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Christopher Densmore Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-326
Abstract
Christopher Densmore served as Curator of Friends Historical Library, retiring in 2018. This collection includes his raw research materials as well as completed papers.
Dates:
1980-2017
Hiram Doty collected papers relating to Quaker history
Collection — othertype: SC-029
Identifier: SFHL-SC-029
Abstract
This collection includes original manuscripts collected by Hi Doty relating to early Quaker involvement in Indian affairs from 1756 to 1821 and the Friendly Association. Of particular interest are documents concerning the settlement at Oneida and the Treaty of Easton. Correspondents include Tedyuscung, Nathaniel Holland, Frederick Post, John Hunt, William Cooper, Israel Chapin, William Savery, James Pemberton, and Joseph Elkinton. Also included in the collection are several letters written...
Dates:
1756-1874
Francoise W. Douwes Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Douwes, Francoise Wilhelmina
Scope and Contents
This collection of papers is primarily about Douwes' activism with WILPF and other organizations.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1985-2005
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Elizabeth Drinker diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-018
Abstract
Elizabeth was a colonial era Quaker and prolific journal writer. Elizabeth's diaries are composed of her personal reflections of the day-to-day life of a wealthy Quaker woman in colonial Philadelphia. The majority of Elizabeth’s entries detail her daily life, including social calls with other Quaker families and individuals, the births, deaths, and marriages within her community, and attendance at, and descriptions of, weekly and monthly Quaker meetings. Elizabeth’s description of events...
Dates:
1758-1800
Henry Drinker correspondence
Collection — othertype: SC-031
Identifier: SFHL-SC-031
Abstract
This collection includes letters received by Henry Drinker regarding various business and personal matters. The correspondents include Ruth Anna Rutter (later Lindley), George Churchman, and William Brinton, who wrote concerning a subscription from Lampeter Preparative Meeting for relief in Europe.
Dates:
1791-1801
Edwards Clock scrapbook
Collection — othertype: SC-264
Identifier: SFHL-SC-264
Abstract
This collection contains papers of the Leonard, Pyle, Edwards, and Horne families of Chester Co., Pa., including a small amount of correspondence, financial papers, photographs, and miscellaneous papers.
Dates:
1742-1932
Abraham Egnal Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-136
Dates:
1949-1968; Majority of material found within 1960-1968
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Jacob R. Elfreth Jr. diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-020
Abstract
The diaries of Jacob R. Elfreth Jr., a Quaker merchant, elder, and minister. Early diaries, from 1861 to 1867, focus on military movement and battles during the Civil War, reactions to President Lincoln's assassination, and the political tensions during the aftermath of the war. The majority of entries detail day-to-day activities, family news, news of Elfreth's carpet business, attendance at Quaker meetings, social calls, accounts of weather, and births, deaths, and marriages within the...
Dates:
1861-1924
Jacob R. Elfreth Sr. diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-019
Abstract
Jacob R. Elfreth Sr. was a teacher and a bookkeeper for the Leigh Navigation Company. The majority of entries detail family news, Quaker meetings, Elfreth's work with the Leigh Navigation Company, and births, deaths, and marriages within the Quaker community,
Dates:
1814-1870
Ely-Eastburn family correspondence
Collection — othertype: SC-267
Identifier: SFHL-SC-267
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence received by members of the Ely and Eastburn family, Quakers of Bucks County, Pa. Much of the correspondence concerns estate matters which was received by Hugh B. Ely as an executor of the estate of Elias Ely. The second group is largely family correspondence received by Mary Anna Ely who married Moses Eastburn in 1845. Most of the letters were written by her sister Francenia (Fanny) before Mary Anna's marriage and are devoted to family matters. The...
Dates:
1825, 1837-1876
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