Quakers -- History
Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:
Christopher Marshall Jr. account book
The account book of Christopher Marshall Jr. records the accounts of various individuals, including payments made and account balances.
Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook
The scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel includes Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.
Wilmer G. Mason papers
This collection is comprised of the correspondence and photocopies and reproductions of Quaker documents.
Margaret Parvin Masters commonplace book
The commonplace book of Margaret Parvin Masters includes poetry copied by various Friends, including Jane Edwards, Rebecca B. Johnson, Amy Eastlack, Susanna Lightfoot, Anna Mendenhall, Sidney Stevenson, and James Emlen. The poetry included in the commonplace book generally relates to friendship and faith.
Matlack family notebooks
This collection is comprised of the three volumes of miscellaneous notebooks of the Matlack family. Included is a notebook of Asa Matlack, a notebook which includes copied inscriptions from Quaker tombstones, and a notebook with land records of the Matlack family.
“Satan’s Harbinger Encountered”
Matlack family commonplace books
The commonplace books of the Matlack family largely focus on Elias Hicks.
Mordecai Matlack diaries
Mordecai Matlack was a Quaker farmer in the vicinity of Byberry Township, just outside of Philadelphia. The majority of his diary entries describe Quaker meetings, social calls, and daily farm work.
Tamar Roberts Matlack commonplace book
The commonplace book of Tamar Roberts Matlack includes testimonies concerning the following Quakers: Elisha Kirk, Ruth Walmsley, Mary Knight, Martha Parry, and Peter Yarnall. The commonplace book also includes poetry and excerpts concerning Elias Hicks.
Jane Maule diaries
Diary entries describe weather, Quaker meetings, family news, and births, deaths, and marriages within the family and Quaker community.
