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Morris, Anna Wharton, 1868-1957. Papers, 1729-1957.

Title: Papers, 1729-1957.

The collection includes her diaries and journals, maintained almost continuously from 1884 to 1956, correspondence received, her manuscript writings, and other miscellaneous materials. Of particular interest is material on the prison reform movement, particularly the correspondence of Thomas Mott Osborne.

ArchivalResource: 68 boxes (35 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27972246 View

Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945. Papers, 1880-1936.

Title: Papers, 1880-1936.

John Russell Hayes (1866-1945) was a Quaker educator, poet, and Librarian of Swarthmore College, 1906-1927, and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, 1927-1935.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes ; 2.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50420246 View

Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926. Papers, 1856-1958.

Title: Papers, 1856-1958.

Correspondence (1860-1926), diaries and journals (1856-1925), business papers, speeches and articles, pictures, and memorabilia. Correspondents include Louisa M. Alcott, Ellen Emerson, Hannah Clothier Hull, William Lloyd Garrison, and others.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28177160 View

Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926. Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1920.

Title: Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1920.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63554304 View

Johnson, Emily Cooper. Papers, 1884-1964.

Title: Papers, 1884-1964.

Correspondence, articles, reviews, and other papers, relating to Johnson's books, Dean Bond of Swarthmore: A Quaker Humanist (1927), and Under Quaker Appointment: The Life of Jane P. Rushmore (1955); together with business and financial papers, family marriage certificates, reference materials, clippings, and photos.

ArchivalResource: ca. 150 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27307487 View

Powell Family Papers, 1836-1961

Title: Powell Family Papers, 1836-1961

George Harold Powell (1872-1922) was born in Ghent, New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sent him to California in 1904 to study citrus fruits rotting in transit. In 1896, he married Gertrude Eliza Clark (1870-1957). They had three sons, Harold Clark Powell (1900-1938), George Townsend Powell (1901-1955), and Lawrence Clark Powell (1906- ), who became the Librarian of the UCLA Library, Director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, and dean of the School of Library Service at UCLA. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, journals, manuscripts, memorabilia, books, scrapbooks, and printed materials related to the Powell family. The bulk is made up of the papers and correspondence of George Harold Powell, horticulturist and general manager of the California Fruit Exchange (1912-22) and his wife, Gertrude Clark Powell.

ArchivalResource: 38 boxes (19 linear ft.); 4 oversize boxes

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft1v19n4ss View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View

Powell family. Papers, 1836-1961.

Title: Papers, 1836-1961.

Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, journals, manuscripts, memorabilia, books, scrapbooks, and printed materials related to the Powell family. The bulk is made up of the papers and correspondence of George Harold Powell, horticulturist and general manager of the California Fruit Exchange (1912-22) and his wife, Gertrude Clark Powell. Also includes the papers of Harold Haines Clark, brother of Gertrude Clark Powell, who was associated with the Link Belt Company. The papers of the Lawrence and Haines families are related to the Clark family and these family papers include a copy of George Fox's Journal (1694) and some material about and from Elizabeth Powell Bond, dean of Swarthmore College. Also autographed photographs of Herbert Hoover and a photo album of the members of the US Food Administration, Division of Perishable Foods, 1917-19.

ArchivalResource: 38 boxes (19 linear ft.)4 oversize boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38095658 View