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Hiram Hadley Collection. SC 263.

Hiram Hadley (1833-1922) was a student at Friends Boarding School in 1851, a teacher in several Indiana Quaker schools, and the founder of what is now the University of New Mexico. This collection consists of a "New Years Address," written while Hadley was teaching at Carthage, Indiana, in 1856. Transferred from FMS 78.

James Hadley Diary. FMS 95.

James Hadley (1803-1892) was born in North Carolina in 1803 and died in Dublin, Wayne County, Ind. in 1892, where he had moved from Highland County, Ohio, in 1870. He was a prominent Orthodox Friend. The diary begins 11th Mo. 28, 1879, and ends 5th Mo. 8, 1883.

Job Hadley Reminiscence. 1883-1884. SC 11.

Job Hadley (1816-1895) was a prominent Conservative Friend of Amo, Hendricks County, Ind. This reminiscence focuses on his memories of slavery and work among the freedmen during and after the Civil War. Also included is a short account of the work of his wife, Tacy (Burgess) Hadley (1817-1899). Transferred from Harlow Lindley Collection.

Sara E. Hadley Letters. 1945-1947. SC 238.

Sara E. Hadley (1918-1995), a Kansas Friend, was a teacher in the Friends School at Ramallah, Palestine, in 1946-1947. These letters to her family include unusually detailed accounts of life in Palestine in the last days of the British Mandate. Hadley comments on Quaker affairs, local customs, politics, and terrorism. Gift of Ruthanna Hadley, 2004.

Hanson Family Collection. SC 104.

Manuscript genealogy of the descendants of John Hanson (1820-1906) and wife Sarah Hutchins (1821-1894). Transferred from Indiana Historical Society, 1988.

John Frederick Hanson Collection. SC 110.

John Frederick Hanson (1841-1918) was a native of Norway who emigrated to the US in 1856. He became a Friend in Iowa. Later, he became a well-known minister and revivalist in Iowa and Oregon, where he died. This collection consists of an autobiography and biographical material compiled by family members. Photocopies provided by Arthur O. Roberts. A larger collection of Hanson papers is available on microfilm.

Zimri Hanson Collection. SC 84.

Zimri Hanson (1846-1928) was a prominent Orthodox Friend living in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Ind., the author of a genealogy of the Chamness family (1922) and a number of historical works. This collection consists of a photograph and obituary. Gift of Mary Wright Dennis, 1992.

Hardin Family Collection. SC 146.

Clifford M. Hardin (1915- ), a native of Knightstown, Ind. was the son of J. Alvin Hardin, an Earlham trustee, and Mabel (Macy) Hardin, Earlham class of 1914. This material, deposited by him, consists of manuscripts relating to the history of the Townsend and Test families, ancestors of J.Alvin Hardin. Gift of Clifford M. Hardin, 1993. An addition to the collection consists of material relating to Emma (Test) Hardin (1867-1905), a Quaker farm wife of Henry County, Ind. Included are school themes, correspondence, and essays on reform, missionary work, temperance, and child rearing. Gift of Clifford M. Hardin, 1994.

John S. Harned Diary. SC 137.

John S. Harned, Sr. (1796-1880) was an Orthodox Friend and a miller and farmer in Washington County, Ind. This is a typescript of excerpts of a diary that Harned kept from 1859-1865, apparently edited by Ethel Trueblood. Included is a photograph of Harned and his wife, Ruth (Green) Harned. Transferred from D. Elton Trueblood Collection, 1995.

George N. Hartley Papers. 1876-1930. FMS 22.

George N. Hartley (1844-1938) was an Earlham College alumnus, Quaker minister, and educator of Fountain City, Ind. The Hartley Papers consist of a diary for 1869-1870, a sermon notebook, and miscellaneous papers reflecting Hartley's career. The largest single item is an account book spanning 1876-1930.

Elizabeth Harvey Collection. SC 148.

Elizabeth Harvey, born 1835 in Clinton County, Ohio, was a student at Friends Boarding School, now Earlham College, in 1854. The collection consists of her autograph album. Gift of Emilou McDorman, 1989.

Carl Hawkins Collection. 1740-1978. FMS 86.

Carl Hawkins was a Richmond, Ind., contractor and active genealogist who compiled several publications on the Quaker Hawkins family of Wayne County, Ind., and its forebears. This large collection includes materials on descendants of James and Martha (Hallowell) Hawkins and other forebears of Carl Hawkins. Gift of Eunice Mae Hawkins Meek, 1993. In process.

Lillian E. Hayes Diary. SC 170.

Lillian E. Hayes (1880- ) was a Quaker minister from Dunreith, Ind., who was one of the leading figures of the early Young Friends Movement in the US. The diary records her trip to the Quaker study center at Woodbrooke, England, in 1913-1914.

W. Hugh Headlee Collection. 1929-1988. FMS 28.

William Hugh Headlee (1907-1989) was a 1929 Earlham College graduate and a professor at Indiana University Medical School from 1943-1977. The Headlee Collection consists of biographical information and material reflecting Headlee's fund-raising work on behalf of Earlham, mainly in Indianapolis.

Heffley-Morris Collection. SC 194.

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, genealogical material, and a few letters of members of the Heffley and Morris families of Wayne and Henry counties, Ind., from roughly 1800 to 1940. Photocopies, gift of Thomas D. Hamm, 1988.

Ean Boyd Heiney Collection. SC 264.

Ean Boyd Heiney (born Enos Boyd Heiney) was born in Huntington County, Indiana, in 1868, and died in McLean, Virginia, in 1950. He was the author of numerous works of poetry, mostly self-published, and co-author, with Benjamin S. Parker, of Poets and Poetry of Indiana (1900). This collection consists of letters written to relatives in Indiana between 1937 and 1949. Donation, 2005.

Willard Heiss Collection. 1680-1988. FMS 33.

Willard C. Heiss (1921-1988) was the long time Indianapolis city archivist and a well-known Quaker genealogist and collector and publisher of Quaker materials. The Heiss Collection consists of extensive files on Quaker history and genealogy, as well as correspondence and documents reflecting the lives of Quakers especially in the Midwest and South.

Jabez Henley Commonplace Book, 1832-1837. SC 247.

Jabez H. Henley (1810-1888) was a Friend who was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, but lived most of his life in Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana. His commonplace book includes poetry and writings copied from other authors, including a poem and letter by Joseph John Gurney. Also included in the collection is an autograph album of his grandson Howard S. Henley (born 1877) of Spiceland. Gift of Robert King Henley, 2005.

John Henley Collection. SC 206.

John Henley (1815-1899) was an Orthodox Friend of Wayne County, Indiana. This collection consists of his 1835 autograph book from Whitewater Friends School; the Road District No. 2, New Garden Township, Superintendent's Book for 1848-1849; and a personal account book for 1857; as well as abstracts from the records of New Garden Monthly Meeting, 1843-1869, concerning Henley activities. Purchase from Craig Wiechman, 2003.

Micajah Henley Collection. SC 158.

Micajah Henley (1857-1939) was a Quaker minister of Dublin, Ind. and the author of Divine Healing (1902). The collection consists of a teacher's license (1877) and an undated pen and ink sketch of a figure from the Book of Revelation (housed in the Art Collection). Gift of Edith Doll, 1994.

Robinson-Henley Papers. 1827-1986. FMS 39.

The Robinson-Henley Papers reflect the lives of several generations of the family of Francis W. Robinson (1810-1897), a Hicksite Quaker businessman of Richmond, Ind., and Joseph Henley (1768-1860), an Orthodox Quaker farmer of Carthage, Ind. The collection includes correspondence, business papers, genealogical material, and photographs relating to Richmond and Carthage.

Henley-Trueblood Collection. FMS 42.

The Henley-Trueblood Collection consists of photographs, daguerreotypes, and other images of nineteenth-century Quakers, largely in Washington and Rush counties, Ind. Most are related to Edwin P. Trueblood (1861-1951), longtime Earlham faculty member, and his wife Pennina (Henley) Trueblood (1863-1943).

Lorton Heusel Papers. 1943-1991. FMS 87.

Lorton Heusel, an 1953 Earlham College graduate, served as a Quaker pastor in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana, and as General Secretary of Friends United Meeting from 1967 to 1978. The Heusel Papers reflect his career and Quaker concerns and activities from the 1950s to the 1990s, including the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and theological differences among Friends. Gift of Lorton Heusel, 1996. In process.

Burritt M. Hiatt Diary. 1943-1944. SC 59.

"Diary of a Quaker Hostage during World War II," by Burritt Mills Hiatt, edited by Dorothy Lang Hiatt, a Friend of Wilmington, Ohio, while interned in Germany. Donated by Mary Lane Hiatt, 1980.

Hiawatha Band Essay Book, ca 1859. SC 255.

The Hiawatha Band was a short-lived literary society of Hicksite Quaker and other young people in Richmond, Indiana, a continuation of an earlier Vesper Band. This book contains essays that members composed and read at meetings. Authors include Essie Hadley, Will N. Matthews, Ed R. Matthews, Essie J. Lupton, John P. Lancaster, J. L. Thomas, Isaac L. Thomas, John S. Hadley. The first two pages are 1851 accounts for Hoosier Fire Engine Company No. 3. Transfer from Lauramoore Home, 2006.

Elias Hicks Collection. SC 107.

Elias Hicks (1748-1830) was a Quaker minister from Long Island at the center of the separation of 1827-1828. This collection consists of photocopies of materials collected by Gilbert S. Cope (1840-1928), including a copy of the testimony of disownment against Hicks by Westbury and Jericho Monthly Meeting, and a typescript entitled, "An Attempt to Defend the Position of Elias Hicks."

Hill-Hudelson Family Papers. 1831-1932. FMS 64.

The Hill-Hudelson Papers consist of correspondence, legal and business records, photographs, and newspaper clippings of two families in Henry and Rush counties, Ind. The first relates to the family of Henry B. Hill (1807-1874), a Quaker of Carthage, Ind., and his son William Penn Hill (1832-1896) of Knightstown, Ind. The second relates to the family of William P. Hill's wife, Ann Maria (Hudelson) Hill (1830-1919). Finding aid.

"Vision of Joseph Hoag." SC 37.

Joseph Hoag (1761-1846) was a prominent Orthodox Friends minister in New York and Vermont. His "Vision" of 1803, which purportedly prophesied much future history, including the Civil War, was widely circulated in manuscript among Friends in the 1850s. This copy was in the family of Achilles Dicks (1795-1871), a Friend of Rush Creek Meeting, Parke County, Ind. Second copy from John Bell.

Barnabas C. Hobbs Papers. 1861-1904. FMS 29.

Barnabas C. Hobbs (1815-1892) was a prominent Orthodox educator and minister and the first president of Earlham College. The Hobbs Papers consist of correspondence and documents mainly reflecting Hobb's trip to Europe in 1877-1878. More Hobbs material is located in the College Archives.

William Hobbs Collection. SC 171.

William Hobbs (1780-1854) was a native of North Carolina and a leading elder and minister in Indiana Yearly Meeting (Orthodox). The collection consists of a typescript of a manuscript by Hobbs concerning the Hicksite Separation in Blue River Monthly Meeting in Washington County, Ind., 1827-1828. Copy of original in Indiana State Library. Acquired 1997.

Agnes Calvert Hole Collection. SC 180.

Agnes Calvert Hole, Earlham class of 1933, was a Friend of Madison, Wisconsin, and the wife of Francis Doan Hole, also Earlham class of 1933. The Hole Collection consists of letters to her father, Cecil K. Calvert, Earlham class of 1908, from his grandparents and other relatives who were Quaker missionaries in Oklahoma, 1884-1895, and correspondence regarding family papers and artifacts. Gift of Francis D. Hole, 1990.

Helen Hole Papers. SC 100.

Helen Bell Hole was a professor of English at Earlham College, 1948-1970, and provost, 1971-1972. Married to Allen D. Hole, professor of foreign languages, 1947-1964, both were active in Quaker affairs. This collection consists of letters to Helen Hole from family and friends in Europe and the US from 1946-1949.

Mary N. Hole Collection. SC 108.

Mary N. (Cope) Hole (1819-1842), daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Dixon) Cope and wife of Ethan Allen Hole, was an Orthodox Friend of Middleton, Columbiana County, Ohio. The collection consists of a memorial of Middleton Monthly Meeting.

S. Smith Holloway Collection. SC 109.

S. Smith Holloway (1810-1890) was a Gurneyite Friend and physician who lived in Belmont County, Ohio, and Wabash and Henry Counties in Indiana. The collection consists of typescripts of diaries of trips in 1832 and 1840 from Belmont County through Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Home Culture Club Minute Book, 1890-1891. SC 256.

The Home Culture Club was a short-lived self-improvement society of young Hicksite Friends in Richmond, Indiana. This minute book includes names of members and descriptions of papers read at meetings. Transfer from Lauramoore Home, 2006.

Frederick Hoover Collection, ca. 1850. SC 182.

Frederick Hoover (1783-1868), a native of Randolph County, North Carolina, was a member of one of the first Quaker families to settle near Richmond, Ind. The collection consists of a series of recollections, written about 1850, dealing with the Hicksite Separation among Friends, the abolitionist movement and its effect on Quakers, fugitive slaves, and theological questions. Typescript. Gift of Virginia Hess, 1998.

Henry Hoover Collection. SC 178.

Henry Hoover (1788-1868) was one of the first Quaker settlers near Richmond, Ind. The collection consists of two different typescripts of his autobiography, "Sketches and Incidents, Embracing a Period of Fifty Years." Gift of Eugene and Ruth Williams, 1994.

Herbert Hoover Collection. SC 258.

Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) was the first Quaker president of the United States (1929-1933). This small collection consists of material on Hoover's visits to Earlham College in 1922 and 1939 and a 1960 letter on his speech to the Republican National Convention.

Charles S. Hubbard Papers. 1847. SC 227.

Charles S. Hubbard (1829-1906) was an Orthodox Quaker farmer, merchant, and legislator of Raysville, Ind. This small collection consists of an autobiography that Hubbard wrote while a student at Friends Boarding School (now Earlham College) about 1847. Other Hubbard materials are in the college archives. Gift of Joe White, 2002.

Jeremiah Hubbard Collection. SC 250.

Jeremiah Hubbard (1777-1849) was a prominent Orthodox Quaker minister in North Carolina and Indiana. He was a central figure in the Hicksite separation in 1827-1828, particularly in Ohio Yearly Meeting. Later he became controversial for his outspoken support of linking the abolition of slavery with colonization of former slaves. This collection consists of a "Farewell Address" written in Ohio in 1828.

David Huddleston Papers. 1872-1890. FMS 3.

David Huddleston (1801-1890) was an Orthodox Friend of Dublin, Ind. The Huddleston Papers consist of 28 volumes of diaries and miscellaneous photographs and manuscripts. The diaries are invaluable for their insights into changes taking place among Indiana Quakers between 1870 and 1890. Finding aid.

Robert Nixon Huff Papers. 1931-1984. FMS 77.

Robert Nixon Huff (1903-1979) was a longtime Earlham College administrator and Richmond civic leader. His papers reflect his work for the college and activities in the community, especially the restoration of the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City. Finding aid.

Ann Williams Hunt Collection. SC 63.

Ann (Williams) Hunt (1816-1849) was an Orthodox Friend who lived in Highland County, Ohio, and, after her marriage to Dr. Pleasant Hunt (1820-1892) in Randolph County, Ind. The collection consists of their marriage certificate and a commonplace book containing arithmetic exercises, poetry, records of the Hunt and Williams families, and an account of a vision by James Johnson in 1773. Gift of Lenora Bond Amburn, 1967.

Mabel Leigh Hunt Collection. 1844-1978. FMS 40.

Mabel Leigh Hunt was a Quaker author of Indianapolis, well known for children's books. This collection consists largely of clippings and reminiscence material on Quaker life, especially in Indiana, that Hunt used in her writings, along with a few pre-1860 Quaker letters from Morgan and Hamilton counties.

Hussey Family Papers. 1783-1840. SC 209.

Letters and a composition book of Jediah Hussey (1769-1821) of New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina. The letters were written mainly by Jediah Hussey and his sister Sarah while living in York, Pa., between 1783 and 1804, but also includes two written by family members in Indiana and Ohio. Gift of Chip Clark, 2001.

John M. Hussey Family Papers. 1861-1978. FMS 94.

John M. Hussey (1838-1920) was a Quaker printer and publisher in New Vienna, Ohio. His wife, Anna (Fall) Hussey (1843-1933) was active in early Quaker missionary work in Mexico. This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and genealogical material, including an early draft of Gershom Perdue's biography of the Quaker minister Thomas Beals (1719-1801). Gift of Margret and Deborah Hussey, 1999.

Thornburg-Hussey Family Papers. 1814-1843. SC 51.

Four letters, a poem, and a receipt of members of the family of John and Mary Hussey, Friends of New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina. Includes letters from Thomas and Mary Thornburg, Stephen Hussey, and Hezekiah Starbuck. Of special interest are the 1829 and 1831 Stephan Hussey letters of sympathies among North Carolina Friends. Typescripts and als. Transferred from FMS 33. Includes Hussey and Thornburg genealogy.

Hutchens Family Collection. FMS 45.

This is a manuscript genealogy of descendants of Strangeman Hutchins/Hutchens (1707-1792), a Quaker of Goochland County, Virginia, and Surry County, North Carolina, compiled by Gussie Waymire Crider of Buck Creek, Ind. It was published in 1979.