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Copy of Patrick Henry letter to Robert Pleasants
Title:
Copy of Patrick Henry letter to Robert Pleasants
Description:
Patrick Henry's response to Robert Pleasants' sending of Anthony Benezet's antislavery book.
Date:
1773-01-18
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
James M. Arrison letter to Virginia P. Rich
Title:
James M. Arrison letter to Virginia P. Rich
Description:
Discusses investments of the Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor.
Date:
1948-04-13
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Elizabeth M. Slocum letter to Dorothy S. Miller
Title:
Elizabeth M. Slocum letter to Dorothy S. Miller
Description:
Says that she is unable to attend the next meeting of the Female Society.
Date:
1941-01-02
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Thomas E. Drake letter to Virginia P. Rich
Title:
Thomas E. Drake letter to Virginia P. Rich
Description:
Written by Thomas E. Drake on behalf of the Haverford College Quaker Collection. Discusses the Female Society of Philadelphia's recent donation of records. Includes a list of materials donated.
Date:
1945-12-07
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Title:
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Description:
Lydia Cope Sharpless was Susanna Sharpless's (1859-1931) sister-in-law. She writes about caring for her daughters Helen and Amy while they were sick.
Date:
1881-12-25
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Jonathan M. Steere letter to Therese H. Dean
Title:
Jonathan M. Steere letter to Therese H. Dean
Description:
Discusses a mortgage in which the Female Society of Philadelphia had an interest and which had been foreclosed by the Home Owners Loan Company.
Date:
1940-11-27
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Title:
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Description:
Lydia Cope Sharpless was Susanna Sharpless's (1859-1931) sister-in-law. Gives news of friends and family, especially her young children.
Date:
1881-11-05
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Lydia Cope Sharpless and Helen Sharpless letters to Susanna Sharpless
Title:
Lydia Cope Sharpless and Helen Sharpless letters to Susanna Sharpless
Description:
Lydia Cope Sharpless was Susanna Sharpless's (1859-1931) sister-in-law; Helen Sharpless was Lydia Cope Sharpless and Isaac Sharpless's eldest daughter. Lydia wrote in detail about attending a presentation of "Tales of a Wayside Inn" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Helen Sharpless wrote about her pets, including her dog Ham.
Date:
1885-01-18
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, January 09, 1894
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1894
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett that meetings and college business have kept her from being able to write a longer letter. Includes a telegram from Thomas, asking Garrett to come to Philadelphia to help make decisions about the German book collection Bryn Mawr was purchasing.
Date:
1894-01-09
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Robert M. Gavin
Title:
Robert M. Gavin
Description:
Professor Gavin taught in Haverford College's Department of Chemistry, 1966-1980, was Haverford's provost, 1980-1984, then interim president of Haverford, 1996-1997.
Date:
(approximate)1996
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 06, 1894
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1894
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes of trouble brewing with Bryn Mawr College's Board of Trustees, with many threatening to resign if their choice for President was not elected. She then writes of the chaos at Mr. Childs's funeral, of how she spent the rest of her day, and of her plans to speak with candidates for professorship at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1894-02-06
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Title:
Lydia Cope Sharpless letter to Susanna Sharpless
Description:
Lydia Cope Sharpless was Susanna Sharpless's (1859-1931) sister-in-law. She describes all of the items that were recently stolen from her home by a burglar. She includes a newspaper article about the incident.
Date:
1899-01-26
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Virginia P. Rich letter to Helen S. Remer
Title:
Virginia P. Rich letter to Helen S. Remer
Description:
Requests funds for increased wages for the women employed by the Female Society.
Date:
1947-10-24
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from James E. Rhoads Scholarships Committee to Marie Litzinger, April 25, 1917
Title:
Letter from James E. Rhoads Scholarships Committee to Marie Litzinger, 1917
Description:
Letter informing Marie Litzinger that she was awarded the Sophomore James E. Rhoads Scholarship in the amount of $250.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Mary Kite letter to William Kite
Title:
Mary Kite letter to William Kite
Description:
Discusses her activities during a visit to Philadelphia, including her "secret dread" of Twelfth Street Meeting and its distance from the "true seed, as well as a visit to the meeting at Haverford. Discusses John Wilbur and his travels in Britain.
Date:
1854-01-21
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Susan J. Dewey letter to Achsah L. Hurley and William W. Hurley
Title:
Susan J. Dewey letter to Achsah L. Hurley and William W. Hurley
Description:
Passes on the Yearly Meeting's sympathies for Beulah Hurley Waring's illness; likely written in March or April 1922 after Waring contracted typhus while in Russia as a relief worker. Names several people who rose to speak about Waring.
Date:
1922
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Rufus M. Jones letter to Harry A. Hawkins
Title:
Rufus M. Jones letter to Harry A. Hawkins
Description:
Rufus M. Jones was an American religious leader, writer, magazine editor, philosopher, and college professor. He informs Harry Hawkins that he would like to attend his Quarterly Meeting but has a prior commitment to attend a conference in Massachusetts.
Date:
1904-11-29
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
The Original Papers of Manumission by the Monthly Meetings Composing the Quarterly Meeting of Philadelphia
Title:
The Original Papers of Manumission by the Monthly Meetings Composing the Quarterly Meeting of Philadelphia
Description:
The original papers of manumission from the Quarterly Meeting of Philadelphia. Recorded by Abington, Exeter, Gwynedd, Haverford, Philadelphia, Northern District, and Southern District Monthly Meetings. Provides the name of their Meeting and names of their slaves.
Date:
1772 - 1790
Collection:
Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College
Hundreds of Students Protest Walter Wallace Jr.'s Death and Haverford's Response
Title:
Hundreds of Students Protest Walter Wallace Jr.'s Death and Haverford's Response
Description:
Article published in the Haverford Clerk describing Haverford students' reaction to Wendy Raymond and Joyce Bylander's October 28, 2020 email regarding the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. and the actions students took that evening. The article describes ths students' protest on Founders Green and their march across campus and off campus into Ardmore, Pennyslvania.
Date:
2020-10-29
Collection:
Haverford 2020 Student Strike Collection
Map of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
Title:
Map of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
Description:
Map of streets between Bryn Mawr and Haverford College campuses.
Date:
(approximate)1900 - (approximate)1999
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives

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