Howard Malcolm Jenkins Family Papers, 1724-1904

Foulke, Joseph, 1786-1863

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Joseph Foulke was a prominent Quaker minister from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Hugh Foulke and Anna Robert Foulke, and great-grandson of Edward Foulke (1651-1741) and Eleanor Hugh Foulke (-1733). He had learned the trade of a wheel-wright but his inclinations drew him to the profession of teaching. For six years following 1811, he had charge of the Friends' School at Plymouth, Pennsylvania. Next he taught for one year at Upper Dublin. In 1818 he established at Gwynedd, on h...

Swain, Joseph, 1857-1927

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When Herbert Hoover took his entrance examinations at Stanford University, Dr. Joseph Swain, later the President of Swarthmore College, presided over these examinations. Dr. Swain took an interest in Hoover and helped him through his education. From the description of Correspondence, 1910-1934. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32595511 Joseph Swain, the sixth President of Swarthmore College, was born into the Society of Friends on June 16, 1857 in Pendleton, Indiana...

Jenkins, Howard Malcolm, 1842-1902

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Howard Malcolm Jenkins (1842-1902), a birthright Quaker, was a scholar of Pennsylvania history and genealogy, and published many books and articles based on his research. He was also an active member of the Society of Friends, editor of Friends Intelligencer (a Quaker periodical), and served on the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. From the description of Papers, 1724-1904. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 47123148 ...

Atkinson family.

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Jenkins family.

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Magill, Edward H. (Edward Hicks), 1825-1907

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Previously Principal of its Preparatory Department, Edward Hicks Magill became the second President of Swarthmore College in 1870. He had supported the decision to make the college coed and implemented one hundred rules to show his belief in strict discipline. Swarthmore College progressed during his Presidency and the first class was graduated in 1872. During his term, the Preparatory Department was abolished, and Swarthmore's reputation as an established college was secured. After his retireme...

Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909

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William W. Birdsall was born into the Society of Friends in Richmond, Indiana in 1854. Previously a high school teacher and principal, he became the fifth President of Swarthmore College in 1898. During his Presidency he accomplished a complete reorganization of the teaching staff, the installation of a new heating system, the building of a new gym for male students, and the introduction of a premedical course. He hoped to increase the number of students by offering more scholarships. The Board ...

Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.)

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Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909

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Joseph Wharton (1826-1909) was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist who was active in 19th century Delaware Valley manufacturing, business, and education development. He was descended from two of the oldest families in Pennsylvania. His father, William Wharton, was in the direct line of Thomas Wharton of Westmoreland, England, who came to America in 1683. The first American ancestor of his mother, Deborah Fisher Wharton, was John Fisher, who emig...

Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912

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Graceanna Lewis (August 3, 1821 – February 25, 1912) was an American naturalist, illustrator, and social reformer. An expert in the field of ornithology, Lewis is remembered as a pioneer female American scientist as well as an activist in the anti-slavery, temperance, and women's suffrage movements....

Jeanes, Anna T. (Anna Thomas), 1822-1907

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Clothier, Isaac H. (Isaac Hallowell), 1837-1921

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Jenkins, T. Atkinson (Thomas Atkinson), 1868-1935

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