Tag Archives: exhibitions

Some Library highlights of 2018

Posted on 28/12/2018 by Library of the Society of Friends

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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Conflicting Views: Pacifist Artists – the Otter Gallery loan

Posted on 15/08/2018 by Library of the Society of Friends

Loaning material to other institutions provides an exciting opportunity to bring our collections to new audiences around the country. Special collections curator Melissa Atkinson writes about a current loan, and describes some of the objects on view. I was approached … Continue reading →

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William Penn: commemorations and curios

Posted on 19/07/2018 by Library of the Society of Friends

30 July 2018 is the 300th anniversary of the death of William Penn. He is widely-known as the founder of the American colony of Pennsylvania in 1681, on land given to him by Charles II in payment of a debt … Continue reading →

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Quakers say it loud: the poster collection of the Library of the Society of Friends

Posted on 29/03/2017 by 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 →

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Yearly Meeting 2016

Posted on 24/05/2016 by Library of the Society of Friends

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 →

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The conscience of the nation: the work of three Quaker MPs during World War I

Posted on 02/03/2016 by Library of the Society of Friends

The Military Service Act came into force on 2 March 1916, and Quakers nationally are marking the centenary. Our new online exhibition Matter of conscience: Quakers and conscription gives an overview of the introduction and impact of the Act. The story involves … Continue reading →

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William Penn’s “Excellent priviledge” (1687) on display in the British Library’s Magna Carta exhibition

Posted on 02/03/2015 by Library of the Society of Friends

Tract Volume 563 is a miscellaneous collection of pamphlets dating from the 1670s to the early 20th century, unassumingly bound in blue cloth. But among its contents is a pamphlet that includes the first printing of Magna Carta in America, … Continue reading →

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