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Byberry School Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-014
Abstract
The Byberry School Association was formed in 1837 by several members of the Society of Friends, mostly members of Byberry Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) for the purpose of raising stock to buy land and erect a secondary school in Byberry, Pennsylvania. It includes minutes, financial records, and some miscellaneous papers.
Dates:
1837-1844
Friends Freedmen's Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-024
Abstract
Friends' Freedmen's Association was an organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded in 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freemen. Its purpose was to provide relief and education to formerly enslaved people during and after the Civil War. The name was changed circa 1873. From 1947-1955 the Association supported black students in schools and summer work camps. From 1955-1970 the income from investments was used to provide grants for...
Dates:
1863-1982
Margaret Tinkcom collection on Friends Select School
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-076
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the correspondence, manuscripts, and research notes concerning Tinkcom's research on the Friends Select School.
Dates:
1961
Khalil A. Totah and Eva Marshall Totah papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1210
Abstract
The papers revolve around three topics and provide a picture of Quakers in Palestine in the 20th century: Khalil A. Totah, his second wife, Eva Marshall Totah and his first wife, Ermina Jones Totah. Khalil Totah discusses the situation in Palestine, primarily in the 1930s, and speaks of his own life and aspirations, as when he became a Quaker minister. His diaries expand the picture, adding information about Friends Boys School in Ramallah (Palestine) and his understanding of the political...
Dates:
1896-1955
Elizabeth Gray Vining papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1141
Abstract
Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902-1999) was an author of children’s books and served as the tutor to the crown prince of Japan, Akihito, from 1946 to 1950. The collection consists of correspondence, materials regarding books authored by Vining, articles, lectures and addresses, photographs, and information documenting her and her family's lives.
Dates:
1897-1989
William Penn Charter School archives
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1115
Abstract
The William Penn Charter School archives contain the financial, historical, business, and social records of the school, dating back as far as 1611. Documents signed by William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and former Philadelphia mayors William Hudson and Edward Shippen, are included as well as a variety of school texts and memorabilia, which illuminate the traditions and history of the William Penn Charter School.
Dates:
1611-1992
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