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William Thompson diary

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-080

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single, handwritten diary of William Thompson. Entries are largely related to his family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

William Thompson (1840-1918) was born circa 1840 in Belfast, Ireland, to George and Isabella Thompson. As a young man, Thompson worked in his family's grocery shop. After immigrating to the United States in 1870, Thompson married Susan Taber in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1875. Thompson was a member and minister of New Bedford Monthly Meeting, and he and his wife Susan spent many years in Europe and the Middle East making religious visits and working at foreign missions in England, Norway, and Palestine, including a year spent at the Ramallah Friends mission in Palestine.

Source: The American Friend, vol VII, Jan 1919.

Extent

0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Diary entries are largely related to William Thompson's family's grocery business, family news, illness, social calls, and Quaker meetings he attended. He occasionally also describes Quakers from England and Ireland making religious visits to America.

Acquisition

The William Thompson diary was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College by Eleanor Taber.

Related Materials

HC.MC.975.02.024 Thomas Thompson letterbook

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed July, 2015.

Title
William Thompson diary, 1860
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
July, 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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