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Clarkson Parker Collection. 1839-1990. FMS 44.

Clarkson Parker (1853-1932) was a Quaker farmer and businessman in Carthage, Ind., the Dakotas, and Whittier, California. This large collection includes correspondence, business papers, and photographs of the Parker family and of the families of Clarkson Parker's two wives, M. Josephine Macy and Laura White, especially material relating to John M. Macy (1806-1887) of Henry County, Ind.

Joseph R. Parker Collection. SC 119.

Joseph R. Parker (1820- ) was a Friend of Perquimans County, North Carolina. The collection consists of a typescript of a diary of a visit to eastern Ohio to attend Ohio Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1843, and a letter, 1926, from John Newby Parker, son of Joseph, to Walter C. Woodward.

Josiah Parker Papers. 1790-1839. FMS 24.

Josiah Parker (1769-1833) was a Quaker farmer and miller of Northampton County, North Carolina. This rich and important collection consists of correspondence, business papers, and account books reflecting the work of North Carolina Friends on behalf of free blacks and the westward movement of Friends into Ohio and Indiana. The collection includes numerous letters describing conditions in Ohio and Indiana, 1800-1830. Finding aid.

Webster Parry Collection. 1890-1935. FMS 58.

Webster Parry (1848-1936) was a Richmond, Ind. Quaker accountant and businessman best known as a genealogist of Quaker families. The Parry Collection consists of correspondence, genealogies of the Parry, Webster, and White families, other genealogical materials, and a long listing of deaths in Wayne County, Ind. from 1890 to 1935. Other genealogical works by Parry are in the book collection. Finding aid.

William Parry Copybook. SC 32.

William Parry (1810-1894) was a Hicksite Friend of Richmond, Ind. This copybook was used for mathematics and dates from the 1820s. Also included are some accounts, 1827-1829, for William Parry's father, Joseph Parry (1788-1870).

Adrian A. Parsons Collection. SC 202.

Adrian A. Parsons (1864-1929), a native of Guilford County, North Carolina, spent most of his life in Hendricks County, Indiana. Parsons served in the Union army during the Civil War, and was a student in Earlham College in 1867-1868. He was well-known as an advocate of scientific farming and published widely in agricultural journals. The collection consists of biographical material and copies of his writings and military records. Gift of Charles W. Parsons, 2000.

Edith Stanley Pearson Scrapbook. SC 164.

Edith (Stanley) Pearson (1838-1917) was a Quaker farm wife who lived near Plainfield, Ind. and near Leavenworth and Hesper, Kansas. The scrapbook includes vital statistics, obituaries, and photographs, of the Pearson, Stanley, and Carter families and clippings re: Quaker meetings and schools in Hendricks County, Ind. Photocopy; gift of Vernon L. Dixon, 1995.

Peaslee Family Collection. SC 115.

Consists of a manuscript genealogy of the descendents of Joseph Peaslee (d. 1660) of Newbury and Salisbury, Massachusetts, apparently comp. ca. 1900 by George F. Beede of Fremont, New Hamsphire. Gift of Jay W. Beede, 1989.

Lawrence Peery Collection. SC 196.

Lawrence Peery was a Friend from Thorntown, Ind. This collection consists of a typescript essay, "Youth Looks at Oslo," on his experiences at the 1947 World Conference of Christian Youth in Oslo, Norway, in 1947.

Mary Jane Peelle Collection. SC 117.

Mary Jane (Ellis) Peelle (1826-1875) was a Friend of New Hope Monthly Meeting, Howard County, Ind. The collection consists of a memorial of New Hope Monthly Meeting.

Pennington Research Association Archives. FMS 107.

The Pennington Research Association is a family organization for genealogical purposes. Its archives include a complete file of the publication Pennington Pedigrees; research material; minutes of annual meetings; and scrapbooks, correspondence, and other material relating to the activities of the association. Deposited in 2003.

Elwood C. Perisho Papers. SC 199.

Elwood Chappell Perisho (1862-1935), was an 1887 graduate of Earlham College, a geologist, and a long-time member of the faculties of the University and State College of South Dakota and Guilford College. The collection consists of letters to him, largely from family and Earlham classmates. Gift of Ruth Day Purchis, 1992.

Ellen Gregg Pickering Papers. 1858-1877. SC 169.

The papers consist of letters written to Ellen Gregg Pickering, a Hicksite Friend born in Milton, Ind. in 1842, who died in Joplin, Missouri in 1890. The letters are from siblings and relatives in Indiana and Iowa, dealing with family matters, politics, daily life, and farm life. Included are several letters from her brothers, Edgar and Eli, while serving in the Union army. Photocopies; gift of Ronald E. Holland, 1995.

Kenneth R. Pickering Collection. SC 175.

Kenneth R. Pickering (1911-1979) was a longtime Quaker pastor in the Five Years Meeting and superintendent of Indiana Yearly Meeting (FUM). This small collection includes a photograph, biographical material, miscellaneous writings, and clippings relating to his pastorates. Gift of Ruthanna Pickering, 1992.

John W. Pickett Accounts. SC 13.

"Pennies given to Josie Coffin since he came to live with us J.W. and Fannie Pickett in the year 1888." Pickett was a Quaker minister of Randolph County, Ind.

Chamness-Pidgeon Collection. SC 39.

Copies of photographs and documents of the Chamness and Pidgeon families, Quakers of Henry, Randolph, and Wayne counties, Ind. and related families. Most material relates to the family of Jesse W. Pidgeon (1828-1885) of Blue River Township, Henry County; his wife, Mary (Chamness) Pidgeon (1831-1914) and her siblings; their daughter Hannah Ellen (Pidgeon) Bird (1866-1937), wife of J.T. Bird; and Mary Chamness Reynolds (1833-1912), wife of Milo Reynolds (1825-1892), cousin of Mary (Chamness) Reynolds. Lent for copying by Glenn Coffin, Mooreland, Ind., 1990.

Arthur and Anna Pinkham Collection. SC 197.

Arthur E. Pinkham (1862-1932) and Anna Foulke Pinkham (1865-1940) were students at Earlham College in the 1880s and Quakers who lived in several small Indiana towns, including Westfield, Thorntown, Anderson, and Frankfort. The collection consists of a few family letters, Anna's autograph album from Earlham, clippings, and an album of photographs of their son Walter while serving in World War I. Gift, 1998.

William P. Pinkham Collection. FMS 74.

William P. Pinkham (1841-1919) was a prominent Gurneyite Quaker minister and educator in Ohio, Indiana, and California, and acting president of Earlham College, 1883-1884. The collection consists of two drafts of an autobiography, "God's Voice to Me," a copy of his book, The Lamb of God, and a Pinkham genealogy. Finding aid.

Lydia Gilbert Pleas Collection. 1841. SC 243.

Lydia (Gilbert) Pleas (1812-1839), daughter of Josiah and Dorothy (Nixon) Gilbert and wife of Aaron L. Pleas (1805-1856), was an Orthodox Friend who died in Henry County, Ind. This collection consists of a letter written by her in 1839, along with a poem and reflections on her death compiled for her children by Aaron L. Pleas. Photocopy, gift, 2003.

John T. Plummer Papers. 1827-1954. FMS 7.

Dr. John T. Plummer (1807-1954) was a prominent Richmond, Ind. physician, naturalist, and clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite). The Plummer Papers consist of an 1827 diary and notebook, photographs, and copies of writings by and about Plummer. Finding aid.

Thomas Pole Collection. SC 118.

Thomas Pole (1753-1829) was a prominent Friend of Bristol, England. The collection consists of a memorial of Bristol Monthly Meeting, 1830.

Pope Family Collection. SC 144.

Family records, 1716-present, compiled mainly by Maria (Parkins) Pope (1795-1878), wife of Abner Pope (1793-1874), Hicksite Friends of Indianapolis. Included are records and memorials of members of the Pope, Parkins, and Brown families of Salem, Massachusetts, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Loudon and Fairfax counties, Virginia. Photocopy and typescript; gift of Jane Guyton, 1993.

Progressive Mothers Club Papers. 1946-. FRG 15.

The Progressive Mothers Club was a home demonstration club formed by women in and around Richmond, Indiana, in 1946. This collection includes minutes, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and reports.

Puckett Family Letters. SC 12.

Photocopies of three letters: Rebecca Ward to Daniel Puckett, 9th Mo. 1, 1829; Anna Howell to Beulah Puckett Ninde, March 18, 1851; and John Scott to Beulah Ninde, November 14, 1851. Originals in Allen County Historical Society, Fort Wayne.

Achilles Pugh Papers. 1844-1990. FMS 55.

Achilles Pugh (1805-1876) was a prominent Orthodox Friend and printer of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Pugh Papers include his diary, 1844-1876, correspondence, genealogical material, and photographs. Some of the papers concern his wife, Anna M. (Davis) Pugh, and their children, Esther Pugh and John D. Pugh. Of particular interest are materials relating to Pugh's anti-slavery activities.