Quakers -- Pennsylvania
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Truman-Underhill Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-151
Overview
The Truman and Underhill families were prominent Philadelphia-area Quaker families with close ties to Swarthmore College and active in social concerns. Best known is George Truman (1798-1877), Quaker merchant and doctor and a recognized minister who visited Indians in the American West and former Quaker settlements in the West Indies. He was one of the founders of Swarthmore College. This collection contains chiefly the papers of Benjamin Mott Underhill (1863-1930), with some...
Dates:
1755-1930
