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Fowler Orphanage Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-123
Abstract

Fowler Orphanage (later Fowler Home for Girls) in Cairo, Egypt was founded in 1906 with money collected by John and Esther Fowler, both members of the Society of Friends. The Fowler Orphanage Association, afiliated with Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative), was formed in 1927 to provide support and met yearly until it was laid down in 1987. Collection includes minutes of the Association as well as related correspondence, financial records, and photographs.

Dates: 1926-1987

Marie Ogden Francke "My Little Talks with You" collection

 Collection — othertype: SC-235
Identifier: SFHL-SC-235
Abstract

The collection contains a signed typescript of short religious messages addressed to "Our separate but united meeting." These apparently were part of an informal group which worshipped together and prepared inspirational "messages" for distribution among the group and for institutions.

Dates: 1933-1948

Solomon Frazer prison letters, 1864-1865 (copies)

 Collection — othertype: SC-042
Identifier: SFHL-SC-042
Abstract

This collection is a compilation of photocopies and typescripts of the letters of Solomon Frazer, written while he was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison as a religious objector to the Civil War. The letters are arranged as an informal history of the prison and of the Quaker community of North Carolina during the Civil War. Also included are letters from several other Quakers, some of whom were imprisoned as religious objectors and others who participated in the conflict.

Dates: 1864-1865

Free Produce Association of Friends of New-York Yearly Meeting collected records

 Collection — othertype: SC-217
Identifier: SFHL-SC-217
Abstract

This collection contains a circular with extracts of the minutes of the Executive Committee of the Free Produce Association of Friends, 1834, which notes its organization in Sixth Month [June] of the previous year; a circular dated 1848 addressed to Isaac Thorne announcing the opening of a store on Pearl Street; and published reports of the Board of Managers, 1849, 1851-1854.

Dates: 1834-1854

Dean Freiday Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-215
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and writings of Dean Freiday (b. 1915), a Quaker writer and theologian. The papers reflect his wide range of activities in numerous Christian church groups and discussion groups. The correspondence includes leading Friends, such as Arthur Roberts, Douglas Steere, and Larry Miller. His writings on topics specific to the Society of Friends and interfaith issues of ecumenism, ecclesiology, and the sacraments.

Dates: 1956-1999

French War Victims Fund collection

 Collection — othertype: SC-241
Identifier: SFHL-SC-241
Abstract

Contains an accounting of funds raised for the War Victims Fund by members of New York Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), 1870-1871, together with cover letters for contributions made to the Fund.

Dates: 1870-1871

Friendly Woman Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-087
Abstract

This collection contains papers related to the publication of the Quaker periodical, Friendly Woman. Friendly Woman is a quarterly journal focusing on Quaker women's concerns and experiences. The periodical contains essays, fiction, poetry, commentary, and art.

Dates: 1987 - 2005

Friends Association of Byberry Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-019
Abstract

The Byberry Friends Association was a Quaker group which met monthly in Byberry, Pa, to hear papers on a variety of topics and to discuss issues of the day. This collection contains the records of the Friends Association of Byberry, 1900-1932.

Dates: 1900-1932

Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-020
Abstract

Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting, a Quaker boarding home for the aged in Newtown. Pennsylvania, was opened in 1897 and incorporated in 1899. In 1900 it moved to a new building erected on Congress Street, with funds given by Edward M. Paxson in memory of his parents. Friends' Village was opened in 1981. The records include correspondence, minute books, constitution and legal papers, reports, and other papers.

Dates: 1896-2013

Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-089
Abstract The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1898 by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Its purpose was to provide an inexpensive, permanent home for aging Quakers and others. The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey was laid down by the Quarterly Meeting in 1985. This collection contains the records of the Friends Boarding Home, established by the Burlington Quarter. It includes Board minutes, financial records, and...
Dates: 1898-1985

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American Friends Service Committee 26
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 21
Swarthmore College 21
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 20
Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 12
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 11
Friends General Conference (U.S.) 9
Comly, John, 1773-1850 8
Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 8
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 8
Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 7
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 7
Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 7
Westtown Boarding School 7
Cadwallader, Priscilla, 1786-1859 6
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 6
Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835 6
Jackson, John, 1809-1855 6
Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880 6
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 6
McClintock, Thomas, 1792?-1876 6
Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 5
George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 5
Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 5
Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 5
Mott, James, 1788-1868 5
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 5
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 5
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955) 5
Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative : 1854- ) 5
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 5
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 5
Penn, William, 1644-1718 5
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 5
Poole, William, 1764-1829 5
Schofield, Martha 5
Scott, Job, 1751-1793 5
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 5
Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 4
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 4
Chalkley, Thomas, 1675-1741 4
Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.) 4
Foulke family 4
Foulke, Joseph, 1786-1863 4
Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology 4
Friends World College 4
Garrigues, Edward, 1756-1845 4
Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.) 4
Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945 4
Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 4
Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite) 4
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends 4
New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.) 4
Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1854) 4
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892) 4
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 4
Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) 4
Truman, George 4
Walton, George A. (George Arthur), 1883- 4
Walton, J. Barnard (Joseph Barnard), 1885-1963 4
Young Friends' Association (New York, N.Y.) 4
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 3
Brinton family 3
Brinton, Anna Cox 3
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 3
Brown family 3
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 3
Clark, Rebecca Timbres, 1896- 3
Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896 3
Elkinton, J. Passmore (Joseph Passmore), 1887-1971 3
Fothergill, Samuel 3
Friends Housing, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3
Friends Meeting of Washington (Washington, D.C.) 3
Friends World Committee for Consultation. Section of the Americas 3
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 3
Genesee Yearly Meeting of Friends 3
Gould, Thomas B., 1813-1856 3
Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.) 3
Hicks family 3
Hunn family 3
Hunt family 3
Hunt, John, 1740-1824 3
Janney family 3
Jenkins family (Jenkins, Jabez, 1792-1858) 3
Jones, Margaret E., 1895-1984 3
Jones, Rebecca, 1739-1817 3
Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850 3
Long Island University 3
Mather family 3
Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : Orthodox : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 3
Mott, John, 1783-1848 3
New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 3
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on a Friends World College 3
Plymouth Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 3
Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899 3
Price family 3
Rotch, William, 1759-1850 3
Seaman, David, 1791-1844 3
Sharples, Edith, 1743-1787 3
Sharples, Joshua, 1747-1826 3
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