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Wilhelm Söllmann Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-045
Overview
Friedrich Wilhelm Sollmann (1881-1951), German labor leader, journalist, and Reichminister. Exiled from Germany in 1933, Sollmann sought refuge in the United States and eventually became an American citizen, adopting William F. Sollmann as his preferred form of address. Sollmann was a member of the German delegation to the Versailles Peace Treaty conference and he served as a representative to the Constitutional National Assembly at Weimar. In 1920 Sollmann was elected to the first of his...
Dates:
1901-1991
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Elizabeth Wilkinson journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-085
Overview
Elizabeth Wilkinson's diary describes her religious visit to Friends in the colonies in North America from her home in England. Entries describe her religious visit to Boston. Upon her arrival in North America, Wilkinson's diary entries describe visits to Friends and attendance at meetings throughout Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania. Entries also describe Wilkinson's concerns in the ministry.
Dates:
1761-1763
Signe Wilkinson Papers
Collection — othertype: SC-295
Identifier: SFHL-SC-295
Overview
The collection contains typescripts of lectures written by Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. Most are autobiographical and reflect her Quaker beliefs as well as activism through art. The papers are annotated and often include doodles and sketches.
Dates:
1997 - 2020
John Willets compositions
Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-116
Overview
This collection contains five compositions written by John Willets.
Dates:
1851
Willets-Lapham family photographs
Collection — othertype: PA-160
Identifier: SFHL-PA-160
Overview
The Willets family were members of Westbury Monthly Meeting (New York) and lived at their farm, Homewood, from the mid 19th century until 1965. Eliza K. Willets, the last resident, was the daughter of Thomas Whitson Willets and Hannah Keese; known affectionately as Aunt Lila, she graduated from Swarthmore College in 1893. Her sister, Anna, married Edward Morgan Lapham of Chicago in 1908. In 1940, their daughter, Anne Willets Lapham, married E. Wayne Frazer, the son of John E. and Elizabeth...
Dates:
1866 - 1971
William Jeanes Memorial Library Controversy Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-083
Overview
Mary Knowles (b. 1910), a librarian at the William Jeanes Memorial Library in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, and Plymouth Monthly Meeting were the center of a “Red Scare” controversy in 1953-56 when Mrs. Knowles was accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Mary Knowles had pleaded the Fifth Amendment in 1953 before the Jenner Committee (Senate Internal Security Subcommittee) regarding her employment as secretary at the Samuel Adams School in Boston Mass. When she refused to take the...
Dates:
1939-1961 [bulk 1953-1960]
William Penn Charter School archives
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1115
Overview
The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.
Dates:
1611-1992
William Penn House Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-119
Overview
William Penn House functions as a Quaker seminar and hospitality center on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. These records, dating from its founding in 1966 through 2004, document its many activities. In 2020 the board renamed the building Friends Place on Capitol Hill.
Dates:
1966-2004
William Pyle Philips collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-814
Overview
Primarily the personal papers of William Pyle Philips (1882-1950), as well as a collection of 12 letters of United States presidents.
Dates:
1795 - 1921; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1915
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 1887
- Swarthmore College Peace Collection 1149
- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 1104
- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 781
- Bryn Mawr College 237
- Subject
- Quakers -- History 586
- Quakers 562
- correspondence 350
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 245
- manuscripts (documents) 222
- diaries 204
- letters (correspondence) 193
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 178
- Haverford (Pa.) 146
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 144
- Quaker women 141
- Quakers -- Diaries 135
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 125
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 114
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Haverford 112
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 97
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 95
- photographs 91
- Quakers -- Family relationships 90
- commonplace books 86
- financial records 85
- Student publications 84
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 80
- Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 80
- minutes (administrative records) 80
- Quakers -- Education 77
- Quakers -- New York (State) 74
- Quakers -- Travel 74
- scrapbooks 73
- Women and peace -- History -- Sources 72
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey 71
- Society of Friends -- Education 69
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 67
- Poetry 66
- clippings (information artifacts) 64
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 62
- Society of Friends -- Delaware 61
- Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 61
- genealogies (histories) 59
- Quakers -- New Jersey 58
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
- Society of Friends -- Maryland 58
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 54
- account books 49
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 48
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
- travel literature 47
- emails 45
- Quaker businesspeople 44
- Quaker women -- United States 42
- Peace movements -- History -- Sources 41
- Society of Friends -- Charities 40
- Quakers -- Great Britain 39
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 37
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 37
- photograph albums 37
- Education 36
- Swarthmore (Pa.) 36
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Dutchess County 35
- Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends 34
- autograph albums 34
- Indians of North America 33
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 33
- World War, 1939-1945 33
- Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 32
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 31
- Quakers -- Genealogy 31
- Society of Friends -- Indian affairs 31
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Burlington County 31
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) 31
- notebooks 31
- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 30
- Literature 30
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Westchester County 30
- autobiographies (documents) 30
- newsletters 30
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 29
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 29
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 29
- family papers 29
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
- Quakers -- United States 28
- Society of Friends -- Doctrines 28
- Disarmament -- History -- Sources 27
- Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 27
- lecture notes 27
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 26
- Peace movements -- United States 26
- Reports 26
- Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania 26
- World War, 1914-1918 26
- Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 25
- International organization -- History -- Sources 25
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 25
- Quakers -- Maryland 25
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 25
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York 25
- Student Activities 25
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Sources 25 ∧ less
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- English 5087
- French 42
- German 15
- Spanish; Castilian 9
- Latin 6
- Italian 3
- Multiple languages 3
- Undetermined 3
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- Czech 2
- Russian 2
- Welsh 2
- No linguistic content; Not applicable 2
- Arabic 1
- Dutch; Flemish 1
- English, Middle (1100-1500) 1
- French, Middle (ca.1400-1600) 1
- Germanic languages 1
- German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500) 1
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453) 1
- Norwegian 1
- Persian 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Haverford College 296
- Swarthmore College 174
- American Friends Service Committee 125
- Bryn Mawr College 102
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 47
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 43
- Civilian Public Service 41
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 38
- Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 37
- Westtown Boarding School 36
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 32
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 31
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 29
- Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 28
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 27
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 26
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 25
- Fox, George 25
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 24
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 22
- War Resisters League 21
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 21
- Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 19
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 19
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section 19
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 18
- Friends General Conference (U.S.) 18
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 18
- Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 17
- League of Nations 17
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 17
- United Nations 17
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 16
- Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 15
- Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 15
- Haverford College. Office of the President 15
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 15
- Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 15
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 15
- Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 15
- Woolman, John, 1720-1772 15
- Adelman, Seymour, 1906-1985 14
- Cope family 14
- Jones, Mary Hoxie 14
- Mead, Lucia True Ames, 1856-1936 14
- Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 14
- Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 14
- Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 14
- Taylor family 14
- Comly, John, 1773-1850 13
- Lloyd family 13
- Lyttle, Bradford 13
- Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 13
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 12
- Friends World Committee for Consultation 12
- Grellet, Stephen, 1773-1855 12
- Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877 12
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852 12
- Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 12
- Kaufman, Abraham 12
- Morris family 12
- Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 12
- Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820 11
- Evans family 11
- Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 11
- Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993 11
- Pemberton, James, 1723-1809 11
- Sharpless family 11
- Smith family 11
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 11
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. International Office 11
- Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 10
- Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 10
- Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809 10
- Earlham College 10
- Elkinton, J. Passmore (Joseph Passmore), 1887-1971 10
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) 10
- Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 10
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955) 10
- Newton, Ray 10
- Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986 10
- Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920 10
- Smith, Daniel B. 10
- Brinton, Ellen Starr, 1886-1954 9
- Brinton, Howard Haines, 1884-1973 9
- Brown family 9
- Bryn Mawr College Library 9
- Committee for Nonviolent Action 9
- Cooper family 9
- Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 9
- Elkinton family 9
- Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 9
- Fothergill, Samuel 9
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 9
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 9
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 9
- Hicks, Edward, 1780-1849 9
- Jones family 9
- Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975 9 ∧ less
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