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Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1 Transcriptions, 1978-1979
Ser. 2 Cassette Tapes, 1978-1979
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An Inventory of the Oral History Among Friends in Chester County (Pa), 1978-1979
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Title
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Oral History Among Friends in Chester County (Pa), |
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Dates:
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1978-1979 |
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Abstract:
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Audio cassettes and some transcripts of interviews with 55 Quakers, chiefly born in Chester County between 1889-1910. Interviews contain largely autobiographical data, as well as information about Quaker life and Chester County in general.
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4 boxes; 2 linear feet |
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Identification:
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RG 4/054 |
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Audio cassettes and some transcripts of interviews with 55 Quakers, chiefly born in Chester County between 1889-1910. Interviews contain largely autobiographical data, as well as information about Quaker life in general, recollections of Chester County, and descriptions of farm life and histories of Friends meetings in Chester County. The project was conducted by the Chester County Library District, funded by Chester County Manpower Programs and the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
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The collection contains 76 audio cassettes and some transcripts.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:
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The collection is divided into two series:
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Ser. 1 Transcriptions, 1978-1979
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Transcriptions of taped interviews with Friends of Chester County, Pa.
2/17/1978-7/13-1979
Includes pamphlet, “Oral History among Friends in Chester County,” which explains the oral history project and contains capsule summaries of the individual interviews. The interviewers were Robert Carlson, Nicolette Murray, and Judy Perego. The following interviews are contained in this series:
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Baily, Dorothy and William
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Balderston, Lloyd and Lydia
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Eastburn, Edna and Oliver W.
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Oliver, Mary Satterthwaite
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Spencer, Caroline and Laurence
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Trescott, Hannah Darlington
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Ser. 2 Cassette Tapes, 1978-1979
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Cassette t of interviews with Friends of Chester County
2/17/1978-7/13/1979 76 tapes
Tapes containing which have not been transcribed, in addition to tapes of the transcribed interviews. The following interviews are contained in the series:
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Baily, Dorothy and William
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Balderston, Lloyd and Lydia
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Eastburn, Edna and Oliver W.
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Kirk, Bertha and Thomas G.
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Oliver, Mary Satterthwaite
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Spencer, Caroline and Laurence
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Trescott, Hannah Darlington
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Yeatman, Marjorie Brosius
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