anna H. Brinton.
Dates:
1758-1931
Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends (Bucks County, Pa.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-011
Abstract
The Bucks Auxiliary Bible Association of Friends, a Quaker Bible distribution society, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was established in 2nd month, 1830, under the Bible Association of Friends in America. Its purpose was to supply “Friends and others with the Holy Scripture, “to encourage “the frequent and serious perusal of them”, and to promote “a more accurate knowledge of their invaluable contents”. All subscriptions collected by the Auxiliary were turned over to the parent body,...
Dates:
1830-1845
Richard T. Cadbury collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-954
Abstract
Letters of English and American Friends written at the end of the 18th century on topics relating to travel in the ministry in England and the northeastern United States, Friends, and health. Almost all the letters are directed to Quaker minister, James Thornton.
Dates:
1780 - 1878
Chester Friends Association (Chester, Pa.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-016
Abstract
The Chester Friends Association was established in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1901 as a society to study Quaker history and literature. This collection contains the record book of Chester Friends Association, a society to study Quaker history and literature. The volume contains minutes, constitution, and by-laws.
Dates:
1901-1931
Bainbridge C. Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-212
Abstract
Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. He retired early, at the age of 62, to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. Organizations and committees which he was active in include the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, and Pendle Hill. He was...
Dates:
1960-1993
Earnest Workers records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-062
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the minutes and annual reports for the Earnest Workers of Philadelphia.
Dates:
1901-1904
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- Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 2
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- Hodgkin, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1877-1933 2
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 2
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 2
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892) 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
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- Tuke, Esther, 1727-1794 2
- Wilbur, John, 1774-1856 2
- Woolman School (Swarthmore, Pa.) 2
- Abington Friends School (Abington, Pa.) 1
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1944) 1
- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 1
- Alexander, Samuel, 1840-1914 1
- Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 1
- American Friends Reconstruction Unit 1
- Anna Morris Shinn Maier 1
- Atkinson, Caroline J., 1881-1953 1
- Austin, Ebenezer, d. 1864 1
- Bailey, Hannah Jane 1
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- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 1
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting Of Friends (Nottingham : 1854 1868) 1
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- Birmingham Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1815-1827) 1
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- Braithwaite, Anna, 1788-1859 1
- Brenholts, Rachel, 1775-1844 1
- Brinton family 1
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- Brinton, Charles, b. 1876 1
- Brinton, David, b. 1864 1
- Brinton, Elma, b. 1872 1
- Brinton, Gulielma C., 1794-1879 1
- Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 1
- Brinton, Jane Smith, b. 1874 1
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- Coffin, Narcissa B. (Narcissa Battey), 1818-1892 1
- Collins, Isaac 1
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- Coope, Rachel, 1771-1807 1
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- Davis, Bainbridge C., 1910-1993 1
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- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 1
- Dingee, Jacob, d. 1919 1
- Doudna, Louisa M., 1818-1898 1
- Downing, Hannah M. 1
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- Downing, Rebecca S. 1
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