Papers, 1869-1935.

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Papers, 1869-1935.

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Albert Lamborn Green (1845-1947) was a Quaker Indian Agent for the Otoe Agency in Nebraska during the period of President Grant's "Peace Policy," 1869-1872.

1 box (29 folders) ; .25 lin. ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625415

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892)

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After the schism of 1827/28, the Hicksite branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends did not appoint an Indian Committee of its own until 1837; this committee was formed primarily to protect the rights of the Senecas in New York in their dispute with the Ogden Land Company. The first Hicksite committee was laid down in 1850, with Representative Committee coordinating Indian concerns until the Yearly Meeting appointed a Joint Committee on Indian Affairs in 1869, after the proclamation of Pr...

Saunders, John, 1814-1891

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Hayes, John Russell, 1866-1945.

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The collection contains letters received by Hayes 1887-1936, diaries covering the period 1880-1935, and miscellaneous papers including an album of collected manuscript samples of contemporary poets. The diaries include poetry, local notes, and photographs and cover personal and Swarthmore College activities and concerns. There is extensive correspondence with William H. Appleton, third president of Swarthmore College, and Dean Elizabeth Powell Bond. Of particular interest is the correspondence w...

Dorsey, William, 1811-1874

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Green, Albert Lamborn, 1845-1947

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The bulk of the correspondence in this collection is comprised of letters written to Green from Philadelphia Friends in regard to gifts in support of Indian work. Later letters written by Green describe from memory the social life and customs of the Otoe Indians. The collection has information on the Otoe language, vocabulary, etc., and also correspondence in 1934-1935 with J. Russell Hayes giving an account from memory of life among the Otoes in the 1870s. Some drawings are included. Correspond...

Janney, Samuel M. (Samuel Mcpherson), 1801-1880

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Samuel M. Janney was a Virginia Quaker minister, author, educator, and reformer. In 1839 he opened a boarding school for girls in Loudoun County. He traveled widely in the ministry, meeting with other denominations as well as being immersed in the contemporary issues facing the Society of Friends. Among his activities were establishing schools for African Americans and women, creating public schools in Virginia, and the abolition of slavery. In 1869 he was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affa...

Jeanes, Samuel, d. 1894.

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Hallowell, Benjamin, 1799-1877

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College president and educator. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Hallowell, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450732 ...