Quaker & Special Collections received a collection of more than 5,000 letters, photographs and documents, which capture more than 100 years of Quaker history, from Rev. Dr. Theodora Elkinton Waring
Haverford’s Quaker Collection spans the history of the Society of Friends from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world, with emphasis on Quakerism as lived and practiced in the eastern United States and antecedent American … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection John James Audubon’s The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories is considered an artistic and scientific masterpiece. In addition to two first-edition sets produced between 1839 and 1844, the College … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection Artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish, Class of 1892, already showed great promise while a student here, as evidenced by his fabulously illustrated chemistry notebook. The notebook is part of the Maxfield Parrish Collection, which includes letters, manuscripts, … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection John James Audubon’s The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories is considered an artistic and scientific masterpiece. In addition to two first-edition sets produced between 1839 and 1844, the College … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection Bleak House, like all of Charles Dickens’s novels, was originally published in serial form. Issued monthly from March 1852 to September 1853, each of the 20 numbers in Bleak House contained 32 pages of text and two … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection This 1885 map of Indian Territory bordered by Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas was commissioned by Dr. Charles Kirk, who served as superintendent of the Friends Indian Mission. Part of the Quaker Collection, the large cloth map … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection Bleak House, like all of Charles Dickens’s novels, was originally published in serial form. Issued monthly from March 1852 to September 1853, each of the 20 numbers in Bleak House contained 32 pages of text and two … Continue reading
"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Magill Library's Special Collections.
In the Collection This 1885 map of Indian Territory bordered by Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas was commissioned by Dr. Charles Kirk, who served as superintendent of the Friends Indian Mission. Part of the Quaker Collection, the large cloth map … Continue reading