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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Quaker">[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/ Quaker and Special Collections] at ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:hc-special@haverford.edu hc-special@haverford.edu]<br>  
'''Email:''' &nbsp;[mailto:hc-special@haverford.edu hc-special@haverford.edu]<br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Quaker" /> Quaker and Special Collections<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James P. Magill Library<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;370 Lancaster Avenue<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Haverford, PA 19041-1392<br>  
'''Address:'''<br>
:Quaker and Special Collections<br>
:James P. Magill Library<br>
:370 Lancaster Avenue<br>
:Haverford, PA 19041-1392<br>  


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Quaker" /> &nbsp;610-896-1161<br> '''Fax:''' &nbsp;610-896-1002<br>  
'''Telephone:'''610-896-1161<br>  


'''Hours:'''<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/hours.php Hours] in ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref> Special Collections open by appointment. [http://www.haverford.edu/library/hours.php Library hours].<br>
'''Hours:''' &nbsp;[https://www.haverford.edu/library Libraries and hours]


'''Directions, maps, and parking:''' <br>  
'''Directions, maps, and parking:''' <br>  


:*[http://www.haverford.edu/visiting/gettinghere.php Travel directions] to Haverford College by car and by train.
:*[https://www.haverford.edu/about#visiting Visiting Haverford] - options available at bottom of page: Directions, Visit Campus, Campus Map
:*[http://myatlascms.com/map/?id=20&mrkId=2547#!m/2492 Google Map showing James P. Magill Library].
:*[https://www.haverford.edu/campus-map Campus Map] - select "Type", e.g., Visitor Parking<br>  
:*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/campus_map.pdf Campus Map] (pdf).<br>
:*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/parking_map.pdf Parking map] (pdf). Parking at Orchard Lot (across from Whitehead Campus Center) and South Lot.<br>


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/ Quaker and Special Collections] events, blog, features, new books and finding aids.  
*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections Quaker and Special Collections] events, blog, features, new books and finding aids.  
*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/find/ Tripod Catalog]{{WC}} Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].  
*[https://tripod.haverford.edu/ Tripod Catalog] Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number.
*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/index.php Haverford Library Visitor Information] when you arrive, using materials, computing and wireless Internet, printing and copying.
*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/policies-procedures Haverford Library Visitor Information] when you arrive, using materials, computing and wireless Internet, printing and copying.


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


History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/collections/quaker/ About the Quaker Collection] in ''Haverford Libraries'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://trilibpages.blogs.brynmawr.edu/special-collections/ Special Collections] in ''Tripod'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_College Haverford College] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>  
History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.<ref>[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections About the Quaker Collection] (accessed 13 February 2022</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_College Haverford College] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>  


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/ Tips and tools] on using Tripod, the catalog.  
*[https://guides.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/tripod Tripod Catalog: A How-To Guide] on using Tripod, the catalog.  
*Visitors must sign in with a valid Photo ID at the Circulation Desk. After 11 p.m., Magill Library is closed to visitors. Wireless internet available. Visitors may use the computers up to one hour daily.<ref name="VI">[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/index.php Haverford Library Visitor Information] at ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref>
*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections/using-materials Using & Accessing Materials] in the Quaker & Special Collections


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific and general.  
*[https://guides.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/Acom_Genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific and general.  
*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/ Finding Aids] describing hundreds of collections of manuscripts, photos, newspapers, and fine art.  
*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/ Finding Aids] describing hundreds of collections of manuscripts, photos, newspapers, and fine art.  
*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/ Tripod Research Guides] List of class research guides.
*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/ Tripod Research Guides] List of class research guides.
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*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref>  
*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref>  
*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.</ref>  
*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.</ref>  
*[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.</ref>
*[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.  
*[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.</ref>
*[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.
*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/ University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center], Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.</ref>
*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/ University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center], Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.
*[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.</ref>
*[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.
*[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, court records.<ref>[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info Office of the Clerk of Court] in ''United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>  
*[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, court records.<ref>[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info Office of the Clerk of Court] in ''United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>  
*[http://www.americanswedish.org/ American Swedish Historical Museum], Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.<ref>[http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm About the Museum] in ''American Swedish Historical Museum'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>  
*[http://www.americanswedish.org/ American Swedish Historical Museum], Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.<ref>[http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm About the Museum] in ''American Swedish Historical Museum'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>  

Revision as of 14:02, 13 February 2022

Haverford College Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email:  hc-special@haverford.edu

Address:

Quaker and Special Collections
James P. Magill Library
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041-1392

Telephone:610-896-1161

Hours:  Libraries and hours

Directions, maps, and parking:

  • Visiting Haverford - options available at bottom of page: Directions, Visit Campus, Campus Map
  • Campus Map - select "Type", e.g., Visitor Parking

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.[1] [2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Haverford College Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives at Philadelphia records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.[3]
  • Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of Pennsylvania Archives, such as vital records, military records, naturalization, prisoners, land records, censuses, and ships lists 1728-1808. Also, unfilmed transcripts from many historical societies and courthouses.[4] [5]
  • State Library of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, indexes and surname files, histories, atlases, land records, maps, ship lists, church and cemetery records, censuses, regimental histories, ethnic and religious groups, newspapers, obituaries, naturalizations, and city directories.[6]

Similar Collections


Neighboring Collections

Delaware County

  • Delaware County Archives, Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, natualizations 1795-1990, prisoners 1873-1917, wills 1789-1940.[8]
  • Delaware County Historical Society, Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.[9]
  • Rachel Kohl Library, Glen Mills, genealogy programs and collection.[10]

Chester County

Lancaster County

Philadelphia County

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ About the Quaker Collection (accessed 13 February 2022
  2. ↑ Haverford College in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 January 2014).
  3. ↑ Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia in National Archives (accessed 20 December 2013).
  4. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  5. ↑ Research Topics at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (accessed 23 December 2013).
  6. ↑ Genealogy and Local History in Pennsylvania Department of Education (accessed 27 December 2013).
  7. ↑ Friends Historical Library in Swarthmore College (accessed 24 December 2013).
  8. ↑ Delaware County Archives in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (accessed 1 January 2014).
  9. ↑ Research Library in Delaware County Historical Society (accessed 1 January 2014).
  10. ↑ This Month's Calendar in Rachel Kohl Library (accessed 30 December 2020).
  11. ↑ Archives and Records Services in Chester County, Pennsylvania (accessed 1 January 2014).
  12. ↑ Library in Chester County Historical Society (accessed 1 January 2014).
  13. ↑ Resources in Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (accessed 24 December 2013).
  14. ↑ Genealogy Resources/Church Records in Franklin and Marshall College Library (accessed 24 December 2013).
  15. ↑ Genealogy Resources in Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (accessed 24 December 2013).
  16. ↑ Birth and Death Certificates in Pennsylvania Department of Health (accessed 27 December 2013).
  17. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 95
  18. ↑ Genealogy 101 in Free Library of Philadelphia (accessed 27 December 2013).
  19. ↑ Clerk of the Orphans' Court in City of Philadelphia (accessed 27 December 2013).
  20. ↑ Search Court Records in The Philadelphia Courts (accessed 23 December 2013).
  21. ↑ Marriage Records in Register of Wills (accessed 23 December 2013).
  22. ↑ Archives in City of Philadelphia Department of Records (accessed 23 December 2013).
  23. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 95
  24. ↑ Office of the Clerk of Court in United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania (accessed 24 December 2013).
  25. ↑ About the Museum in American Swedish Historical Museum (accessed 24 December 2013).
  26. ↑ CHHS Collections in Chestnut Hill Conservancy (accessed 24 December 2013).
  27. ↑ Genealogical Resources at the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library in The German Society of Pennsylvania (accessed 30 December 2020).
  28. ↑ Library and Archives in Germantown Historical Society (accessed 24 December 2013).
  29. ↑ The JGSGP Library in Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia (accessed 24 December 2013).
  30. ↑ The Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia in The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (accessed 24 December 2013).
  31. ↑ Genealogy and Family History Research at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Presbyterian Historical Society (accessed 24 December 2013).
  32. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 27.
  33. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.
  34. ↑ Records in Ontario Ministry of Government Services (accessed 29 December 2013).
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