Elizabeth Rous Comstock papers, 1740-1929, bulk 1860-1880.

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Elizabeth Rous Comstock papers, 1740-1929, bulk 1860-1880.

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The Elizabeth Rous Comstock papers contain letters and writings related to Comstock's family, her Quaker ministry, and her social reform activities. The letters span her entire career with the greatest concentration of correspondence centering on her work with the Kansas freedmen's program and her family life. In addition to the Elizabeth Comstock material, the collection includes content related to her daughter Caroline, her grandchildren, and papers related to the Kempton family.

0.5 linear feet.

William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8086998

William L. Clements Library

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Comstock family.

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Bailey, Joshua Longstreth.

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Comstock, Elizabeth Rous Wright, 1815-1891.

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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...