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Unusual Quakers Collection (Practice Resource Record)

 Collection
Identifier: FMS-0

Scope and Contents

This is a collection about Unusual Quakers. Of special interest are a family of 19th Century Highwaymen from Nantucket (Barbarian, Ruffian, and Siren), a Quaker family of kitten tamers based in Cambodia, and the Boggy Bottom Friends Meeting's Friends Association of Mimes: English Prayer Group.

Dates

  • 1821-2021
  • Majority of material found within 1825-1868

Creator

Language of Materials

Khmer

Conditions Governing Access

The materials on the Barbarian of Nantucket deal with murder, pillaging, looting, and general bad manners. Only suitable for people with strong constitutions.

Conditions Governing Use

Must wear gloves when handling ambrotypes.

Extent

14 Boxes

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository

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