Society of Friends -- Education
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Education Committees (1833-1974)
Esther Pinkham copy book
The copy book of Esther Pinkham includes repetitive phrases, used to practice handwriting, as well as copied poetry.
Preston Reading Room Association records
The Preston Reading Room Assocation, Haverford, PA, was founded in 1890 for the purpose of "maintaining a building and direct its uses in such a way as shall tend to promote the welfare of the neighborhood of Friends' Meeting at Haverford." The collection consists of one record book of minutes for the Presto Reading Room Association. It contains finance reports, purchases, and hiring decisions, among other information.
Richard Humphreys Foundation Records
Alice Hall Paxson Papers on Scattered Seeds
Martha Schofield Papers
Society for Home Culture records
The Society for Home Culture records includes four volumes: three volumes of minutes, which include tipped in annual reports, and lists of students with the subject they studied, by year; and one volume of a list of books to be studied, which includes the name of items, sometimes a brief description of the item, and the date of publication.
Swarthmore Alumni Association records
The Swarthmore Alumni Association, founded in 1882 and still active, engages Swarthmore graduates in activities that support current students, alumni, and Swarthmore College. The Swarthmore Alumni Association records, 1882-1990, include meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, brochures, mailings, and directories for a variety of organizations of Swarthmore College Alumni, both in the Philadelphia area and elsewhere.
Swarthmore College Board of Managers Records
Swarthmore College Corporation Records
Collection contains the records that document the founding of Swarthmore College, its preceding bodies and founding committees, Charter and amendments, records of stockholders and stockholders’ associations, the Incorporators and the first Board of Managers. Records consist of minutes of the Corporation, letters, books of stock certificates and ledgers.
