Miscellaneous records, 1867-1973.

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Miscellaneous records, 1867-1973.

Records of the Mothers Club whose purpose it was to study problems of child life and the current educational movement. Records include minutes, 1906-1910, and some printed material. Alumni Association records include the constitution, 1927; the bulletin, 1929 and 1931; and the alumni guest book, 1931-1933 and 1967-1973.

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Brooklyn Friends School.

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Brooklyn Friends School. Mothers Club.

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Brooklyn Friends School. Alumni Association.

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...