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World Youth Congress Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-World Youth Congress
Dates: 1936-1939

World's Court League Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-World's Court League
Overview

A short-lived organization that wished to develop a world's court of arbitration directly after World War I.

Dates: 1915-1917

World's Fair materials

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-11-019
Overview

This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a playbill, magazines, and flyers from the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958. Much of the content is in reference to the American Pavilion, a part of which still stands today in Belgium. There is also information regarding the controversial “Unfinished Work” exhibition, focusing on race in America at the time.

Dates: 1958 - 1967

World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-World's Peace Jubilee
Dates: 1872

Worldwide Peace Day Foundation Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Worldwide Peace Day Foundation
Dates: 1963-1979

Jay Worrall's Research Notes for The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1224
Overview Jay Wesley Worrall Jr. (1916-2010) was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Haverford College in 1937. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In 1942, he married Carolyn Randal. After the war, he worked as a marketing manager and joined the Religious Society of Friends as a member of the Reading Meeting. He served again in the military during the Korean War. He was an active participant in the civil rights movement and worked to assist prisoners in reentering...
Dates: 1990-1994 (these dates are only based on the publication date of The Friendly Virginians, and are not factual, as there are no available dates)

Emma Worrell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-193
Overview Emma Worrell (1834-1930) was a Quaker teacher from Wilmington, Delaware, active in Wilmington women's club activities. The collection contains some genealogical correspondence about the Worrell, Lamborn and Bringhurst families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and family memorabilia and scrapbooks. Also included is an imaginary diary of a trip to California, 1869, by Emma Worrell for the Friends Lyceum and a testimonial book presented to her by the New Century Club,...
Dates: 1869-1929

Ann Wright Papers

 Collection — othertype: DG 285
Identifier: SCPC-DG-285
Content Description

personal papers

Dates: to be determined once processed

Austin Wright, Jr. letter

 Collection
Identifier: HCS-003-120
Overview

This collection contains one letter written by Austin Wright, Jr. to his mother.

Dates: 1922 February 11

Harrison M. Wright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L8-010
Overview Harrison M. Wright taught history at Swarthmore College from 1957 to 1979 and from 1984 until his retirement in 1993. He was college provost from 1979 to 1984 and served as acting president during the 1980-81 academic year. This collection contains papers from the committees on which Wright served, as well as from faculty meetings and bulletins. Topics include renovations of college buildings, revisions of college rules, increasing radicalism/student activism on campus, disciplinary issues,...
Dates: 1960-1992

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Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 1823
Swarthmore College Peace Collection 1147
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 1097
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 781
Bryn Mawr College 236
 
Subject
Quakers -- History 592
Quakers 567
correspondence 346
Quakers -- Pennsylvania 245
manuscripts (documents) 222
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diaries 204
letters (correspondence) 189
Quakers -- Social life and customs 177
Haverford (Pa.) 145
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 104
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 97
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 94
Quakers -- Family relationships 91
photographs 90
commonplace books 88
financial records 85
Student publications 82
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 80
Lay ministry -- Society of Friends 79
Quakers -- Education 77
minutes (administrative records) 76
Quakers -- New York (State) 74
Quakers -- Travel 74
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 72
scrapbooks 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 -- United States -- History -- Sources 58
Society of Friends -- Maryland 58
Quakers -- New Jersey 57
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 54
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 48
account books 48
Quakers -- Societies, etc. 47
travel literature 47
emails 45
Quaker businesspeople 44
Quaker women -- United States 42
Peace movements -- History -- Sources 41
Quakers -- Great Britain 40
Society of Friends -- Charities 40
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
Indians of North America 33
World War, 1939-1945 33
autograph albums 33
Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy 32
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 32
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 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
Quakers -- Genealogy 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 29
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 29
Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
Quakers -- United States 28
Society of Friends -- Doctrines 28
family papers 28
newsletters 28
Disarmament -- History -- Sources 27
Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 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
Philadelphia (Pa.) 25
Quakers -- Maryland 25
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs 25
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York 25
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Sources 25
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 25
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Language
English 5013
French 40
German 15
Spanish; Castilian 6
Italian 3
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Names
Haverford College 293
Swarthmore College 174
American Friends Service Committee 123
Bryn Mawr College 102
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library 48
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Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 44
Civilian Public Service 41
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 41
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 38
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 37
Westtown Boarding School 35
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.) 26
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
Comly, John, 1773-1850 13
Lloyd family 13
Lyttle, Bradford 13
Pemberton, John, 1727-1795 13
Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 13
Taylor family 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
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
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 9
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
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