Box 10
Contains 14 Results:
Eliza P. Gurney Collection
Two photographs and several newspaper clippings.
Lois S. Vaught Collection
Lois S. Vaught was a Friends missionary in China from 1931 to 1944. This collection consists of a copy of a letter to Bea Kimball of Richmond, Ind., 1992, and a reminiscence of mission life in China. Gift of Bea Kimball, 1992.
Daniel Bowman Collection
Elder Daniel Bowman (1809-1894) was a prominent German Baptist minister who lived near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind. The collection consists of a typescript of a record of marriages performed by him, 1856-1888. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.
Jacob and Miriam Guyer Wilson Collection
Marriage certificate of Jacob Wilson (d. 1811) and Miriam Guyer (1775-1873) at Suttons Creek Monthly Meeting, Perquimans County, North Carolina, 1795. Probably a copy of the original.
Asa Douglas Papers
Asa Douglas (1776-1855) was an Orthodox Friend who lived in the vicinity of Rochester, New York. This collection consists of memoranda in diary form, 1818-1819, and a letter to Emmer Bowen, 1822.
John Henry Douglas Collection
John Henry Douglas (1832-1917) was a well-known Quaker minister and revivalist in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon, and California. This collection consists of two letters, 1901 and 1913, to Rufus M. Jones. Photocopies of originals at Haverford College.
Elizabeth Drinker Collection
Elizabeth Drinker (1737-1794) was a Philadelphia Friend, recorded a minister in 1776, who died on a visit to England in 1794. This collection consists of a memorial of Gracechurch Street Monthly Meeting.
Educational Association of Friends in America
Membership Book, 1880-1883. This group of Gurneyite Friends held annual conferences devoted to both secondary and higher education. Gift of Harlow Lindley, 1946.
Chamness Family Collection
Miscellaneous genealogical data relating to descendants of Anthony Chamness (1713-1777) and wife Sarah Cole (born 1718), Quakers of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, North Carolina. Includes the Chamness Family Newsletter, correspondence of Mary Wright Dennis, obituaries, and a record of the Rocky River Methodist Church Cemetery in Chatham County, North Carolina. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.
Franklin Literary Junto
The Franklin Literary Junto was a literary society connected with the Friends monthly meeting school at Bloomingdale, Ind. This volume contains its constitution, minutes 1844-1846, and some essays and poetry, including a poem by Addison Coffin.