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Quakers -- Delaware

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

John Alston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-002
Abstract

John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware. This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).

Dates: 1797-1874
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Appoquinimink Preparative Meeting records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/A625
Identifier: QM-Ph-A625
Scope and Contents

Records of Appoquinimink Preparative Meeting. Includes Minutes, 1947-1951, with a transcription, and miscellaneous records, 1948-2022. Includes born digital records.

Dates: 1946 - 2024
Found in: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Joseph Bancroft Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-007
Abstract Joseph Bancroft (1803-1874) was Hicksite Quaker and cloth manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware, who worked for the reunification of the Society of Friends in the 1860's and 1870's. He wrote a number of religious tracts and published a book, A Persuasive To Unity, which he published in 1874. At his death, Bancroft established a trust fund to secure the free circulation of this book among Quakers. This collection includes materials which relate to Joseph Bancroft's writing and other...
Dates: 1868-1989 [bulk, 1868-1914]
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

William P. Bancroft Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-349
Abstract

The collection contains William P. Bancroft's letter books 1880-1928 and a small amount of Bancroft-Clark family correspondence and photographs. Also extensive transcribed material from William Bancroft's letter books and research on family members and individuals with detailed topical inventory.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1928; ca. 1880-2003
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

John Beer Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Beer, John
Scope and Contents Collection includes correspondence and notes about Beer's work for peace and social justice including: a typescript account of conscientious objector David Emerson's hearing in 1954 in Danville, Illinois; peace involvements in Delaware, 1960s-1980s, including opposition to the Vietnam War and to nuclear weapons; accounts of Western Quarterly Friends (Quakers) visits to the Pentagon to protest the arms race, 1979-1981, including correspondence with Brig. General Richard T. Boverie; opposition...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1954-1985
Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Biddle family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates: 1793-1951
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Brooks Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-252
Abstract The Brooks Family Papers contain extensive correspondence, diaries, and other papers from multiple generations of the Buck, Butler, and Brooks families of New England and the Mid-West and the Kerner family of Delaware. Prominently represented are Morgan Brooks (1861-1947), a professor of engineering, and his wife, Frona Marie (Brooks) Brooks (1861-1947). One of their children, Charles Franklin Brooks (1891-1958), became a member of the Society of Friends shortly after marrying Eleanor M....
Dates: 1790-1992 (bulk 1832-1960)
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Bye Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-022
Abstract

Contains papers of Quakers of Delaware and southern Chester County (Pa.), particularly members of the Bye, Jenkinson, Passmore, Speakman, and Smith families. The collection includes correspondence, business records, photographs, and memorabilia of E. Mortimer and Pusey Passmore Bye, Thomas Jenkinson, Thomas H. Speakman, and Nathaniel Smith. Also includes accounts of Phebe Thomas who died at the age of 104 in Chester County (Pa.) and had witnessed the Battle of Brandywine as a child.

Dates: 1685-1931
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Ferris Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-040
Abstract The collection contains correspondence, journals and other writings, business and legal papers, and miscellaneous items of the Ferris family of Wilmington, Delaware, a prominent Quaker family. Of particular note are the correspondence and writings of Benjamin Ferris concerning the Separation in the Society of Friends, as well as the journals and diaries of Anna M. Ferris, David Ferris, Matilda Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, and Henry Ferris. Correspondents include William Lloyd Garrison, William...
Dates: 1737-1940
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Ferris-Wetherald Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-041
Abstract

Contains correspondence, legal papers, deeds, and memorabilia of the Ferris and Wetherald families, who were Quakers of Wilmington, Delaware, and Lancashire, England. Persons represented include Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867), of Wilmington, Del., and his daughters, Deborah (1813-1897) and Anna M. Ferris (1815-1890), and Joseph Wetherald (1787-1842), of Wilmington, and his brother, James Wetherald, of Wakefield, England.

Dates: 1773-1888
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections