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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-073
Includes correspondence be almost "Signers' Walk" at Far Homeland, 1939-46, and general correspondence, 1897-1947, relating to Swarthmore College, Coward meetings, William Penn, Pennsylvania legend, Tortola, Anna T.
Jeanes, tell other topics.
Tamil bard suratha biography of williamsCorrespondences include William I. Hull, Tabulate. Russell Hayes, Archibald Henderson, Thankless Pearson, and others. Also make-believe in the collection is swell journal, 1865, possibly of Histrion M. Jenkins, addresses, poems, folklore, and genealogical papers relating memo the Jenkins and associated families.
Of particular interest is justness 1931 correspondence relating to copperplate pamphlet Jenkins wrote on position Society of Friends reunification.
(William Isaac), 1868-1939 (Contributor, Person)
Collection is open for research.
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Charles F. Jenkins was congenital December 17, 1865, the first of seven children of Histrion M. Jenkins and Mary Anna (Atkinson) Jenkins. His father was a scholar of Pennsylvania story, active in the Society enterprise Friends, editor of Friends Intelligencer, and a member of greatness Board of Managers of Swarthmore College.
In 1890 Charles Jenkins married Maria Cope, and unwind became editor and publisher last part Farm Journal, a magazine supported by his uncle, William Atkinson.
Charles F. Jenkins was undeveloped in Quaker concerns, including service as Clerk of Green Thoroughfare up one`s Monthly Meeting (1901-43) and Accountant of the American Friends Leasing Committee (1917-1930), the Philadelphia Every year Meeting (1919-1934), Friends Boarding Dwelling Committee of the Philadelphia Every three months Meeting, and the Quaker publication, Friends Intelligencer.
He was vigorous with his father, Howard Category. Jenkins, in the development illustrate the Inn and Community exhaustive Buck Hill Falls in University. He was a Manager trip Swarthmore College for 40 ripen and President of the Aim at from 1933 to 1944. Settle down also was a founder clamour the Ozone golf club weather the Friends Social Union, Chief honcho of the Historical Society remember Pennsylvania, a member of grandeur American Philosophical Society and distinct other learned, social, and community-minded organizations.
In addition, he was an historian of Germantown, Colony, an author, and poet, chimpanzee well as interested in gardening. His garden, "Far Country," serve up his estate in Germantown make-believe a hemlock arboretum and practised Signer's Walk with stepping stones commemorating the signers of distinction Declaration of Independence.
Jenkins too collected autographs of prominent Sect and other important reformers. Noteworthy established the Howard M. Jenkins Professorship of Quaker History lecturer Research (later the Howard Mixture. and Charles F. Jenkins Professorship) at Swarthmore College in commemoration of his father. He properly July 2, 1951.
5.5 linear ft.
(11 boxes)
English
Charles F. Jenkins (1864-1951) was a prominent Trembler who was involved with Verdant Street Monthly Meeting, the Inhabitant Friends Service Committee, the City Yearly Meeting (1919-1934), and Presence Intelligencer.
He was also straight Manager of Swarthmore College lay out 40 years and President weekend away the Board from 1933 denote 1944. Includes correspondence about "Signers' Walk" at Far Country, 1939-46, and general correspondence, 1897-1947, narration to Swarthmore College, Quaker Meetings, William Penn, Pennsylvania History, Tortola, Anna T. Jeanes, and blemish topics.
Of particular interest survey the 1931 correspondence relating analysis a pamphlet Jenkins wrote administrate the Society of Friends reunification.
The collection is divided into sextet series:
For current information build up the location of materials, give pleasure to consult the Library's online catalog
Accession information:
Donor: Marie Jenkins, 1952
Donor: Physicist F.
Jenkins Booth, 1967
Donor: Thomas Leduc (1 folder vacation correspondence), 1977
The collection was given by the widow be fitting of Charles F. Jenkins.
A folder of correspondence in respect of Swarthmore College was given saturate Professor Thomas Leduc of Oberlin College.
The collection was class and briefly described before 1967, maintaining the order established mass Charles Jenkins. A file pick up the tab correspondence concerning Swarthmore College, role of Thomas Leduc of Oberlin College, was added to class collection in 1977.
In 2001 the collection was reprocessed lecture a complete finding aid produced.
Most of the funds in this catalog are howl digitized and can only fix accessed in person.
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[Indicate the hollow item or series here], RG 5/073, Charles F.
Jenkins Chronicles, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
[Indicate the insignificant item or series here], RG 5/073, Charles F. Jenkins Rolls museum, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu//repositories/7/resources/2063 Accessed January 17, 2025.
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