Diaries

George M. Justice Memorandums, 1825-1861

Collection — Othertype RG5-298

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-298

Abstract

George M. Justice was a successful Philadelphia merchant and important Hicksite Quaker. Beginning in 1825 until shortly before his death, he kept volumes of memorandum reflecting his thoughts on religion, the Hicksite Separation and its aftermath in Philadelphia, family information, astronomy, slavery, and other topics.

Dates: 1825-1861

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Edward W. Marshall journal

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-950-214

Abstract

This collection contains the journal of Edward W. Marshall.

Dates: 1919

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Parke Family journals

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-318

Abstract

The collection contains diaries and daybooks of Dr. Thomas E. Parke and his wife, Mary Bacon Parke, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Very rich in detail, they reflect the life and activities of 20th century Quakers, active in the Society of Friends, business, and philanthropic activities.

Dates: 1896 - 1927

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Anne J. Perkins Diaries

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: SFHL-RG7-028

Abstract Anne Jackson Perkins was born May 10, 1925, and died June 7, 2010. She attended Swarthmore High School, and later Guilford College and the University of Delaware, though she did not complete her bachelor’s degree. She worked as a librarian at Swarthmore College’s McCabe Library until she retired in 1988, and lived with her mother and sister until the ends of their lives. She never married, and her diaries often talk about romance, loneliness, mental and physical illness, dislike of family...

Dates: 1939 - 2009

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Sharpless Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-MSS-040

Abstract The collection represents two branches of the Sharpless family of Pennsylvania descended from Joseph and Lydia (Lewis) Sharpless). It contains correspondence between extended Sharpless family relations including Sharpless, Hunn, Jones, Drinker families and journals of Joshua Sharpless, a Quaker minister who worked with Native Americans and visited Quaker meetings in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Canada. Correspondence covers various topics including the travels of women ministers, yellow...

Dates: 1792-1892

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Marion L. Bonner Smith papers

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-338

Abstract The collection contains diaries, 1934-1982, of Marion Bonner Smith, a Quaker born in Southeastern Pennsylvania. She married Newlin R. Smith, a Tufts University professor, in 1937. Eight small 5-year diaries with daily entries which record activities such as attending Quaker meetings, committees, family events, chores and some national news. Also included are Bonner and Smith family photographs and a small number of family letters, miscellaneous memorabilia, and genealogical...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1934-1960, 1963-1982; 1807-1982

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Thomas family diaries

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1333

Abstract

The Thomas family were Philadelphia and later Maryland Quakers who lived and worked primarily on a farm called "Fairland" in Harford County, MD. The collection consists of diaries, daguerreotypes, and one financial ledger.

Dates: 1860-1925

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections