Society of Friends -- Missions
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) Records: Foreign Missionary Association (1882-1950)
Records of the Foreign Missionary Association of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1921-1953, include its Minutes (1882-1921) as well as the records of its Executive Board (1883-1923), International Committee (1918-1924), Young Women's Auxiliary and other Miscellaneous reports and correspondence (1883-1923). Also included are records from the Committee's Branches at Downingtown, Germantown, Haverford, Moorestown, Philadelphia and West Chester Meetings.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) Records: Mission Board (1923-1956)
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: International Outreach Committee (1974-2016)
Deborah Rees African Papers
Edith Forsythe Sharpless papers
This collection includes correspondence from when Edith Forsythe Sharpless was a missionary in Japan, an artbook, a commonplace book, and teaching certificiates, among other materials.
Joel Swayne diary
Joel Swayne's diary entries describe his journey to the Seneca nation and the two years he spent there. Swayne provides detailed descriptions of Cornplanter (Gaiänt'wakê), the chief, his family, the village and villagers, cultural differences between the Quakers and the Senecas, the difficulty of the language barrier, and discussions between Quaker missionaries and Seneca members.
Nicholas Waln Family papers
Correspondence, portraits, photographs, poetry, genealogy, and miscellaneous papers related to Nicholas Waln and the Waln family. Bulk of the material consists of correpsondence related to Nicholas Waln's journeys as a Quaker minister in England and Ireland. Topics discussed include news of family, activities of Friends, travel, friendship, spiritual matters, and ministry. Includes a chart of Waln family genealogy.
Wood Family papers
Papers of Carolena Wood relating to her involvement in a number of Quaker philanthropic and relief efforts, and Jim Wood's interest in responsible investing.
