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JOEL BEAN PAPERS, CORRESPONDENCE AND ARTICLES
RG5/012, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, PA.
List by Tom M. King, San Jose, CA, June 2002
Author
1. Davy, Joseph BurttTopics:
2/6/1908
4 London, 26 Earlsfield
San Jose, CA
3-2-1908
4 Earlham, Richmond, In.
San Jose, CA
8-27-1898
4 Pacific Grove, Ca.
San Jose, Ca.
8-12-1898
4 Arehdale, N. C.
San Jose, CA
8-18-1903
4 San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
6-7-1880
4 Lynn, Mas.
West Branch, Iowa
6-14-1881
4 Montana, Onondaga
Westbranch, Iowa
7-12-1882
4 Montana, Onondaga
Iowa, to James Bean
7-10-1882
4 Montana, Onondaga Meag
San Jose,Ca. J. Bean.
10-25-1893
4 Philadephia, PA
San Jose, CA Joel Bean
4 pages, not typed, arroused by actions of Iowa Yearly toward thee. “Friends’ Revie” letterhead used,
15. Jones, Rufus M.
Topics:
San Jose, CA
one sheet, 4 pages,not typed. wilderness life, and San Jose on Pacific Coast.
14. Jones, Rufus M
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4 Pretoria,Transvaal Colony
on sheet, 2 sides, Beans have gone to San Jose, CA. not typed.
13. Jones, Benjamin H.
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4/21/1906
Meagher County, one sheet, 4 pages, plus attached page describes separation & revivals, on 3-13-1881.
from Bloomfield, In? not typed.
12. Jones, Benjamin H.
Topics:
San Jose, CA
one sheet, 4 pages, not typed, Jones learned Joel& wife resigned their places in Mtg.,
11. Jones, Benjamin H.
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4 Pretoria,Transvaal Colony
read Joel’s paper? essay, “Why I am a Friend”, not typed.
10. Jones, Benjamin H.
Topics:
9/24/1905
one sheet, 4 pages, about Yearly Mtg., more unity, lists ministers. not typed.
9. McKee, M. C.
Topics:
San Jose, CA, Joel & H.
poor copy, not typed
8. King, Rufus P.
Topics:
4 off German W. Africa
3 letterhead pages, about Jay’s autobiography, focus on work of Baltimore Assn. of Friends, 1868
solicited fund at Iowa Yrly. Mtg. solicits info. now,fromJoel Bean??
7. Jones, W. Bell
Topics:
4/26/1903
series 3, not typed. only example of a letter. poor writing quality.
6. Jay, Allen
Topics:
San Jose, CA, Joel & H.
series 3, not typed. 2 pages, last letter - stayed in Pretoria until 1930??
5. Doncaster, Phebe
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4 Pretoria, Transvaal
Place Sent
series 3, n
4. Davy, Joseph BurttTopics:
Place Written
series 3, not typed. R.M. SS “Dunottar Castle”, Sunday.
3. Davy, Joseph BurttTopics:
6/18/1904
Box No.
Series 3. not typed, 2 sheets, 8 pages, ink shows through paper but cross written.
undated. ..
2. Davy, Joseph BurttTopics:
Date
10-18-1898
4 718 Arch St., Amer Friend
San Jose, CA.
uses letterhead Amer. Friend paper, Rufus try find reason for Iowa meeting dropping San Jose people.
blind rule, blunder, “very sorry for James Bean article in British Friend, not typed.
Page 1.
Author
16. Jones, Rufus M.
Topics:
10-27-1898
4 Indianaola, Iowa
6-22-1898
San Jose, CA, Joel & H.
San Jose, CA, Joel Bean
4 Olney, Phila
San Jose, CA Joel Bean
1-11-1899
4 Leland Stanford Jr. Univ.
San Jose, CA. Joel Bean
12-5-1902
4 Leland Stanford Jr. Univ.
San Jose,CA. Joel Bean
action by Friends at Dover has been a cause for rejoicing to Nella (wife)
11-8-1905
4 Stanford Univ.
11-11-1906
4 Palo Alto, Ca. (Stanford)
9-23-1893
4 in East
2-22-1882
San Jose, CA.
San Jose, CA, Dear Frnd.
San Jose, CA J. & Hanna
4 Pleasant Plain, Io.
3-11-1901
4 Dover, N.H. mtg.
Dover Mtg. held yesterday, 9 in attendance, miss Asa C.
29. Howland, Robt. B.
Topics:
4 West Liberty, Iowa
Springdale Mtg., Io.
R. D. Beede not send james Bean a certificate, Wm Tetttil, Anna Trueblook & husband came from
Acworth Quarter, preached, refused conference on doctrine, revivals, not stay to get return letter. not
here to conference but to bring in sinners. 2 long pages.
28. Hausa, Catherine H.
Topics:
1-9-1894
learned of Iowa action. objects. one sheet, not typed.
27. Harvey, J.
Topics:
San Jose, CA Joel Bean
2 pages, one sheet. describes hoding semi-annual while Joel & Hannah in Hawaii.
afew devoted people in New England can bringa real revival of guenine Quakerism. not typed.
26. Murray, Ruth (Mrs.)
Topics:
4 Arch St., Philadelphia
kindly forward it to J. Burtt Davy? read it first. send copy of London episcle so can answer, not typed.
25. Murray, Augustus T.
Topics:
4-27-1906
1 sheet, 1 page. letterhead, “
and me.
24. Murray, Augustus T.
Topics:
San Jose, CA Joel Bean
2 sheets, 2 pages, just written Rufus (Jones) a long letter, return’s Rufus’ letter.
23. Murray, Augustus T.
Topics:
4 Arch St. Philadelphia
2 sheets, 8 pages. not typed.
22. Murray, A. T.
Topics:
2-21-1899
2 half sheets. on L. L. Mosher letterhead, defends Beans.
21. Morris, Samuel
Topics:
San Jose, CA. to Beans
1 sheet, 4 pages, saw attack from “Friends Intellegencer”, former student, painful dissafection,
differences of private opinion. not typed. Great teacher.
20. Pearson, J. Emots Bea
Topics:
4 Arch St., Philidelphia
Place Sent
3 sheets,typed letter, not typed out. got “Changes in Quakerism” in Iowa, from Joel B. thanked for
writing article, offers to pay expenses. now writing on Mystical Sects. before G. Fox.
19. Mosher, Leonard
Topics:
Place Written
2 pages on 1 sheet, glad right thing was done, membership returned, not typed.
18. Jones, Rufus M.
Topics:
12-20-1898
Box No.
it was a blunder, members dropped. 6 pages, 3 sheets, bitter issue would compell meto give up the
editorialship struggle. --on “American Friend” letterhead.
17. Jones, Rufus M.
Topics:
Date
7-15-1907
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
How delightful your fruit &
4 P, Westchester Co. N. Y.
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
typewritten letter, 2 pages, 13th July orthodox invited other body to annual convention, met 1776 mtg.
house, James Wood presided in forenoon, intellectual rather than holy ghost Quakers, Henry Wilbur
spoke, a Hixite spoke of Hixite, Gurneyite, & Wilburite as having much agreement. 2 hr. lunch. shook
Prof. Murray’s hand.
Page 2.
Author
30. Hobbs, B. Lyndon
Topics:
San Jose, Hannah Bean
9-12-1904
4 England
San Jose, CA
2-3-1894
4 Audubon Down, Eng.
San Jose, Joel & Hannah
1-23-1894
4 San Jose, CA
British Friend
5-28-1906
4 San Jose, Ca.
Phila, Joseph Elkinton
4-26-1906
4 Anthro Dept., Berkeley, Ca
San Jose, Ca., Joel Bean
11-27-1893
4 San Jose, CA.
San Jose, CA. Bro.Bean
4-26-1906
4 Seattle, WA.
San Jose, CA, Joel & H.
4 Philadelphia, Pa.
San Jose, CA., Joel Bean
12-21-1901
4 Media, Pa.
San Jose, Ca. My dear fd
1-2-1902
4 Media, Pa.
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
3-16-1908
4 Media, Pa. 18 West St.
San Jose, CA Mygood fd
4 Media, Pa.
San Jose, Ca. beloved frd
5-26-1901
1 sheet, 4 pages handwitten.
46. Elkinton, Joseph
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4 Cambridge, Ma.
6 handwritten pages,
45. Elkinton, Joseph
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7-27-1900
4 page handwritten letter.
44. Elkinton, Joseph
Topics:
Springdale, Westbrance
6 handwritten pages, one of many letters
43. Elkinton, Joseph
Topics:
4 Germantown, Pa.
askes for a few lines telling how they were after the earthquake.
42. Elkinton, Joseph
Topics:
6-15-1880
on First Unitarian Church letterhead, 1 page + back, “spirit of disagreement . . . is the most harmelss
herisy of all. It is the outcome of a hearrt made tender by livng in touch wih Christ . . . .”
41. Goddard, Elina M.
Topics:
San Jose, CA. Joel & H.
not able to attend Sat. semi-annual. understands Santa Clara Valley suffered much.
40. Gamett, J. Henden
Topics:
4 Pasadena, L. A., Ca.
handwritten one page note reply to letter of same date. CPAF to study Wm. Penn.
39. Goddard, Pliny E.
Topics:
12-27-1882
“Reply fromJoelBean”, printed plus list of English supporters.
38. Murray, A. T.
Topics:
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
Mary mother send your letters for us to read. are Congregational Church, Dentist, and preacher, left soon
after split at w. Branch, but grounded in friends faith. modern friends have strayed a long ways.
37. Bean, Joel & Hannah
Topics:
4 San Jose, Ca.
newsy letter, 4 pages on 2 sheets, “our dear cousin Rachel Tylan, happy stay in Amer.
36. Harris, Mary & R. L.
Topics:
3-13-1903
supports Mrs. Bartle’s sister, Pleasant time together inPhili, did well with Phila Friends.
35. Hack, Mary P.
Topics:
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
Joel’s statement in Friend’s Review differ from Dr. Rhoads and me. not instantanious.One page. dogma
held by Wesleys caught by our friends fromMethodists.
34. Harris, J. Rendal
Topics:
4 Indianapolis, In.
Place Sent
come help us establish a mtg. in Pasadena. 1 side sheet, RG5/012.
33. Hartshorne, Henry
Topics:
Place Written
invited Joel to speak at Congress of Religions in local church. Joel a Christian.
32. Heald, Franklin H.
Topics:
11-12-1903
Box No.
6 pages, Grand Hotel letterhead, been clerk of Indiana Yearly Mtg. about 18 yrs. few in Ohio extreme
narrow Conservative. adopt new discipline.
31. Gaskell, N. A.
Topics:
Date
12-20-1907
1 sheet, 4 pages, handwriten,
Page 3.
Author
47. Fox, Charles A.
Topics:
7-17-1887
Box No.
Place Written
Place Sent
4 Cardiff, wales
SanJose, Ca. Joel Bean
4 with letter
San Jose, Ca. Joel Bean
4 oversized pages, about spiritual.
48. Fox
Topics:
Date
1-1-1881
small news notice, attached to longer larger latter.
Page 4.
Bean letters set 3
Joel Bean (1835-1914) and his wife, Hannah Elliott Bean (1830-1909), were prominent Quaker ministers in Iowa Yearly Meeting in the mid-nineteenth century when Quaker settlements were expanding in Iowa. Friends Historical Library holds a collection of Joel and Hannah Bean Papers (SFHL-RG5-012). Select materials were transcribed by Tom M. King of San Jose, CA, in 1998.
Bean, Joel, 1825-1914 (author)
King, Tom M. (transcriber)
born digital
Joel and Hannah Bean Papers--https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/repositories/7/resources/1892
Additional source material on the Beans may be found at the Quaker Collection, Haverford College Library. See especially the Papers of the Rufus M. Jones Collection, and the Papers of the College Park Association.