Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers

Facets: Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899

Family papers of Mariana Wright Chapman. Includes her correspondence received while she was active in suffrage activities in New York State, 1893-1900, family letters, particularly between Mariana and Noah, and the correspondence of the Wrights, the Chapmans, and of her son, A.Wright Chapman. 

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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. Discusses an upcoming Quaker conference to be held at Swarthmore.
Date:
1896-06-09
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. Extends regrets that he was unable to attend the Prison Reform Committee meeting.
Date:
1891-04-21
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. Includes information about the upcoming National Purity Congress. Invites Mariana Wright Chapman to give a speech at the congress on the topic of "Equal Suffrage as Related to the Legal Aspects of the Purity Movement." Mentions a possible upcoming conference in New York in December and invites Mariana Wright Chapman to also give the same speech there. Apologizes for declining an invitation and discusses the upcoming Canada Conference Committee meeting.
Date:
1895-07-30
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. Encourages Mariana Wright Chapman, as well as Louisa Stabler, to go to an event. Discusses and encloses a description of a "very objectionable bill which has been sent to Albany by the so called 'Law & Order Society' of this City." Adds that "Our Alliance has already protested against its passage" (enclosure no longer attached).
Date:
1896-04-13
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. He asks Mariana Wright Chapman to present on prison reform to the "Half Year Meeting" and "Philanthropic Session."
Date:
1897-10-24
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
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Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. He thanks Mariana Wright Chapman for her paper on the Peace Movement in Europe and the United States which she has provided to the Half Yearly Meeting Philanthropic Session.
Date:
1897-11-08
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. He asks Mariana Wright Chapman to speak on the subject of "The New Militarism and Purity" at the annual meeting of the American Purity Alliance. He specifically asks that she talk about "the women of the native race" and "equality of rights for women in general." He adds that if she is unavailable on the day he listed for the meeting, then they may be able to reschedule to accommodate her.
Date:
1898-12-15
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College