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The Charles Family Papers consists of extensive correspondence of Arthur M. Charles (1873-1974), long-time Earlham College faculty member and clerk of Indiana Yearly Meeting, his wife Carrie Lane (Riggs) Charles (1872-1968), and their daughter Mary Lane Charles, class of 1927.

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The Eli and Mahalah Jay collection contains material regarding their lives and families from roughly the 1840s to the early 1900s. The major strength of the collection is its correspondence section including Jay family correspondence, Ballard correspondence, and Mahalah Jay's Missionary correspondence. The collection also includes journals, addresses, compositions, and essays that express the Jays opinions on many topics. This is a rich collection for nineteenth century Quakerism.

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The Mills Papers include material on genealogy, his efforts to obtain conscientious objector status during World War II, and his parents' peace work in Indiana Yearly Meeting.

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The Plummer Papers consist of an 1827 diary and notebook, photographs, and copies of writings by and about Plummer.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, account books, and business papers of Josiah Parker, a leading Quaker, farmer, and miller of the Richsquare community of Northampton County, North Carolina. It is rich in materials on Quaker life in North Carolina, the Quaker migration from North Carolina to Ohio and Indiana, the antislavery activities of North Carolina Friends, and the work of Friends in helping free people of color move from North Carolina and Virginia to Indiana. The Josiah...

Scope and Contents The Waynesville Friends Home Collection consists of approximately 150 photographs and images formerly kept in photograph albums in the Friends Home in Waynesville, Ohio. About two-thirds of the photographs are identified. The Friends Home in Waynesville opened in 1905 as a residence for elderly Friends. Indiana Yearly Meeting (Hicksite/Friends General Conference) built and still owns the facility. Most of the identified photographs are of Friends who were members of the Hicksite Indiana...