Haverford and Swarthmore Quaker Holdings
This research note provides information about two Quaker libraries and archives: the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College (FHL) and the Quaker Collections at Haverford College (QSC). Although located near each other, FHL and QSC hold different collections and have different missions. Thi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool University Press
2022
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| In: |
Quaker studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-235 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Digitisation
B critical librarianship B Libraries B Resources B Archives |
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| Summary: | This research note provides information about two Quaker libraries and archives: the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College (FHL) and the Quaker Collections at Haverford College (QSC). Although located near each other, FHL and QSC hold different collections and have different missions. This article will highlight their distinct missions, collections and projects; describe their shared projects and systems; and review their strengths and lacunae. Approaches to dealing with harmful language and to developing more inclusive collections is also addressed. Also included is information on scheduling visits, searching collections and what resources are available online.This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0. |
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| ISSN: | 2397-1770 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaker studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3828/quaker.2022.27.2.7 |