Quaker social reformers
Subject
Subject Source: Local Authority: Quaker Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes L. Tierney papers
Collection — Othertype SC-134
Identifier: SFHL-SC-134
Abstract
This collection includes papers and speeches written by Agnes L. Tierney. Subjects include John Woolman, Quakers in social reform, women's rights, and Quaker education.
Dates:
1885-1935 and n.d
Turner Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-152
Abstract
This collection centers around the family and descendants of Joseph Turner, Jr., (1790-1850) and his wife Rebecca (Sinclair) Turner (1787-1877), members of Baltimore Monthly Meeting-Western District. They raised eight children and had fifty-four grandchildren. As a young man, Joseph left the family plantation near Still Pond, Kent County, Maryland, and became a lumber merchant in Baltimore. He served as Clerk of the Lombard Street Meeting. Rebecca was a recorded minister and traveled widely....
Dates:
1776-1954
Howard Haines Turner Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-210
Abstract
Howard Haines Turner (1909-1996) was a Quaker economist and educator who was active in a variety of social concerns, particularly in improving the justice system. He also had a lifelong interest in cooperative communities and worked in South Vietnam under the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Dates:
1927-1995
