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Barnabas C. Hobbs Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-29
Scope and Contents
The Hobbs Papers consist of correspondence and documents mainly reflecting Hobbs' trip to Europe in 1877-1878. Hobbs was sent to Germany and Russia with a message of peace and a request that the Mennonites not be forced to serve in the military.
Dates:
1861-1904
Carpenter-Wright Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-51
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, and other papers of the family of Walter T. and Susan (Mabie) Carpenter, their daughter Caroline Mabie (Carpenter) Wright, and her husband Henry C. Wright, important Indiana Quakers and benefactors of Earlham College.
The Carpenter-Wright Family Papers consist mainly of family correspondence between Walter and Susan Carpenter and Henry and Caroline Wright, with comments on Quaker affairs, life in Richmond, events relating to the response of...
Dates:
1834-1910
Errol T. Elliott Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-17
Scope and Contents
The Elliott Papers consist of correspondence, reminiscences and writings reflecting his career, wartime service, world travels, and his interest in Quaker history.
Dates:
1917-1980
Jessup-Carson-Littler Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-35
Scope and Contents
The Jessup-Carson-Littler Family papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notebooks, autograph books, ledgers, and genealogical material on five generations of Quakers in Howard and Marion counties, Indiana. The collection reflects Quaker farm and religious life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Dates:
1831-1984; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1997
John T. White Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-72
Scope and Contents
The John T. White Family Papers consist of diaries, correspondence, business and legal papers, genealogical material, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and other writings of six generations of a prominent Quaker family in Perquimans and Pasquotank counties in North Carolina and in Henry County, Indiana. The papers document the daily activities of Quakers in business, education, and family life. They also illustrate the relations of North Carolina Quakers with African Americans who...
Dates:
1780-1960
Merle L. Davis Papers
Collection — Box: 8
Identifier: FMS-75
Scope and Contents
The Merle L. Davis Papers consist of correspondence, notebooks, photographs, reports, and other materials documenting the career of Merle Leonard Davis as a Quaker minister, missionary, and administrator. The collection contains significant material for the history of the Five Years Meeting of Friends (now Friends United Meeting), Quaker missions, and Friends in Kenya and Cuba.
Dates:
1915-1965; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1995
Warner-Winder-Calvert Papers
Collection
Identifier: FMS-78
Scope and Contents
The Warner-Winder-Calvert Papers consist of account books, diaries, letters, photographs, and other manuscripts of six generations of Quaker families in Ross and Clark counties, Ohio. The most significant materials reflect farm life in the Midwest in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The earliest document in the collection is the account book of John Winder (1736-1819), a Friend born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who married Margaret Briggs (1740-1812). In 1795 he led a party of...
Dates:
1794-1951; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1994
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