Author Archives: Library of the Society of Friends

Respected Friend? Women and equality in the Society of Friends

Posted on 18/06/2019

Quaker women in history have a reputation for being bolder and more publicly visible than their contemporaries, being involved with preaching and publishing from the very beginning of the movement. Until the end of the 19th century, however, the members … Continue reading →

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Yearly Meeting 2019

Posted on 28/05/2019

Here in the Library, we are all recovering from a busy and productive Yearly Meeting in Friends House held over the bank holiday weekend. Yearly Meeting is the annual gathering for Quakers from around the country to come together to … Continue reading →

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Conscience Matters: new exhibition in Edinburgh

Posted on 09/04/2019

Last month an exciting new exhibition telling the story of World War II conscientious objectors opened at the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. Conscience Matters is the result of a partnership between National Museums Scotland, and a University of … Continue reading →

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Quaker feeding programmes in postwar Germany and Austria

Posted on 20/02/2019

For many, the celebrations at the signing of the Armistice and the end of World War I were short lived. While soldiers went home from the front, the destruction wreaked on basic infrastructure and the civilian populations became clear. Germany … Continue reading →

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Readers’ stories: T. Edmund Harvey – Liberal Quaker, Quaker Liberal

Posted on 13/02/2019

The sixth in our series of readers’ stories is by Mark Frankel, who’s two years into a PhD on T. Edmund Harvey at Birmingham University. Mark visits the Library regularly to read Harvey’s unpublished papers and his copious publications. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Some Library highlights of 2018

Posted on 28/12/2018

It’s time to take stock as the old year draws to a close. It’s been a full one. We said goodbye to old colleagues and welcomed new ones. Centenaries kept us busy. The reading room got a new look. Our … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht, Kindertransport, and help for refugees

Posted on 15/11/2018

Last week saw the 80th anniversary of the November Pogrom in Germany and Austria, now known as Kristallnacht. This outburst of anti-Semitic violence happened over the night of the 9th/10th of November and was a clear indication of the direction … Continue reading →

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