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Mary Flowers commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-013
Abstract

The commonplace book of Mary Flowers includes copied letters, the account of the convincement (conversion to Quakerism) of Jane Hoskins, elegies, testimonies, extracts of meeting minutes left by Thomas Brown, and extracts from speeches.

Dates: 1757-1761

William Henry Gibbons collection

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-126
Abstract

This collection contains a variety of materials related to William Henry Gibbons and the Haverford College Class of 1872.

Dates: 1871-1875

"Manuscript of German Lecture: A Year in a French Prison Camp"

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-047
Abstract

The volume, "Manuscript of German Lecture: A Year in French Prison Camp," is a manuscript of a German lecture given by Walter Horold.

Dates: 1917

Rufus M. Jones papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1130
Abstract Rufus Matthew Jones (1863-1948) was a Quaker historian, mystic, and philosopher. Born in South China, Maine, to Edwin and Mary Gifford Hoxie Jones, he taught philosophy at Haverford College between 1893 and 1934, and was involved in the Haverford Emergency Unit, American Friends Service, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is often attributed as having helped to unite Yearly Meetings in the United States. The collection consists of Rufus Jones’ correspondence, diaries, financial papers,...
Dates: 1779 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1952

Frank Vigor Morley, "Christopher Morley and Captain Mayne Reid" draft

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Identifier: HCS-003-166
Abstract

One letter and one draft of a speech written by Frank Vigor Morley.

Dates: 1971

Paul M. Pearson (Paul Martin) Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-121
Abstract Paul M. Pearson (1871-1938) was a noted Quaker educator, editor, and speaker, a professor of Public Speaking at Swarthmore College, the first civilian governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, an assistant director of the U.S. Housing Authority, and a leading founder and executive in the Chautauqua movement. The collection contains biographical and genealogical materials, personal correspondence (1894-1938), writings (published and manuscript), extensive material on the Swarthmore Chautauqua as...
Dates: 1890-2011 (bulk 1890-1938)

Henry Simmons commonplace book

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-054
Abstract

The commonplace book of Henry Simmons includes "A Memorable instance of Divine guidance and protection," prayers, a speech made by the King of England to the Quakers, “A Testimony concerning Elisha Kirk," a memorial for his wife, Priscilla Yarnall, and a memorial for Robert Jordan.

Dates: 1791-1796

Speakers' Bureau of the Friends Peace Committee records

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-012
Abstract The Speakers' Bureau of the Friends Peace Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was founded as a volunteer-run sub-committee for the Friends Peace Committee. The Bureau worked with schools, civic groups, service clubs, and church groups, among other organizations interested in "discussing or studying problems of the international order and the strengthening of the peace," according to one of their brochures. This collection is comprised of six volumes of record books for the Speakers'...
Dates: 1926-1963

Howard M. Teaf, "Haverford in Wartime"

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Identifier: HCS-001-026
Abstract

The collection consists of a typed copy of an essay or speech by Howard M. Teaf entitled "Haverford in Wartime," discussing Haverford College's response to World War II and its aftermath.

Dates: ca. 1960s

Speer Family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Abstract The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates: 1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

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