England
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard Barton letterbook
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-002
Overview
This collection includes of the single letterbook of Bernard Barton, as well as correspondence related to the history of the letterbook, dated 1942. The letterbook contains personal correspondence from friends and family, and letters are often related to personal and family news, Barton's poetry and writings, and literature in general. Letter writers include Charles Lamb, Thomas Campbell, Elizabeth Fry, Charles Lloyd, Andrew Ritchie, Robert Southey, John Scott, Horatio Smith, Mary White, and...
Dates:
1822-1837
Zelma Corning Brandt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M92
Overview
Zelma Corning Brandt (1891-1990) was a social crusader active throughout the twentieth century. Her chief interests included the independence and development of colonial countries, American Indian affairs, nuclear disarmament, women’s issues, and geriatric concerns. The collection consists of correspondence, travel notes, diaries and writings, and publications and reports, especially from 1960-1989. Brandt’s longevity and attention to detail provide a complete view of various world and...
Dates:
1906 - 1989
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Zelma Corning Brandt papers
William Jackson journal
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-036
Overview
William Jackson's diary of his religious visit to England and Ireland. Diary entries detail the preparations required to make the journey, as well as details about the voyage itself. Upon his arrival in Ireland, entries describe attendance at Quaker Meetings, visits with Friends, and descriptions of the various Friends who hosted Jackson during his time abroad.
Dates:
1802-1803
Elliston P. Morris letter
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-227
Overview
This collection contains a letter written to Elliston P. Morris by T. Edmund Harvey.
Dates:
1921
John Pemberton diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-055
Overview
John Pemberton was a Quaker minister who was involved in Native American issues. The first volume describes Pemberton's visit to England from 1750 to 1754, the second volume is composed of daily entries dated from 1778. The majority of entries in both volumes describe Quaker meetings attended and social visits with Friends and family.
Dates:
1750-1778
C.B. Rhodes papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-218
Overview
This collection contains the papers of C.B. Rhodes.
Dates:
1895
William Savery diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-061
Overview
William Savery's diaries. The majority of the first volume concerns the Treaty at Canandaigua, and the remaining volumes are accounts of religious visits Savery made throughout Europe. Entries generally describe details of travel between destinations, Quaker meetings attended, Quaker families visited, and descriptions of each location's culture, food, language, style of dress, and form of local government.
Dates:
1794-1798
Thomas Scantlebury diaries
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-062
Overview
Thomas Scantlebury's diaries describe his life in Bristol, England, particularly meetings attended, visits among Friends, business related news, and social calls.
Dates:
1771-1990
George A. Selleck diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-066
Overview
The diary of George A. Selleck's trip from his home in Kansas to England to attend the Friend's Peace Conference as a delegate. Entries detail Selleck's travel by train from Kansas to Philadelphia and on to New York, his voyage from New York to Liverpool, and his travels within England. Upon his arrival in England, entries describe sight seeing, largely in Devonshire, as well as Friends visited and Meetings attended.
Dates:
1920
"English Fairies, A History of Belief"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-088
Overview
Joseph Hutchinson Smith's "English Fairies, A History of Belief" explores the history of English belief in fairies. The manuscript is divided into two sections: "The origin and development of the belief" and "The literary expression of the belief." The manuscript includes illustrations from early sources to be included in the published volume, as well as minor edits and annotations.
Dates:
1932
