Featured in this issue:
Summer Reading Guide
- Quaker Historians & Archivists in England
- Student Summer Research
- By the Book: James Lewis ’27
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Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists
in Lancashire, England |
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The Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists is a favorite event of scholars in this field, especially when it is held in Great Britain. Earlier this summer, Friends Historical Library staff: Curator Jordan Landes, Associate Curator Celia Caust-Ellenbogen, Digital Archivist James Truitt, and Digital Collections Strategist Emily Higgs Kopin, attended the conference in the northeast of England at the University of Lancaster, where they heard and presented talks about Quaker history. In honor of the 400th birthday of George Fox, one of the founders of Quakerism, the talks focused on the 17th century and earliest decades of Quakerism. Lancashire is home to the original Pendle Hill (the namesake of the local Quaker retreat center Pendle Hill in Wallingford, PA) where, in 1652, George Fox had a vision that opened the way for the new movement. “Pen” is Cumbric for hill. Centuries later, the Old English for hill, “hyll', was appended to “pen”, making it “Penhyll,” which became “Pendle.” Modern English then added the word “hill” to the name. So when we say “Pendle Hill,” we are really saying “Hill-hill Hill”!
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Every summer, Swarthmore students from across the disciplines conduct exciting research and the Libraries are proud to spotlight this work. You can participate by sharing your research with us, and we will feature you on our Instagram and in a Research Guide. To share your work, email Research and Instruction Outreach Librarian Abigail Weil at aweil1@swarthmore.edu with your name and year, a brief description of your research, and some images, slides, or a short (2-minute) video. Deadline for submission is Aug. 23.
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By the Book: James Lewis ’27 |
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James Lewis (he/they) is originally from Reno, Nevada and has more than five years of experience in public speaking, community organization, and research. He aspires to complete a double major in PPE (a special major that combines Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics) and Sociology and Anthropology. He is on the boards of the Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society and the Swarthmore Mock Trial organization. Additionally, he is the incoming president of SwatDems. In his free time, he enjoys street dance, puzzles, Taekwondo, and creative writing. After graduation, James hopes to pursue a PhD in Urban Policy from New York University geared toward combating social stratification and class inequality in urban environments.
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