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Sites predominantly about the history of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), or important Quaker historical figures. Includes historical writings and genealogy.

Subcategories

• Fry, Elizabeth Gurney
• Rustin, Bayard

Resources in This Category

• An Apology for the True Christian Divinity by Robert Barclay

  http://www.ccel.org/b/barclay/quakers/
  The classic early Quaker doctrinal work in digital facsimile edition.

• Famous Friends (Quakers)

  http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_quaker.html
  Lists famous people from history who were friends, including scientists, politicians, and U.S. Presidents.

• Fox's Journal - a guide

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/gfox/gf_index.html
  A guide to the Journal of George Fox, generally considered to be the founder of Quakerism. It allows one to move from selected key passages to the chapter containing the passage.

• James Kiefer's Quaker Biographies

  http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/FOX/
  Brief biographies of some key figures in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

• Journal of George Fox

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/gfox/title.html
  The autobiography of the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). First published in 1694. This is the Rufus Jones edition, 1908.

• Journal of John Woolman

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/jwoolman/title.html
  The autobiography of one of the best loved and most respected Quaker historical figures of all time, a key person in the ending of slaveholding among Quakers in the 18th century.

• Portraiture of Quakerism

  http://www.worldspirituality.org/quakerism.html
  Complete online text of Thomas Clarkson's 1806 work on Quaker beliefs and customs.

• Quaker Corner

  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/
  A repository of resources related to Quaker genealogical research.

• Quaker Historical Texts

  http://www.qhpress.org/texts/
  Several electronic texts of writings of early Friends (Quakers).

• Quaker Page of Street Corner Society site

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/quaker.html
  Very helpful organized listing of Quaker writings and historical materials available on the Web.

• QuakerPages

  http://www.qhpress.org/quakerpages/
  A collection of writings and sermons from the 17th century to the present, many of which are not readily available in print.

• Spiritual Writings of James Nayler

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/jnayler/
  Selected works of prominent first-generation Quaker James Nayler, and a few sermons from other Friends of the same era.

• Swarthmoor Hall

  http://www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk/
  Historic home in Cumbria, England, which served as the nerve center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in its early days. Official site, with history and facilities.

• The Autobiography of George Fox

  http://bible.christiansunite.com/geoindex.shtml
  Complete online text of the Journal of George Fox, the autobiography of the founder of the Religious Society of Friends.

• Tour of Quaker Country

  http://www.strecorsoc.org/qkrcntry/qc01.html
  Dai William's tour of the seedbed of early Quakerism in northern England, with a few photos.

• Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project

  http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/
  Databases of publicly accessible archives and book collections related to Friends (Quakers) within the pre-1974 boundaries of the county of Yorkshire in England. These are searchable by location and by name.

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