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A Quaker Action Group Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-074
Scope and Contents
A Quaker Action Group (AQAG) records in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection include minutes, correspondence (1966-1971), memoranda, financial records, subject files (organizations), research files (topics), project files, newsletters, press releases, statements of Quaker yearly meetings in various cities, clippings, photographs and sound recordings. The files were first processed in 1974, and then again in 1980. In 2004, archival intern, Joe Clark, sorted the papers into the present order,...
Dates:
1965-1973
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
A Trip to Europe photo album
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-06-005
Overview
This photo album documents a trip to Europe in 1891. The album begins on the S.S. Waesland with many images of the passangers and crew. In Europe, Hemmenway visits Antwerp, Brussles, Cologne, Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Pisa, Paris, London, Stratford, Chester, and Liverpool, as well as traveling down the Rhine by boat.
Dates:
1891
"John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-001
Overview
Wilhelm Aarek's thesis, entitled "John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry," provides a brief history of early American literature and the influence of religion, chiefly providing a literary analysis of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry, including various influences on his poetry, as well as its themes and subjects.
Dates:
Undated.
"An Account of the Death of a Prussian Nobleman"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-002
Overview
The manuscript, "An Account of the Death of a Prussian Nobleman," written by Ruth S. Abbott, describes the death of a Prussian nobleman in 1749, as an example of the ideal, peaceful death of a faithful Christian.
Dates:
1924
Abby Hopper Gibbons Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-069
Overview
Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893) was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Like her father, Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), "Abby" Gibbons was an ardent abolitionist and dedicated to prison reform. This collection includes: a carte de visite album compiled by Abby Hopper Gibbons; a daguerreotype of Abby with her husband James and children; and photographs of her descendents, the Dunning family.
Dates:
1854 - 1935
Jayma Abdoo Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Abdoo, Jayma
Abstract
Abdoo was actively involved with the Vietnam War draft resistance group, the Camden 28, which this small collection of papers helps to document.
Dates:
1971-1977
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Abington monthly meeting manumissions
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-001
Scope and Content note
This volume records the manumissions of slaves for various members of Abington Monthly meeting. The Manumissions include a statement describing who the slave holder is freeing, and why, and includes the signatures of the slave holders and their witnesses. Individuals whose manumission of slaves is recorded in the volume include: Thomas Walton, David Parry, Thomas Fletcher, Susannah and Thomas Walmsley, Sarah Bolton, Margaret Bolton, Rachel Bolton, and Isaac Bolton, Silar Walmsey, Thomas...
Dates:
1775
Abington Friends School (Abington, Pa.) Account book
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-001
Overview
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
Abington Monthly Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-A200
Scope and Contents
Records of Abington Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, the pre-Separation and Hicksite monthly meetings, since 1670. Included are: minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women; minutes of the women's meeting; registers of births and deaths; marriage and membership records; certificates of removal, disownments, etc.; epistles received and other miscellaneous papers. Records of the Orthodox Abington Monthly Meeting include: membership, 1827-1886; removals, 1828-1921;...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1670-2017
Abington Preparative Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-A220
Scope and Contents
The original records of Abington Preparative Meeting -- pre-Separation, Hicksite, and Orthodox -- include minutes of men's, women's and joint business meetings as well as other records. Records of Abington Preparative Meeting include: men's minutes, 1786-1897 (H), 1827-1868 (O); women's minutes, 1787-1893 (H); women's account books, 1834-1874; school fund account books, 1773-1900 (H).
Dates:
1773-1943
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 1400
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- Quakers -- History 591
- Quakers 561
- correspondence 249
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 241
- manuscripts (documents) 207
- diaries 203
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 177
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 144
- Haverford (Pa.) 142
- Quaker women 133
- Quakers -- Diaries 133
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 128
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 114
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 94
- letters (correspondence) 92
- commonplace books 87
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 85
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 81
- financial records 80
- photographs 80
- Quakers -- Family relationships 79
- Women and peace -- History -- Sources 76
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- Society of Friends -- New Jersey 71
- Society of Friends -- Education 70
- minutes (administrative records) 70
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 69
- Quakers -- Travel 69
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 67
- Quakers -- New York (State) 67
- Poetry 62
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 62
- Society of Friends -- Delaware 61
- scrapbooks 61
- Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 60
- Society of Friends -- Maryland 59
- genealogies (histories) 59
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 54
- Quakers -- New Jersey 54
- clippings (information artifacts) 50
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 49
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
- travel literature 46
- Peace movements -- History -- Sources 42
- Quaker women -- United States 42
- account books 42
- Quakers -- Great Britain 40
- Society of Friends -- Charities 40
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 35
- Quaker businesspeople 35
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County 35
- Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 33
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 33
- Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 33
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 31
- Swarthmore (Pa.) 31
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 31
- autograph albums 31
- Education 30
- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 30
- Literature 30
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Burlington County 30
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Westchester County 30
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 30
- Disarmament -- History -- Sources 29
- Indians of North America 29
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 29
- Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 29
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) 29
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 29
- notebooks 29
- photograph albums 29
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
- Society of Friends -- Doctrines 28
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 28
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 28
- Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 27
- autobiographies (documents) 27
- International organization -- History -- Sources 26
- Peace movements -- United States 26
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York 26
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 26
- World War, 1914-1918 26
- World War, 1939-1945 26
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 25
- Quakers -- United States 25
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Sources 25
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 25
- Youth and peace -- History -- Sources 25
- Antislavery movements -- United States 24
- Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 24
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 24
- Academic writing 23
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 23
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 23
- Quakers -- Genealogy 23
- Quakers -- Maryland 23
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 23
- Quakers -- Social service 23 ∧ less
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- Haverford College 202
- Swarthmore College 171
- American Friends Service Committee 115
- Bryn Mawr College 59
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 48
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
- Civilian Public Service 40
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 35
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 34
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 30
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 30
- Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 29
- Westtown Boarding School 29
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 26
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 25
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 25
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 25
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 24
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 24
- Fox, George 23
- War Resisters League 21
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section 20
- Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 19
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 19
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 18
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 18
- League of Nations 18
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 18
- United Nations 18
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 18
- Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 17
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 17
- Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 16
- Friends General Conference (U.S.) 16
- Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 16
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 16
- Haverford College. Office of the President 15
- Mead, Lucia True Ames, 1856-1936 15
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 15
- Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 15
- Woolman, John, 1720-1772 15
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 14
- Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 14
- Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 14
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 13
- Cope family 13
- Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 13
- Kaufman, Abraham 13
- Lyttle, Bradford 13
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 12
- Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 12
- Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 12
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 12
- Lloyd family 12
- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 12
- Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 12
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Geneva, Switzerland (International Office) 12
- Adelman, Seymour, 1906-1985 11
- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 11
- Friends World Committee for Consultation 11
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 11
- Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 11
- Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993 11
- Jones, Mary Hoxie 11
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 11
- Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 10
- Elkinton, J. Passmore (Joseph Passmore), 1887-1971 10
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 10
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 10
- Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975 10
- Morris family 10
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 10
- Newton, Ray 10
- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 10
- Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986 10
- Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 10
- Baer, Gertrude 9
- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 9
- Brinton, Ellen Starr, 1886-1954 9
- Brown family 9
- Cadbury family 9
- Committee for Nonviolent Action 9
- Cooper family 9
- Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 9
- Evans family 9
- Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 9
- Forbes, Rose Dabney, 1864-1947 9
- Fothergill, Samuel 9
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 9
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 9
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 9
- McReynolds, David 9
- Morley, Christopher 9
- Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1899-1980 9
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955) 9
- Reynolds, Barbara (Barbara Leonard) 9
- Sharpless family 9
- Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920 9
- Smith, Daniel B. 9
- Society of Friends 9 ∧ less
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