In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

In Her Own Right is a project executed by members of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL), with funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). This collection contains digitized items from the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the Swarthmore College Peace Collection that illuminate women's efforts to assert their rights and work for the rights of others in a variety of spheres in the century leading up to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Visit http://inherownright.org to view additional collections from other PACSCL libraries, and visit the full TriCo In Her Own Right collection to see all contributions from Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr special collections.

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Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women monthly financial reports
Title:
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women monthly financial reports
Description:
Prepared by the Matron of the House of Industry for the treasurer of the Association. Arranged chronologically. Document receipts from the treasurer and expenditures at the House. Common items include salaries, work in and out of the House, dry goods, notions, sundries, gas or coal, bonnets, almanacs, and repairs.
Date:
1893-1906
Collection:
Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women correspondence regarding dissolution
Title:
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women correspondence regarding dissolution
Description:
Concerns the legal procedures surrounding the dissolution of the Association and disposition of its assets. Mostly written by attorney Walter C. Longstreth to Caroline S. Jackson (president), Hannah B. Pettit (secretary), and Mary H. Black (treasurer) of the Association. Arranged chronologically.
Date:
1925-1929
Collection:
Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women accounts of stock
Title:
Northern Assoc. of Phila. for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women accounts of stock
Description:
Contains yearly inventories of the stock (nightgowns, aprons, needles, wool, etc.) in the House of Industry and the price associated with each item.
Date:
1884-1895
Collection:
Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association record books
Title:
Friends Instruction Association record books
Description:
Books containing a record of names of women participating in the program along with the amounts of fabric and type used. The second item is a book that keeps track of the women and what they have sewn so far.
Date:
1873-1878
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Title:
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Description:
Details meeting minutes of the school committee for the Sewing School and lists the rules and responsibilities of the committee.
Date:
1815-1818
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association Charter, by-laws, annual report, and minutes
Title:
Friends Instruction Association Charter, and minutes
Description:
Collection of documents from the Friends Instruction Association, including the original handwritten Charter from 1876, printed Charter and By-Laws, printed Second Annual Report (1877-78), and book of meeting minutes from 1875-1887. The minute book also contains a loose paper with some accounting notes and two letters written to Elizabeth H. Bunting, secretary of the Association, regarding donations made by the Association to other charity organizations.
Date:
1876-1887
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Mott Lord
Description:
Written from Roadside. Possibly a fragment. Lucretia Mott relays news of friends and family; she has just learned of the engagement of her niece Sarah Yarnall to William Abbott. She also briefly discusses the meetings she and her husband, James Mott, are going to attend in the near future.
Date:
1866-06-03
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Lucretia Mott letter
Title:
Lucretia Mott letter
Description:
Written from Roadside. Likely written to Martha Coffin Wright but possibly written to Martha Mott Lord. Lucretia Mott writes about "Henry" selling his house and recent activities of family members and friends. She writes, Do not be so severe on Susan B.A. She hadn't a thing to do with Anna C. Field coming on for me. Partially written over a letter from Charlotte L. Peirce to Lucretia Mott inviting her to visit.
Date:
1869-05-05
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Rosine Association casebook
Title:
Rosine Association casebook
Description:
Gives biographies of women assisted by the Rosine Association, a house for the reformation, employment and instruction of women, who had led immoral lives. A typical entry discusses the woman's place of birth, her family situation, her life in brief, and her contact with the Association. Blank pages have not been scanned.
Date:
1851-1858
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Maria Mott Davis letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Maria Mott Davis letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Written from Roadside. Discusses news of family and friends, including the travel plans of Hallowell's daughter Maria "May" Hallowell.
Date:
1884-04-17
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Thomas C. Cornell letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Thomas C. Cornell letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Discusses Anna Davis Hallowell's work in developing a biography about her grandparents titled "James and Lucretia Mott: Life and Letters" and his contributions to it. Is sending her a pamphlet and paper of his writing that has just been printed. Looks forward to meeting her.
Date:
1883-04-29
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts
Elizabeth Dorsey letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Elizabeth Dorsey letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Elizabeth Dorsey was a prominent teacher and treasurer of the Germantown Freedmen's Aid Society. Enclosed with a letter from Martha Schofield's mother Mary H. Child (A00182773). Has been too busy traveling to respond to Schofield's letter and hopes to meet with her once Schofield has returned from her own travels. Hopes that Schofield's travels have helped improve her health.
Date:
1868-08-02
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Jane Price was Martha Schofield's maternal aunt. She shares news about family and friends and expresses concern about Schofield's health. She describes collecting clothing for those in need in the South after being assigned to a committee at her Monthly Meeting. She adds that Philena Heald has a desire to go to the South.
Date:
1867-11-26
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Jane Jackson Price letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Jane Price was Martha Schofield's maternal aunt. She discusses her health, shares news about her family, and thanks Schofield for a letter that was so funny it caused her husband, Paxson Price, to "raise both feet from the floor at once." She wants Schofield to keep her informed of any love affairs she has.
Date:
1869-11-27
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft
Description:
Probably a letter draft by Martha Schofield; written on "Provost Court: Criminal Docket" paper. Congratulates a couple on their engagement and marriage. Possibly written to Schofield's co-teacher Mary Taylor Stone and her husband Major William Stone, who married in 1869.
Date:
1855-1916
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft
Description:
Rough draft of a letter written by Martha Schofield discussing African Americans in South Carolina, including African American suffrage.
Date:
1865-1916
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Signed "Sarah." Thanks Schofield for spiritual counsel. Discusses the possibility of visiting Schofield in Aiken, South Carolina; mentions that her invalid friend Mary Fields is interested in traveling there. Briefly comments on the failure of the Freedman's Bank.
Date:
1875-09-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Signed "Allen." The handwriting resembles that in A00182994. Offers Schofield advice on buying a horse. Explains how he bought a store; asks her for business advice. Expresses great affection for her; asks for a photograph of her. Mentions that her former student Lawrence Obanyon Posey is in town.
Date:
1875-09-18
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Signed "Sarah." Answers Schofield's questions about a Miss Bradshaw who is interested in boarding with Schofield in Aiken, South Carolina. Discusses mutual friends named Amos and Clem. Expresses dissatisfaction with living in a boarding house. Explains why she cannot go to Aiken with Schofield this fall. Discusses Quaker minister George Truman.
Date:
1868-1877
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's younger sister. She shares recent news about the family and expresses concern about Schofield's health.
Date:
1865-11-23
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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