%eadnotat; ]> 5200eafo Eliza Ambler Foulke Research Papers, 1866-1977 SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1997 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Eliza Ambler Foulke Research Papers, 1866-1977 SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1997 Descriptive Summary Research Papers, 1866-1977 RG 5/200 Eliza Ambler Foulke (1893-187) 5 folders in 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Eliza Moore Ambler Foulke (1893-1987) was a prominent member of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends. A birthright Quaker, she married Thomas Albert Foulke (1893-1962) in 1923. Eliza Foulke was interested in local Quaker and family history, and she was very active in Quaker organizations throughout her long life. This collection contains Eliza Foulke's manuscripts and scrapbooks relating to the history of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Of particular interest are a history of the Beaumont property which includes genealogies of the Foulke, Ambler, Jenkins, and Beaumont families, and a history and three scrapbooks concerning Gwynedd Monthly Meeting and Plymouth Monthly Meeting in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Eliza Moore Ambler Foulke (1893-1987) was the daughter of Edwin Moore and Annie Foulke Webster Ambler. In 1923, she married Philadelphia attorney, Thomas Albert Foulke (1893-1962), who was the son of Joseph T. and Laura Lippincott Foulke. Both were birthright Friends and very active members of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting.

Eliza Foulke enjoyed a lifelong interest in history, especially family and local Quaker history. In 1966, she revised "An Account of The Dr. Antrim Foulke-May Foulke Beaumont Property," which she had prepared in 1947, and she added the genealogies of the families involved in that historic house. In 1969 she wrote "A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting." She also compiled notebooks to preserve miscellaneous information about Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, and, in particular, the meeting houses at Gwynedd and Plymouth.

Eliza Foulke was among the first residents of Foulkeways, a continuing care retirement community constructed on the Beaumont property, which had been bequeathed to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting by Charles Beaumont in 1945. She lived at Foulkeways from 1967 to her death in 1987, actively participating in the life of the community and continuing her close relationship with Gwynedd Monthly Meeting.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains Eliza Foulke's manuscripts and scrapbooks relating to the history of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Of particular interest are a history of the Beaumont property which includes genealogies of the Foulke, Ambler, Jenkins, and Beaumont families, and a history and three scrapbooks concerning Gwynedd Monthly Meeting and Plymouth Monthly Meeting in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Arrangement

Organized in 5 folders that contain two typed manuscripts and the contents of 3 scrapbooks.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Donor: Esther S. Goulding and Wilma Culp, 1989; Accession number: 90.1.7

The five notebooks in this collection were given by Eliza Foulke to the library at Gwynedd Monthly Meeting for reference purposes. When the Library removed them from the collection, Wilma Culp and Esther S. Goulding, who are also active members of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting and residents of Foulkeways, donated them to Friends Historical Library.

"A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting." (carbon copy, received 1970) is in FHL book catalogue, BX7649.G88 F6.

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], RG5/200, Eliza Ambler Foulke Research Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Processing information

Received in five loose-leaf binders which had been given to the Library at Gwynedd Monthly Meeting by Eliza Foulke. Removed from (non-archival) binders, refoldered, checklist added. Stored in one box in Record Group 5.

The following materials have been removed from the collection and transferred to the miscellaneous papers of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting:

Receipt to Cadwallader Foulke for stones used in building Gwynedd meeting house, 1823. Receipt to Daniel Foulke for tuition paid to Gwynedd Boarding School, 1854. Related Material

See also:

Foulke Family Papers, RG 5/045 Thomas and Eliza Foulke Research Papers, RG 5/071 Records of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, RG 2

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.

Foulke family. Jenkins family. Ambler family. Beaumont family. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936-) -- History. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: 1714-1827) --History. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite: 1827-1936) -- History. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox: 1827-1936) --History. Plymouth Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends --History. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

Records, 1946-1977 1 "An Account of The Dr. Antrim Foulke-May Foulke Beaumont Property" October 1966

Presented to the Library of Gwynedd Monthly as a reference book. Includes genealogical information on the Foulke, Ambler, Jenkins, and Beaumont families. 31 pp.

2 "A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting" September 1969

Prepared in 1969 by Eliza Ambler Foulke, Foulkeways, Gwynedd, Pa. Photocopy, with inscription on title page: "Presented to the Meeting Library, Gwynedd, PA." Also attached is a card which acknowledges the assitance of individuals.

3 "Appendix to A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd and Plymouth Meeting" 1969

Scrapbook compiled by Eliza Ambler Foulke. Includes miscellaneous clippings and information not included in "A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting." Removed non-archival binder and plastic sleeves, tape, and acidic binder paper. Refoldered in original order.

4 "A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting," Book 2, Part 1.1974, 1975

Scrapbook compiled by Eliza Ambler Foulke of miscellaneous material collected after the 250th aniversary celebration.

5 "A Record of Historical Facts of Gwynedd Meeting," Book 2, Part 2 1946-1977

Scrapbook. Contains information collected 1975-1977 concerning the history of the Meeting since 1946.