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Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project

http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/

Databases of publicly accessible archives and book collections related to Friends (Quakers) within the pre-1974 boundaries of the county of Yorkshire in England. These are searchable by location and by name.

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Tour of Quaker Country

http://www.strecorsoc.org/qkrcntry/qc01.html

Dai William's tour of the seedbed of early Quakerism in northern England, with a few photos.

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The Autobiography of George Fox

http://christiansunite.com/resources/geoindex.shtml

Complete online text of the Journal of George Fox, the autobiography of the founder of the Religious Society of Friends.

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Swarthmoor Hall

http://www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk/

Historic home in Cumbria, England, which served as the nerve center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in its early days. Official site, with history and facilities.

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Spiritual Writings of James Nayler

http://www.strecorsoc.org/jnayler/

Selected works of prominent first-generation Quaker James Nayler, and a few sermons from other Friends of the same era.

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Sedbergh, Brigflatts Friends Meeting House

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/brigmh.htm

Historic Quaker meeting house in Cumbria, England, an area which played a key role in the history of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

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QuakerPages

http://www.qhpress.org/quakerpages/

A collection of writings and sermons from the 17th century to the present, many of which are not readily available in print.

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Quaker Page of Street Corner Society site

http://www.strecorsoc.org/quaker.html

Very helpful organized listing of Quaker writings and historical materials available on the Web.

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Quaker Historical Texts

http://www.qhpress.org/texts/

Several electronic texts of writings of early Friends (Quakers).

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Quaker Corner

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/

A repository of resources related to Quaker genealogical research.

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Portraiture of Quakerism

http://www.worldspirituality.org/quakerism.html

Complete online text of Thomas Clarkson's 1806 work on Quaker beliefs and customs.

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Journal of John Woolman

http://www.strecorsoc.org/jwoolman/title.html

The autobiography of one of the best loved and most respected Quaker historical figures of all time, a key person in the ending of slaveholding among Quakers in the 18th century.

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Journal of George Fox

http://www.strecorsoc.org/gfox/title.html

The autobiography of the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). First published in 1694. This is the Rufus Jones edition, 1908.

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James Kiefer's Quaker Biographies

http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/FOX/

Brief biographies of some key figures in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

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Ham Sok-Hon Resource Site

http://www2.gol.com/users/quakers/HSH_index.htm

A variety of resources by and about Ham Sok-Hon (1901-89), Korean Quaker sometimes called the "Gandhi of Korea."

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Fox's Journal - a guide

http://www.strecorsoc.org/gfox/gf_index.html

A guide to the Journal of George Fox, generally considered to be the founder of Quakerism. It allows one to move from selected key passages to the chapter containing the passage.

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Famous Friends (Quakers)

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_quaker.html

Lists famous people from history who were friends, including scientists, politicians, and U.S. Presidents.

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