Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Biddle Family Papers, 1793-1951 (0)
- Lucretia Mott Manuscripts (0)
- O. E. Janney Papers (0)
- Wilbur K. Thomas Papers (0)
- William I. Hull Papers (RG5/069) (12)

Comments

Documents in this collection

Louise de Koven Bowen to Anita McCormick Blaine, May 28, 1914

Bowen asks Blaine for a donation to Hull-House endowment that she promised some years back.

Finances Hull-House Philanthropy Requests

Description

Friends Historical Library was established in 1871 to collect, preserve, and make available archival, manuscript, printed, and visual records concerning the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) from their origins mid-seventeenth century to the present. The collection reflects the Quaker origins of Swarthmore College. With more than 45,000 books, pamphlets and serials, 60,000 photographs, 400 major manuscript collections, and 9,000 volumes of original meeting records, Friends Historical Library is one of the outstanding research facilities for the study of Quaker history. The Library also maintains the Swarthmore College Archives and the papers of the Swarthmore Historical Society.

Besides the obvious focus on Quaker history, the holdings are a significant research collection for the regional and local history of the middle-Atlantic region of the United States and the history of American social reform. Quakers played prominent roles in almost every major reform movement in American history, including abolition, African-American history, Indian rights, women's rights, prison reform, humane treatment of the mentally ill, and temperance. The collections also reflect the significant role Friends played in the development of science, technology, education, and business in Britain and America.

Source

Website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/friends-historical-library

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College