Papers, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1923).

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Papers, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1923).

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Chiefly letters, also reports, photographs, maps and some misc. papers related to the Lewis family of Ohio and Iowa. Includes correspondence of Enoch and Jehu Lewis, brothers and physicians, with family and friends; topics include family news and medical matters; letters of other family members discuss family news, Friends' activities, farming, college life. Correspondence (1887-1923) of Mary H. Lewis tells of her college life at Bryn Mawr and her year of teaching at Friends Girls School in Japan; correspondence (1883-1960) of Alice L. Pearson relates her time as a student at Bryn Mawr, her experiences in Japan during her association with Friends Girls School and the 1923 Tokyo earthquake; letters (1919-1931) to William L. Pearson discuss Oregon Yearly Meeting's withdrawal from Five Years Meeting (1926) and Friends' missionary work in Jamaica (1929); other topics include travel, Friends' missions, temperance activities, efforts to end prostitution in Japan, news of Japanese Friends and Friends' relief work after 1923 earthquake; misc. mss. include biographical sketch of William H. Coffin written by his sister, Mary Coffin Johnson and 1911 report of Friends Girls School (Tokyo).

ca. 207 items (2 boxes)

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Bryn Mawr college

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Pearson, Alice Lewis, 1872-1964.

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Lewis family.

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Quaker Lewis family of Ohio and Iowa. Dr. Enoch Lewis (1838-1904) was the son of Jehu and Hannah Foulke Lewis. His brother was Dr. Jehu Lewis (1842-1878). Enoch married Rebecca Green (d. 1922). Their children included Mary H. Lewis (1869-1934) and Alice Lewis (1872-1964) who m. William L. Pearson (1849-1935) and was associated with Friends Girls School (Tokyo), where she taught and served as principal. From the description of Papers, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1923). (Haverford College Lib...

Lewis, Jehu, 1842-1878.

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Johnson, Mary Coffin, 1834-

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Lewis, Mary H., 1869-1934.

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Friends Girls School (Tokyo, Japan)

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Lewis, Enoch, 1838-1904.

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Pearson, William L., 1849-1935.

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Coffin, William H.

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