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A 17th century Recording Clerk’s library: Richard Richardson’s books
As part of the ongoing work to improve access to the Library’s printed books and pamphlets we have now added the Richardson Collection to our online catalogue. Unlike the other early books catalogued as part of the project, these books … Continue reading
Quakers say it loud: the poster collection of the Library of the Society of Friends
The Library’s latest reading room display focuses on our poster collection. The posters are a historic visual record of Quaker values. These values – or ‘testimonies’ – of peace, equality, simplicity and sustainability, and truth and integrity are the founding principles of … Continue reading
Quaker women: resources for women’s history in the Library of the Society of Friends
For Women’s History Month this March, we offer a broad overview of some of the great women’s history resources the Library has to offer. Whether you’re interested in the lives and thought of particular Quaker women, in the history of … Continue reading
War and social order
Reimagining a True Social Order is a new AHRC funded website exploring the historic background and contemporary significance of the Eight Foundations of a True Social Order, first agreed by London Yearly Meeting in 1918. Inspired by the richness of … Continue reading
Good cheer!
What’s going to be in your Christmas stocking? Something good, we hope! For our final blogpost of 2016 we want to celebrate some of the “gifts” you’ve shared over the past twelve months. There have been some heartening acts of generosity … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged BeFriend a Book, books, Christmas, conservation, meeting libraries, tract volumes, volunteers
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Preserving pamphlets: our student conservator talks about her work in the Library
We’re lucky to have Beth Franklin, a student conservator, volunteering at the Library this autumn. She’s working on-site to conserve some of the Library’s nineteenth and twentieth century pamphlets. We asked Beth about the kind of work she’s doing here and … Continue reading
Friends as missionaries: contemporary reports, newsletters and magazines
This blog post introduces some of the periodicals that document British Quakers’ activity in the foreign mission field from the second half of the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Mission work was reported and promoted through annual reports, newsletters, and circulars. These … Continue reading
Yearly Meeting 2016
Since the 17th century Friends have held an annual assembly known as Yearly Meeting. It’s changed a lot since its early days. Meetings regularly take place away from London, and what was once known as “London Yearly Meeting” has changed … Continue reading
Celebrating more collections information online
Every archive is faced with the problem of growing backlogs of material waiting to be added to their online catalogues and made accessible for users. It is a skilled and time consuming task to update old catalogue entries in paper format to digital … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged Aline Atherton-Smith, archives, cataloguing, Lucy Backhouse, manuscripts, Mauricle Hussey, personal papers
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Three remarkable women of the twentieth century: Joan Mary Fry, Elizabeth Fox Howard and Francesca Wilson
For Women’s History Month, we look at the lives of three remarkable women of the 20th century – Joan Mary Fry, Elizabeth Fox Howard and Francesca Wilson. Each of them in their own way responded to the challenges of world … Continue reading
Posted in Highlights
Tagged Elizabeth Fox Howard, Francesca WIlson, Joan Mary Fry, refugees, relief, women
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Quaker Strongrooms 