O. Edward Janney (Oliver Edward) Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence (1874-1945), diary (1914), memoirs, speeches, writings, memorabilia and photos of Dr. O.E. Janney and his wife, Anne B. (Webb) Janney, of Baltimore, Md. The papers include his work with various organizations including the Advancement Committee of Friends General Conference, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, and the American Friends Service Committee, and Woolman School. Subjects include education, health, and hygiene of children, morality, peace, religion, and temperance. Correspondents include Anna L. Curtis, Bliss Forbush, John William Graham, Woodrow Wilson, Edward Grubb, Clarence Pickett, Aaron M. Powell, Barnard Walton, George A. Walton, Anna D. Blackburn, S.M. Brosius, Pauline W. Holme, Luther W. Hopkins, Richard H. Hunter, and many others. Anna B. Janney's correspondence primarily concerns women's suffrage issues and correspondents include Anna Howard Shaw.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-1945
Creator
- Janney, O. Edward (Oliver Edward), 1856-1930 (Person)
- American Friends Service Committee (Contributor, Organization)
- Friends General Conference (U.S.). Advancement and Outreach Committee (Contributor, Organization)
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1968) (Contributor, Organization)
- Woolman School (Swarthmore, Pa.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Janney, Anne W. (Anne Webb), 1861-1933 (Contributor, Person)
- Janney, O. Edward (Oliver Edward), 1856-1930 (Contributor, Person)
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (Contributor, Person)
- Brosius, Samuel M., 1851-1938 (Contributor, Person)
- Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919 (Contributor, Person)
- Forbush, Bliss, 1896-1990 (Contributor, Person)
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 (Contributor, Person)
- Grubb, Edward, 1854-1939 (Contributor, Person)
- Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899 (Contributor, Person)
- Walton, J. Barnard (Joseph Barnard), 1885-1963 (Contributor, Person)
- Walton, George A. (George Arthur), 1883- (Contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. O. Edward Janney (1856-1930) was a prominent Quaker doctor from Baltimore who was active in many of the social reform movements of his time. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Henry and Hannah Janney, he first entered the field of pharmacy and then became a physician, graduating from the Medical School of the University of Maryland in 1881 and from Hahnemann Homeopathic College in 1882. He married Anne B. Webb in 1885. Janney was active in the American Purity Alliance and organized the National Vigilance Committee. He worked with the Society for the Suppression of Vice in Baltimore and labored in the causes of temperance, woman suffrage, inter-racial rdevote his full time to elations, peace, and other reforms. In 1907, Dr. Janney gave up the practice of medicine to pursue reform activities full time. He served as Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Advancement Committee of Friends General Conference and of Baltimore Yearly Meeting and Chairman of the Joint Co-Operative Committee of the two Baltimore Yearly Meetings.
Extent
2.25 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dr. O. Edward Janney was a prominent Quaker doctor from Baltimore who was active in many of the social reform movements of his time. He worked with the Society for the Suppression of Vice in Baltimore and labored in the causes of temperance, woman suffrage, inter-racial relations, peace, and other reforms. In 1907, Dr. Janney gave up the practice of medicine to devote his energies full time to reform activities. The collection contains correspondence (1874-1945), diary (1914), memoirs, speeches, writings, memorabilia and photos of Dr. O.E. Janney and his wife, Anne B. (Webb) Janney, of Baltimore, Maryland. The papers include his work with various organizations including the Advancement Committee of Friends General Conference, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, American Friends Service Committee, and Woolman School. Anna B. Janney's correspondence primarily concerns women's suffrage issues and correspondents include Anna Howard Shaw.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into seven series:
- Biographical
- Correspondence, 1874-1945
- Writings and speeches
- Financial and legal papers
- Reference material
- Memorabilia
- Pictures
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donors: Gift of Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark Taylor and the children of Eleanor Janney Jones, 1965-66.
Gift of Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark, 1972
The collection was given by Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark Taylor and the children of Eleanor Janney Jones. Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark Taylor and Eleanor Janney Jones were daughters of O. Edward and Anne B. Webb Janney. Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark (Taylor) gave additional papers in 1972.
Separated Materials
The following books were removed from the collection. In FHL book catalog:
- The COL Book, 250th Anniversary celebration of founding of Baltimore Yearly Meeting (1672-1922).
- “Religious Views of the Society of Friends”, by Howard M. Jenkins, a paper read at the World's Congress of Religions at Chicago, 9/19/1893.
- “The Teacher as a Missionary of Peace,” address by Andrew Stevenson, 8 mo 1904. Reprinted from The Friends' Intelligencer, 10mo 15, 1904.
- “Higher Education and Peace”, paper by David Ferris, read at Swarthmore Meeting, 4 mo 23, 1905. Reprint from The Friends' Intelligence
- “Suggestions for Workers in The Society of Friends.” General Conference Advancement Committee, Phila., 1914.
- Devonshire House, by William Beck, London, Headley Bros., 1908.
- “Ideals and Experiences of Extension Work”, by E. Maria Bishop. Paper read at Scalby, June 24, 1908.
- “The Place of Religion in Education,” by President Swain of Swarthmore College, paper read at Friends General Conference, Ocean Grove, N. J., 7mo 18, 1910.
- “A Plea to the People of Canada from the Society of Friends at Coldstream, Ont.” Jan. 1916.
- Woolman School, Swarthmore, Pa., announcements, 1918-1919.
- Book List Prepared and Printed by The Department of Proper Publications of Friends General Conference, 1mo 1918.
- “To All Who Bear the Name of Friend,” epistle from London Yearly Meeting, 5mo 22 to 29, 1918.
- A Handbook of the Principles of the Religious Society of Friends. Revised and republished by the Advancement Committee of Friends General Conference, 1925.
Processing Information
The collection was initially processed in 1966, with later donations added.
- Title
- An Inventory of the O. Edward Janney Papers, 1874-1945
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1966
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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