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Sharpless Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1111
Abstract

Letters, accounts, diaries, and journals of members of the interrelated Sharpless and Kite families, including the papers of Joshua Sharpless (1746/7-1826) and letters of Mary Kite (1792-1861) as well as the papers of Edward G. Smedley, ca. 1836-1908, dealing with his experiences as a conscientious objector during the Civil War, 1863-1866.

Dates: 1748-1875

Spencer Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-963
Abstract

The 19th century correspondence and commonplace books of members of the Quaker Spencer family.

Dates: 1729 - 1905; Majority of material found within 1812 - 1905

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

Khalil A. Totah and Eva Marshall Totah papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1210
Abstract The papers revolve around three topics and provide a picture of Quakers in Palestine in the 20th century: Khalil A. Totah, his second wife, Eva Marshall Totah and his first wife, Ermina Jones Totah. Khalil Totah discusses the situation in Palestine, primarily in the 1930s, and speaks of his own life and aspirations, as when he became a Quaker minister. His diaries expand the picture, adding information about Friends Boys School in Ramallah (Palestine) and his understanding of the political...
Dates: 1896-1955

Walton-Kite Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1178
Abstract

The collection consists predominantly of the papers of the Walton family, but also contains Kite family and Fawcett family papers.

Dates: 1789-1937

James Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1218
Abstract James Wood (1839-1925) was “interested in education, philanthropy, in the various branches of agriculture, in archaeology, history, Indian lore, anthropology, science, in prison reform and above all, in the Bible and religion,” (ABS, 2). He was also a business man, serving as President of the Genesee Salt Company in Piffard, New York. The James Wood papers are divided into twelve series: “Biographical Material:” “Agriculture;” Business and Financial Material;” “Collected Quaker Material;”...
Dates: Bulk, 1865-1921 1865-1964; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1921

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Haverford College 13
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Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 6
Westtown Boarding School 4
Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 3
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Harvard University 3
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Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 3
Scattergood family 3
Society of Friends 3
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 3
Walton family 3
Bacon family 2
Borton, Hugh 2
Brinton, Anna Cox 2
Cadbury family 2
Cadbury, Catherine J. 2
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 2
Cadbury, William Warder 2
Coleman, John Royston 2
Grant, Elihu, 1873-1942 2
Kite, Mary, 1793?-1861 2
Lloyd family 2
Ly , Juwan Usang 2
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Indian Committee 2
Sharpless family 2
Shipley family 2
Allen family 1
Allinson family 1
Allinson, Margaret 1
Allinson, Samuel, 1739-1791 1
Allinson, Samuel, 1808-1883 1
Allinson, William J., 1810-1874 1
Allison family 1
Alsop family 1
American Bible Society 1
Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs 1
Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs 1
Atwater, Richard Mead 1
Bacon, Edith Farquhar, 1892-1988 1
Bacon, Elizabeth, 1794-1844 1
Bacon, Francis R. (Francis Rogers), 1888-1965 1
Bacon, George 1
Bacon, Samuel Allen, 1848-1908 1
Balderston, Lloyd, 1863-1933 1
Balderston, Mary F. 1
Barbour, Hugh 1
Bean family 1
Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 1
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 1
Bedford Farmers' Club (Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.)) 1
Benezet, Anthony 1
Bloomfield family 1
Bloomfield, Isabella Macomb 1
Bloomfield, Joseph, 1753-1823 1
Bowles, Minnie, 1868-1958 1
Brinton family 1
Brinton, Edward 1
Brinton, Ruthanna 1
Brinton, Yuki 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Mary Farnum 1
Brown, Mary Wistar, 1807-1842 1
Brown, Moses, 1793-1879 1
Brown, Moses, 1829-1883 1
Brown, Thomas Wistar, 1826-1916 1
Brown, William 1
Bryn Mawr College 1
Burlington Company Association 1
Burton, Emma Cadbury 1
Cadbury, Catharine Balderston 1
Cadbury, Catharine Jones 1
Cadbury, Lydia Caroline Brown, 1889-1978 1
Cadbury, Sara Manatt 1
Canton Christian College 1
Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China) 1
Carter family 1
Chance, Harold J., 1898-1975 1
Chase family 1
Chase, Thomas 1
Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1
Coates family 1
Coates, Benjamin Hornor, 1797-1881 1
Coates, Benjamin, 1808-1887 1
Coates, George M., 1845-1894 1
Coates, Sarah Hornor, 1825-1912 1
Coates, William Morrison, 1845-1937 1
Collins family 1
Collins, Isaac 1
Collins, Isaac, 1787-1863 1
Collins, Rebecca, 1805-1892 1
Comfort family 1
Comfort, Elizabeth Cadwallader 1
Cooper family 1
Cooper, Dorothy Nyhart, 1898-1990 1
Cooper, E. Newbold, 1898-1957 1
Coppin, Fanny Jackson 1
Cornplanter, Seneca chief 1
Cox family 1
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