%eadnotat; ]> 5006baco An Inventory of the Francis R. Bacon Papers, 1948-1964 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1965, 1974 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Francis R. Bacon Papers, 1948-1964 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1965, 1974 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1948-1964 RG 5/006 Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965) 6 boxes; 3 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965), a birthright Quaker, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Architecture in 1913 and was later Dean of Western Reserve University's School of Architecture. He married Edith Melrose Farquhar in 1915, and in the early 1920's they participated in the AFSC child feeding programs in Germany and Russia. This collection primarily includes correspondence, notes, photographs, and other materials related to Francis R. Bacon's research on 17th century Quaker meeting houses. Correspondents include Elfrida Vipont Foulds, Isabel Ross, Beatrice Saxon Snell, Henry J. Cadbury, and others.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965), a birthright Quaker, was Dean of Western Reserve University's School of Architecture. Born in Haddonfield, N.J., son of Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Bacon, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Architecture in 1913. He married Edith Melrose Farquhar in 1915, and in the early 1920's they participated in the AFSC child feeding programs in Germany and Russia. They moved to Cleveland in 1923 and remained there until his retirement in 1953.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection primarily includes correspondence, notes, photographs, and other materials related to Francis R. Bacon's research on 17th century Quaker meeting houses. Correspondents include Elfrida Vipont Foulds, Isabel Ross, Beatrice Saxon Snell, Henry J. Cadbury, and others.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Correspondence and speeches, articles Manuscript and related material on 17th century meeting houses Reference material Map of Great Britain and pictures Strickland Monthly Meeting material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Francis R. Bacon, 1965, 1971, 1974

Pictures Received from Francis R. Bacon, April, 1963 and from Francis R. Bacon's estate.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Francis R. Bacon Papers, RG5/006, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Meeting house photographs have been added to the Meeting House Picture Collection and slide collection (Two metal boxes: Box I, America; Box II, England and Ireland removed to PA 29 (See listing after Scope and Content note).

The following material has been removed from the collection and recatalogued. Meeting house photographs were added to Meeting Houses, FHL General Collection, and slides were added to PA 29.

Meeting houses

Abington, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Arch Street, Pa.: 2 exterior; 2 mounted interiors, 2 unmounted interiors Arney's Mount, N.J.: 1 exterior. Askwith, Yorkshire (England): 3 exteriors, each with negative; 1 exterior of house of owner of land on which MH built, with negative Birmingham, Pa. - Race Street: 3 exteriors. Blue Idol, Sussex (England): 3 exteriors; 4 interiors, 2 copies of one of them; 4 drawings. Bradford, Pa.: 5 exteriors. Brigflatts, Sedbergh (England): 3 exteriors, one with second copy, smaller print, and negative; 4 interiors. Buckingham, Pa. - Race Street: 2 exteriors. Byberry, Pa.: 1 exterior. Center, Ohio: 1 interior; 1 view of burial ground, 2 copies. Chester, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Chichester, Pa. - Race Street: 2 exteriors. Christiana, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Cleveland, Ohio: 1 exterior Come-to-Good (England): 1 exterior. Crosswicks, N.J.: 2 exterior Doe Run, Pa.: 1 exterior. Downington, Pa: 1 exterior Doylestown, Pa.: 1 exterior. East Caln, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior. East Main Street Friends Church, Richmond, Ind.: 1 exterior. Evesham, N.J. (also called Mt. Laurel): 1 exterior. Fairfax, Va.: 1 exterior, 2 copies. Fallowfield,.Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Fallsington, Pa. - Arch Street: 1 exterior. First Friend's Church, Richmond, Inc.: 1 exterior. Flushing, LI.: 1 exterior Friends House, London, England: 2 exteriors; views of courtyard. Germantown, Pa. - Arch Street: 1 exterior. Germantown, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Goose Creek, Va.: 3 exterior Green Street, Pa.: 1 exterior/interior. Gwynedd, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Haddonfield, N. J. - Arch Street: 3 exteriors. Haverford, Pa. - Arch Street: 1 exterior. Haverford (Old), Pa. - Race Street: 2 exteriors. Hertford (England): 1 exterior. High Point, N.C.: 1 exterior. Hopewell, Va.: 1 exterior. Horsham, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Jordans (England): 1 exterior of memorial garden. King of Prussia, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Lansdowne Avenue, Pa. - Arch Street: 8 exterior; 4 interiors. Lansdowne, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Leayet (England): 1 exterior with surroundings. Lincoln, NE.: 3 exterior London Grove, Pa. - Race Street: 1 drawing of exterior. Makefield, Pa. (also called Dolington): 1 exterior. Matinecock, N. Y.: 2 exterior, 1 interior Merion, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior; 1 exterior/interior; 1 interior. Middletown, Pa. - Bucks Co. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Moorestown, N.J.: 1 exterior Mt. Holly, N.Y. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Mountmellick: 1 exterior, 4 copies. New Garden, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Newtown, Pa.: 1 exterior. Newtown Square, Pa.: 2 exteriors. Norristown, Pa.: 1 exterior. “North”, Phila., Pa.: 3 exteriors; interior. Pales Radnorshire (England): 1 interior; 2 views from MH. Plymouth, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Race Street, Pa.: 2 exteriors. Rancocas, N.J.: 1 exterior. Rawdon (England): 3 exteriors. St. Petersburg, Fla.: 1 exterior; 2 interiors. Salem, N.J. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Sandy Spring, Md. - Hicksite: 3 views of stove inside. Scattergood: 1 photo of drawing of exterior. Schuylkill, Pa. - Race Street: 1 exterior/interior. Skipton (England): 1 exterior. Solebury, P. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Stillwater, Ohio: 1 exterior. Stony Brook, N. J.: 8 exterior. Swarthmore, Pa.: 1 exterior. Third Haven, Easton, Md.: 2 exterior; 3 interior Twelfth Street, Phila., Pa.: 2 exteriors. Upper Dublin, Pa.: 1 exterior. Warminster, Pa.: 1 exterior. West Grove, Pa. - Arch Street (also called Harmony Road); 1 exterior. West Grove, Pa. - Race Street (also called Prospect Ave.):1 exterior. Willistown, Pa.: 1 exterior Woodbury, N.J. - Race Street: 1 exterior. Wrightstown, Pa.: 1 exterior. Yealand Conyers (England): 1 exterior.

Unidentified and incompletely identified meetinghouses

Springfield: 1 photo of drawing of exterior. 8 exteriors 1 interior.

Other, United States

Bellows, John: 1 individual portrait (photo) Friend's Institute, Pa.: 1 exterior. Firbank Fell (England): 1 view. Chester schoolhouse: 1 exterior. Indiana State House, Indianapolis, Ind.: 1 exterior Jordans Hotel (England): 1 exterior. Parish Church (England): 1 exterior. Pendle Hill, Pa.: 1 landscape view. Pennsbury Manor, Bristol, Pa.: 2 drawings of exteriors. Portarllngton: Huguenot Church: 1 exterior; Huguenot gravestones: 1 view; 1 street view. Swarthmore Hall: 3 exteriors; 1 view of library, with smaller print negative; 1 view of dining hall. Westtown School: 1 aerial view; 1 group portrait of building committee of 1883 - 1885. Wrightstown Public School: 1 exterior. Yealand School (England): 1 exterior, with 2 smaller prints and negative.

Meeting houses in great Britain

Airton: 5 exterior Brigflatts: 1 exterior Clothouse: 1 interior Height: 2 exterior, 1 interior Mosedale: 2 interior Pales: 1 exterior Penrith: 3 interior Portishead: 1 exterior Settle: 3 exterior Swarthmore: 4 exterior Meeting houses in U.S. Downington 1 exterior of schoolhouse back of carriage shed, 1 exterior of meeting house Romansville 2 exterior Matinecocks 1 interior

Other, Great Britain

Woodbrooke, Birmingham, Eng. 2 exterior Unidentified meeting houses: 13 interior, 6 exterior •Index of U.S. Meeting house photographs, listed alphabetically SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

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:

Churches - Quaker Architecture -- Great Britain Meeting houses -- Great Britain Society of Friends - Meeting houses -- Great Britain Foulds, Elfrida Vipont, 1902 Ross, Isabel Snell, Beatrice Saxon Cadbury, Henry Joel, 1883 Bacon, Francis R. (Francis Rogers), 1878-1965 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1948-1964 Correspondence 1948-1964 1

Includes letters of inquiry to Clerks, of Friend Meetings in Great Britain about Early Meeting Houses, and their answers; other correspondence pertaining to his projected book about 17th century meeting houses; folder regarding, the William Penn Committee; some personal correspondence; letters, from Elfrida Vipont Foulds, Isabel Ross, Muriel Hicks, Isabel, Grubb, Beatrice Saxon Snell, and Henry J. Cadbury. Also list of, pictures filed in FHL picture file. See copy following check list.

Ser. 2. Speeches, articles and miscellaneous notes Manuscripts and related material 2

Material in connection with preparation of projected book on 17th Century Meeting Houses in Great Britain and Ireland. Includes some material on American Meeting Houses.

 Ser. 3. Reference material Quaker pamphlets, clippings, etc Non-Quaker pamphlets, clippings, etc 3 Ser. 4. Maps Maps of Great Britain 4 Ser. 5. Miscellaneous Pictures Miscellaneous pictures 5

Meeting House pictures have been filed in the picture file - MEETING HOUSES, American, and those in Great Britain. See alphabetical lists at end, above.

 Ser. 6. Strickland Monthly Meeting, 1675-1948 Material relating to Strickland Monthly Meeting 1675-1948 5

Includes some particulars of each of the Particular Meetings in Strickland Monthly Meeting