The Friends Historical Association is an association devoted to the study, preservation and publication of material relating to the history of the Religious Society of Friends. Founded in Philadelphia in 1873, FHA has become an organization that is international in membership and interests and which anyone, Friend or not, is invited to join. The Annual Meeting in the Fall, and an historical pilgrimage in the Spring to an area associated with the history of Quakerism are important activities of the Association
Recent Scholarship in Quaker History for 2007 is now available. Compiled by Barbara Addison of Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College, this year's bibliography provides includes references and annotations for books, genealogical works and articles.
17th Biennial Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists
The 17th Biennial Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists will be held June 27 - 29, 2008 at Woodbrooke in Birmingham, England. The Quaker Studies Research Association will meet jointly with CQHA and provide their annual George Richardson Lecture in Quaker Studies as a part of the conference program.
For the most current information on the program see http://www.guilford.edu/about_guilford/services_and_administration/library/fhc/cqha2008.html.
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Membership in the Friends Historical Association is open to all who are interested in the Quaker heritage. To join, please print, fill out, and mail a membership application form (PDF version | MS Word version). For more information about membership, contact the Friends Historical Association office at 610-896-1161 or email: fha@haverford.edu
Membership in the organization includes
subscription to the Association's scholarly journal, Quaker History.
Published semi-annually in the Fall and Spring, Quaker History
consists of illuminating articles on Quaker contributions to issues such as
social justice, education and literature. The journal also includes book and
article reviews. No advertising is accepted.
Many back issues of Quaker History and 5-year indexes are available at a cost
of $7.50 each. A 33% discount will be applied to orders of 10 or more copies.
For a list of available issues, please contact the FHA office.
The editor of Quaker History is Charles L. Cherry at the English
Department, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085. ((610)-519-6957; charles.cherry@villanova.edu.
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General correspondence can be addressed to:
Friends Historical Association
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania, 19041-1392
USA
E-mail: fha@haverford.edu
Phone: 610/ 896-1161
Fax: 610/896-1102
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