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Quakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 563 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Hill Morris recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-024
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of the single volume recipe book of Margaret Hill Morris. This recipe book includes multiple recipes for pickling, drying, or otherwise preserving meat, eggs, and cream. A large number of recipes in this volume are for various ailments and illnesses, from adults to infants.

Dates: Undated

Marriott C. Morris scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-04-010
Abstract

Marriot C. Morris's scrapbooks are largely comprised of clippings, pamphlets, and brochures related to travel, bicycling, Haverford College, and the history of Philadelphia and Germantown.

Dates: 1879-1887

"Essays in Prose and Verse"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-068
Abstract According to the note on the inside cover of "Essays in Prose and Verse," the essays and poetry inside were written by Samuel Morris when he was 13, and again later when he was a student at Haverford College in 1843. This volume is a copy of the original, and is copied by Beulah S. Morris, who wrote this copy as a gift for her father, on his 55th birthday, in 1846. The volume is largely comprised of poetry, but also includes short stories and personal essays related to family, nature,...
Dates: 1840-1844

Samuel Buckley Morris letterbooks

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-015
Abstract

Samuel Buckley Morris was a Philadelphia area Quaker and one of the founders of Haverford College. This collection contains two volumes of his letterbooks. The first volume contains business correspondence; the second volume contains both business and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1815-1842

John Morton commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-026
Abstract

The commonplace book of John Morton includes a copy of the will of Edward Warton, recipes for colored dyes, and excerpts organized by topic, including solitude, Barclay's apology, and Paradise Lost.

Dates: Undated.

Samuel Morton receipt book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-020
Abstract

The receipt book of Samuel Morton records payments made to various individuals for goods and services, generally related to Morton's grange farm.

Dates: 1846-1881

Abigail Field Mott commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-027
Abstract

Abigail Field Mott (1766-1851) was a Quaker writer and abolitionist. Her commonplace book includes poetry and extracts, a history of the Calliopian Society, Voyage to the Pacific Ocean by Stewart, Account of an Earthquake in Burmah in 1839, the Missionary School at Athens, account of excursion to Mt. Vesuvius, and a description of Iceland.

Dates: Undated.

Albert Cook Myers collection survey

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-027
Scope and Content note This collection is comprised of the single volume "Report of a Survey," of the Albert Cook Myers collection of William Penn Material in the Chester County Historical Society, and was compiled by Mary Maples, Joseph E. Illick, and Frederick B. Tolles. The Report includes a descriptive survey of the materials in the collection, the procedure the group used in the survey, their findings, and their recommendations for the publication of the William Penn materials from the Wlbert Cook Myers...
Dates: 1959

“Names of Friends who have been Scientists or Artists in Great Britain or the U.S. Or Distinguished in Other Callings"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-126
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a single volume manuscript which provides lists and descriptions of Quaker scientists and artists, and a folder of related correspondence.

Dates: 1962 - 1963

Carter Nash correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-134
Abstract

This collection contains the letters of Carter Nash, a Quaker inmate of a federal correctional institution in Texarkana, Texas, to Special Collections at Haverford College, regarding his religious beliefs and requests for books. This correspondence took place from 1999 to 2000. Eventually, this correspondence led to his publication of a September 2000 column in the publication Quaker Life. A copy of the column is also included.

Dates: 1999-2000