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Joshua Bailey Account Book. 1773-1869. SC 58.

Joshua Bailey (1747-1824) was a Quaker farmer and merchant of Sussex and Southampton counties, Virginia. This volume contains his business accounts, many relating to the settlement of estates. Use of the volume was contained, 1833-1869, by another unknown person in Springborough, Warren County, Ohio. Included are family records for Joshua Bailey, his siblings and descendants, and a few records of Black Water Monthly Meeting, Virginia, and Springborough Monthly Meeting, Ohio.

Daniel Baldwin Collection. SC 33.

The collection consists of a deed, 9th Mo. 9, 1823, for the sale of land by the heirs of Daniel Baldwin of Wayne County, Ind. to settle his estate. Found in Coggeshall family bible in a vault at Richmond First Friends, 1990.

Enos Baldwin Journal. 1853. SC 9.

Enos Baldwin (1827-1869) was an Orthodox Friend of Champaign County, Ohio, and Wayne County and Marion counties, Ind. This is a photocopy of a travel diary to Philadelphia and New York in 1853.

Lydia Thomas Baldwin Collection. SC 65.

Lydia (Thomas) Baldwin (1814-1899), wife of Thomas Baldwin (1813-1899), was an Orthodox Friend who lived near Fairmount in Grant County, Ind. The collection consists of a reminiscence written in 1897, with a transcript. Subjects include early Quaker settlers of Grant County, the Underground Railroad, Anti-Slavery Friends, and pioneer life. Gift of Don and Janet Hoke Garner, 1992.

Melissa Ann Bales. SC 15.

Commonplace book, Union Academy, Henry County, Ind., 1858.

Hugh Barbour Collection. 1953-1991. FMS 103.

Hugh S. Barbour was Professor of Religion at Earlham College and the Earlham School of Religion from 1953 to 1991. This collection consists of correspondence, class notes, and research materials reflecting his teaching, writing, and activities in the Society of Friends. Gift of Hugh Barbour, 1991.

Thomas W. Barnett Collection. 1863-1984. FMS 60.

Thomas W. Barnett (1817-1882) was a farmer of Quaker background, born in Ohio who spent most of his adult life near Kewanna in Fulton County, Ind. The Barnett Collection consists of a copy of his diary for the years 1863-1870.

Elisha Bates Collection. SC 166.

Elisha Bates (1780-1861), a native of York County, Virginia, was a prominent Friend in Ohio Yearly Meeting in the 1820s and 1830s. The collection consists of 3 items: a genealogical outline, a photocopy of a portrait of Bates, and a copy of Bates's appointment as a delegate to the World's Peace Convention in 1850.

Joel Bean Collection. SC 69.

Joel Bean (1825-1914) was a prominent Gurneyite Friend of West Branch, Iowa and San Jose, California, and a leading critic of revivalism among Friends in the 1880s and 1890s. This collection consists of a copy of his entry in the Haverford Dictionary of Quaker Biography, and a copy of a 1906 letter on the Revival movement.

Beard Family Collection. SC 27.

Business and legal papers and receipts of Levi Beard (1834-1887), a Friend of Lynn, Randolph County, Ind. Also included is an obituary of Mary (Cox) Beard (1813-1907), mother of Levi Beard and genealogical material on the Beard, Cox, and related families. Gift of Alice Young, 1992.

Elkanah Beard Papers. 1868-1878. FMS 19.

Elkanah Beard (1833-1905) was a Quaker minister born in Randolph County, Ind. This collection consists of a diary kept while Elkanah Beard and his wife Irena (Johnson) Beard (1835-1920) were serving as Quaker evangelists and missionaries in Indiana, Oklahoma, and other parts of the US. Includes typescript. Finding aid.

Jay W. Beede Collection. FMS 52.

Jay Willis Beede (b. 1922) is a 1949 Earlham graduate. This collection consists of papers relating to his status as a conscientious objector in 1942 and 1950, miscellaneous clippings and articles, and a scrapbook of his trip to Oxford, England in 1952 to attend the World Conference of Friends.

Frederick and Laura Davis Beeson Family Collection. SC 82.

Frederick Loten Beeson (1877-1949) and wife Laura Davis Beeson (1978-1965) were members of prominent Quaker families in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Ind. This collection, consisting of newspaper clippings, obituaries, correspondence, a Beeson genealogy, and reminiscences of Laura Davis Beeson, relates to Beeson and Davis family members and life in the Dalton and Hagerstown area. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Bell Family Collection. 1754-1967. FMS 46.

The Bell Family Collection consists of correspondence, business papers, clippings, and genealogical materials of the family of William Bell (1797-1871), a Quaker of Belfast, Ireland, who came to the US in 1842, living in Cincinnati, Ohio and Richmond, Ind. In Ireland, he edited the Irish Friend. The correspondence reflects family matters and comments on Quaker controversies.

Edward Bellis Collection. SC 74.

Edward Bellis (1827-1921) was a Friend born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, who emigrated to Richmond, Ind. in 1848. This autobiography, written in 1920, deals with his life in England, emigration to the US, and his activities as a Friend. Also included in the collection are letters to Harlow Lindley from Bellis and Joseph Dickinson. Transferred from Harlow Lindley Collection.

Aaron L. Benedict Collection. SC 113.

Aaron Lancaster Benedict (1804-1867) was a Gurneyite Friend of Alum Creek Monthly Meeting in Morrow County, Ohio. The collection consists of two documents apparently transcribed ca. 1900 by his son Livius A. Benedict (1834-1908): an account of a visit by Aaron Lancaster, grandfather of A.L. Benedict, to Old Neck Meeting in North Carolina; and a poem on slavery by A.L. Benedict, 1838.

Stacy E. Bevan Collection. SC 42.

Photographs, writings, and biographical material of Stacy Ewing Bevan (1843-1923), an Orthodox Friends minister and evangelist in Iowa and Kansas. Includes a biography from a county history, an autobiography, and a statement of his belief in water baptism. Photocopies furnished by Ethel Bevan, Haviland, Kansas, 1983.

Notes on Joseph Gurney Bevan's Life of Paul. SC 21.

Comments by unknown English Friend, ca. 1830.

Bible Association of Friends in America Collection.1837-1869. FRG 23.

The Bible Association of Friends in America was formed by Orthodox Friends after the Hicksite Separation of 1827-1828 to supply Bibles to Quaker families and others. This collection consists of minute books of the Spiceland auxiliary for 1837-1851 and the Whitewater auxiliary for 1854-1869, both in Indiana.

Homer G. Biddlecum Collection. 1829-1976. SC 2.

Papers of Homer G. Biddlecum (1885-1976), a Friends pastor in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee, and Kansas from 1913 until 1960. Includes extensive genealogical material on the Gauntt family of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Indiana, and the Beals family of Tennessee and Indiana, the records of a debating society in Grant County, Ind., and numerous obituaries of Grant County Quakers.

Bidgood Family Letters. SC 195.

Family letters, 1905-1906, written to Lena Bidgood ( -1929) and daughter Bessie of Greenfield, Ind. A few letters written by Bessie Bidgood while a student at Earlham are in the College Archives. Purchase, 1993.

Bloomingdale Academy Collection. 1856-1916. FRG 20.

Bloomingdale Academy opened in Parke County, Indiana, as the Western Agricultural School in 1845, later changed its name to Western Manual Labor School, and became Bloomingdale Academy in 1861. It became a public high school in 1916. This collection consists of catalogues, financial and enrollment records, and minutes of the board of trustees.

Board of Young Friends Activities Papers. 1909-1919. FRG 6.

The Board of Young Friends Activities was formed in 1909 by the Five Years Meeting of Friends in America to encourage and coordinate conferences and other activities by young Quakers. This collection consists of correspondence and reports, especially of executive secretaries Lillian Hayes and Clarence Pickett.

Bond-Mendenhall Collection. SC 239.

This collection consists mainly of a genealogy of the descendants of Samuel Bond (1753-1812) and his wife Elizabeth (Beals) Bond (1755-1848), Quakers of Surry County, North Carolina, compiled by a granddaughter, Rhoda (Bond) Mendenhall (1824-1916) of Wayne County, Ind. Also included is genealogical material and photographs of the family of James and Rebecca (Campbell) Mendenhall of Vermilion County, Illinois. Gift of Grace Bowen, 2005.

John H. Bond Collection. SC 72.

John H. Bond (1807-1897) was a Friend living near Windsor, Randolph County, Ind. The collection consists of a record of the family of his grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Beals) Bond, his parents, Joseph and Rachel (Harrold) Bond, and of John H. and Emily (Hockett) Bond.

Joseph Bond Family Collection. SC 73.

Joseph Bond (1785-1864) and wife Sarah (Mendenhall) Bond (1790-1848) were Hicksite Friends living at Goshen, Wayne County, Ind. This collection consists of a family record and their marriage certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Parvin and Cornelia Bond Collection. SC 190.

Parvin Wright Bond (1880-1966) was a long-time Quaker pastor and a student at Earlham College from 1907 to 1909. Cornelia (Collins) Bond (1897-1998) was his second wife and was active in Indiana Quaker affairs. The collection consists of a notebook from his pastorate in the West Elkton, Ohio, Friends Meeting from 1947 to 1952 and a notebook and corresondence of Corenelia Bond concerning Whitewater Quarterly Meeting. Transferred from Richmond First Friends, 1996.

Silas Bond Journal. 1812-1857. SC 8.

Silas Bond (1783-1858) was an Orthodox Friend in York County, Pennsylvania, Belmont County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ind. The journal consists of accounts of sermons by visiting ministers and his own religious experiences. Transferred from vault at Richmond First Friends, 1991.

James W. Borden Collection. 1863. SC 305

James Wallace Borden (1810-1883) was a native of Carteret County, North Carolina. In 1834 he located in Richmond, Indiana, where he practiced law and was active in Democratic politics. He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1839, where he lived until his death, save for a term as U.S. minister resident to Hawaii. This collection consists of a history of the Borden family that he wrote in 1863. Purchase, 2009.

George Fox Bowles Collection. SC 71.

George Fox Bowles (1795-1874) was a Friend born in North Carolina, who lived in Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa. The collection consists of a genealogy of the Bowles family and of George F. Bowles's wife's family, the Baileys, and of a reminiscence of the Bowles family's settlement near Richmond, Ind. in 1807. This copy was made ca. 1913 by Luella White Rockwell. It also includes sketches of th Beard and Cox families, early Quaker settlers in Wayne County.

Daniel Bowman Collection. SC 85.

Elder Daniel Bowman (1809-1894) was a prominent German Baptist minister who lived near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Ind. The collection consists of a typescript of a record of marriages performed by him, 1856-1888. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Issac Bowman Collection. SC 75.

Issac Bowman and wife Ann were the last Friends residing in Massilon, Ohio. This description, n.d., was apparently written by a "Mrs. S. Smith."

John Bright Collection. SC 70.

John Bright (1811-1889) was an English Friend and Liberal member of Parliament. This collection consists of miscellaneous manuscripts concerning Bright, including an account by Augustine Jones (1834-1925) of Providence, Rhode Island.

David Brown Collection. SC 53.

The collection contains two items: a contract, 1810, to dig a millrace in Warren County, Ohio; and a letter of Edith Ward to David Brown 11th Mo. 2, 1804. Both photocopies from FMS 33.

Marianna Brown Collection. 1850-1941. FMS 90.

Marianna Brown (1852-1941) was an 1874 Earlham College graduate, professor of Greek and Latin at Earlham, 1883-1901, and a trustee of the college from 1922 to 1941. This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, essays, and other materials concerning Marianna Brown and her brother, J. Franklin Brown (1865-1940), Earlham class of 1889. Of particular interest are materials concerning the foreign missionary work of American Friends. Gift, 2000.

William Dawson Brown Collection. 1827-1871. SC 143.

William Dawson Brown (1827-1871) was a clock peddler, born in Ohio, who spent his early life in Henry and Grant counties in Indiana before moving to Illinois and California. The collection consists of a typescript of an autobiography, dealing mostly with his life in Indiana. Although not a Quaker, Brown's mother came from a large Quaker family, and the autobiographical journal has considerable information on Quaker neighbors and relatives.

Thomas K. Bufkin Journal. 1840-1927. SC 210.

Thomas Kirk Bufkin (1840-1927) was a Gurneyite Friend, born in Henry County, Indiana, who moved to Iowa as a child and in 1883 to Pasadena, Calif. Bufkin's journal is an autobiography that describes his pioneer experiences in Iowa, his travels in the United States, his family, and his work as a Quaker. Typescript, gift of Keith R. Grossman, 2001.

Bulla Family Papers. 1824-1900. FMS 63.

The Bulla Family Papers consist of account books, correspondence, and genealogical material on four generations of the family of William Bulla (1777-1862) and his wife Elizabeth (Hoover) Bulla (1778-1857), who were among the first Quaker settlers of Richmond, Ind.

Bundy Family Collection. SC 217.

Material re: John Bundy (1806-1889), a Quaker farmer of Guilford County, North Carolina, and Morgan County, Indiana, and his wife Mary (Moore) Bundy (1810-1892). They were the parents of John Elwood Bundy (1853-1933), the Richmond, Indiana, artist. The collection consists of a copy of their 1831 marriage certificate, a sketch of the Bundy and Moore families written in 1881, and an obituary of Mary (Moore) Bundy. Gift of Charles A. Johnson, 2002. Material concerning John Elwood Bundy is also housed in the College Archives.

John Butler Collection. SC 66.

John Butler (1803-1887) was an elder and influential Gurneyite Friend of Damascus, Ohio. This collection consists of an Ohio Yearly Meeting Memorial (1890) and a typescript of Butler's diary for December 9-15, 1859, while traveling to Richmond, Virginia, with a petition for the pardon of Edwin Coppoc, one of John Brown's men.

William Butler Collection. SC 181.

William Butler (1767/1770-1851) was an Orthodox Friend who was a native to Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He moved with his family to Ohio in 1806 and to Wayne County, Ind. in 1822. The collection consists of three land grants for land near Dublin in Wayne County in 1823. Gift of Mrs. B.L. Butler, 1932.

Benjamin Butterworth Papers. 1758-1809. SC 226.

Benjamin Butterworth (1766-1833) was a Friend who lived first in Campbell County, Virginia, and then in Warren County, Ohio. The Butterworth Papers consist of a record of the family of Benjamin and Rachel (Moorman) Butterworth and a manuscript 1758 Discipline of Virginia Yearly Meeting of Friends. Photocopy; gift of Thomas C. Hill, 2003.