Research Notes: Resources for Scholars: Four Quaker Collections in the United States: Part 1: Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College [and] Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Treadway, Carole Edgerton; Fowler, Albert W.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Research Notes: Resources for Scholars: Four Quaker Collections in the United States: Part 1: Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College [and] Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Treadway, Carole Edgerton; Fowler, Albert W.

Library Quarterly, v60 n1 p44-65 Jan 1990

Briefly discusses the historical influence of the Quaker religion and describes the library holdings of two Quaker colleges, Guilford and Swarthmore. The collections include meeting records, published materials, manuscripts, artifacts, costumes, and photographs. It is noted that these collections are significant for scholars of American religion, African American history, women's studies, reform movements, and peace history. (CLB)

Descriptors: Archives, Clothing, College Libraries, Library Collections, Manuscripts, Microforms, Monographs, Photographs, Realia, Resource Materials, Serials

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