Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1 Correspondence, 1891-1949
Ser. 2. Signers Walk, including correspondence, 1926-1948
Ser. 3. Speeches and writings, 1891-1959
Ser. 4. Business Papers, 1922-1939
Ser. 5. Genealogical Papers
Ser. 6. Miscellaneous, 1865-1964
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Charles F. (Charles Francis) Jenkins Papers, 1865-1950
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2001
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Creator
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Charles F. (Charles Francis) Jenkins, 1865-1951 |
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Papers, |
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1865-1950 |
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Abstract:
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Charles F. Jenkins (1864-1951) was a prominent Quaker who was involved with Green Street Monthly Meeting, the American Friends Service Committee, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1919-1934), and Friends Intelligencer. He was also a Manager of Swarthmore College for 40 years and President of the Board from 1933 to 1944. Includes correspondence about "Signers' Walk" at Far Country, 1939-46, and general correspondence, 1897-1947, relating to Swarthmore College, Quaker Meetings, William Penn, Pennsylvania History, Tortola, Anna T. Jeanes, and other topics. Of particular interest is the 1931 correspondence relating to a pamphlet Jenkins wrote on the Society of Friends reunification.
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11 boxes; 5.5 linear feet |
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Identification:
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RG 5/073 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog |
Charles F. Jenkins was born December 17, 1865, the eldest of seven children of Howard M. Jenkins and Mary Anna (Atkinson) Jenkins. His father was a scholar of Pennsylvania history, active in the Society of Friends, editor of Friends Intelligencer, and a member of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College. In 1890 Charles Jenkins married Maria Cope, and he became editor and publisher of Farm Journal, a magazine founded by his uncle, William Atkinson.
Charles F. Jenkins was active in Quaker concerns, including serving as Clerk of Green Street Monthly Meeting (1901-43) and Treasurer of the American Friends Service Committee (1917-1930), the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1919-1934), Friends Boarding Home Committee of the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, and the Quaker periodical, Friends Intelligencer. He was active with his father, Howard M. Jenkins, in the development of the Inn and Community of Buck Hill Falls in Pennsylvania. He was a Manager of Swarthmore College for 40 years and President of the Board from 1933 to 1944. He also was a founder of the Ozone golf club and the Friends Social Union, President of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, a member of the American Philosophical Society and many other learned, social, and philanthropic organizations. In addition, he was an historian of Germantown, Pennsylvania, an author, and poet, as well as interested in horticulture. His garden, "Far Country," on his estate in Germantown included a hemlock arboretum and a Signer's Walk with stepping stones commemorating the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Jenkins also collected autographs of prominent Quakers and other important reformers. He established the Howard M. Jenkins Professorship of Quaker History and Research (later the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professorship) at Swarthmore College in memory of his father. He died July 2, 1951.
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Includes correspondence about "Signers' Walk" at Far Country, 1939-46, and general correspondence, 1897-1947, relating to Swarthmore College, Quaker meetings, William Penn, Pennsylvania history, Tortola, Anna T. Jeanes, and other topics. Correspondences include William I. Hull, J. Russell Hayes, Archibald Henderson, Paul Pearson, and others. Also included in the collection is a journal, 1865, possibly of Howard M. Jenkins, addresses, poems, stories, and genealogical papers relating to the Jenkins and associated families. Of particular interest is the 1931 correspondence relating to a pamphlet Jenkins wrote on the Society of Friends reunification.
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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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.
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The collection is divided into six series:
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Ser. 1 Correspondence, 1891-1949
Arranged by Charles F. Jenkins.
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Friends Meeting Records
1942-47
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Hayes, J. Russell
1942-44
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Henderson, Archibald
1930-31
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Pennsylvania History
1930-33
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Swarthmore College
1922-31
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Swarthmore College
1930-44
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Correspondence relating to compilation of Quaker Poems
1891-1893
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Ser. 2. Signers Walk, including correspondence, 1926-1948
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Adams, John
1939-44
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Carroll, Charles of Carrollton
1930-39
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Franklin, William
1943-44
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Huntington, Samuel
1941-42
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Lee, Francis Lightfoot
1939-41
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Livingston, Philip
1941-43
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McKean, Thomas
1940
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Middleton, Arthur
1939-48
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Paine, Robert Treat
1941-46
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Thornton, Matthew
1940-41
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Williams, William
1941-46
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Ser. 3. Speeches and writings, 1891-1959
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Speeches and writings, 1890-1957
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Speeches and Writings
1891-1920
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Speeches and Writings
1921-30
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Speeches and Writings
1931-40
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Speeches and Writings
1941-45
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Speeches and Writings
1946-59
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Addresses, Miscellaneous
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Addresses, Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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List of Signers by State
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Notes on George Washington
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Poems Collected by C.F.J. with Notes
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Ser. 4. Business Papers, 1922-1939
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Taplet Manufacturing Co., Record Book
1922-39
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Ser. 5. Genealogical Papers
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Croasdale, Thomas and Agnes
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Hugh and Harris Families
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Jarrett, Lukens, and Conrad Families
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Jenkins Family (Particularly Howard M. Jenkins, 1842-1902)
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Kunders, Thones (Conrad Family)
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Livezey and Heath Families
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Smith, William and Related Families
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Ser. 6. Miscellaneous, 1865-1964
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Journal, Manuscript (probably by C.F.J.'s father)
1865
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Hemlock Arboretum
1935-43
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Scrapbook of clippings about C.F.J.
1911-64
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