In the Collection: The Quaker City

In the Collection

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First issued issued in serial installments in 1844-45, then published in book form, The Quaker City; Or, the Monks of Monk Hall is part of Lutnick Library’s Quaker fiction collection, which was begun in the 1960s with a donation of 250 books. Now grown to almost 2,000 volumes, the collection includes fiction books that have Quaker characters and/or are written by Quaker authors, and continues to grow as new books appear.

"In the Collection" highlights some of the rare and marvelous items that are part of Lutnick Library's Quaker & Special Collections.

According to Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, professor emeritus of history and former curator of the Quaker Collection, "the novel helped to solidify notions of urban life and capitalism as cauldrons of sin, greed, and debauchery, and to promote upstanding Quakers as the antithesis of urban low-life." Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Previous Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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A Time for Farewells

Through October 11, 2019
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

Casting aside the constraints of traditional notions and existing power structures, the artists of A Time for Farewells present sculptures, drawings, videos, and photographic works that collectively imagine a future radically different from our present, in the hope that the act of imagining can be an impetus for change. Details »

Atul Bhalla, Anhedonic Landscape, 2019. Archival Pigment Print. Courtesy: Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi.

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Next Thursday, September 12, 2019

Charlotte Eisenberg '19 poses on the baseball field

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Pipeline to the MLB

The skills picked up at Haverford—critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and a sophisticated understanding of data—have turned out to be an ideal fit for key front office roles in Major League Baseball. And as a growing number of alumni get established in the industry, they are opening doors for younger alums.

Read "Pipeline to the MLB" in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine.

The analytic skills of math major Charlotte Eisenberg '19 earned her a trainee position with the Texas Rangers—thanks to a connection she forged with Casey Fox '15, a player development assistant with the team. Photo: Patrick Montero

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