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Hawkins, Mary E., 1851

 Item — Book: 20
Identifier: 20

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Bibles in this collection have been preserved for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Belonged to a notable Quaker person or family.
  • Belonged to Earlham College and used for a specific purpose. Example: The Earlham Hall Bible, which was used for morning meetings, c. 1895-1930.
  • Belonged to a Quaker meeting.
  • Contain genealogical information.
  • Contain photographs of the family the Bible belonged to.
  • Book is interesting and can be used as a teaching tool in classes visiting the Archive. Example: Traveling Salesman Sample Book.
These Bibles were used by the people, families or meetings that owned them, and because they were used heavily, many are in extremely poor condition; many have damaged bindings. Most are from the 19th century.

Dates

  • Other: 1851

Extent

From the Collection: 66 Books

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

No genealogy information

Repository Details

Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository

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