Quakers and the History and Doctrine of the Society of Friends, 1656 - 1992

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

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Scope and Contents

This collection represents over fifty years of Harold Antrim's efforts to collect biographical studies of people involved in the historic and worldwide Quaker fellowships. A folder of Quaker women's biographies spans over three hundred years from Quakerism's beginnings in England in the late 1600s through the early years of the 21st century in the United States. Quaker pamphlets, magazine, and newspaper clippings provide descriptive materials about Quakerism, detailing the Society of Friends' faith and practice. There are also examples of Quaker art, music, humor, poetry, historic meeting houses in the United States and in Britain, including an extensive collection of brochures on Philadelphia and its Quaker heritage and an area of Shropshire, England that was also greatly influenced by the Quakers over a century ago. Some educational materials for youth from various Yearly Meetings, and a photo review of Sam and Dorothy Farmer's "Quaker Oats" ephemera collection are also included.

Dates

Creation: 1656 - 1992

Creator

Antrim, Harold (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collections available for research.

Conditions Governing Use

George Fox University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of George Fox University is retained by George Fox University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Antrim is a recorded minister of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Churches. He has served as pastor of several Quaker churches in the Pacific Northwest since the middle 1960s and is currently the associate pastor at Sherwood (Oregon) Friends Church.

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet (1 whole box and 1 half box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Harold Antrim is a recorded minister of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Churches; this collection represents over fifty years of his efforts to collect biographical and historic Quaker-related materials and information about the Society of Friends. A folder of Quaker women's biographies span three hundred years from the late seventeenth into the twenty-first centuries. Quaker pamphlets, magazine and newspaper clippings provide descriptive materials about the Friends religion, detailing faith and practice, Quaker humor, music and art.