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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The Friends Historical Library's mission is to document the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and its concerns from the 17th century to the present.<ref name="contact" /><br>  
Established in 1871, the Friends Historical Library houses the College archives and collects materials pertaining to Quaker history. It's mission is to document the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and its concerns from the mid-17th century beginnings in England to the present.<ref name="contact" /><br>  


*{http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/special-collections.xml List of Special Collections] Friends Historical Library, Peace Collection, Black Cultural Center Library, Beit Midrash, Rare Book Room, Swarthmoreana, Government Documents.<br>  
*{http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/special-collections.xml List of Special Collections] Friends Historical Library, Peace Collection, Black Cultural Center Library, Beit Midrash, Rare Book Room, Swarthmoreana, Government Documents.<br>  
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