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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

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Arrangement

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1903-1910:

Ser. 2. Biographical Material, 1914

Ser. 3. Addresses and writings, 1907-1914, n.d.

Ser. 4. Printed Material, 1879-1914

Henry Watson Wilbur Papers, 1879-1914

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Before 1950

Descriptive Summary

Creator Henry Watson Wilbur (1851-1914)
Title Papers,
Dates: 1879-1914
Abstract: Henry Watson Wilbur (1851-1914) was a New York Quaker minister and social reformer. The collection contains some addresses and writings on religion and the advancement of the Society of Friends, biographical and memorial items giving tribute to his work on behalf of the National Association of Religious Liberals and the Friends General Conference, and a few letters.
Extent: 1 box
Identification: RG 5/ 165

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

Henry Watson Wilbur (1851-1914) was a New York Quaker minister and social reformer.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains some addresses and writings on religion and the advancement of the Society of Friends, biographical and memorial items giving tribute to Henry Watson Wilbur's work on behalf of the National Association of Religious Liberals and the Friends General Conference, and a few letters

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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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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Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1903-1910:


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Concerning Young Friends' Movement 4/12/1903


Concerning London Yearly Meeting 7/24/1905


From Henry Wilbur to Edward Magill, concerning "Sixty-five Years in the Life of a Teacher" 3/8/1907

Ser. 2. Biographical Material, 1914



Addresses given by the following, at meeting in memory of Henry W. Wilbur: 11/29/1914

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1
Dr. Jesse H. Holmes


Dr. Isaac H. Clothier


Elizabeth Powell Bond


Jane P. Rushmore


Dr. John Clarence Lee


Rufus M. Jones


Samuel J. Bunting Jr.


O. Edward Janney


Anna T. Speakman

Ser. 3. Addresses and writings, 1907-1914, n.d.



Concerning Society of Friends:

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1
A Forecast of the Friends' Future 9/24/1910


The Forward Look 3/15/1907


The Genius of the Friendly System 2/1/1914


The Quaker Theory of the Ministry n.d.


The Society of Friends and Government n.d.


Concerning Government and politics


Other Writings:


Building Public Opinion against Tolerated Vice


Notes, pieces of manuscript and chapter headings of a book on The Development of the Spiritual Perception


The Econ. Repression of the Negro, a menace to business


The Great Illusion


The Place of the Bible in the Modern World


Notes on Lundy

Ser. 4. Printed Material, 1879-1914


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1
Vineland Independent 1879 3 copies


Newspaper clippings 1913-1914


Notice and invitation to a meeting in memory of H.W. Wilbur