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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="FHL">[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] in ''Swarthmore Friends Historical Library'' (accessed 27 September 2012).</ref> [mailto:friends@swarthmore.edu friends@swarthmore.edu]<br> | ||
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:Swarthmore, PA 19081 <br><br> | :Swarthmore, PA 19081 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="FHL" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="FHL" /> 610-328-8496<br> '''Fax:''' 610-690-5728<br> | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="FHL" /> | '''Hours:'''<ref name="FHL" /> Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm; Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm when school is in session. | ||
'''Directions and map:'''<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/visitors.xml Visitors] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref><br> | '''Directions and map:'''<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/visitors.xml Visitors] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref><br> | ||
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] accessing the collections, Quaker history and genealogy, Swathmore College Archives, Swarthmore Hisorical Society Archives, copies and permissions, and catalog search. | *[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] accessing the collections, Quaker history and genealogy, Swathmore College Archives, Swarthmore Hisorical Society Archives, copies and permissions, and catalog search. | ||
*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/find/ Tripod Catalog] Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number. | *[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/find/ Tripod Catalog] Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number, and on [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].{{WC}} | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific and general. | *[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific, and more general genealogy. | ||
*[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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*[[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.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | *[[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.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[[Pennsylvania State Archives]], Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of {{ | *[[Pennsylvania State Archives]], Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of {{FSC|221762|item|disp=''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.<ref name="DB97">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Research-Guides.aspx Research Topics at the Pennsylvania State Archives] in ''Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission'' (accessed 16 February 2022).</ref> | ||
*[[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.<ref>[ | *[[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.<ref>[https://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/GeneralPublic/Learn/Genealogy-and-Local-History/Pages/default.aspx Genealogy and Local History] in ''Pennsylvania Department of Education'' (accessed 15 February 2022).</ref> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[[Haverford College Library]], Haverford, Quaker Collection of diaries, photos, family papers, meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/collections/quaker/ About the Quaker Collection] in ''Haverford Libraries'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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''Delaware County'' | ''Delaware County'' | ||
*[http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Delaware County Archives], Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, | *[http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Delaware County Archives], Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, naturalizations 1795-1990, prisoners 1873-1917, wills 1789-1940.<ref>[http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Delaware County Archives] in ''Delaware County, Pennsylvania'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Delaware County Historical Society], Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.<ref>[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Research Library] in ''Delaware County Historical Society'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> | *[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Delaware County Historical Society], Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.<ref>[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Research Library] in ''Delaware County Historical Society'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.kohllibrary.org | *[http://www.kohllibrary.org Rachel Kohl Library], newspaper archives, online access to genealogy resources. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' ''Pennsylvania: '' [[Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Chester]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelpia]], ''New Jersey: '' [[Gloucester County, New Jersey Genealogy|Gloucester]], and ''Delaware (State): '' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle]]. | ||
''Chester County'' | ''Chester County'' | ||
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''Lancaster County'' | ''Lancaster County'' | ||
*[ | *[https://www.erhistoricalsociety.org Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (ERHS)], Lancaster, Reformed Church records and genealogy resources including parish registers.<ref>[https://erhistoricalsociety.org/home/resources/ Resources] in ''Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society'' (accessed 9 September 2021).</ref> | ||
*[[Franklin and Marshall College Library]], Lancaster, "Hessian" (German) soldiers in the American Revolution, history, government, Pennsylvania-German culture, U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://library.fandm.edu/archives/genealogy.php Genealogy Resources/Church Records] in ''Franklin and Marshall College Library'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | *[[Franklin and Marshall College Library]], Lancaster, "Hessian" (German) soldiers in the American Revolution, history, government, Pennsylvania-German culture, U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://library.fandm.edu/archives/genealogy.php Genealogy Resources/Church Records] in ''Franklin and Marshall College Library'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://mennonitelife.org/research/ Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society], card index to over 800,000 persons, genealogies, local histories, biographies, directories, passenger lists, census, deeds, obituaries, surname files. | ||
''Philadelphia County'' | ''Philadelphia County'' | ||
*[ | *[https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Vital%20Records.aspx Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records], Philadelphia, birth and death records 1906-present.<ref>[https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Vital%20Records.aspx Birth and Death Certificates] in ''Pennsylvania Department of Health'' (accessed 14 February 2022).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces 1851-1975, deaths 1803-1915, naturalizations 1800-1933 (except 1905-1913), house deeds 1683-1952, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.<ref | *[http://www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces 1851-1975, deaths 1803-1915, naturalizations 1800-1933 (except 1905-1913), house deeds 1683-1952, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/orphans-court-clerks Clerk of the Orphans' Court], Philadelphia, marriages 1885-present.<ref>[https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/orphans-court-clerks Clerk of the Orphans' Court] in ''City of Philadelphia'' (accessed 11 February 2022).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/prothonotary.asp Office of the Prothonotary], Philadelphia, divorces 1875-present, and Court of Common Pleas records, Municipal Court records, and Orphans Court records since 1874.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/casesearch/ Search Court Records] in ''The Philadelphia Courts'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/prothonotary.asp Office of the Prothonotary], Philadelphia, divorces 1875-present, and Court of Common Pleas records, Municipal Court records, and Orphans Court records since 1874.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/casesearch/ Search Court Records] in ''The Philadelphia Courts'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Register of Wills], Philadelphia, wills 1692-present, and marriages records.<ref>[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Marriage Records] in ''Register of Wills'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Register of Wills], Philadelphia, wills 1692-present, and marriages records.<ref>[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Marriage Records] in ''Register of Wills'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/city-archives/ City of Philadelphia Department of Records] deeds 1952-present, mortgages, and partnerships.<ref>[https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/city-archives/ Archives] in ''City of Philadelphia Department of Records'' (accessed 11 Feburary 2022).</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 | *[[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. | *[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. | *[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. | *[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. | *[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/contact-info Office of the Clerk of Court] in ''United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 8 April 2021).</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> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://chconservancy.org/archives Chestnut Hill Conservancy], images, maps, real estate atlases, deeds, diaries, genealogies, and oral histories of the western-northern most part of Philadelphia. | ||
*[http://www.germansociety.org/library.html German Society of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals. | *[http://www.germansociety.org/library.html German Society of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals. | ||
*[http://www.germantownhistory.org/ Germantown Historical Society] (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill) manuscripts, maps, deeds, business records, newspapers, church and cemetery records, oral histories, and photos.<ref>[http://www.germantownhistory.org/library.htm Library and Archives] in ''Germantown Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.germantownhistory.org/ Germantown Historical Society] (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill) manuscripts, maps, deeds, business records, newspapers, church and cemetery records, oral histories, and photos.<ref>[http://www.germantownhistory.org/library.htm Library and Archives] in ''Germantown Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.jgsgp.org/index.html Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia], Melrose Park, Jewish genealogy research manuals, society newsletters, regional cemeteries, and [http://www.jgsgp.org/Documents/ResourceGuidev5C.pdf resource guide] for south PA, NJ, and DE.<ref>[http://www.jgsgp.org/Pages/library.html The JGSGP Library] in ''Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.jgsgp.org/index.html Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia], Melrose Park, Jewish genealogy research manuals, society newsletters, regional cemeteries, and [http://www.jgsgp.org/Documents/ResourceGuidev5C.pdf resource guide] for south PA, NJ, and DE.<ref>[http://www.jgsgp.org/Pages/library.html The JGSGP Library] in ''Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).<ref>[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Genealogy and Family History Research at the Presbyterian Historical Society] in ''Presbyterian Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).<ref>[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Genealogy and Family History Research at the Presbyterian Historical Society] in ''Presbyterian Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[District of Columbia Archives and Libraries|District of Columbia]], [[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Maryland]], [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New | *Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[District of Columbia Archives and Libraries|District of Columbia]], [[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Maryland]], [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], [[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Ohio]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]], and [[Ontario Archives and Libraries|Ontario]]. | ||
*[ | *[https://dehistory.org/visit/the-research-library/ Historical Society of Delaware Library], Wilmington, colonial records, newspapers, church records, state records, Revolutionary War records, Civil War records, Delaware histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB27">Dollarhide and Bremer, 27.</ref> | ||
*[ | *[[Handley Regional Library]], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx Archives of Ontario], Toronto, births, marriages, deaths, wills, land, naturalizations, passenger lists, maps, cemeteries, church, court, military, hospital, schools, city directories, and voters’ lists.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/the_records.aspx Records] in ''Ontario Ministry of Government Services'' (accessed 29 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx Archives of Ontario], Toronto, births, marriages, deaths, wills, land, naturalizations, passenger lists, maps, cemeteries, church, court, military, hospital, schools, city directories, and voters’ lists.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/the_records.aspx Records] in ''Ontario Ministry of Government Services'' (accessed 29 December 2013).</ref> | ||
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{{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} | {{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} | ||
[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Pennsylvania|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:WorldCat_libraries]] | ||
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