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Quakers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:

"An Account of a Religious Visit, Made by Hannah Hall"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-133
Abstract

This manuscript, written by Joshua Maule, describes Hannah Hall's religious visit to England, Scotland, and Ireland. The manuscript describes her trip, including details of her travel, meetings attended, and Quaker families visited. The volume includes extracts of some of Hall's letters.

Dates: 1872-1873

Samuel McGrew papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-125
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a handwritten copy of the the will of Samuel McGrew, and a single volume of his diary.

Dates: 1789-1861

Stephen Meader manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-126
Abstract

The collection includes three unpublished stories: "The Fight for the Marsh," "The Freedom Trail," and "The Hawley House Mystery."

Dates: 1972, undated

“The Quakers and the American Revolution”

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-112
Abstract Arthur Mekeel's manuscript includes the following chapters: The Quakers in America in the eighteenth Century, The Problems of empire, The Quakers Take Alarm, The Breakdown of Non-Importation and the Challenge to Quaker Policy, The Tea Crisis and Its Sequel, The Quakers Cast Their Lot, Conciliation Efforts of the British Quakers, The First Year of War, the Quakers under the New Order, Suspicion of Quaker Treachery and the Virginia Exiles, The Later Years of the War in Pennsylvania, New Jersey...
Dates: Undated.

Joseph Mendenhall papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-128
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of lively letters by Joseph Mendenhall, a Quaker bachelor, to his cousin. They are written from Lawrence, Kansas, between 1882 and 1903, on topics ranging from Quaker ministers, the possibility of less plainness in meetinghouses, and many details about episodes in his or others' lives.

Dates: 1882-1903

Oliver Warren Meyers correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-129
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the handwritten family correspondence of Oliver Warren Meyers. His letters describe his daily life and travels.

Dates: 1906-1907

"Some Memorandums respecting my beloved wife Margery Mickle"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-065
Abstract The memorandum written by Margery Mickle's husband (name unknown) recounts Mickle's illness with "tumorous pollypus" in the corner of her right eye and her nose. Her husband writes about the series of operations she underwent to remove the tumors, the re-emergence of the tumors after a number of operations, and the doctor's recommendation that they remove her right eye. The manuscript describes Mickle's decision not to undergo the operation to remove her eye, and recounts her final days,...
Dates: 1809

Milcah Martha Moore Fund records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-017
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one volume of minutes (1866 - 1882) from the Trustees of the Milcah Martha Moore Fund. The minutes consist of treasurer reports, and decisions about use of the funds.

Dates: 1866-1882

Miscellaneous

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-951-09
Abstract

This collection is comprised of single folder collections of miscellaneous Quaker materials from the Haverford College Quaker collection.

Dates: 1657-1969, undated

Milcah Martha Moore commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-025
Abstract

Milcah Martha Moore, a poet, created a commonplace book featuring the women writers in her social circle. The commonplace book of Milcah Martha Moore includes excerpts organized by topic, including topics such as: Happiness, Supplication of a Sinner, and Affliction. The note in the front cover of the volume reads: "The Gift of Sarah Dillwyn to Martha Moore."

Dates: 1776