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"John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry"

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-001
Abstract

Wilhelm Aarek's thesis, entitled "John Greenleaf Whittier: Some General Characteristics of his Poetry," provides a brief history of early American literature and the influence of religion, chiefly providing a literary analysis of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry, including various influences on his poetry, as well as its themes and subjects.

Dates: Undated.

Joel and Hannah Bean Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-012
Abstract Joel Bean (1835-1914) and his wife, Hannah Elliott Bean (1830-1909), were prominent Quaker ministers in Iowa Yearly Meeting in the mid-nineteenth century when Quaker settlements were expanding in Iowa. Joel Bean was born in Alton, New Hampshire, in 1825, the son of John and Elizabeth Hill Bean, and educated at Friends Boarding School in Providence, Rhode Island. He migrated to Iowa in 1853, and taught school at West Branch, Iowa, from 1850 to 1861. In 1859, he married Hannah Elliott Shipley...
Dates: 1825-1914

David Proskauer Quaker Music

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-296
Abstract This collection consists of Quaker music written by David Proskauer. It contains both handwritten and printed works, notably A Young Woman's Quaker Life, which feautures the poem Barbara Fretchie by John Greenleaf Whittier, and Proskauer's Quaker Voices: A Cantata, which features poems such as First Day Thoughts by John Greenleaf Whittier, Draw Breath by Geoffrey Weedon, Psalm 139 v. 1-7, Sonnet for a Quaker Wedding by Kenneth Boulding, and Faith by John Gould Fletcher. He's also included...
Dates: 1994 - 2018

John Greenleaf Whittier Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-063
Abstract

John Greenleaf Whittier was a New England Quaker poet, journalist, and abolitionist. His poetry, inspired by his religious and moral beliefs, was well regarded during his lifetime, and he was respected by both Orthodox and Hicksite Quakers. The collection contains Whittier correspondence, manuscript poetry, books, photographs and miscellaneous material.

Dates: 1708-1896

Daniel Neall papers

 Collection — othertype: SC-086
Identifier: SFHL-SC-086
Abstract This collection comprises the letters and papers of Daniel Neall. Included are essays on various academic subjects, poems, and an account of the life of his father, Daniel Neall. Also included are personal letters of Daniel Neall, and papers relating to the 50th Anniversary convention of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1883. Minutes of this meeting are included, as well as letters relating to its organization, from Edward M. Davis, Mary Grew, and Dillwyn Parrish. Among these are letters...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1834-1977- 1834-1884

Elizabeth Nicholson manuscripts

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Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-107
Abstract

These unpublished poems of John G. Whittier were compiled by Elizabeth Nicholson and Sarah Lloyd. The volumes include copies of many of John Greenleaf Whittier's early poems, as well as poetry by other poets, and sketches and illustrations.

Dates: 1839-1843

Rosalie Regen scripts

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Identifier: HC.MC-950-154
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the scripts, generally for one-act plays, written by Rosalie Regen. Each play focuses on Quaker history, and particularly important Quaker individuals, including Elizabeth Fry, John Woolman, William Penn, Rufus Jones, George Fox, Mary Fisher, and John Greenleaf Whittier.

Dates: 1952-1953

Reproduction pictures used in exhibitions or book illustrations

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Identifier: SFHL-PA-ILL
Abstract

Reproductions of photographs, documents, and objects used as book illustrations or in exhibits. Most of the original photographs, documents, and objects are at FHL but some are from other repositories.

Dates: 1981 - 1998

C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-147
Abstract

C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor (1884-1957) was a Quaker businessman and book collector, of Montclair, New Jersey. The collection contains papers relating to Taylor's activities as collector of the books and manuscripts of John Greenleaf Whittier, and correspondence reflecting Taylor's advocacy of liberal Quakerism.

Dates: 1925-1957

Margaretta Walton Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-159
Abstract

Margaretta Walton (1829-1904), eminent Quaker minister of Ercildoun, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The collection contains diaries and correspondence of Walton and her husband, Jesse Pusey Walton; business papers and memorabilia; sermons; and related papers. Also included in the collections are journals (1836-1853) of her father, Joseph Shoemaker Walton, who was companion to several Quaker ministers.

Dates: 1812-1961

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Bean, Hannah E. (Hannah Elliott), 1830-1909 2
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Beck, M.E. 1
Bewley, Maria, d.1886 1
Bewley, Samuel 1
Boulding, Kenneth E. (Kenneth Ewart), 1910-1993 1
Braithwaite, J. Bevan (Joseph Bevan), 1818-1905 1
Braithwaite, Martha, 1823-1895 1
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 1
Cartland, Gertrude W. 1
Cartland, Joseph 1
Cary, Catharine Brinton 1
Chamberlain, Martha Ann 1
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880 1
Clark, Dougan, 1828-1896 1
Clark, Dougan, d.1896 1
Coffin, Charles F. (Charles Fisher), 1823-1916 1
College Park Association of Friends 1
Cope, Morris, 1800-1892 1
Cope, Samuel 1
Cox, Lydia Shipley Bean 1
Crosfield, Elizabeth, d.1883 1
Davis, Edward M., 1811-1887 1
Doncaster, Phebe 1
Elkinton, Joseph, 1859-1920 1
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 1
Fallowfield Monthly Meeting of Friends 1
Fox, George 1
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845 1
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 1
Grew, Mary, 1813-1896 1
Griscom, Sarah M., 1839-1895 1
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847 1
Hammond, Eleanor P. 1
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 1
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 1
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 1
Iowa Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends 1
Jenkins, Margaret 1
Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 1
Kersey, Jesse, 1768-1845 1
Langdon, Mary A. 1
Lippincott, Horace Mather, 1877-1967 1
Mather, J. Francis 1
Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) 1
Millbourne, Mary Sellers 1
Murray, Augustus T. (Agustus Taber), 1866-1940 1
Neall, Daniel, 1784-1846 1
Neall, Daniel, 1817-1894 1
Neave, Joseph J. 1
Negus, Jesse, 1831-1922 1
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends 1
Nicholson, Elizabeth 1
Nicholson, Timothy, 1828-1924 1
Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 1
Penn, William, 1644-1718 1
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) 1
Pickard, Samuel T. (Samuel Thomas), 1828-1915 1
Potter, William J. (William James), 1829?-1893 1
Potts, Anna, 1827-1905 1
Potts, Joseph 1
Pumphrey, Stanley, 1837-1881 1
Regen, Rosalie 1
Robson, Priscilla, d.1879 1
Scull, David, 1836-1907 1
Scull, Edward Lawrene, 1846-1884 1
Sharp, Isaac 1
Shipley, Anna, 1826-1888 1
Shipley, Murray, 1830-1899 1
Tebbets, Mary B. 1
Thistlethwaite, Hannah, d.1893 1
Turner, William E. 1
Walton, Jesse Pusey, 1825-1859 1
Walton, Joseph S. (Joseph Shoemaker), 1792-1876 1
Walton, Margaretta, 1829-1904 1
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911 1
Wood, Carolena Morris, 1871-1936 1
Wood, James, 1839-1925 1
Woolman, John, 1720-1772 1
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