Society of Friends

Scope and Contents The collection contains three items ranging from 1880 to 1894, including a manuscript of Addison C. Harris’ account of the Quakers in the community where he was raised. He talks about their prosperity and his experiences attending the Quaker Meeting House and the Quaker school. He proceeds to discuss the founding and early history of the Quaker Church as well as Quaker beliefs. Also included are a pamphlet titled “Indiana” that also includes a map of the state and a memorandum brief submitted...

Scope and Contents This collection includes genealogical research from Edna Joseph ranging from 1929 to 1969. Some of the research in the collection may be attributed to William Wade Hinshaw. After Ms. Joseph died Willard Heiss received her research, he deposited some of it at Guilford College in North Carolina.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a photocopy of a paper read by Barbour at the Friends United Meeting in Richmond, Indiana. The paper is titled "The Lamb’s War Today" and it discusses Quaker theology in light of the Cold War, and other themes.

Scope and Contents This collection contains various items related to Morgan County, Indiana and its communities. Folder 1 includes a handwritten list of fourteen historical firsts regarding Mooresville, Indiana from an April 21, 1902 letter possibly written by Ida Fogleman; a circa 1960 typewritten essay by an unknown author about the establishment of the Mooresville School by the White Lick Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends; and a photostat copy of a 1958 typewritten history of the Morgantown Methodist...

Scope and Contents This collection includes genealogical charts, correspondence, research, and published materials from William Edward and Percival Brooks Coffin in the United States ranging from 1847 to 1921 regarding the Coffin family.

Scope and Contents This collection includes genealogical research from Lewis D. Stubbs and Ada Stubbs Bernhardt in Indiana and Ohio ranging from 1884 to 1964 regarding the Stubbs, Mendenhall and other allied families.

Scope and Contents This collection contains various items related to Washington County, Indiana, including photostat copies of the constitution, reports, and other documents of the Salem Indiana Peace Society from 1818 to 1829 and undated; a typed abstract of information regarding indentured servants in the county from 1828 to 1891 compiled by Claude E. Cook in August 1966; a typewritten copy of "Highland's Country," a historical sketch written by Lillie E. Trueblood in August 1936 for the Washington County...

Scope and Contents This collection includes genealogical research from Webster Parry regarding the Charles, Henley and Parry families.

Scope and Contents This collection includes a copy of "History of Our Local Meeting: Its Founding, Activities and Workers," a ten-page history about the Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends of Richmond, Indiana written by Mary P. Thorpe and dated October 6, 1916. The copy of the history in this collection was typed from a copy loaned by Willard Heiss in November 1949.