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Description: | -A collection of doctrinal and controversial works on Quakerism, mostly originating in the North East but with some printed elsewhere. 17th to 20th centuries
This collection of about 600 volumes was originally housed at the Friends Meeting House in Roker, Sunderland and was donated to the University.
It includes biographies of notables in the movement e.g. William Penn, books of letters and bound journals. There are some early printed items, the earliest dating back to about 1650.
Evidence of the persecution endured by Quakers is recorded in ÃThe Book of SufferingsÃ' by Joseph Besse which can be seen in the display case at the entrance to level 3.
Access to consult the items is available for researchers (academic or general public) by special arrangement. Please contact Dr Stuart Halliday. Tel: 0191 515 2915. Email: stuart.halliday@sunderland.ac.uk
- | Subjects: | Local history Friends meeting houses Religion Local History Quakerism Quakers | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0191 515 2904 | Telephone: | 0191 515 3691 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6313 | Go to resource |
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