commonplace books
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
Smith family commonplace book
This commonplace book features writings from the Smith family.
Spencer Family papers
The 19th century correspondence and commonplace books of members of the Quaker Spencer family.
Ann Roberts Matlack Stackhouse commonplace book
Sallie M. Taylor commonplace book
The commonplace book of Sallie M. Taylor includes excerpts of poetry related to friendship, nature, and family, as well as quotations, a prayer card, and a poem copied for Taylor by" E.M.W."
Phebe Clapp Thomas commonplace book
Hannah Milhous Vernon papers
This collection is comprised of the papers of Hannah Milhous Vernon, and includes two unbound commonplace books, the loose pages of Vernon's diaries, and a single unbound volume of meeting minutes for the Damorris Monthly Meeting of Women Friends.
Waln family commonplace books
The Waln family's commonplace books, written by Joseph Waln, Richard Waln, and Sarah Waln, include poetry and prose related to sin, illness, and death.
Mary E. Warner commonplace books
The commonplace books of Mary E. Warner include religious quotes and extracts, notes from friends, notes on mathematical equations, and notes on Quaker leaders.
Susanah Weston commonplace book
The commonplace book of Susanah Weston includes an abstract of a letter from James Thornton, an account of a vision, excerpts of a Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders (1789), a letter from an Irish Friend to Catherine Payton, a prayer delivered at Hertford, and a testimony from the Monthly Meeting of Canterbury.
Deborah Fisher Wharton commonplace book
Deborah Fisher Wharton (1795-1888) was an American Quaker minister, suffragist, and social reformer, as well as one of the founders of Swarthmore College. Wharton's commonplace book volumes include poetry and prose.
