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Quakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Bales letter

 Collection — Folder S2753
Identifier: S2753
Scope and Contents This collection includes two photostat pages. The first item is a letter from Benjamin Bales of Moreland, Indiana on October 17, 1883, to his nephew Levi Bales, asking him not to join the Dunkards, do it. The second item is a collected page of Bales family history that was written by Tom Hamm.
Dates: 1883, undated

Benjamin S. Parker papers

 Collection
Identifier: L123
Scope and Contents This collection contains Benjamin S. Parker’s correspondence and writings, including correspondence E. B. Heiney and publishers about Poets and Poetry of Indiana; correspondence regarding Parker’s poetry, his newspaper work, and requests for advice on writing. Also included is correspondence regarding Republican Party politics, James Whitcomb Riley, and family matters. The collections also contains Parker’s writings including the subjects of the National Road,...
Dates: 1844-1923

Carpenter family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L501
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, telegrams, receipts, family photographs and newspaper clippings from Walter N. and Lizzie D. Carpenter in Indianapolis and Muncie, Indiana as well as Miami, Dade County, Florida ranging from 1887 to the 1980s.

Also included are U.S. Department of Health publications regarding the control of infectious diseases and the role of women during World War I.
Dates: 1887-1980s

Charles H. Test letters

 Collection — Folder S1296
Identifier: S1296
Scope and Contents This collection comprises photocopies of letters to Charles H. Test in Indiana ranging from 1840 to 1843, regarding his political career and abolitionism.
Dates: 1840-1843

Clio Club collection

 Collection
Identifier: L471
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the minutes of the Clio Club from its first meeting in 1878 until 1937. These records give information of member attendance and details about the meeting’s programming. The remainder of the collection are the programs for the Clio Club meetings from 1888 to 1935. These give information on when and where the club will meet, as well as who will be presenting what topics at the meeting.
Dates: 1878-1937

"Discipline of the Yearly Meeting of Friends" book and bonnet

 Collection
Identifier: L228
Scope and Contents This collection includes a book, Quaker bonnet and printed information from members of the Society of Friends in New York City, New York and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1810 to 1831 regarding meetings and policies.
Dates: circa 1810-1831

Edmund Albertson collection

 Collection — Folder S011
Identifier: S0011
Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter (photocopy) from Edmund Albertson to his sister-in-law, Mary Morris of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. In this letter, Albertson discusses his children and family, the weather, a meeting of the Canton Library and the progress of a student who had gone onto college.
Dates: 1841

Edna Harvey Joseph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-053
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.
Dates: 1851-1969

Ellis Lawrence personal narrative

 Collection — Folder S0811
Identifier: S0811
Scope and Contents This collection contains a handwritten account by Ellis Lawrence, dated September 13, 1862, describing his experiences during the "Siege of Cincinnati" in the Civil War. Due to his Quaker faith, Lawrence refused to participate in any military activity for the defense of the city. His account describes the beliefs of the Quakers and his arrest, detainment and treatment by the guards during his short confinement during September 10-13, 1862.
Dates: 1862/09/13

Erastus Test letter

 Collection — Folder S1297
Identifier: S1297
Scope and Contents This collection comprises a letter from Erastus Test in Indiana to Ada Baldwin on July 26, 1856, mentioning how she had been missed in grammar class and other news about school.
Dates: 1856